Jefferson County Democrats
[caption id="attachment_13074" align="alignright" width="512"] Endorsement ad published by the Jefferson County Democrats in the Oct. 19 Port Townsend & Jefferson County Leader.[/caption]
Our general election endorsement ad in the Oct. 19 edition of the Port Townsend & East Jefferson County Leader.
Here's a downloadable, shareable, and printable PDF of the Endorsement ad.
[caption id="attachment_12847" align="alignright" width="240"] Jefferson County Sheriff Joe Nole[/caption]
At a membership meeting Oct. 12 on Zoom of the Jefferson County Democrats, just over 70% of the members attending voted to endorse incumbent Joe Nole for Jefferson County Sheriff.
The vote percentage is almost identical to the results in the primary election in August.
For a list of all candidate endorsements by the JCD membership for all the federal, legislative, and county positions on the Nov 8 general election ballot, please visit our Endorsements page.
For more information about each candidate, the list includes links to candidate websites or their statements in the Washington State Voters' Guide.
The Jefferson County Democrats endorsed the candidates shown in this chart for the Aug. 2 primary election. Our endorsed candidates had a good night in the primary election. And the results suggest continued winning strength for the Nov. 8 general election.
JCD members will be considering endorsements for some other positions in late September. Please return to our website or Facebook page to learn more about those endorsements.
In the primary election, Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton received a resounding 56% of the votes in the 3rd District. Greg’s Republican opponent, recently retired (and rich) from the pharmaceutical industry, Marcia Kelbon, is new to Jefferson County.
Greg’s decisive win in the most conservative county district sets him up for an even stronger win this fall when the contest is countywide. JCD’s other endorsed candidates for county positions had no opponents in the primary and have no opponents in the general.
State Reps. Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger are also in good shape heading into the general election. Democrats received 60% of the votes and majorities in each of the three counties of the 24th LD.
U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer received 53% of the votes in the 6th Congressional District. He will face Republican Elizabeth Krieselmaier, who received just 27% of the votes in a crowded Republican field.
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray received 54% of the statewide vote and will face Republican Tiffany Smiley, as expected.
For some more details about these endorsements, check out our Endorsements page.
During the Jefferson County Fair Aug. 12-4, this chart was displayed at the front of the Jefferson County Democrats booth. It attracted the attention of passersby!
If you would like to download, copy, and share a PDF of this chart with family members, friends, and acquaintances, follow this link. You also can Save the adjacent JPG of the chart.
Ad published Wednesday, July 27, 2022, in the Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader.
Videos of candidates forums for Jefferson County Sheriff, Jefferson County Commissioner, 24th Legislative District Representatives, and Washington Secretary of State -- sponsored by the League of Women Voters.
Voters Guide for Jefferson County by Fuse Washington.
And more!
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JCD published this ad in the Wednesday, July 13, Port Townsend and Jefferson County Leader.
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Candidate statements by Democratic and Republican PCO candidates are not included in the official voters’ guides for Jefferson County and Washington state.
But the Jefferson County Democrats are doing the next best thing:
We invited all Democratic PCO candidates in contested and uncontested races to submit statements, biographies, and photographs for posting in this voters’ guide.
Candidate participation was voluntary. JCD received statements and biographies from 13 of the 33 candidates.