County Coroner
Thurston County, Washington
My vote power
Below 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 299,067 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 ÷ 299,067) ÷ ln(50,000) = 65.08, 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: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Above average representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
About this office
- Deciding which deaths get investigated
- Finding the official cause of death
- Issuing death certificates
Affects: Environment and Public Health, Government Efficiency, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates
Democratic · Incumbent · declared
Gary Warnock is the elected Thurston County Coroner. County materials identify him as the Coroner, and his voter-pamphlet biography describes service in that office since 2007, previous work as a deputy coroner, and statewide forensic-investigations council service.
Records: Environment and Public Health 3 for, Government Efficiency 2 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 1 for
Sources: voter.votewa.gov2