Washington Courts: Judicial News Report Detail

1996 Primary Election Results - Judicial Races

October 03, 1996

*Results as certified by the Secretary of State’s Office October 3, 1996.
Percentages may not add up to 100% in some cases, due to write-in candidates.
Names of incumbents to the position are underlined.


Supreme Court

Position 1
Barbara Durham                   479,244     52.52%
Kathryn Ross                    259,402     28.43%
Mark Mestel                     173,899     19.05%

Position 3
Charles W. Johnson               390,191     46.99%
Barnett N. Kalikow              155,992     18.78%
Douglas J. Smith                284,113     34.22%

Court of Appeals

Division II 
District 1, Position 1
Elaine Houghton              59,539      50.85%
Bertha B. Fitzer                21,988      18.78%
Robert J. Backstein                 35,566      30.37% 

District 2, Position 1

Tom Bjorgen                     62,192      48.57%
Joyce Hunt                  65,852      51.43%

Division III 
District 3, Position 1
Stephen M. Brown                35,382      63.72%
Joe Falk                    20,144      36.28%

District 3, Position 2
Susan Cawley                    17,391      31.46%
Blaine G. Gibson                9,011       16.29%
Frank L. Kurtz                   19,587      35.43%
John Monter                     9,298       16.82%

Superior Court

Asotin/Columbia/Garfield Counties: 
Ray Lutes                   2,796       48.07% 
John M. Lyden                    3,020       51.93%

Benton/Franklin Counties: 
Vic L. VanderSchoor                 20,783      66.27% 
Don Stancik                     10,579      33.73%

Clallam County
Position 1: 
Dan Clem                    5,414       30.00%
Ken Williams                     12,611      70.00%

Cowlitz County
Position 2: 
Robert W. Huffhines, Jr.            2,303       13.73%
Dennis P. Maher                 5,546       33.06%
Stephen M. Warning              8,861       52.83%

Ferry/Pend Oreille/Stevens Counties:
Position 1: 
Rebecca Baker                   7,340       53.39%
Andy Braff                  6,409       46.61%

Grant County
Position 1: 
Stephen J. Hallstrom                5,946       47.14%
Evan Sperline                    6,665       52.85%

Position 2: 
Michael D. "Mike" Aiken             5,810       47.05%
Ken Jorgensen                    6,536       52.94%

Island/San Juan Counties
Position 2:
Vickie I. Churchill                 9,299       55.95%
H. Clarke Harvey                7,321       44.05%

King County
Position 2: 
Harriett Cody                    91,107      35.90% 
Bruce Gardiner                  100,390     39.55%
Mary Ellen Ramey                62,309      24.55%

Position 3: 
John Darrah                  138,519     56.26%
Norman Leopold                  107,712     43.74%

Position 6: 
Joan B. Allison                 82,634      34.61%
Paul Feinsod                    46,433      19.45%
Phil Hubbard                    109,707     45.95%

Position 8: 
Marilyn Sellers              108,750     44.05%
Jay White                   138,135     55.95%

Position 9
JoAnne Alumbaugh                 94,476      38.87%
John Costo                  29,768      12.25%
Jeff Ramsdell                   118,837     48.89%

Position 10: 
Glenna S. Hall                   153,149     62.84%
Dale Ulin                   90,561      37.16%

Position 11: 
Kevin Patrick Dolan                 51,730      20.50%
Theresa Gibbons                 62,788      24.88%
Richard M. Ishikawa              137,838     54.62%

Position 24: 
Michael J. Fox                   170,872     68.28%
Marilou Rickert                 79,382      31.72%

Position 26: 
Jeanette Burrage                 118,355     44.98%
Bill Fligeltaub                 53,169      20.21%
Doug North                  91,609      34.81%

Position 32: 
Peter B. Camp                   99,293      43.19%
LeRoy McCullough                 130,599     56.81%

Position 34: 
Thomas Kellenberg               95,595      41.71%
Michael J. Trickey               133,594     58.29%

Position 38: 
Jim Bates                    185,344     83.21%
Rexford Lawrence                37,399      16.79%

Position 46: 
Suzanne M. Barnett              125,623     53.07% 
Sally Phillips Pasette               111,100     46.93%

Kitsap County
Court 2: 
Leonard W. Kruse                 30,438      63.77%
Ron Meyers                  17,194      36.02%

Court 4: 
Thurman W. Lowans               19,601      43.44%
Terry K. McCluskey              25,826      56.70%

Court 6: 
David Carl Hill                 14,580      31.96%
William J. (Bill) Kamps          31,030      68.03%

Kittitas County: 
Michael E. Cooper                4,613       72.45%
Jim Maloney                     1,741       27.34%

Pierce County
Department 1: 
Steven Quick-Ruben              35,997      30.94%
Arthur W. Verharen               79,950      68.72%

Department 2: 
Nick Markovich                  15,278      12.55% 
Ken Nichols                     17,096      14.04%
Rudy Tollefson                  45,850      37.66% 
Doug Vanscoy                    23,720      19.48%
Ed Winskill                     19,530      16.04%

Department 3: 
Tom Larkin                  69,355      56.25%
Christine Quinn-Brintnall           53,693      43.55%

Department 4: 
Bryan Chushcoff                 41,344      33.46%
Sandra K. Mostoller                 23,828      19.28%
Joe Quaintance                  16,780      13.58%
Art Wang                    41,265      33.39%

Department 11: 
Lloyde Alton                    18,803      16.13%
Day H. Bon                  14,702      12.61%
John McCarthy                    82,673      70.94%

Department 13: 
Nile E. Aubrey                   80,005      69.29%
James M. Caraher                35,451      30.70%

Skagit County
Position 1: 
K. Garl Long                    8,806       43.40%
John M. Meyer                   11,484      56.60%

Snohomish County
Position 8: 
J. C. Becker                    33,419      40.91%
David F. Hulbert                 47,935      58.68%

Position 9: 
Michael W. Hall                 27,152      31.31%
Joseph A. Thibodeau              59,295      68.38%

Spokane County
Department 6: 
Sam F. Cozza                    29,407      43.30%
Royce H. Moe                    23,139      34.10%
Terence M. Ryan                 15,269      22.50%

Thurston County
Position 2: 
Paula Casey                  26,689      57.51%
Rick Cordes                     19,721      42.49%

Position 7: 
Gary R. Tabor                   16,799      37.27%
Chris Wickham                   9,958       22.09%
Steven R. Meeks                 3,655       8.11% 
Tracy Eileen Mitchell               6,428       14.26%
Teresa Jordan                   8,232       18.26%

Walla Walla County
Department 1: 
John W. Lohrmann                4,592       45.09%
Robert L. Zagelow               5,577       54.77%

Yakima County
Department 1: 
Dorothy Brodrick                15,573      42.40% 
Susan L. Hahn                    19,599      53.30%

Department 2: 
George Wynn Colby               8,851       24.10% 
Jim Hutton                  11,999      32.60%
Patti Powers                    12,889      35.10%

District Court

Grays Harbor Department 2: 
Tom Copland                     5,546       43.66%
John L. Farra                   2,031       15.99%
John D. Schumacher              5,126       40.35%


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