AI Ballot Check Washington · General election, November 3, 2026

In Thurston County, almost 3 out of 5 statements appear to be written with AI

Detected AI usage by race
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Federal

4 statements

Congressional District 3 - U.S. Representative

John Braun(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

Congressional District 10 - U.S. Representative

Marilyn Strickland(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human
Chris D. Chung(Prefers Republican Party)statement appears AI

State

23 statements

Legislative District 20 - State Representative Pos. 1

Peter Abbarno(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
Andy Zahn(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human

Legislative District 20 - State Representative Pos. 2

Ed Orcutt(Prefers Republican Party)statement appears human
Evan Jones(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 1

Jim Walsh(Prefers Republican Party)statement appears human
Kevin Moynihan(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears AI

Legislative District 19 - State Representative Pos. 2

Terry Carlson(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI
Joel McEntire(Prefers Republican Party)statement appears human

Legislative District 35 - State Senator

Drew C MacEwen(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
Carolina Mejia(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human

Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos. 1

Dan Griffey(Prefers Republican Party)statement appears human
Jim Pierson(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

Legislative District 35 - State Representative Pos. 2

Travis Couture(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
Maria Littlesun(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human

Legislative District 2 - State Representative Pos. 1

Andrew Barkis(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
William Dehnel(Prefers Labor Democrat Party)statement appears human

Legislative District 2 - State Representative Pos. 2

Matt Marshall(Prefers Republican Party)statement likely AI
Angela Taylor(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

Legislative District 22 - State Representative Pos. 1

Beth Doglio(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human
Don Hewett(Prefers Republican Party)too short to score

Legislative District 22 - State Representative Pos. 2

Lisa Parshley(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human
Jamie Keenan-deVargas(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

County and local

20 statements

County Assessor

JJ Olson(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human
Lynda Nashed Zeman(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

County Auditor

Tillie Naputi-Pullar(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

County Clerk

Nicole Miller(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears AI
Garrett Cady(Prefers Independent Party)statement appears human

Commissioner District All County - Commissioner, District No. 3

Tye Menser(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human

Commissioner District All County - Commissioner, District No. 5

Nicolas Martinez-Dunning(Prefers Moderate Democrat Party)statement appears human
Emily Clouse(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears partly AI

County Coroner

Gary Warnock(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

County Prosecuting Attorney

Christy Peters(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human

County Sheriff

Derek Sanders(Prefers Independent Party)statement appears human
Kevin Burton-Crow(Prefers Democratic Party)statement likely AI

County Treasurer

Jeff Gadman(Prefers Democratic Party)statement appears human