2001 King County Executive election|
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The 2001 King County Executive election was held on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Ron Sims ran for re-election to a second term. Though several prominent Republicans, including County Councilman Rob McKenna, considered running against Sims,[1] he faced relatively little-known challengers. He was challenged by Kirkland City Councilman Santos Contreras, civil engineer Alan Lobdell.[2] In the blanket primary, Sims received 59 percent of the vote. Contreras defeated Lobdell to win the Republican nomination, 26–12 percent, and advanced to the general election, along with Libertarian businessman David Fries. Sims ultimately won a second term in a landslide, receiving 61 percent of the vote to Contreras's 35 percent.
Following the invalidation of Washington's partisan blanket primary by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit,[3] this was the last election for King County Executive to take place with the blanket primary.
Primary election
Candidates
- Ron Sims, incumbent County Executive (Democratic)[1]
- Santos Contreras, Kirkland City Councilmember (Republican)[4]
- Alan Lobdell, civil engineer (Republican)[4]
- David Fries, businessman (Libertarian)[4]
Results
General election
Results
References
- ^ a b Quigg, David (March 23, 2001). "Sims ready for fight but has no challenger". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. B1. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Quigg, David (September 4, 2001). "Political hopefuls face long odds trying to stop a steamroller -- Sims". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. p. B1. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Democratic Party of Washington State v. Reed, 343 F.3d 1198, 1207 (9th Cir. 2003) (". . . the Washington blanket primary statute is on its face an unconstitutional burden on the rights of free association of the Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians who have brought this suit.").
- ^ a b c "King County Local Voters Pamphlet - September 18, 2001 Primary and Special Elections". King County Elections. 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "KING COUNTY, WASHINGTON - September 18, 2001 - Primary in conjunction with Special Elections". King County Elections. September 30, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
- ^ "KING COUNTY - 11/06/01". King County Elections. November 21, 2001. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
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