Washington elections, 2015

The state of Washington held elections in 2015.

Below are the dates of note:^[1]

2015 elections and events in Washington.
Voter registration deadline for February 10 special election	January 12, 2015
Special election	February 10, 2015
Voter registration deadline for April 28 special election	March 30, 2015
Special election	April 28, 2015
Voter registration deadline for primary election	July 6, 2015
Primary election	August 4, 2015
Voter registration deadline for general election	October 5, 2015
General election	November 3, 2015

Races to watch

School Boards

• More information available here: Washington school board elections, 2015

Local ballot measures

See also: Local ballot measure elections in 2015

• April 28, 2015 ballot measures in Washington

• Sammamish Initiative and Referendum Advisory Question

• November 3, 2015 ballot measures in Washington

• Tacoma $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Initiative
• Tacoma $12 per hour Minimum Wage alternative measure

Elections by type

School boards

See also: School board elections, 2015 and Washington school board elections, 2015

A total of 34 Washington school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 102 seats on November 3, 2015. Eight of the districts held primaries on August 4, 2015. Primaries were required if more than two candidates filed for one seat up for election. The top two vote recipients advanced from the primaries to the general election.

Here are several quick facts about Washington's school board elections in 2015:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Seattle Public Schools with 50,655 K-12 students.
• The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2015 was Olympia School District with 9,439 K-12 students.
• Seven districts were tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2015 with four seats up for election each.
• Seven districts were tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2015 with two seats up for election each.

The districts listed below served 618,358 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.

Ballot measures

Municipal

Local ballot measures

• April 28, 2015 ballot measures in Washington

• Sammamish Initiative and Referendum Advisory Question

• November 3, 2015 ballot measures in Washington

• Tacoma $15 per Hour Minimum Wage Initiative
• Tacoma $12 per hour Minimum Wage alternative measure

Judicial elections

Voting information

Links related to voting in Washington:

• For an overview and information on deadlines and updates to voting laws, please visit voting in Washington.
• For information on ballot access and signature requirements, please visit our page on ballot access requirements for political candidates in Washington.
• For information about absentee eligibility and military and overseas voting, please visit our absentee voting by state page.
• For information on early voting (if applicable), please visit our page on early voting by state.
• For information on online voter registration (if applicable), please visit our page on online voter registration in the 50 states.

Primary information

• Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot, for congressional and state-level elections. The top two vote-getters move on to the general election, regardless of their party affiliation. In states that do not use a top-two system, all parties are usually able to put forward a candidate for the general election if they choose to.^[2][3]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Historical voter turnout

2014

In 2014, Washington saw 43.1 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election.^[4]

2012

In 2012, Washington saw 65.8 percent of eligible voters turn out to vote in the November general election.^[5]

See also

Recent news

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Footnotes

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