Pierce County District Court Position No. 8
Pierce County, Washington
My vote power
Normal
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: Normal · 59 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 930,319 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(7,816,116 ÷ 930,319) ÷ ln(50,000) = 59.84, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding trials in the county
- Ruling on evidence and setting sentences in criminal cases
- Deciding family, probate, and civil disputes
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Housing Affordability, Civil Rights,
Candidates
Nonpartisan · declared
James W. Armstrong Jr. is an attorney and Marine Corps veteran who has served as a presiding judge pro tempore. He has spent decades in practice serving injured workers and disabled clients, and backs accountability paired with treatment and rehabilitation.
Nonpartisan · declared
Sven Nelson has served in the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney's Office since 1996, with leadership roles in special assault, elder abuse, and property crime units. Since 2019 he has presided as a judge pro tempore over jury trials, sentencings, and community court.
Records: Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Legal Competence 2 for
Sources: voter.votewa.gov2