2026 Voter Guide
What Tacoma and Pierce County voters need to know
Registration, ballot status, deadlines, and official local resources.
Read moreTacoma Pierce County Democracy
Democracy isn't
a spectator sport.
Know what's happening. Know who's responsible. Know your rights.
Network of Tacoma follows public power, elections, and civic life with a progressive point of view, clear sourcing, and practical ways to participate.
2026 General Election
Unofficial statewide and Pierce County results are now available.
See every statewide item and all 65 Pierce County contests and measures, with turnout, current leaders, margins, and links to the official source data.
See complete election resultsOfficial 2026 voter guides
Washington and Pierce County voter guides are available now.
Read the official statewide and local voter guides for the November general election, then visit the Election Center for deadlines, ballot help, and more voting resources.
Election Resources
Stay informed. Stay connected.
Official guides, voters’ rights, and practical tools to help Tacoma and Pierce County residents follow every stage of the election.
Voters' Rights
The rights and resources to know now
Your ballot is private, your vote is yours, and help is available.
Read moreFollow the Money
How to read campaign finance without getting lost
Start with who gave, who spent, and what the timing tells you.
Read moreDemocracy Watch
Power needs a public record.
Tracking threats to democratic institutions, constitutional government, and the rule of law - locally and nationally.
Democracy Watch
Five warning signs every voter should understand
Democracy weakens when rules, rights, and accountability are treated as optional.
Read moreConstitution 101
Understanding the rule of law
Public power is legitimate only when rules also constrain the people holding it.
Read moreWhy It Matters
Power is real. So are its limits.
The Constitution gives institutions and the public tools to check power.
Read morePierce County Watch
Government close to home.
Civic Primer
Pierce County government: decisions beyond City Hall
County offices influence elections, courts, public safety, transportation, land use, and more.
Read moreFollow the Money
Find the records behind campaign spending
A practical starting point for Washington Public Disclosure Commission records.
Read moreHow We Work
Facts, labels, sources, and corrections
Read the standards that guide reporting, analysis, opinion, and civic resources.
Read moreThe 2026 Voter Guide
Your ballot.
Your community.
Your say.
Official deadlines, voter help, candidate research, ballot measures, and campaign money - with sources readers can inspect.
Enter the voter guide01Candidates
Profiles and equal questions
02Ballot measures
Plain-English explanations
03Money
Sources and spending
04Voting
Deadlines and practical help
What We Believe
Defending democracy.
Strengthening Tacoma.
Democracy matters. Elections must be free and fair. The Constitution applies to everyone. No elected official is above the law.
Government should be transparent, public officials accountable, political violence unacceptable, and peaceful disagreement healthy.
We identify opinion as opinion, acknowledge facts even when inconvenient, link our sources, and correct material mistakes openly.