Compiled by Bill McCallum from information on the Washington Secretary of State and the state Public Disclosure Commission websites and information from the Whatcom County Auditor’s website, with thanks to Rebecca Rouse in the Whacom County Auditor’s office for additional information.
Primary Election
August 4, 2026
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See the Complete 4 page Report here: 2026 Primary Election Results – complete
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Page 1 contains:
- Washington State and Whatcom County Votes for candidates and percentages of the total vote for each.
- Return Envelopes: number of Rejected ballots and reasons for rejection
- Chart of Drop box return rate percentages from 2012 until 2026.
See page 1 here: 2026 Primary Election Results 1
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Page 2 contains:
- Chart of Whatcom County voter turnout for midterm primaries from 1938 – 2026
- Percentages of actual votes compared to the number of registered voters for each year
- How Envelopes are Returned to the Auditor – listing all the places where ballots are turned in including both USPS the all the individual drop box locations and the percentage of return ballots submitted through each of them.
See page 2 here: 2026 Primary Election Results 2
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Page 3 contains:
- A Chart of Daily Envelope Returns and a list of the actual numbers returned each day.
- State/Local Election Statistics, turnout and voting at home percentages from 1982 – 2026 and the numbers of registered voters, ballots cast and percentages for each method.
- Tables of ballots cast by age range for Washington State and Whatcom County.
See page 3 here: 2026 Primary Election Results 3
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Page 4 contains:
- A list charting the primary candidates financial disclosures as filed seven days before the primary election.
See page 4 here: 2026 Primary Election Results 4
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