Justice of the Supreme Court, Position 3
Washington
My vote power
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: Average · 50 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 7,816,116 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 ÷ 7,816,116) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50, 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.
Average representation → My vote power: Average.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
About this office
- Deciding what state laws and the state constitution mean
- Setting rulings that lower state courts must follow
- Deciding major criminal and civil cases
Affects: Public Safety and Crime Control, Gun Control, Women's Reproductive Rights,
Candidates
David Stevens
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
David Stevens is a husband, father, grandfather, Superior Court Judge and Navy veteran. He was elected to Mason County Superior Court in November 2023 and re-elected in 2024, and argues that gubernatorial appointment of judges leads to ideological rulings and judicial overreach.
Records: Legal Competence 4 for, Civil Rights 1 against, Impartiality 1 for,
Jaime Michelle Hawk
AdvancedNonpartisan · advanced
Jaime Hawk serves as a judge at the Maleng Regional Justice Center in Kent, in King County.
Records: Legal Competence 5 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Mike Diaz
Did not advanceNonpartisan · lost
Mike Diaz spent a decade as a federal civil rights attorney in Seattle, helping found the U.S. Attorney's Office Civil Rights Program and enforcing laws protecting people in workplaces, homes and schools. President Barack Obama nominated him to a lifetime appointment on the federal court.
Records: Civil Rights 7 for, Legal Competence 7 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 2 for,
Results
Advanced · Certified
Winners: David Stevens (Nonpartisan), Jaime Michelle Hawk (Nonpartisan)
Source: sos.wa.gov · researched September 12, 2026
Sources: voter.votewa.gov · sos.wa.gov