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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Campaign
Legislative election
Frontier (4 seats)
This was the inaugural election for the constituency. It consisted of most of the former East constituency, plus northern parts of the former Northwest constituency. It was the most rural constituency. 5 candidates contested the 4 seats allocated to the district. Of these five, two were incumbents, with East representative shattered2907 of Spokane contesting re-election, as well as Northwest representative CatPerson136 of Bend.
It was largely a victory for non-incumbents, with Defense Secretary shattered2907 losing re-election, and newcomers winning 3 of the 4 seats in the district, with only CatPerson136 retaining their seat.
Victorious newcomers jtwokay of Spokane, and PCRCKR of Hope Island, who tied in topping the polls in this district, would go on to be appointed Treasurer and Secretary of the Interior respectively in the cabinet of incoming governor ViolentVampire. Jtwokay would go on to serve as Treasurer until January 2023.
Candidates
| Candidate | Political office(s) | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CatPerson136 | Representative for Northwest since August 2022 Mayor of Bend |
Bend | |
| jtwokay | None | Spokane | |
| shattered2907 | Secretary of Defense Representative for East since August 2022 |
Spokane | |
| Covenhel_01 | Vice-Chairman of the Hope Island Council | Hope Island | |
| PCRCKR | Chairman of the Hope Island Council | Hope Island | |
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the September 2022 Cascadia general election
| Candidate | R1 | % | R2% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| jtowkay | 3 | 42.9 | 20.0 | Elected |
| PCRCKR | 3 | 42.9 | 20.0 | Elected |
|
CatPerson136 (inc.) |
1 | 14.3 | 37.1 | Elected |
| Covenhel_01 | 0 | 0.0 | 22.9 | Elected |
| shattered2907 (inc.) | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Lost |
| Total | 13 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20% to win |
Rainier (4 seats)
Created by an amalgamation of the Olympia constituency and portions of the Salish constituency consisting the towns of Renton and Seattle, the Rainier constituency covered the southern half of the metropolitan core of Cascadia, with the northern half being represented by the Salish constituency.
All eligible incumbents contested the seat, including all 3 incumbents from the Olympia constituency (xBest_Name_Everx, cheeseballfluffy, and Arathorn52), and one incumbent from Salish who was redistricted (cMac of Seattle). 2 non-incumbents contested the seat, including future Interior Secretary and new mayor of Seattle Falcoeur, and outgoing governor and incoming lieutenant governor SayerQT.
cMac and cheeseballfluffy lost their seats to SayerQT and Falcoeur. SayerQT topped the polls.
Candidates
| Candidate | Political office(s) | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SayerQT | 1st Governor of Cascadia | Olympia | |
| Arathorn52 | Prime Minister of New Mexico
Representative for Olympia since August 2022 |
Olympia | |
| Falcoeur | Mayor of Seattle | Seattle | |
| xBest_Name_Everx | Secretary of State Representative for Olympia since August 2022 |
Olympia | |
| xX_cMac_Xx | Representative for Salish since August 2022 | Seattle | |
| cheeseballfluffy | Representative for Olympia since August 2022 | Olympia | |
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the September 2022 Cascadia general election
| Candidate | R1 | % | R2% | R3% | R4% | R5% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SayerQT | 3 | 42.9 | 20.0 | Elected | |||
| Arathorn52 (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | 21.9 | 20.0 | Elected | ||
| xBest_Name_Everx (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 20.0 | Elected |
| Falcoeur | 0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 21.4 | Elected |
| xX_cMac_Xx (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 18.6 | Lost |
| cheeseballfluffy (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | X | Eliminated | |
| Total | 13 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 20% to win |
Salish (4 seats)
The Salish constituency consisted of Vancouver Island and the City of Neah Bay. It had previously also had the cities of Renton and Seattle, however those cities were redistricted to the new Rainier constituency. All eligible incumbents besides ViolentVampire ran for re-election, in addition to newcomer PavTheYT of Neah Bay.
All four candidates were unanimously re-elected. EstiQT topped the polls.
Candidates
| Candidate | Political office(s) | Hometown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EstiQT | Lieutenant Governor of Cascadia Representative for Northwest since August 2022 Mayor of Victoria |
Victoria | |
| Furballen | Representative for Northwest since August 2022 | Victoria | |
| Supesu_ | Representative for Salish since August 2022 Neah Bay City Councillor |
Neah Bay | |
| PavTheYT | Neah Bay City Councillor | Neah Bay | |
Results
For more in depth results, see Results breakdown of the September 2022 Cascadia general election
| Candidate | R1 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| EstiQT (inc.) | 4 | 57.1 | Elected |
| Supesu_ (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | Elected |
| Furballen (inc.) | 1 | 14.3 | Elected |
| PavTheYT | 1 | 14.3 | Elected |
| Total | 7 | 100.0 | 20% to win |
