Primary Election 2025 - Candidate Forums
- The following schedule reflects pending forums sponsored by the nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County as a service to the public.
- The Primary forums feature races in which there are more than two candidates. In each case, all candidates were invited.
- This schedule is subject to change and changes will be noted as they occur.
- Click on the zoom link to watch.
- Recordings of previously held forums are listed below.
See the Survey of Primary Election Candidates for the Pierce County Charter Review Commission
Each year, the League of Women Voters of Tacoma-Pierce County hosts nonpartisan candidate forums for both the Primary election (when there are three or more candidates running for the same position), and the General election. Our forums cover local elections only, and we attempt to hold as many forums as possible.
This year, there are many candidates running for the Pierce County Charter Review Committee (CRC). Instead of holding forums for all of these positions, we asked each CRC candidate in a position for which three or more candidates filed to complete a short survey that we could compile and make available to the public. This is a different approach from the Voters Pamphlet, where the information is not standardized. This method provides voters an opportunity to review the candidates by comparing their responses to these questions. Note that not all of the races for Charter Review Committee had three or more candidates, so not every candidate is listed in this Primary election document.
See the candidate responses here.
There are No Upcoming Primary Election Candidate Forums
Please see recordings of earlier forums below.
Thursday, July 17, 6:00 pm - Peninsula School Board CANCELED
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82785267771
Thursday, July 17, 7:30 pm Steilacoom School Board CANCELED
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81349304120
Recordings of Previous 2025 Primary Election Forums
Wednesday, July 16, 6:30 pm -Pierce County Council District 5
https://youtu.be/Ul5UE9oPf-k
Tuesday, July 8, 6:00 pm - Puyallup School Board
Tuesday, July 8, 7:30 pm - Auburn Mayor
Wednesday, June 26 -Auburn City Council
https://youtu.be/HqDwSH58THI
Tuesday, June 25 - Steilacoom City Council, Position 2
https://youtu.be/l9PXEvthWoA
Tuesday, June 24 - Orting Mayor
Mayor of Yelm - televised by Thurston County
Recordings of Tacoma Forums Produced by TV Tacoma
These forums can be viewed at the link or on TV Tacoma at the following times:
Tacoma Mayor
or on TV
Mondays, 2:00 pm; Tuesdays, 4:00 am; Wednesdays, 8:00 pm; Thursdays, 11:00 am; Fridays, 7:00 am; Saturdays, 5:00 pm; and Sundays, 1:00 am
City Council Position 6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1bLyF_Gv5k
or on TV
Mondays, 4:00 am; Tuesdays, 10:00 am; Wednesdays, 6:00 am; Thursdays, 1:00 pm; Fridays, 2:00 pm; Saturdays,, 9:00 am; Sundays, 8:00 pm
Port Commissioner Positions 1 & 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVdTNg8FuXc
or on TV Mondays, 8:00 pm; Tuesdays, 6:00 am; Wednesdays, 9:00 am; Thursdays, 6:00 am; Fridays, 10:00 pm; Saturdays, 5:00 am; Sundays, 3:00 pm