Cascade Party of Washington

The Cascade Party of Washington is a minor political party in the United States located in the state of Washington. Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic founded the centrist^[2] party in 2024.^[3][4] The party hoped to gather 1,000 signatures in order to qualify as a political party in Washington, however it hoped to not appear on the ballot in the 2024 presidential election.^[3][5] In order to garner support, it collected signatures during Novoselic's concerts.^[2] It qualified as a minor political party in Washington on August 24, 2024, and its request to be omitted from the 2024 presidential election ballot in the state was granted the same day.

Cascade Party of Washington
Leader	Krist Novoselic
Founder	Krist Novoselic
Registered	2024
Split from	Forward Party
Membership	<1,000
Ideology	Centrism Populist centrism Electoral reform Social libertarianism Cascadian regionalism [1]
Colors	Purple
Website
https://cascadeparty.org/
Politics of Washington (state) Elections

The party's inaugural convention, open to members of their private social media platform, was held on 11 January at the Hotel Sorrento in Seattle.^{[citation needed]}

Election results

Presidential elections

Year	Presidential candidate	Vice presidential candidate	Popular votes	%	Electoral votes	Result	Ballot access	Notes	Ref
2024	Krist Novoselic	James Carroll	Withdrawn				WA	Withdrew August 26, 2024	[3]

Notable Board Members

Krist Novoselic (Chair)
Jesse A. James (Candidate for Seattle City Council, Position 8 - 2025)
Damon Townsend
Kiera O'Brien (Vice Chair)
Kelly Wright