HomeCandidate Forums 10-12-2026

Know Your Candidates!
View the 2026 Local General Election Candidate Forum Recordings

Legislative District 24 Position 2
General Election Candidate Forum
Recorded live 9-20-2026 by LWV Jefferson County.
Participants: Marcia Kelbon and Kaylee Kuehn.

District Court Judge Position 1
General Election Candidate Forum
Recorded live 10-7-2026 by LWV Clallam County.

Participants Alex Schodowski and Patrick Murphy.

Clallam PUD No 1 Commissioner District 2
General Election Candidate Forum
Recorded live 10-5-2026 by LWV Clallam County.

Participants: Rick Paschall and Randy Brackett.

Clallam Assessor
General Election Candidate Forum
Recorded live 10-2-2026 by LWV Clallam County.
Participants: Lee Hancock and Antonio Price.

Additional 2026 General Election Forums (not facilitated by LWVCLA):

Washington State Supreme Court Election Resource
Check out theTVW Video Voters Guideto view WA Supreme Court Justice Candidate Info!

Founded on the belief that the public has a right to know, TVW is a multi-platform media conduit focused on the business of Washington state government. TVW maintains a repository of digital archives, providing access to current and historical digital resources anytime, anywhere, and on any device.

TVW provides unfiltered, unbiased, gavel-to-gavel coverage of Washington state government, along with complementary programming, to promote a healthy and robust public discourse, increase civic access and engagement, and foster an informed citizenry.

Welcome to the Washington State Supreme Court Elections Visualizer!

This resource makes it easier to understand this year's critically important statewide elections for the highest court in the land.

The Washington State Supreme Court, established on November 9th, 1889, consists of nine justices who are directly elected by the people to six-year terms, unlike the United States Supreme Court, where terms are for life. Also unlike the U.S. Supreme Court, justices on the state Supreme Court must retire at the end of the calendar year in which they reach the age of seventy-five.

Aside from being the final authority on interpreting the Washington State Constitution and state law, Washington's Supreme Court is respected across the country and has historically enjoyed great influence. A Supreme Court of California study published in 2007 found that the Washington Supreme Court's decisions were the second most widely followed by the appellate courts of all other U.S. states in the period from 1940 to 2005, second only to California.

If you're a Washingtonian and a citizen, voting for justices is your responsibility. We hope you'll use this resource to learn about the positions and the candidates so you can cast an informed vote!

Washington State Supreme Court Elections Visualizer

View the WA State Supreme Court Forum from April 27, 2026

This non-partisan forum was sponsored by the Yakima County Democrats. No candidates were given the questions in advance.

Candidates for Supreme Court Justice will appear on the Washington Primary election ballot in the summer of 2026. Five of 9 seats will be decided by the voters. As of April 27th, nine of 12 announced candidates participated in this forum. Judges from the municipal court to State Supreme Court face voters about every four years. Oftentimes they run unopposed, so the voters' choice is easy.

But this year, five of the nine Justice positions on the State Supreme Court will be on the ballot. Only one will be a Justice who has served a previous full term. Two are recent appointees by Governor Ferguson, and their challengers. And two positions are open seats with three candidates to choose from.

The election of Supreme Court Justices is a bit quirky. And voters need to pay attention in the Primary. If there are three or more candidates for a position, they will appear on the Primary ballot. If one candidate earns more than 50% of the vote in the Primary, they advance to the General Election ballot unopposed.

Candidate Forums - General Info

The Mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters and defend democracy. In carrying out this mission, the League of Women Voters of Clallam County continues to be a key sponsor of candidate and issue forums. For voters, these non-partisan forums encourage informed and active participation in government. For candidates and issue representatives, the forums provide an opportunity to answer questions important to the community and to personally inform voters about the issues.

The guiding principles of the League forums are to be fair and equitable to all eligible candidates; to both sides of ballot issues; to give voters direct access to eligible candidates and representatives of ballot issues; and to provide information so that voters can make informed decisions.

The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan organization that does not endorse candidates.

Our Candidate Forum Policy 09-02-2026

We Always Need Help with Candidate Forums!

Voter Services is always in need of members who want to help administer our Clallam County forums.
There are big and small ways to help! Guidance, information, and training are provided.

Below are typical forum tasks or roles.
If you are interested in helping out, please contact voterservices@lwvcla.org.

Create the forum agenda, utilizing a provided template.
Create the forum moderator script, utilizing a provided template.
Compile brief biographies of the candidates, to be included in the moderator’s script.
Contact the candidates to schedule the forums.
Create press releases for the forums, and distribute to the media - newspapers, radio stations, etc.
Gather and compile questions from the community.
Publicize the forums via social media postings, flyers, etc.
Publicize the forums via networking with, or emails to, community organizations and groups.
Contact and coordinate with co-sponsors: typically the North Olympic Library System (NOLS), and sometimes LWV of Jefferson County.
Contact and manage the venue, which is usually held via Zoom at the Port Angeles Library.
Coordinate volunteers.
Be a moderator.
Be a timer.
Record the Zoom forums.
Upload the Zoom recordings to the LWVCLA YouTube site, Facebook page, and LWVCLA website.
Publicize Vote411.org, which is a great tool.

Legislative District 24 Position 2 General Election Candidate Forum Recorded live 9-20-2026 by LWV Jefferson County. Participants: Marcia Kelbon and Kaylee Kuehn.

District Court Judge Position 1 General Election Candidate Forum Recorded live 10-7-2026 by LWV Clallam County.

Clallam Assessor General Election Candidate Forum Recorded live 10-2-2026 by LWV Clallam County. Participants: Lee Hancock and Antonio Price.