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  King County [WA] Executive
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Parents > United States > Washington > WA Counties > King > Metropolitan King County Executive
OfficeCounty Executive
HonorificCounty Executive - Abbr: County Executive
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 2005 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 2005 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2006 - 12:00pm
Term End May 08, 2009 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRalphie May 09, 2009 07:13am
Data Sources[Link]
Description Term end due to resignation to become deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2001
NameRon Sims Votes263,516 (60.79%)
Term01/03/2002 - 01/03/2006 Margin111,910 (+25.82%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won05/18/2009
NameKurt Triplett Votes6 (66.67%)
Term05/19/2009 - 11/24/2009 Margin3 (+33.33%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 20, 2005 King County [WA] Executive - D Primary
Ron Sims
D 175,034R 0
Sep 20, 2005 King County [WA] Executive - R Primary
David Irons Jr.
R 98,070
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
10/17/2005 11/08/2005
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Ron Sims 8 ------
Leaning Call: Ron Sims (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Ron Sims (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/01/2005 10/30/2005

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) County Executive Ron Sims Cty Brd. David Irons Jr. Gentry Lange (W) Others  
PartyDemocratic Republican Green Other  
Campaign Logo  
Uncertified Votes 293,777 (55.62%) 209,021 (39.58%) 24,073 (4.56%) 1,296 (0.25%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -84,756 (-16.05%) -269,704 (-51.06%) -292,481 (-55.38%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (4 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.47%-- 40.67%-- 6.93%-- 0.00%--  
Survey USA 
10/28/05-10/30/05
48.00% 5.0 41.00% 5.0 8.00% 1.0 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/15/05-10/15/05
43.00% 7.0 46.00% 1.0 7.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/01/05-10/01/05
50.00% 1.0 45.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
09/01/05-09/01/05
49.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 28, 2005 12:55pm Endorsement P-I Endorsement: Retain Sims  Article COSDem 
Oct 18, 2005 10:00pm Endorsement Sims' opponent in primary backs Irons  Article COSDem 
Mar 18, 2005 11:00am Opinion Time for a New County Executive  Article Ralphie 
Mar 18, 2005 08:00am Opinion In 'coffee' test, Sims left some with bitter aftertaste  Article Ralphie 
Mar 12, 2005 09:00am News Irons to run against Sims  Article Ralphie 
Jan 31, 2005 12:00am News Time is ripe to take over [King County exec. Ron] Sims' seat, GOP says  Article Ralphie 

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