Pierce County, Washington

Pierce County District Court No. 5

Christopher was on the November 3, 2026 ballot. Names follow official Pierce County election filings. Certified results will appear here once the election office certifies the count. Washington certifies the general election by December 3, 2026; county canvasses are due November 24. Official results: results.votewa.gov/results/public/washington/elections/20261103.

About this race

Dwayne Christopher is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Pierce County District Court No. 5, per the Secretary of State's VoteWA general-election candidate list.

What this office does

Trial court judge. A trial judge presides over criminal and civil cases at the first level: bail and pleas, motions, trials, sentencing and civil judgments. Judges are bound by state law and appellate precedent and are barred by judicial conduct rules from campaigning on how they would rule. Most states elect trial judges on a nonpartisan ballot; the term and the courts a judge may sit on vary by state.

This race. Nonpartisan: candidates appear without party labels. One name is on the ballot for this seat.

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Who won? The official answer comes December 3.

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Done · Nov 3

Votes were cast and counted

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Happening now · by Nov 24

Pierce County double-checks its count

The county reviews mail ballots, provisional ballots and any recount, then sends official totals to the state.

Next · Dec 3

Washington makes it official

The Secretary of State certifies the result. The winner appears on this page that day.

What local news is reporting

Not official yetUpdated November 5, 2026

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Pierce County District Court No. 5

No report found yet

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Dwayne Christopher

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Biography

Dwayne L. Christopher has been a Pierce County District Court judge since 2022 and was a Tacoma Municipal Court judge from 2019 to 2022, per the county's official judge page. He earlier worked as a judicial assistant in Pierce County Superior Court, practiced insurance defense litigation and later ran his own practice representing plaintiffs in personal injury and employment discrimination cases, per the same page. He holds a law degree from Seattle University School of Law and a business degree from Morehouse College. No campaign website was found as of October 26, 2026.

Next on the ballotPierce County District Court No. 6

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Pierce County District Court No. 5 in 2026?

One candidate was tracked for Pierce County District Court No. 5 on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Dwayne Christopher. Candidate information follows official Pierce County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Pierce County District Court No. 5 election in Washington?

Election Day was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Certified results will appear on this page as the election office certifies them. Washington certifies the general election by December 3, 2026; county canvasses are due November 24. Official results: https://results.votewa.gov/results/public/washington/elections/20261103. Voting rules for Washington are on the Washington election hub at theballotbrief.com.

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Who won the Pierce County District Court No. 5 race?

Not yet reported by the outlets we checked; Washington certifies on December 3. We do not call races.

Verify this race

Candidate roster from official Pierce County and state election office filings, last verified October 26, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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Also on the November 3 ballot

Pierce County District Court No. 8 Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 1 Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 2 See all 40 Pierce County races

Candidate profiles

Dwayne Christopher, full profile Official Washington election office