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  Pierce County Executive
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Parents > United States > Washington > WA Counties > Pierce > Pierce County Executive
OfficeCounty Executive
HonorificCounty Executive - Abbr: County Executive
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 09:00pm Central
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH January 04, 2017 02:37am
Data Sources[Link] [PDF]
Description Incumbent John Ladenburg is term-limited, leaving an open seat.

Note: Consistent with a charter amendment passed by Pierce County voters in 2006, implementing instant runoff voting for all countywide elections except judicial and county prosecutor races, there will be no partisan primaries held for this office. All candidates turning in at least 25 signatures from valid registered voters will be listed on the general election ballot with lowest preferences being removed until a candidate receives a majority of votes.

Lonergan was defeated on the first count. His vote distributed as follows:
McCarthy - 12968
Bunney - 13626
Goings - 8370
No Preference - 10741
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/2004
NameJohn Ladenburg Votes175,583 (60.91%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2009 Margin63,362 (+21.98%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NamePat McCarthy Votes196,061 (64.21%)
Term01/03/2013 - 01/03/2017 Margin87,797 (+28.76%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
12/17/2007 11/04/2008
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Shawn Bunney 1 ------
Leaning Call: Shawn Bunney (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Shawn Bunney (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name County Auditor Pat McCarthy Cty Brd. Shawn Bunney Cty Brd. Calvin Goings City Councillor Mike Lonergan (W) Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican Democratic Independent Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 136,346 (50.76%) 132,292 (49.25%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,054 (-1.51%) -136,346 (-50.75%) -136,346 (-50.75%) -136,346 (-50.75%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Ballot Round 2 92,208 (31.98%) 118,690 (41.17%) 77,427 (26.85%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 79,235 (26.49%) 105,057 (35.12%) 69,052 (23.08%) 45,330 (15.15%) 458 (0.15%)  
Cash On Hand $-- 4/4 $162,990.61 12/9 $89,588.74 12/8 $20,000.00 $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 12/11/2007 01/12/2006 12/14/2006 11/07/2007 --  
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 19, 2008 12:00pm Opinion Don’t let critics scapegoat ranked choice  Article Ralphie 
Mar 10, 2007 07:00pm Announcement Third councilman enters [Pierce County] executive campaign  Article Ralphie 
Jan 10, 2007 02:00pm Announcement Brian Sonntag passes on '08 county executive race  Article Ralphie 

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