2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Washington Supreme Court Justice (special election) (1) (special election)

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Washington uses a top-two primary: the two candidates with the most votes in the August 4 primary advanced, regardless of party preference. Special election.

Candidates

Scott Edwards

Nonpartisan

Scott Edwards is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: tax lawyer.

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2026 Washington Supreme Court election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

Colleen Melody

Nonpartisan

Colleen Melody is a justice of the Washington Supreme Court. Melody was appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson and joined the court on January 1, 2026.

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Colleen Melody (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Online Voters' Guide, General Election November 3, 2026 (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)

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Candidate list and race details

GENERAL 2026 Candidate List (VoteWA, election 899) (Washington Secretary of State, Public record)
2026 Washington Supreme Court election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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