55% of Washington Supreme Court races in Washington since 2014 had only one candidate. Its rulings bind every other court in the state.
Nonpartisan elected office · contest rates 2014–2025
(11 of 20)
What this court does
The state’s highest court. Nine justices serve six-year terms and decide appeals that shape Washington law statewide — taxation, criminal procedure, education funding, environmental rules.
Its rulings bind every other court in the state.
Money in the 2026 races
- Candidates filed15
- Total raised$2,268,172
- Contributions3,919
- Average gift$579
2026 candidates
| Candidate | District / position |
|---|---|
| Colleen M. Melody (Colleen Melody) | Justice Position 1 |
| David A. Larson (Dave Larson) | Justice Position 5 |
| David Robert Shelvey (David R Shelvey) | Justice Position 7 |
| David Stevens Y Perez (David Stevens) | Justice Position 3 |
| Gregory M. Miller (Greg Miller) | Justice Position 5 |
| Ian S. Birk (Ian Birk) | Justice Position 4 |
| J. Michael Diaz (Mike Diaz) | Justice Position 3 |
| Jaime Hawk (Jaime Michelle Hawk) | Justice Position 3 |
| Karim A. Merchant | Justice Position 7 |
| Laura Christensen Colberg | Justice Position 1 |
| Stephens Debra L (Debra L. Stephens) | Justice Position 7 |
| Scott M. Edwards (Scott Edwards) | Justice Position 1 |
| Sean Patrick O’donnell (Sean O’donnell) | Justice Position 4 |
| Sharonda D Amamilo (Sharonda Amamilo) | Justice Position 5 |
| Theodore John Angelis (Theo Angelis) | Justice Position 5 |
| Todd A. Bloom | Justice Position 7 |
This page covers who is running, who is unopposed, and who is paying. It does not
cover how these judges have actually ruled, because no public dataset of Washington
court opinions has been compiled for that purpose. We are working on it. Until then,
the honest position is that voters are being asked to fill judicial seats with almost
no information about judicial behaviour.