ELECTION 2026: August 4 election ballots go out today

You can vote in the August 4 election as soon as tomorrow – King County Elections is mailing out ballots today.

The primary contests in which the vote will narrow down the field are for U.S. House District 7 Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who has three opponents – David Blomstrom, Gwen Kirkland, Nirav Sheth – and District 8 King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, who has two, Mia Jacobson and Nick Duda. Also on the August 4 ballot, the proposed renewal/expansion of the Seattle Public Library levy. Beyond local races and issues, perhaps the most interesting aspect of the election is contested judicial positions, particularly the State Supreme Court, which has four positions up for election this year, all of which have at least three candidates running. The entire list of who’s on King County. ballots is here (where you’ll also find links to the candidates’ websites). If you’re not yet registered to vote, here’s how. County election drop boxes open tomorrow – Voting deadline for this election will be 8 pm August 4 using drop boxes (here’s the map of where to find them), or sooner if you’re using USPS mail – the ballot will have to be postmarked no later than August 4.

Seattlite July 15, 2026 (6:09 pm)

I have not received this: August 4, 2026 Primary and Special Election
King County
Official Local Voters’ Pamphlet. When are the pamphlets being mailed out?

WSB July 15, 2026 (6:36 pm)

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Yesterday.

onion July 15, 2026 (7:17 pm)

We need to exercise our rights to vote … while we can.

Firefighter July 16, 2026 (6:46 pm)

I read in a Conversation newsletter recently that the trump dynasty’s Vicar of Postal Privileges has declared the USPS will not process or deliver any ballots if mailed or dropped into any of their collection boxes. Is that true? What will they do with ballots mistakenly dropped into a post office box? Send them to the Repugnican party headquarters? Burn them? Turn them over to Elongated Musk and his ID theft thugs?

AMD July 16, 2026 (8:33 pm)

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There have been (and continue to be) attempts to change the way the post office handles ballots, when they postmark things, etc. So far, those are being struck down by courts but your safest bet is to drop your ballot in a county elections drop box.As far as things the Post Office doesn’t deliver, I assume they will end up in the Hell Loop known as the Seattle Processing Center, where most of my packages (including mail meds) seem to get stuck for two weeks trying to go anywhere. It’s a good place to send missing mail, since we’re all used to our mail going missing there anyway.