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Spokane County, Washington

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2 candidates are tracked for Spokane County Clerk on the November 3, 2026 ballot: Elliot Robison and Dave Lucas. Candidate information follows official Spokane County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

Open seat: sitting Clerk of the Superior Court Timothy W. Fitzgerald is not on the certified filing list, per the county staff directory. Washington runs a top-two primary on August 4, 2026: every candidate for an office appears on one ballot, any voter may participate regardless of party, and the two highest vote-getters advance to November 3.

Elliot Robison

Democratic

A business intelligence analyst at CHAS Health who does capacity analytics, workflow optimization and database reporting, per his state voters' guide statement. He holds a mathematics degree from the University of British Columbia and has prior software engineering experience, per the same statement, and chairs the Northeast Chapter of the Washington Native Plant Society while volunteering as an audio engineer for Spokane Public Radio.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-31.

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Dave Lucas

Republican

The Cheney Municipal Court administrator and a retired US Marine Corps lieutenant colonel, per his state voters' guide statement. He is a graduate of the Washington State Court Administrators Academy and holds an economics degree from UC Davis and a master's in military studies from Marine Corps University, per the same statement, and chairs both the Spokane Veterans Stand Down and the Veterans First board.

2026 priorities

Source: candidate campaign site, roster verified 2026-07-31.

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Candidate roster from official Spokane County Supervisor of Elections filings, last verified 2026-07-31. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.
Cross-check with the official Washington election office, or see the full Spokane County sample ballot and your exact ballot by address.