These are my personal endorsements for the September 14 primary ballot. Other Sound Politics contributors may have different recommendations.

Note: An endorsement for a Democrat in a race with a competitive Republican is a nod to the less electable Democrat in the field. I'm not recommending that that anybody vote in the Democrat primary, but if you do, always vote for the weaker Democrat. If you happen to live in the 36th Legislative District [northwest Seattle neighborhoods including Ballard, Magnolia and Queen Anne], then you really do want to vote in the Democrat primary. Scroll to the bottom for details.

United States Senate
Republican - George Nethercutt

Governor
Republican - Dino Rossi
Democrat - Ron Sims

Attorney General
Republican - Rob McKenna
Democrat - Deborah Senn

Lt. Governor
Republican - Jim Nobles

Superintendent of Public Instruction
Terry Bergeson (unenthusiastically)

Supreme Court Pos. 1
Jim Johnson

Supreme Court Pos. 5
Barbara Madsen (unenthusiastically)

Supreme Court Pos. 6
Richard Sanders

Court of Appeals Div. 1, District 1, Position 1
C. Kenneth Grosse

Superior Court, Pos. 13
David Larson

Superior Court, Pos. 23
Andrea Darvas

Superior Court, Pos. 42
Chris Washington

Superior Court, Pos. 45
Jim Rogers

Seattle Prop 1, Families and Education Levy
NO

36th Legislative District
Be sure to vote in the State House of Representatives race for Helen Sommers and not for Alice Woldt. The winner is certain to win the general election. Sommers is a solidly liberal Democrat, but at least she's a responsible grown-up. Alice Woldt is running as the standard-bearer of the outer-space wing of the Democrat party and she has strong support from public employee unions and other parasites and lunatics. She would be a disaster in the legislature. See my earlier commentary about Woldt here, here and my favorite: the threat e-mail sent to me by Woldt's wastrel son Timmy