King County Executive

The position was created via initiative in 1968, and John Spellman was elected in a special election in 1969.

List of King County Executives

#	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	City
1	John Spellman	1969	1981	Republican	Seattle
2	Ron Dunlap*	1981	1981	Republican	Bellevue
3	Randy Revelle	1981	1986	Republican	Seattle
4	Tim Hill	1986	1994	Republican	Seattle
5	Gary Locke	1994	1997	Democrat	Seattle
6	Ron Sims*	1997	2009	Democrat	Seattle
7	Kurt Triplett*	2009	2009	Democrat	Kirkland
8	Dow Constantine	2009	-	Democrat	Seattle

*Appointed to serve remainder of term. Only Sims was elected to a full term.