Friday Harbor, Washington Public Records

The Friday Harbor school district, along with the local hospital and medical clinics, rank among the city's largest employers, highlighting the importance of these industries in supporting the overall economic welfare of this San Juan County city.

Residents register to vote online through the Washington Secretary of State at www.vote.wa.gov, by mail, or in person at the Elections Office. The voter registration deadline is 8 days before Election Day for online and mail registration, though in-person registration is available through Election Day itself. New registrants must provide a Washington State driver's license or ID number, or the last four digits of their Social Security number. As an incorporated town, Friday Harbor holds municipal elections for Mayor and Town Council positions. The town has five council members serving staggered four-year terms, with municipal elections typically held in odd-numbered years (2025, 2027, etc.) consolidated with the November general election. The next municipal election will be November 4, 2025, with positions potentially including Mayor and council seats depending on term expirations. For the November 3, 2026 general election, local voters will decide on statewide races including the entire U.S. House of Representatives (Washington's 2nd Congressional District includes San Juan County), Washington State Legislature positions (the county is in the 40th Legislative District), and county offices including County Council positions, Auditor, Assessor, Treasurer, Prosecuting Attorney, and Sheriff, many of which are on four-year cycles. Washington does not have U.S. Senate races in 2026 (next in 2028), and the Governor's race is in 2028. In the November 2024 presidential election, San Juan County recorded approximately 78% voter turnout with about 11,400 ballots cast from roughly 14,600 registered voters. The county historically trends progressive/Democratic with strong environmental priorities. Washington's vote-by-mail system requires voters to either mail ballots (postmarked by Election Day) or use official ballot drop boxes. The county maintains drop boxes at the County Courthouse in Friday Harbor and other locations on different islands. Voters can track their ballot status online at https://voter.votewa.gov/WhereToVote.aspx. Public election records in Washington include voter registration lists (available for purchase by campaigns and political organizations under RCW 29A.08.710, though residential addresses are protected), complete precinct-level election results published by the Elections Office, and campaign finance records accessible through the state Public Disclosure Commission at www.pdc.wa.gov showing contributions and expenditures for candidates and ballot measure committees. Candidate filings, voter pamphlet statements, and ballot measure text are public and posted on the San Juan County elections website well before elections. San Juan County provides detailed election results broken down by precinct and race at www.sanjuanco.com/322/Elections after each election, typically updated as ballots are processed in the days following Election Day as late-arriving mail ballots are counted.