March 2025 Cascadia general election
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General elections will be held on March 16, 2025 in Cascadia to elect the President, Public Advocate, and all 15 seats in the 32nd House of Representatives, alongside retention referendums for the Supreme Court.
President Farosh_, who was first elected at the January 2025 presidential election, and re-elected in February 2025, has announced his intent to not seek a third term. Three candidates have announced their campaigns for President, including sitting Vice President HawaiianDPG, and former vice presidents Capitanfra and Xeocas.
A presidential debate will be held on March 13.
Electoral system
President & Public Advocate
The President of Cascadia is elected by Instant Runoff Voting when there are more than two candidates being on the ballot. In this system, voters complete a closed ballot on google forms, numbering candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. in order of their preference. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours, however this may be a tiny bit more. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.
This system is also used in elections for Public Advocate. Voters must verify their vote in an #i-voted channel to ensure election security.
House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives are elected by single transferable vote (STV) from 4 constituencies with between three and five seats. In this system, voters complete a closed ballot on google forms, numbering candidates 1, 2, 3, etc. in order of their preference. The voting period lasts for roughly twenty four hours, however this may be a tiny bit more. Voters may mark as many or as few preferences as they wish. Each ballot is initially credited to its first-preference candidate but may be transferred on later counts to the next available preference where the first preference candidate is elected or eliminated.
Presidential election
Presidential candidates
Declared candidates
| Presidential candidate | Political office(s) | Running mate | |
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| HawaiianDPG | 22nd Vice President of Cascadia (since Feb 2025)12th Secretary of State (Jan - Feb 2025) Representative for Metropolitan (since Jan 2025) Olympia City Executive (since Nov 2024) |
SergioTheCrafter | |
| Capitanfra | 20th Vice President of Cascadia (Dec 2024 - Jan 2025)10th Secretary of State (Sep - Dec 2024) Representative for Southern (Sep - Oct 2024) |
GuyWithALife | |
| Xeocas | 21st Vice President of Cascadia (Jan - Feb 2025)Representative for Southern (Dec 2024 - Feb 2025)
Deputy Prime Minister of Havaiki (Feb - Mar 2025) |
shadowcipher | |
Publicly expressed interest
The following individuals have stated or hinted at the possibility of running for President.
- Setrus, 7th President of Cascadia
- Moxicodone, Former Secretary of the Interior and Representative for Metropolitan.
Declined to be candidates
The following individuals stated that they would not run for president:
- Farosh_, 19th President of Cascadia
- SergioTheCrafter, 13th President of Cascadia, sitting Speaker of the House, and perennial candidate
- Akeboun, 11th President of Cascadia, sitting Attorney General, Representative for the Frontier, perennial candidate
- Raptormm4, 14th President of Cascadia, Director of National Intelligence
- EmpressCorgo, 10th President of Cascadia, 9th Treasurer of Cascadia
Endorsements
| List of HawaiianDPG's endorsements |
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Executive officials
Sitting representatives
House candidates
Mayors
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| List of Capitanfra's endorsements |
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Executive officials
Sitting representatives
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| List of Xeocas's endorsements |
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House candidates
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Campaign
The campaign has been notable thus far for including three Vice Presidents of Cascadia, two of which served under the same President.
A debate will be held on March 13 between Xeocas, HawaiianDPG, and Capitanfra.
Results
| Candidate | Running mate | Hometown | First preference | Final preference | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| HawaiianDPG | SergioTheCrafter | Olympia | |||||
| Capitanfra | GuyWithALife | Missouri Twp. | |||||
| Xeocas | Shadowcipher | Olympia | |||||
| Total votes | |||||||
Legislative election
The March 2025 Cascadia legislative election will elect 15 members of the House of Representatives to the 32nd Legislature of Cascadia for a one-month term from four multi-member constituencies using proportional representation.
Frontier
No boundary changes were made to the Frontier constituency, however significant portions of the Great Plains had been incorporated under Cascadian jurisdiction since the previous election, which were placed into the Frontier constituency.
Elim_Bessus and Akeboun are seeking re-election, along with six others.
Declared candidates
Incumbents seeking re-election
- Akeboun, sitting Attorney General, former Speaker, President, Vice President, Public Advocate, and Defense Secretary. Elected December 2023.
- Elim_Bessus, Mayor of Hampshire. Elected February 2025.
Former representatives
- Capitanfra, Former Representative for Southern, Former Vice President, Former Secretary of State, Mayor of Missouri Township.
- ColtonSuperGame, Former Representative for Frontier, Mayor of Yellowstone.
- MMMeslina (Formerly Sonyarka, OMG_Slayqueen), Former Representative for Great North, Spokane City Councillor.
Never served in the House
- GuyWithALife, Advisor to the President, Mayor of Spokane.
- C0rg1Gam3r, Mayor of Tree.
- Xultimate, Mayor of Newport.
Incumbents with no campaign announcement
- Explosivefirewk, Mayor of New Havana, elected in February 2025.
- Paradox_1080, Mayor of Spokane-Bend, elected in December 2024.
Metropolitan
No boundary changes were made to the Metropolitan constituency. All incumbents besides HawaiianDPG ran for re-election.
Declared candidates
Incumbents seeking re-election
- Setrus, Former President, Vice President, Treasurer, Interior, Defense, and Home Secretaries. Mayor of Astoria. Elected August 2024.
- Milgorn123, Sitting Home Secretary, and former President, Vice President, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and Secretary of State. Mayor of Seattle. Elected April 2023.
- 4whatok_, Sitting Secretary of State, and former President. Mayor of Vancouver. Elected February 2025.
- Yellowcar1954. Mayor of Portland. Elected in February 2025 special.
Former representatives
- shadowcipher, Former Speaker of the House and Representative for Metropolitan and Frontier. Mayor of Brook.
- Bachinuni, Former President and Representative. Neah Bay Parish Supervisor.
Never served in the House
- CascadianPixie, Mayor of Arcadia Bay.
Incumbents not running for re-election
- HawaiianDPG, sitting Vice President, Olympia City Executive, former Secretary of State. Elected in January 2025 special. (Running for President)
Great North
No boundary changes were made to the Great North constituency. All incumbents ran for re-election.
Declared candidates
Incumbents seeking re-election
- EmpressCorgo, Sitting Treasurer and Former President, Vice President, and Interior Secretary. Mayor of Corgo's Pass. Elected February 2025.
- zjxen, Mayor of Lakeshore Haven. Elected February 2025.
- SergioTheCrafter, Sitting Speaker of the House, and Former President. Mayor of Prince Rupert. Elected in October 2024 special.
Former representatives
- AduWasTaken, Former Representative for Great North. Mayor of Ythan Adevir.
Never served in the House
- Scaja. Mayor of Edson. Perennial candidate.
Southern
No boundary changes were made to the Southern. Elections continued to be impacted by the Second Pacific Coast War. All incumbents ran for re-election.
Declared candidates
Incumbents seeking re-election
- AghastBlock, Sitting Clerk, Former President, Vice President, and Speaker. Mayor of Grand Canyon. Elected in February 2025.
- Lovelyfurball, Former President. Mayor of Westpoint. Elected in January 2025 special.
- flors, Mayor of Cascadian Texas. Elected in January 2025.
Former representatives
- NotMakarov, Former Public Advocate and Representative for Southern. Mayor of Azure Bay.
Never served in the House
- InGameUser. Resident of US City.
Public advocate election
The incumbent Public Advocate, Akeboun, resigned on February 17, 2025 to be appointed Attorney General. The vacancy was not filled in the period in between the vacancy and the scheduled March general election.
Candidates
Declared candidates
- MMMeslina of Spokane, Former Representative
- NotMakarov of Azure Bay, 9th Public Advocate of Cascadia (April – August 2024), Former Representative
Withdrawn candidates
- Farosh_ of Fresno, 19th President of Cascadia (January 2025 – incumbent) (did not endorse)
Endorsements
| List of MMMeslina's endorsements |
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Executive officials
House candidates
Individuals
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Results
| Candidate | Hometown | Preference | ||
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| Votes | % | |||
| MMMeslina | Spokane | |||
| NotMakarov | Azure Bay | |||
| Total votes | ||||
Supreme Court
No justices retired in the period between the February and March elections. Every justice is contesting retention. 60% is required for retention, as delineated by the National Constitution. In the case of a successful recall, then the President will appoint a justice to the Supreme Court with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives.
| Candidate | Preference | ||
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| Votes | % | ||
| Retain | |||
| Recall | |||
| Total votes | 27 | 100.0 | |
| Candidate | Preference | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ||
| Retain | |||
| Recall | |||
| Total votes | 27 | 100.0 | |
| Candidate | Preference | ||
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| Votes | % | ||
| Retain | |||
| Recall | |||
| Total votes | 27 | 100.0 | |
