2024 Spokane County elections
November 5, 2026
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The 2024 Spokane County elections were held on November 5, 2024, in Spokane County, Washington, with primary elections held on August 6.[1] Three of the five seats of the Board of County Commissioners were up for election, as well as two Spokane Superior Court positions.[2]
Judicial positions in Spokane County are officially non-partisan; party affiliations do not appear on the ballot. All other positions are partisan.
Board of County Commissioners
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Three of the five seats of the Board of County Commissioners were up for election to four-year terms. Incumbent supervisors Chris Jordan and Josh Kerns handily won re-election, but Al French faced a heavily competitive primary and general election, although he ultimately prevailed in re-election.
Position 1
Incumbent County Commissioner Chris Jordan was uncontested in the primary. He was re-elected with 92.1% of the vote.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Chris Jordan (incumbent) | 35,106 | 92.07 | |
| Write-in | 2,659 | 6.97 | ||
| Total votes | 37,765 | 99.04 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Position 3
Incumbent County Commissioner Josh Kerns was uncontested in the primary. He was re-elected with 95.5% of the vote.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Josh Kerns (incumbent) | 47,155 | 95.50 | |
| Write-in | 1,954 | 3.96 | ||
| Total votes | 49,109 | 99.46 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Position 5
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 General election results by precinct
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Candidates
Advanced to general
- Al French, incumbent County Commissioner
- Molly Marshall, former Air Force pilot and non-profit founder
Endorsements
State legislators
- Leonard Christian, state representative from the 4th district (2014, 2023-present)[3]
Municipal officials
- Nadine Woodward, former Mayor of Spokane (2019-2023)[3]
- Pam Haley, Mayor of Spokane Valley (2022-present)[3]
- Diana Wilhite, former Mayor of Spokane Valley (2005-2007)[3]
- Rod Higgins, Spokane Valley councilman (2013-present)[3]
State legislators
- Andy Billig, Majority Leader of the Washington State Senate (2019-present) and state senator from the 3rd district (2013-present)[4]
- Marcus Riccelli, state representative from the 3rd district (2013-2025)[4]
- Timm Ormsby, state representative from the 3rd district (2003-present)[5]
County officials
- Chris Jordan, Spokane County Commissioner from the 1st district (2022-present)[4]
- John Roskelley, former Spokane County Commissioner from the 1st district (1993-2004)[6]
- Amber Waldref, Spokane County Commissioner from the 2nd district (2022-present)[4]
City officials
- Lisa Brown, Mayor of Spokane (2024-present) and former state senator from the 3rd district (1997-2013)[6]
- Paul Dillon, Spokane councilman (2024-present)[6]
- Kitty Klitzke, Spokane councilwoman (2023-present)[4]
- Betsy Wilkerson, Spokane councilwoman (2020-present)[4]
- Zack Zappone, Spokane councilman (2022-present)[6]
- Phyllis Holmes, former Spokane councilwoman (1993-2003)
- Candace Mumm, former Spokane councilwoman (2014-2021)[6]
- Jon Snyder, former Spokane councilman (2009-2016)[6]
- Labor unions
Debates
| No. | Date | Host | Moderators | Link | Republican | Democratic |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| French | Marshall | |||||
| 1 | October 21, 2024 | KSPS-TV (PBS) | Elena Perry Eliza Billingham |
YouTube | P | P |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Al French (incumbent) | 15,480 | 51.05 | |
| Democratic | Molly Marshall | 14,744 | 48.63 | |
| Write-in | 66 | 0.22 | ||
| Total votes | 30,290 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
References
- ↑ "Election Results". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - 1 2 3 "Current Election Results". www.spokanecounty.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Al French". November 5, 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Molly Marshall". The Spokesman-Review. November 5, 2025.
- ↑ "Spokane Valley Mayor Pam Haley joins crowded field for Valley legislative seats". The Spokesman-Review. May 6, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Retired Air National Guard member announces candidacy, hopes to unseat county Commissioner Al French". The Spokesman-Review. March 4, 2025.