2024 Washington State Auditor election
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The 2024 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington State Auditor, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.
Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected to a third term.[1]
Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.[2]
Primary election
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Pat McCarthy, incumbent state auditor (2017–present)[3]
Republican Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]Results
[edit]
McCarthy
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
Hawkins
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Pat McCarthy (incumbent) | 1,125,904 | 58.82% | |
| Republican | Matt Hawkins | 786,529 | 41.09% | |
| Write-in | 1,648 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,914,081 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Pat McCarthy (D) |
Matt Hawkins (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[A] | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 33% | 24% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Pat McCarthy (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Matt Hawkins | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | ||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References
[edit]- ^ Deng, Grace (November 6, 2024). "Democratic incumbents sweep Washington's down ballot races". Washington State Standard. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (July 10, 2023). "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NPI's Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - State Auditor". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.