Kitsap County Clerk
Kitsap County, Washington
My vote power
Above average
Election date
August 4, 2026 · Primary 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: Above average · 65 out of 100
This district is a good deal smaller than its state, so each vote here carries more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 277,881 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 ÷ 277,881) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.42, measured against a statewide vote in WA (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
Above average representation → My vote power: Above average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Issuing marriage licenses and keeping property filings
- Running county elections, in many counties
- Handling business filings, permits, and licenses
Affects: Anti-Corruption, Government Efficiency, Election Integrity,
Candidates
Democratic · declared
Brien Kennedy is a Democratic candidate for Kitsap County Clerk. His campaign identifies him as a Deputy Clerk in the Kitsap County Superior Court Clerk's Office and describes prior executive and consulting experience.
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
David T. Lewis III is the Kitsap County Clerk and a Democratic candidate for re-election. The county Clerk page identifies the role as elected and responsible for the Superior Court's administrative and financial functions.
Records: Government Efficiency 2 for
Sources: kitsap.gov2