2024 Pierce County Executive election

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2024 Pierce County Executive election
  2020 November 5, 20242028 
  3x4.svg Kelly Chambers (cropped).jpg
Nominee Ryan Mello Kelly Chambers
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote209,918198,886
Percentage51.28%48.58%

County Executive before election

Bruce Dammeier
Republican

Elected County Executive

Ryan Mello
Democratic

The 2024 Pierce County Executive election took place on November 5, 2024, to elect the county executive of Pierce County, Washington. Incumbent Republican County Executive Bruce Dammeier was term limited and could not seek a third consecutive term. Democratic County Councilman Ryan Mello and Republican State Representative Kelly Chambers ran to succeed him in a campaign that revolved around the high price of housing. [1]

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In the primary election, Mello narrowly won first place, receiving 52 percent of the vote to Chambers's 48 percent. [2] He ultimately won the general election by a similar margin, winning 51 percent of the vote and flipping control of the County Executive's office as Democrats won a majority on the County Council. [3]

Primary election

Candidates

Results

Primary election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ryan Mello 106,323 52.27%
Republican Kelly Chambers 96,629 47.51%
Write-in 4560.22%
Total votes203,408 100.00%

General election

Results

2024 Pierce County Executive election [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ryan Mello 209,918 51.28%
Republican Kelly Chambers 198,88648.58%
Write-in 5850.14%
Total votes409,389 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. Thompson, Brandon (October 22, 2024). "Pierce County Executives face off for the first time in 8 years". KIRO . Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "August 6, 2024 Primary". Pierce County Auditor. August 20, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. Most, Becca (November 13, 2024). "Latest results show Democrats to gain power in Pierce". The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. p. A1. Retrieved August 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Mello announces campaign for Pierce County Executive". Tacoma Weekly . December 11, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Lotmore, Mario (December 6, 2023). "Competition for statewide offices, Pierce County seats dominate Day 1 of candidate filings". Lynnwood Times. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  6. "November 5, 2024 General Election". Pierce County Auditor. November 26, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.