The 2005 Elections

The 46th LD is in King County, and in 2005 all 9 seats on the King County Council were up for election in 2005, thanks to the redistricting that occured after the 2004 King County Charter Amendments 1A and 1B. For more information about this Amendment, click here.

View the Races & Endorsements page from the 2005 Election.

State Reorganization Meeting

Paul Berendt has been the chair for 10 years, and ran again in 2005. He had three challengers.

• Bill Phillips (PDF)
• Greg Rodriguez (PDF)
• Kat Overman (PDF)

2005 Democratic Party Nominating Convention

The Washington State Democratic Party has come out with the Rules for the Selection of Candidates and Nominees for Public Office. This will affect how we work within the parameters of the new state primary system.

The King County Democratic Nominating Convention was held on June 28th at Bellevue Community College. Candidates were chosen for each of the 9 districts of King County. The 46th LD has precincts within three of these districts, and our PCO's voted for the following candidates:

King County Executive: Ron Sims

King County Council, Position 1: Bob Ferguson

King County Council, Position 2: Larry Gossett

King County Council, Position 4: Larry Phillips

The King County Democrats put out a press release on May 5th with more information about the Nominating Process. Scott White also provided more information in the May, 2005 Demogram.

2005 46dems Primary Endorsement Meeting

The Draft 2005 Proposed Endorsement Rules to be considered for approval by the full membership at the August 4th Endorsement Meeting are available here. Candidates requesting an endorsement will need to fill out the King County Democrats Candidate Questionnaire. You can find the form on their website.

2005 Primary Election

The Judicial Decision on July 15th eliminated the Top-Two Primary election, and we are back to the Montana Primary that we used last year. Here in the 46th, that affects the King County Executive race and the King County Council District 1 race.

In our local city races, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, City Attorney Tom Carr and several members of the Seattle City Council, Port of Seattle and Seattle School Board are up for election. We have put together a page with more information. It's an evolving list while we are waiting for everyone to file, so please let the webcrafter know if we're missing anyone.

2005 46dems General Endorsement Meeting

The Final 2005 Endorsement Rules are available. Races for the General Election, including School Board and several initiatives will be considered for Endorsement by the 46th. Please check the September Demogram for details. Bake Sale & Fundraiser for Hurricane Katrina survivors!

2005 General Election

Please see our 2005 General Election Endorsements for all General Election Candidates and Initiatives.

In November 2005, all 9 King County Councilmembers and King County Executive Ron Sims will be up for election. Please attend our meetings and join in the efforts of your local Democratic Party.