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King County

Election results and voting trends

2,528
Total Votes
R+93
Party Lean *
49
Elections Covered
10
General Elections

Voting Trends

R vs D turnout over time

Primary Turnout

R vs D primary voters in King County

05010015020020062008201020122014201620182020202220242026
Republican
Democrat

Runoff Turnout

R vs D runoff voters in King County

0255075100200620082010201220142016201820202022
Republican
Democrat

General Election

Highest-turnout race per year in King County

0501001502002006200820102012201420162018202020222024
Republican
Democrat

Party Lean Trend

How King County's partisan lean has shifted over time

Party Lean Trend

Recency-weighted lean across general elections

67%75%84%92%100%2006200820102012201420162018202020222024
R territory
D territory
50% line

Ballot Composition

Contested and uncontested general election races

61319251842220061141520081521720101351820121621820149615201615318201813518202014142022115162024
ContestedUncontested

Standout Performers

Candidates who most over- or under-performed King County's partisan lean

2018DMike Collier
+16.9
Lieutenant Governor21.8% actual4.9% exp
2018RDan Patrick
-16.9
Lieutenant Governor78.2% actual95.1% exp
2006DDale Henry
+13.4
Railroad Commissioner41.2% actual27.8% exp
2006RElizabeth Ames Jones
-13.4
Railroad Commissioner58.8% actual72.2% exp
2006DHank Gilbert
+10.6
Commissioner of Agriculture38.4% actual27.8% exp
2006RTodd Staples
-10.6
Commissioner of Agriculture61.6% actual72.2% exp
2008DBarack Obama/ Joe Biden
-9.6
President/Vice-President5.0% actual14.6% exp
2008RJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin
+9.6
President/Vice-President95.0% actual85.4% exp
2006DMaria Luisa Alvarado
-9.6
Lieutenant Governor18.2% actual27.8% exp
2006RDavid Dewhurst
+9.6
Lieutenant Governor81.8% actual72.2% exp
2010DBill White
+9.0
Governor19.8% actual10.8% exp
2010RRick Perry
-9.0
Governor80.2% actual89.2% exp
2006DBarbara Ann Radnofsky
-8.1
U. S. Senator19.7% actual27.8% exp
2006RKay Bailey Hutchison
+8.1
U. S. Senator80.3% actual72.2% exp
2008DRichard J. (Rick) Noriega
-7.0
U. S. Senator7.6% actual14.6% exp
2008RJohn Cornyn
+7.0
U. S. Senator92.4% actual85.4% exp
2006DDavid Van Os
+6.0
Attorney General33.8% actual27.8% exp
2006RGreg Abbott
-6.0
Attorney General66.2% actual72.2% exp
2018DJustin Nelson
+5.6
Attorney General10.5% actual4.9% exp
2018RKen Paxton
-5.6
Attorney General89.5% actual95.1% exp

Election History

Voting totals by election, most recent first

Top Contested Races

Highest-turnout contested races in King County

President/Vice-President
2008RepublicanJohn McCain/ Sarah Palin151 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2020RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/MICHAEL R. PENCE151 votes
President/Vice-President
2016RepublicanDonald J. Trump / Mike Pence149 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2020RepublicanJOHN CORNYN149 votes
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 68
2020RepublicanDREW SPRINGER150 votes
U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 13
2020RepublicanRONNY JACKSON145 votes
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
2020RepublicanJAMES "JIM" WRIGHT146 votes
CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT
2020RepublicanNATHAN HECHT145 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8
2020RepublicanBRETT BUSBY145 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 7
2020RepublicanJEFF BOYD144 votes
JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 - UNEXPIRED TERM
2020RepublicanJANE BLAND144 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 3
2020RepublicanBERT RICHARDSON144 votes
MEMBER, STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISTRICT 15
2020RepublicanJAY JOHNSON143 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 4
2020RepublicanKEVIN PATRICK YEARY145 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2008RepublicanMac Thornberry141 votes
JUDGE, COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS PLACE 9
2020RepublicanDAVID NEWELL143 votes
President/Vice-President
2012RepublicanMitt Romney/ Paul Ryan139 votes
U. S. Representative District 13
2016RepublicanMac Thornberry131 votes
PRESIDENT/VICE-PRESIDENT
2024RepublicanDONALD J. TRUMP/JD VANCE129 votes
U. S. SENATOR
2024RepublicanTED CRUZ129 votes
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