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General Election, November 2026

Voting

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Primary results are in!

Your ballot

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All Washington state voting is handled through the United States Postal Service. Elections are administered by county, so King County for us. If you’re registered correctly, your ballot arrives through the mail. While you can mail it back, it might not arrive in time to make the deadline. The safest way for you to return your ballot is to bring it to a ballot drop box (see below for a list of Federal Way boxes).

If your ballot has still not arrived and time is growing short, you can print out your ballot and print and make a ballot envelope instead of waiting. Use the King County replacement ballot info to get started.

The 2026 general election, or midterms, take place between October 16th, when ballot drop boxes opened and a couple days after ballots are mailed out, to November 3rd at 8PM, when ballot drop boxes are closed. Please plan accordingly, and remember that it is perfectly fine in our state for someone else to drop off your ballot for you if you’re unable to do so yourself.

It will take about two weeks to get final results for this election.

Registering to vote

You’ll need to be registered to receive your ballot. You can register online or by mail by October 26th, or you can register in person by November 3rd, the final day of voting. If you’re not sure if you’re registered, you can register again.

You can check your registration status using King County’s Elections site.

You must be a United States citizen and reside in the state of Washington to register to vote. To register online, you also need a state identification card.

Ballot drop boxes

There are three ballot drop boxes located in Federal Way:

  • City Hall, 33325 8th Ave. S, Federal Way, 98003
  • 320th Library, 848 S 320th St., Federal Way, 98003
  • Safeway Star Lake, 28810 Military Rd. S, Federal Way, 98003

You can find additional ballot drop boxes through the King County map.

Races

You, a Federal Way resident, will be voting in the following races where there’s more than one candidate (a few judicial races are solo). Federal Way Indivisible does not currently make endorsements, but to help you make your choices, we’ve highlighted earlier primary endorsements from your 30th Legislative District Democrats, King County Democrats, and the Progressive Voters Guide with research from Fuse Washington. For a more fun take not in this table, check out The Stranger’s endorsements.

If an endorsement says N/A, that group did not endorse anybody for that position; if it is blank, that group endorsed somebody else. If an incumbent says N/A, that position is an open seat and there is no incumbent.

Position Candidate Incumbent LD30 County PVG
Federal
United States Representative, CD 9 Adam Smith incumbent ✅ ✅ ✅
State
LD No. 30, State Senator Claire Wilson incumbent ✅ ✅ ✅
LD No. 30, State Representative
Position No. 1		 Jamila E. Taylor incumbent ✅ ✅ ✅
LD No. 30, State Representative
Position No. 2		 Kristine Reeves incumbent ✅ ✅ ✅
State Supreme Court
Justice Position No. 1 Colleen Melody appointed ✅ ✅ ✅
Justice Position No. 3 Jaime Michelle Hawk N/A ✅ ✅ ✅
Justice Position No. 4 Ian Birk N/A ✅ ✅
Sean O’Donnell N/A ✅
Justice Position No. 5 Theo Angelis appointed ✅ ✅ ✅
Justice Position No. 7 Debra L. Stephens incumbent ✅ ✅ ✅
King County
County Assessor Rob Foxcurran N/A ✅ ✅ ✅
King County Southwest District Court
Judge Position No. 4 Harry Steinmetz ✅ N/A N/A
Judge Position No. 5 Renee Walls N/A ✅ N/A N/A

Ballot Measures

Name Subject Vote
IL26-001 Hamper school discretion around sensitive student records No ⛔️
IL26-638 Control girls sports participation based on genital exams No ⛔️
IL26-645 Repeal the millionaires tax No ⛔️

For more on ballot measures (or ballot initiatives) 001 and 638, check out No Hate in Washington State. For more on the impact of 645, check out No 645.

State Supreme Court

Judicial races, including the state Supreme Court races, are nonpartisan, so there will be no indication on your ballot which party each candidate considers their personal party preference. It is an unusual year where five of nine total state Supreme Courts seats are up for election due to two retirements from the court. Consider your options for all five positions carefully to avoid moving the state Supreme Court into a conservative majority.

For more information about candidates and their endorsements, check out this guide from the Northwest Progressive Institute.