Yakima County August 2026 Primary Election Results – See Who Came Out on Top So Far
Did you remember to turn in your ballot for the primary election last night? It's understandable if you forgot--with so much going on in our daily lives right now, it's quite easy to let it slip your mind.
Here's one thing I'd love to caution us on though, is if anything, at least please remember to vote in the General Election this year on Tuesday, November 3, 2026. I'm putting this down in my calendar as we speak!
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Low Voter Turnout in the Yakima County Primary Election Is No Big Surprise
It's important to do your civic duty and it helps you have a say in who represents our respective state and federal legislative districts, courts, counties, and towns.
There was a low turnout for the primary election, which isn't exactly a surprise to me because this is typical pattern I've noticed since I started voting in Yakima County elections.
As of the time of this writing, out of 137,072 registered voters, only 21,637 people remembered to drop off or mail in their voting ballots. That means only 16% of people are determining who goes to the general election. Yikes.
These Candidates Are Likely to Advance to the General Election in November
County Races:
County Auditor: Charles Ross (40%) and Maria Cuevas (32%).
County Sheriff: Jake Church (70%) and Roman Kilinkaridis (21%)
County Prosecutor: Tyler Hautner (55%) and Quinn Dalan (44%).
County Coroner: There was only one candidate (Marshall Slight); he will advance to the general election.
County Treasurer: Stephanie Patterson (76%) and Sam Johnson (23%).
County Clerk: There was only one candidate (Billie A. Maggard); she will advance to the general election.
County Assessor: Jacob Tate (57%) and Keith Effler (42%).
County Commissioner District 1: Dave Mullen (12.67%) and Robert Udell (67%).
State Legislative and Judicial Races:
Supreme Court Justice:
Position 1: Colleen Melody (35%) and Scott Edwards (34%)
Position 3: David Stevens (50%) and Jaime Michelle Hawk (27%).
Position 5: Dave Larson (46%) and Theo Angelis (19%).
Position 7: Debra L. Stephens (42%) and Todd A. Bloom (36%).
District 14 Rep. 1: Chelsea Dimas (46%) and Gloria Mendoza (47%).
District 15 Rep 1: Jack McEntire (32%) and Chris Corry (67%).
District 14 Rep 2: Ezequiel Morfin (29%) and Deb Manjarrez (47%).
District 15 Rep 2: Reedy Berg (48%) and Liz Hallock (30%).
District 15 State Senator: There was only one candidate (Jeremie Dufault); he will advance to the general election.
U.S. Congress Races:
Congressional District 4: Amanda McKinney (39%) and John Duresky (30%).
How to Check Your Voter Ballot Status
If you voted in the primary, check the status of your ballot at VoteWA.gov.
This cheat sheet from the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Yakima County has all the important dates to remember, including when you can start mailing in your ballots.
I will confess that I, too, got so busy I completely forgot to vote in the primary--even though I have been keeping up with who is running for office and attended a candidate forum last month! Urgh!
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