King County Elections

@elections.kingcounty.gov

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Official account for King County Elections. We conduct accurate, secure, and accessible elections for King County, WA’s 1.4 million voters.

A drawing of Jimothy the raccoon carrying his ballot toward a King County elections drop box.
flyer image with a photograph of King County Director of Elections Julie Wise in conversation with Dr. Kate Starbird
Photo of an official King County Elections drop box installed across the street from Green River College’s Trades Technologies Building in Auburn, WA
image with a quote from King County Elections Director, Julie Wise, re: the SCOTUS decision in Watson v. RNC
Photo of a King County Elections official ballot drop box freshly installed in Parking Lot 1A at Bellevue College in Bellevue, WA.
Photo of a King County sheriff, King County Elections staff, King County Facilities Management staff, and Molly, a yellow lab, together in front of the Skykomish, WA community center on a sunny morning while an official ballot drop box is installed
Photo of an official King County Elections Dropbox being installed outside Kent Kangley Safeway in Kent. A door is open on the left of the drop box. In the foreground, there are four aqua drop box edge protectors that resemble pool noodles.
Photo of a white dog sitting like a very good girl in front of a freshly poured concrete slab
Photo of a King County Elections official ballot drop box, newly installed at the Northgate location of the Seattle Public Library
A photo of a King County Elections official ballot drop box being installed outside the downtown Seattle Public Library
Drawings of a crowd of people emerge from a golden background. Three people in the foreground wear King County Elections I Voted stickers. Above the crowd, the words “We the People means you” appear.
On a purple background, the heading "We, The People" appears above an image of a stick figure imagining different governmental roles, including icons representing a US representative, a county council member, a state supreme court justice, and a city of Seattle judge or council member. Beneath the icons, the words "make democracy happen" appear over "Learn how to file to run for office, April 1, 6-8 pm, April 7, 6-8 pm"
On a navy blue background, the Seattle Seahawks mascot, Blitz, holds an icon of a King County ballot. His thought bubble says "Patriotic!" To his right, the word YES appears in bold. Below Blitz's feet, the New England Patriots logo appears with a question mark beside it. To the right, the word NO appears in bold.
King County Elections staff will provide customer service and assist voters with Accessible Voting Units (AVUs) at three Accessible Voting Events. February 5, 2-6 pm, at the Shoreline Library, 45 NE 175th St, Shoreline February 6, 5-7 pm, at the Family Life Center, 32275 32nd Ave S, Federal Way and February 7, 3-5 pm, at the Federal Way Library, 34200 1st Way S, Federal Way
King County Washington 2026 Election Dates For the February Special Election, ballots were mailed on January 21. The last day to register online is February 2. Election Day is February 10. For the April Special Election, ballots will be mailed on April 8. The last day to register online is April 20. Election Day is April 28. For the August Primary, ballots will be mailed on July 15. The last day to register online is July 27. Election Day is August 4. For the November General, ballots will be mailed on October 14. The last day to register online is October 26. Election Day is November 3.
Clouds of multi-colored pink hearts rise from the upper left corner and bottom right corner of an image with information about King County's February Special Election. Election Day is February 10. Projected turnout is 32%. Around 612,000 King County voters are eligible this election There are 50 official ballot drop boxes open across the county.
Bar graph image of November 2025 Seattle voter turnout by age. Seattle voters returned a total of 286,731 ballots. 18-24 year olds turned out at a rate of 30.14%. 25-34 year olds turned out at a rate of 45.42%. 35-44 year olds turned out at a rate of 53.47%. 45-54 year olds turned out at a rate of 57.33%. 55-64 year olds turned out at a rate of 61.71%. And voters 65+ turned out at a rate of 68.9%.
The Crocodile and King County Elections present: Croc the Vote with Balcony Bridge A nonpartisan ballot drop party November 2 4-8 pm Live music 6-6:45 pm All ages Free with RSVP The words Croc the Vote appear as a header in red, white, and blue. A drawing of a happy green crocodile is holding a blue ballot drop box while he delivers a ballot to the box. The words "with Balcony Bridge" are called out with a yellow star.
On a watery blue background, the words "Lifecycle of a salmon" appear in white, with the word "salmon" crossed out. Beside it is the word "ballot." Below those words is the word "spawner" in navy blue. There are drawings of large red and pink spawner salmon flowing with red King County ballots over a line drawing of King County Elections Headquarters.
On a watery blue background, there are white words that say "Lifecycle of a salmon" but the word salmon is crossed out and beside it is the word ballot. In navy blue, the word "adult" appears below the white title words. Drawings of around six gray-blue adult salmon swim around a drawing of a blue and white King County Elections drop box. One of the salmon delivers a red ballot to the drop box using his mouth.
On a watery blue background are the words Lifecycle of a salmon, but the word salmon is crossed out and the word ballot appears beside it. There is a cartoon drawing of three smiling people around a table with their voter's pamphlets and ballots. Around 8 silvery smolt salmon swim around them.
On a watery blue background, there's a title in white that says "Lifecycle of a salmon," but the word "salmon" is crossed out, and beside it is the word ballot. Below that title, the word "Fry" is in navy blue. There are drawings of about a dozen gray salmon in their fry stage, swimming around a stack of colorful mail. The mail includes a postcard of mountains with a sunset and the word "adventure" on top, as well as a blue King County ballot.
On a watery blue background, alevin salmon and blue King County, WA ballots flow in a stream beneath the title "Lifecycle of a salmon" but the word salmon has been crossed out and beside it is the word "ballot." Beneath that title is the word "Alevin" in navy blue.
Nine King County, Washington voters' ballot selfies in Polaroid frames on a pink background. The words "Thank you for voting!" are at the top left.
Kermit the Frog looks forlornly out the window at the rain. The text "Waiting for my ballot in the mail." is in a header above him.
Black background with white text: King County Elections results are available at election-results-pdf.kingcounty.gov
A misty Pacific NW mountainous background with the words Start Local run for office With hundreds of offices up for election this year, you can serve your community and make a difference. Candidate filing week begins May 5. Learn more at kce.wiki/RunForOffice In the bottom right corner, there's a white King County Elections Vote logo.
Chart showing growth of ballot alert subscribers in King County, WA, up to 145,039 as of 2/10/2025
An image of a PowerBI graph charting the increase in King County, Washington ballot alert subscribers from January 2023 to January 2025. In two years, subscriptions increased from 6152 subscribers to 144,999 subscribers
Snow Delay! Due to weather, King County Elections Headquarters will open today at 10 am. Call us at 206-296-8683 for assistance.