2017 King County Executive election

2017 King County Executive election
	November 7, 2017
County Executive before election; Dow Constantine; Nonpartisan	Elected County Executive ; Dow Constantine; Nonpartisan

The 2017 King County Executive election took place on November 7, 2017, following a primary on August 1, 2017. Incumbent County Executive Dow Constantine ran for re-election to a third term. He faced little-known challengers, and placed first in the primary by a wide margin, winning 77 percent of the vote. Retired engineer Bill Hirt placed second with 13 percent and advanced to the general election. Constantine defeated Hirt by a wide margin, winning his third term with 77 percent of the vote.^[1]

Primary election

Candidates

Dow Constantine, incumbent County Executive
Bill Hirt, retired engineer, anti-Sound Transit activist^[2]
Goodspaceguy, perennial candidate
Stan Lippman, perennial candidate

Results

2017 King County Executive primary election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dow Constantine (inc.)	304,456	76.99%
	Nonpartisan	Bill Hirt	49,687	12.57%
	Nonpartisan	Goodspaceguy	23,427	5.92%
	Nonpartisan	Stan Lippmann	14,644	3.70%
	Write-in		3,218	0.81%
Total votes			395,432	100.00%

General election

Results

2017 King County Executive election^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Dow Constantine (inc.)	388,266	76.92%
	Nonpartisan	Bill Hirt	114,318	22.65%
	Write-in		2,197	0.44%
Total votes			504,781	100.00%

References

^ "Constantine wins third term as King County executive; Dunn wins fourth term on Council, Lambert has strong lead". The Seattle Times. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ Lacitis, Erik (November 1, 2017). "In this election, hope — more than money — drives King County executive, council challengers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ "August 01, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
^ "November 07, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[1] "Constantine wins third term as King County executive; Dunn wins fourth term on Council, Lambert has strong lead". The Seattle Times. November 7, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[2] Lacitis, Erik (November 1, 2017). "In this election, hope — more than money — drives King County executive, council challengers". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[3] "August 01, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

[4] "November 07, 2017 - Official Final" (PDF). King County Elections. November 27, 2017. Retrieved July 8, 2025.

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