2017 King County Executive election

2017 King County Executive election
November 7, 2017
 
Candidate Dow Constantine Bill Hirt
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 388,266 114,318
Percentage 76.92% 22.65%
County Executive before election

Dow Constantine
Nonpartisan

 Elected County Executive

Dow Constantine
Nonpartisan

The 2017 King County Executive election took place on November 7, 2017, following a primary on August 1, 2017. Incumbent County Executive Dow Constantine ran for re-election to a third term. He faced little-known challengers, and placed first in the primary by a wide margin, winning 77 percent of the vote. Retired engineer Bill Hirt placed second with 13 percent and advanced to the general election. Constantine defeated Hirt by a wide margin, winning his third term with 77 percent of the vote.[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

2017 King County Executive primary election[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Dow Constantine (inc.) 304,456 76.99%
Nonpartisan Bill Hirt 49,687 12.57%
Nonpartisan Goodspaceguy 23,427 5.92%
Nonpartisan Stan Lippmann 14,644 3.70%
Write-in 3,218 0.81%
Total votes 395,432 100.00%

General election

Results

2017 King County Executive election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Dow Constantine (inc.) 388,266 76.92%
Nonpartisan Bill Hirt 114,318 22.65%
Write-in 2,197 0.44%
Total votes 504,781 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "Constantine wins third term as King County executive; Dunn wins fourth term on Council, Lambert has strong lead". The Seattle Times. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Lacitis, Erik (November 1, 2017). "In this election, hope — more than money — drives King County executive, council challengers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ "August 01, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "November 07, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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