Washington voters: don’t skip the Supreme Court races.
Five of nine seats are on the November 3 ballot — a majority of the court. These are the people who interpret the state constitution.
Two recent decisions are worth reading in full.
In Quinn v. State (2023), the court upheld Washington’s capital-gains tax by characterizing it as an excise tax. Justice Debra Stephens wrote the majority.
courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/1…
On September 17, 2026, the court invalidated voter-approved Initiative 2066 (natural gas / energy choice) under the single-subject rule. Stephens wrote that majority as well.
courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/1…
Both decisions include dissents. The disagreements — and the reasoning behind them — are in the opinions.
My votes for November 3:
Pos. 1 — Scott Edwards
Pos. 3 — David Stevens
Pos. 4 — Sean O’Donnell
Pos. 5 — Dave Larson
Pos. 7 — Todd Bloom
Read the opinions. Compare the candidates’ records. Give the judicial races the same attention you give the people writing the statutes.