The Official Seattlish Guide To Your Ballot: General Election Edition!

Ok, kiddos, the time has arrived: Your ballots are en route! This is it! The big show! We’re almost through the hellscape that is this election cycle—but first, we’ve got to vote. 

Lots of folks have been asking how we’re voting this November, so we’ve cobbled together our very own voting guide. Two notes: First, we only did King County measures and races because we’re busy and it’s a thick ballot.

Second, As this is not our full-time job (we have other jobs! That actually pay the bills!) we don’t typically have time to conduct endorsement interviews. We do, however, meet a lot of candidates in our work and ask around for intel every chance we get. So while we aren’t fancy enough to hold meetings with every candidate or campaign, we do feel like we’ve got a pretty good handle on the facts and insider information.

That said, here are our personal picks. You can feel free to disagree—but honestly, keep it to yourself. We really don’t care why you think we’re wrong because these are just our views. Go blog about it if you think we fucked up.

Seattle Ballot Measures: 

• I-124 / Seattle Protects Women: The only city-specific ballot initiative this fall is a good one that’s designed to help protect women who work in hotels. We’ve written about it before and Hanna went off about it on a podcast so there’s plenty of background information, but basically it raises all hotels to union standards and requires safety precautions (like emergency assistance buttons for hotel attendants) and access to affordable, comprehensive health care. Vote yes. 

King County Ballot Measures:

• Charter Amendment 1: This would make the prosecuting attorney a non-partisan office which SOUNDS boring but is actually pretty important. Party politics and the law often get entangled in courtrooms (more on this later) and anything we can do to limit that is honestly pretty good. Vote yes.  
  
• Charter Amendment 2: This changes the language in the County Charter to gender-neutral language, which is a pretty no-shit decision. Also, there’s this: “No persons came forward to serve on the committee and to write a statement in opposition.” LITERALLY NO ONE OPPOSED IT. What more do you even need? Vote yes. 
  

Statewide Ballot Measures: 

• I-1433: Raise Up Washington: Look, Seattle’s got ours, but the rest of the state needs a raise, too. This would raise the statewide minimum wage to $13.50 over five years and ensure that all workers have access to paid sick days. Such an easy yes. Vote yes. 
• I-1464/BIG MONEY: Everyone wants to get ~big money out of politics~ these days, so it’s no surprise that there are a thousand proposals as to how to do it. This initiative is a lot like Seattle’s Honest Elections, which we supported heartily. We support this one, too, with the caveat that a.) it’s pretty expensive and b.) it could be pretty hard to enforce. Still, some of the rules in it are really great and also Slade Gordon hates it so you know it’s got to be at least a little bit good. Vote yes. 
  
• I-1491/ERPO: We’ve been on this train for a while and we’re sticking with it. This is a common-sense gun law that everyone—even people who love their guns!—support. Vote yes. 
  
• I-1501/Protecting seniors but it’s complicated: To some extent, this is what it says on the label: protect vulnerable adults and their caregivers. But the spirit of it is a little bit different—it would keep names of state caregivers out of the public record so they can’t be harassed by right-to-work orgs, which happens honestly kind of a lot. This is important, too, because many caretakers live with the people they care for, which can set them up for identity theft. Vote yes. 
  
• I-732/Carbon tax: Ok. So. This one is…tough. Though taxing carbon emissions is an effective and immediate way to take action on climate change, and waiting any longer is simply not an option. That said, none of the Seattlish editors are a hard yes on this particular initiative. In fact, we’re split 2/3 to endorse. This initiative was somewhat sloppily drafted from the jump, and the campaign did not do a good job of working alongside communities, particularly communities of color. Additionally, despite claims that it is, this initiative is pretty clearly not revenue neutral, which is not ideal at a time when Washington is struggling to pay for basically anything. Still, there are efforts in the policy to make it less regressive, and we appreciate that. So while we’re going to go ahead and say vote yes (because of the 2/3 vote), we do want to point out the Sierra Club’s very excellent points on the matter and will encourage everyone to do their own research on this one. Vote yes. 
  
• I-735/Ask Congress Nicely to Overturn Citizens United with a Federal Constitutional Amendment: This has functionally no teeth but you could vote yes on it if you wanted to. The City Council voted unanimously to support it which is pretty cool. 
  
• Advisory Vote 14: This is boring but vote yes. 
  
• Advisory Vote 15: This one is about electric vehicles and is mostly just like a hey, this is a thing. Vote yes. 
  
• Senate Joint Resolution No. 8210/get redistricting plans done earlier: Redistricting is a big, gerrymandering mess in our state and, as we understand it, this would give more time for public education on proposed redistricting. They literally couldn’t find anyone to write the argument against this so there you go. Vote yes. 
  

Special Regional Measures:

• Regional Prop 1 / ST3: Duh. We’ve written about Prop 1 before and we strongly support it. Yes, it’s expensive and no, it’s not perfect, but it’s also a giant step toward curbing carbon emissions, keeping people connected to jobs and school and bars, providing for affordable housing, and also you know you want to ride the light rail out to West Seattle some day. When 2040 rolls around you’re getting from Downtown to Ballard in 20 minutes, you will thank yourself and ever person with the foresight to leave a legacy that makes our region a reasonable place to get around. Do it for Future You. Vote yes. 
  

Federal Races: 

• POTUS: You know what to do. Don’t make us say it. 
  
• US Senator: Patty Murray (Prefers Democratic Party) v. Chris Vance (Prefers Republican Party): Chris Vance is a notorious fartface and Patty Murray is probably going to run for President some day so Vote Murray. 
  
• Congressional District 1: US Representative Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Robert J. Sutherland (Prefers Republican Party): Suzan DelBene is dope as hell, she’s a rising star and will also probably run for Governor. Vote DelBene. 
  
• Congressional District 7: US Representative Pramila Jayapal (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Brady Piñero Walkinshaw (Prefers Democratic Party): The best thing about top-two primaries is sometimes you have an embarrassment of riches, as we do in this race. Seattlish believes that both of these candidates could be amazing Congresspeople—we’re actually split 2/3 on this race, too—but due to the split, our official endorsement goes to Pramila Jayapal. All of us felt like we wished we could keep Walkinshaw in the House (though we’re excited about the 43rd race) due to all the amazing work he’s done and that he could also be great in DC. But Jayapal is frankly much more experienced, extremely capable, and will be a rockstar in Congress. Vote Jayapal. 
  
• Congressional District 8 US Representative: Dave Reichert (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Tony Ventrella (Prefers Democratic Party): This race is a messy bitch who lives for drama.  After the primary, when we heard about some truly objectionable things Tony Ventrella had to say at a candidate panel, we thought he was icky. Then, after he pulled this wack-a-doo nonsense, we really didn’t like him. Still, as one of our editors wrote in our Google Doc about this ballot guide, “I don’t care if Dave Reichert caught the Green River Killer I would never vote for him.” So there you have it—two men we don’t like. Write in “your mom” or something. 
  
• Congressional District 9: US Representative Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Doug Basler (Prefers Republican Party). Adam Smith is fine. Vote Smith. 
  

State Exec:

• Governor: Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Bill Bryant (Prefers Republican Party): No contest. Everyone knows how we feel about Bae Inslee (in spite of his lack of support for an income tax) and Bill Bryant couldn’t suck harder if he tried. Vote Inslee. 
  
• Lieutenant Governor:  Cyrus Habib (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Marty McClendon (Prefers Republican Party): Did you hear about how Marty McClendon is a Habib birther? Hoooooo boy. What a dick. We like Cyrus, we think he’s pretty cool and progressive, and we think he’ll actually do something with this office. Plus, if HRC’s admin comes a-knockin’ on Jay’s door, we’re going to need a good Second In Command. Vote Habib. 
  
• Secretary of State: Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Tina Podlodowski (Prefers Democratic Party): We have been so amped about this race. You can read about it here, here, and here, but the long and short of it is Kim Wyman has been a wet noodle at best and a conservative hammer at worst and we hate her voter ID proposal and we think Tina Podlodowski could be a great change after decades of republicans.  Vote Podlodowski.
  
• State Treasurer: Duane Davidson (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Michael Waite (Prefers Republican Party): While this may look like another two-R race, we’d like to point out that this is another office that honestly probably should not be partisan. Michael Waite seems very Business Minded, which is good, but Duane Davidson has more experience for the position. Since we’re not hiring a CFO and instead a Government Numbers Guy, we’re going to say Vote Davidson. 
• State Auditor: Mark Miloscia (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Pat (Patrice) McCarthy (Prefers Democratic Party): Mark Miloscia ~turned to the Dark Side~ a while back and we just don’t trust him. Like this shit?How was he ever a “Democrat”? He sucks. So anyway, vote for Pat. Vote McCarthy. 
• Attorney General: Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Joshua B. Trumbull (Prefers Libertarian Party): Though we were initially skeptical about Bob Ferguson because, I don’t know, he seemed tepid, he’s actually turned out to be a real rockstar. He’s even taken on Tim Eyman!!! So definitely Vote Ferguson because we’d like to keep him around a little longer. 
• Commissioner of Public Lands: Steve McLaughlin (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Hilary Franz (Prefers Democratic Party):  Hillary Franz believes that climate change is real and her opponent is kind of waffle-y on it and everything so this is an easy choice. Vote Franz. 
• Superintendent of Public Instruction: Erin Jones vs. Chris Reykdal: Ooooooooof this race. This race got MESSY. Erin Jones initially looked like a real potential superstar, but she managed to trip herself over her own words like a thousand times over a short span which made her campaign look patchy and made her look untrustworthy. She also has shown a lot of willingness to learn—talking lots of meetings, etc—but that may not be enough to shore up her image issues at this point, especially in the LGBTQ community. Meanwhile, Reykdal wasn’t necessarily a stellar candidate to begin with—he’s nice enough and shows up at the right events, etc—and we can’t tell if he’s actually gained anything from Jones’s stumble, or if he’s just kind of in cruise control. We think both of these people will be…fine. But unfortunately, this is a position that kind of deserves someone who’s more than fine. We have complicated feelings about this race and have made the decision to not endorse; Vote with your heart. 
• Insurance Commissioner: Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Richard Schrock (Prefers Republican Party): Kreidler is the democrat and the incumbent so we think he’s fine. Vote Kreidler. 

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**slaps self in face**

WaLeg:

• Legislative District 1: State Senator Mindie Wirth (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Guy Palumbo (Prefers Democratic Party): Guy Palumbo got the Times endorsement, which is interesting, but we’re inclined to go with the Dem over the lady who says a major campaign priority is “honoring the past.” Vote Palumbo. 
• Legislative District 1: Representative Position 1 Derek Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Neil Thannisch (Prefers Republican Party): Standford, the incumbent, is pretty tepid but he’s the incumbent but he’s fine. He’s very into noncompetes? Anyway, vote Standford. 
  
• Legislative District 1: Representative Position 2 Jim Langston (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Shelley Kloba (Prefers Democratic Party): Shelley Kloba is currently a Kirkland County Councilmember who’s shown herself to be kind of a rising star; she’d be great in this seat. Vote Kloba. 
  
• Legislative District 5: State Senator Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Chad Magendanz (Prefers Republican Party): Mark Mullet is a pretty great dude, but more than that, this is a key seat that Democrats very much need to hold if we want to get a damn thing done in the Senate this year. Vote Mullet. Tell your friends. 
  
• Legislative District 5: Representative Position 1 Jay Rodne (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Jason Ritchie (Prefers Dem/Working Family Party): The Working Families Party is a pretty cool idea for those who aren’t super psyched on the two-party system and honestly, the state level is the exact place to try to launch a third option. Plus, it’s left as FUCK. For that reason, we definitely endorse Jason Ritchie. Well, and also because Jay Rodne is a racist shitbird. Vote Ritchie. 
  
• Legislative District 5: Representative Position 2 Paul Graves (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Darcy Burner (Prefers Democratic Party): We have loved Darcy Burner, we will continue to love Darcy Burner, Darcy Burner Forever. Vote Burner.  
  
• Legislative District 11: State Senator Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Dennis Price (Prefers Libertarian Party): Bob Hasegawa is super great lawmaker and we like him a lot and you should just go right ahead and Vote Hasegawa.  
• Legislative District 11: Representative Position 1 Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Erin Smith Aboudara (Prefers Republican Party): Hudgins went to bat HARD for Breakfast After the Bell in the last session which is basically the keys to our heart so let’s keep him around. Vote Hudgins. 
  
• Legislative District 11: Representative Position 2 Steve Bergquist (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed.  
  
• Legislative District 30: Representative Position 1 Mike Pellicciotti (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Linda Kochmar (Prefers Republican Party): <3 Joe Fitzgibbon <3 once highlighted Mike Pellicciotti as a One to Watch at a KC Young Dems event we attended  and because we trust Joe Fitz implicitly, we’re saying Vote Pellicciotti. 
  
• Legislative District 30: Representative Position 2 Kristine Reeves (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Teri Hickel (Prefers Republican Party):  This is a fun race because it’s an opportunity to unseat a current sitting Republican.  And while Hickel is decidedly not the worst—she co-sponsored a bill to repeal the tampon tax in Washington—she’s also definitely problematic, siding with the rest of the Republicans who dug in their heels on “gender-segregated” bathrooms. Sorry Terri, but that’s a dealbreaker. Vote Reeves. 
  
• Legislative District 31: Representative Position 1 Drew Stokesbary (Prefers Republican Party) vs. John Frostad (Prefers Libertarian Party): Six of one, half-dozen of the other.  
  
• Legislative District 31: Representative Position 2 Phil Fortunato (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Lane Walthers (Prefers Independent Dem. Party): Phil Fortunato likes Tim Eyman. That’s literally all you need to know. Plus Lane Walthers has lots of labor endorsements, so Vote Walthers. 
  
• Legislative District 32: Representative Position 1 Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Alvin Rutledge (Prefers Republican Party): Cindy Ryu is cool; she’s pretty business-minded, which is kind of cool in a Democrat; she’s a retailer and a member of her local chamber, but is also very lefty and cool. Oh, and her opponent is named Alvin. QED. Vote Ryu. 
  
• Legislative District 32: Representative Position 2 Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. David D. Schirle (Prefers Republican Party): Kagi is the incumbent and she’s fine. Vote Kagi. 
  
• Legislative District 33: Representative Position 1 Tina L. Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. John Potter (Prefers Republican Party):  Tina Orwall is not our favorite—she’s pretty centrist—but she’s fine. Vote Orwall. 
  
• Legislative District 33, Representative Position 2: Mia Su-Ling Gregerson (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Pamela Pollock (Prefers Republican Party):  SeaTac Mayor and former WaLeg member Mia Gregerson also holds down a WaLeg seat, so she knows what she’s doing. Vote Gregerson. 
  
• Legislative District 34,  Representative Position 1: Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Matthew Benson (Prefers Republican Party): We love Eileen Cody. She’s great. Vote Cody. 
  
• Legislative District 34, Representative Position 2: Joe Fitzgibbon (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Andrew Pilloud (Prefers Republican Party): Joe Fitzgibbon is handsome and good at politics so we always think people should vote for him. Vote Fitzgibbon.  
  
• Legislative District 36 State Senator: Reuven Carlyle (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed, which is honestly a damn shame since he gave the anti-ST3 crowd their single biggest talking point. GOOD WORK, REUV. 
  
• Legislative District 36 Representative, Position 1: Noel Frame (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed as well but we’re fine with that because Noel! Is Great! 
  
• Legislative District 36, Representative Position 2: Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed, also great. 
  
• Legislative District 37, Representative Position: 1 Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. John Dickinson (States No Party Preference): Incumbent Santos is totally fine. Vote Santos. 
  
• Legislative District 37,  Representative Position 2: Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Non-Partisan Party):  Pettigrew is totally fine. Vote Pettigrew. 
  
• Legislative District 39: State Senator Kirk Pearson (Prefers Republican Party) Unopposed so **shrug** write your own name in or something. 
  
• Legislative District 39, Representative Position 1:  Dan Kristiansen (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Linda M. Wright (Prefers Democrat Party): Dan Kristiansen is shady; he was found to be on the take from auto dealers when he made it easier to buy cars from them. Fuck this dude. Vote Wright. 
  
• Legislative District 39, Representative Position 2: John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Ronda Metcalf (Prefers Democratic Party): Here’ s an actual quote from John Koster: “Incest is so rare, I mean, it’s so rare … But the rape thing—you know, I know a woman who was raped and kept the child, gave it up for adoption, and she doesn’t regret it.”
  O.o  O.o
  So yeah. Vote Metcalf. 
• Legislative District 41: State Senator Lisa Wellman (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Steve Litzow (Prefers Republican Party): KEY SEAT ALERT. Lisa Wellman is very cool—and she’s got a hell of a campaign behind her—but she’s also important for the sheer fact of who her challenger is. Steve Litzow sucks and holds one of those crucial swing Senate seats that could make the difference between gridlock and getting stuff done in Olympia. Tell your friends and family, this is a big one. Vote Wellman. 
• Legislative District 41 Representative, Position 1: Tana Senn (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. John Pass (Prefers Republican Party): Tana Senn is cool, she’s been on the right side of a lot of great issues in the WaLeg. Vote Senn. 
  
• Legislative District 41 Representative, Position 2 Judy Clibborn (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Michael Appleby (Prefers Republican Party): Incumbent Judy Clibborn is honestly not our favorite—she’ s pro-charter school and generally a bit watery—but we don’t want to give up a house seat. Vote Clibborn. 
  
• Legislative District 43 Representative, Position 1 Nicole Macri (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Dan Shih (Prefers Democratic Party): Another two-Dem race,  Seattlish has attended (and moderated) several 43rd District debates and have consistently been impressed by Nicole Macri. While Dan Shih is…ok, Macri seems more well-versed on the issues and more passionate about finding solutions. She seems to be in the race for all the right reasons and, candidly, we’re excited about the possibility of someone other than a dude in this seat. Vote Macri. 
  
• Legislative District 43 Representative, Position 2: Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party): Frank Chopp will hold this seat until the end of time.  
  
• Legislative District 45 Representative, Position 1: Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Ramiro Valderrama (Prefers GOP Party [sic]): Goodman is the incumbent and he’s fine. He has kind of weird hard but sponsored more than one bill about food drives so that’s cool. Vote Goodman. 
  
• Legislative District 45 Representative, Position 2: Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed.  
  
• Legislative District 46 Representative, Position 1: Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Stephanie Heart Viskovich (Prefers Libertarian Party):  Gerry Pollet is real cool, we like him, keep him around forever. Vote Pollet. 
  
• Legislative District 46 Representative, Position 2: Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party): Unopposed and also AMAZING. LEGIT LOVE JESSYN SO MUCH. I wish all lawmakers could be like Jessy. I also low-key wish she was my mom? Probably going to be voting for her for President some day but in the meantime, Vote Farrell. 
  
• Legislative District 47 Representative, Position 1: Mark Hargrove (Prefers Republican Party) vs. Brooke Valentine (Prefers Democratic Party):  In the last session, Hargrove co-sponsored the bathroom bill, a 2/3 majority bill, and a bill that sought to limit which funds a person could use to pay for an abortion. So. Vote Valentine.  
  
• Legislative District 47 Representative, Position 2: Pat Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Barry Knowles (Prefers Republican Party): Pat Sullivan is formerly the Mayor of Covington and he is a pretty standard white dude democrat, which is better than a cuckoo-bananas  guy named Barry whose campaign tagline is—I am not kidding you—”We won’t be sheople.” Vote Sullivan. 
  
• Legislative District 48 Representative, Position 1: Patty Kuderer (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Michelle Darnell (Prefers Libertarian Party): Patty Kuderer, who’s the incumbent, is pretty cool; she’s into Thinking of the Children but in a progressive way that includes reducing barriers for school lunches for kids so we say Vote Kuderer. 
  
• Legislative District 48  Representative, Position 2: Joan McBride (Prefers Democratic Party) vs. Benjamin Judah Phelps (Prefers Libertarian Party): McBride is from Kirkland and she loves The Arts. Her opponent is kind of a nutty Libertarian with no real clear policy. Vote McBride.

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Supreme Court

*It’s fucking ridiculous that we elect judges; when you treat judges like politicians, they act like them and that is really shitty. Just wanted to put that out there. STILL we encourage you to DEFINITELY NOT SLEEP ON THESE RACES. Charter school people and other conservative groups are flooding these races with cash to try to make a more favorable position for themselves. 

• State Supreme Court Justice Position 1: Mary Yu vs. David DeWolf: You would need to be a literal monster to vote against Mary Yu. Mary Yu is a damn hero. Plus her challenger is decidedly not someone we want on the Supreme Court, as he sucks on crucial stuff like abortion. Vote Yu. 
  
• State Supreme Court Justice Position 5: Barbara Madsen vs. Greg Zempel: It’s unfortunate that Madsen doesn’t have a stronger challenger in this race after she suuuuuuuucked on marriage equality. But whatever she’s fine and better than this Law & Order dude. Vote Madsen I guess. 
• State Supreme Court Justice Position 6: Charles (Charlie) Wiggins vs. Dave Larson: Charlie Wiggins seems to fuckin love being a judge and he’s a pretty reliable lefty so Vote Wiggins. 
  

Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1

• Michael J. Trickey is running unopposed so whatever.
  

Superior Court

• Superior Court Judge Position 14: Nicole Gaines Phelps vs. David Greenspan: Nicole Gaines Phelps has a lot more experience than her challenger and she’s got all the right endorsements—King County Democrats, King County Labor Council, and National Women’s Political Caucus to name a few—so we’re going with her. Vote Phelps. 
• Superior Court Judge Position 26: David Keenan vs. John H. O'Rourke: David Keenan is legitimately a very nice and cool and social justice-minded dude with a pretty remarkable life story. Also, the dude could get it. Vote Keenan. 
  
• Superior Court Judge Position 31: Marc S. Stern vs. Helen Halpert: Helen Halpert has been a sitting judge for a bajillion years and has all the endorsements. Literally. Marc S. Stern lists none specifically (lawyers that are.. scared?) and we can’t find any—and according to his own website, he was inspired to run because he’s mad at Halpert over one case one time, for reasons that remain vague. Ugh. Vote Halpert.
  
• Superior Court Judge Position 44: Cathy Moore vs. Eric Newman: We like both of these people and they both have endorsements from orgs and people we trust; Vote whoever you want.  
  
• Superior Court: Judge Position 52 Anthony Gipe vs. Kristin Richardson:  Anthony Gipe has lots of good endorsements, plus we saw him speak at an event once and he was really cool and personable and we just generally like him. His opponent also seems fine, but we’re just vibing on him a lot more. Vote Gipe. 
  
• Superior Court: Judge Position 53 Mariane Spearman vs. Thomas Cline: Spearman currently holds this seat and we feel like she’s doing fine, so we’d advise retaining her. Vote Spearman. 
  

District Court

• District Court Southwest Electoral District Judge Position 3: Laurel Gibson vs. Brian J. Todd: Gibson, who currently holds this seat, may as well be running unopposed; her opponent hasn’t put up much of a showing. Might as well just vote Gibson. 
  
• District Court West Electoral District Judge, Position 1: Lisa Paglisotti: Unopposed
  
• District Court West Electoral District Judge, Position 4: Gregg Hirakawa: Unopposed
  

YAY!!! YOU DID IT!!! You made it through this entire long-ass ballot! GOOD FOR YOU!!! Go buy yourself an ice-cream cone, stick that bad dude in the mailbox (with enough postage! May wanna double up just in case!) and wait until Election Night when we’ll all get ripshit together.