Live updates: 2023 Washington primary election results

Check here as ballots are counted for races in Bellingham, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Yakima.

Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow Jul 1, 2025

Aug 28, 2023

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                <h1>Live updates: 2023 Washington primary election results</h1>
                <h2><p>Check here as ballots are counted for races in Bellingham, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma and Yakima.</p></h2>
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            <p>County elections offices will be counting ballots and releasing their first results from the 2023 primary election after polls close at 8 p.m on August 1.</p><p>More votes will be released every afternoon this week at around 4 p.m. Washington counties will certify their results on Aug. 15 and send them to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office, which has until Aug. 18 to certify the results.</p><p>For more detail, visit the <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/results/2021/202111.aspx?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">King County election results page</a> or check <a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voters/voter-registration/county-elections-offices?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">other county election offices</a> for their results. If you still have questions about voting in Washington or the status of your ballot, check out the FAQ section of the <a href="https://crosscut.com/voter-guide/washington-state-voter-guide-2023?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Crosscut Voter Guide</a> or find more information <a href="https://crosscut.com/politics/2023/08/its-primary-election-day-washington-heres-what-know?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">here</a>.</p><p><em>Click the name of the race to expand or collapse it. Refresh the page to update results.</em></p>
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County elections offices will be counting ballots and releasing their first results from the 2023 primary election after polls close at 8 p.m on August 1.

More votes will be released every afternoon this week at around 4 p.m. Washington counties will certify their results on Aug. 15 and send them to the Washington Secretary of State’s Office, which has until Aug. 18 to certify the results.

For more detail, visit the King County election results page or check other county election offices for their results. If you still have questions about voting in Washington or the status of your ballot, check out the FAQ section of the Crosscut Voter Guide or find more information here.

Click the name of the race to expand or collapse it. Refresh the page to update results.

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By Ashli Blow

Ashli Blow is a Seattle-based freelance writer who talks with people — in places from urban watersheds to remote wildernesses — about the environment around them. She’s been working in journal