John Creighton (Washington)
John Creighton was the Position 1 representative on the Port of Seattle Commission in Washington. First elected in 2005, Creighton lost a re-election campaign in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Creighton obtained a B.A. and M.A. from Johns Hopkins University. He later earned a J.D. from Columbia University.[1]
Elections
2017
Ryan Calkins defeated incumbent John Creighton in the general election for the Position 1 seat on the Port of Seattle Commission.[2]
| Port of Seattle Commission, Position 1 General Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ryan Calkins |
52.72% | 243,714 |
| John Creighton Incumbent | 47.28% | 218,537 |
| Total Votes | 462,251 | |
| Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," November 7, 2017 | ||
Incumbent John Creighton and Ryan Calkins defeated Bea Querido-Rico and Claudia Kauffman in the primary election for the Position 1 seat on the Port of Seattle Commission.[2]
| Port of Seattle Commission, Position 1 Primary Election, 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
| John Creighton Incumbent |
32.74% | 124,884 |
| Ryan Calkins |
31.77% | 121,177 |
| Bea Querido-Rico | 20.51% | 78,230 |
| Claudia Kauffman | 14.50% | 55,316 |
| Write-in votes | 0.47% | 1,791 |
| Total Votes | 381,398 | |
| Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 1, 2017 | ||
Endorsements
2017
General election
The following table displays group endorsements issued in King County's 2017 general election:
| Candidate endorsements | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Executive | Sheriff | Council #3 | Council #9 | Port #1 | Port #3 | Port #4 |
| Equal Rights Washington[3] | N/A | Mitzi Johanknecht | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| M.L. King County Labor Council[4] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Urquhart (i) | N/A | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | N/A |
| Seattle Weekly[5] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Urquhart (i) | N/A | N/A | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Preeti Shridhar |
| The Seattle Times[6] | N/A | Mitzi Johanknecht | Kathy Lambert (i) | Reagan Dunn (i) | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | Peter Steinbrueck |
| The Stranger[7] | Dow Constantine (i) | Mitzi Johanknecht | N/A | N/A | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Preeti Shridhar |
Primary election
| Candidate endorsements | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endorser | Executive | Port #1 | Port #3 | Port #4 | |
| Teamsters Joint Council No. 28[8] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
| The Seattle Times[9] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
| UFCW 21[10] | Dow Constantine (i) | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
| UNITE HERE Local 8[11] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | N/A | John Persak | |
| 1st District Democrats[12] | N/A | John Creighton (i) | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
| 37th District Democrats[13] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Stephanie Bowman (i) | N/A | |
| 43rd District Democrats[14] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
| 45th District Democrats[15] | Dow Constantine (i) | Ryan Calkins | Ahmed Abdi | Peter Steinbrueck | |
| 47th District Democrats[16] | N/A | Claudia Kauffman | Stephanie Bowman (i) | John Persak | |
See also
| King County, Washington | Washington | Municipal government | Other local coverage |
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Port of Seattle Commission, "John Creighton," accessed June 14, 2017
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 King County, Washington, "Who has filed: 2017 candidate filing," accessed May 19, 2017
- ↑ Equal Rights Washington, "Endorsements," accessed October 16, 2017
- ↑ M.L. King County Labor Council, "2017 Endorsements," August 24, 2017
- ↑ Seattle Weekly, "Sweep the Sweepers! Our Endorsements For the Nov. 7 Election," October 18, 2017
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Seattle Times endorsements for the Nov. 7 general election," September 7, 2017
- ↑ The Stranger, "The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 7, 2017, General Election," October 11, 2017
- ↑ Teamsters Joint Council No. 28, "2017 Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ The Seattle Times, "Endorsements for the Aug. 1 primary election," July 11, 2017
- ↑ UFCW 21, "2017 Primary Election Candidate Endorsement Recommendations," July 11, 2017
- ↑ UNITE HERE Local 8, "UNITE HERE Local 8's 2017 August Primary Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 1st District Democrats, "2017 Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 37th District Democrats, "2017 Election Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 43rd District Democrats, "2017 Endorsement Results," June 21, 2017
- ↑ 45th District Democrats, "Endorsements & Elections," accessed July 25, 2017
- ↑ 47th District Democrats, "Endorsements," accessed July 25, 2017
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