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2024 Washington elections

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2024 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections

← 2020 November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05) 2028 →

All statewide executive offices
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 8 1
Seats before 9[1] 0[2]

Washington state elections in 2024 will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on August 6, 2024.[3]

This was the first time since 1965 that Republicans have not held at least 1 executive office going into the election.

In the early hours of October 28, a ballot drop box in Vancouver was found to be on fire damaging a number of ballots.[4] Police stated that a suspicious device had been found next to the box.[4]

Federal

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President of the United States

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Washington has 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, remaining unchanged from 2020.[5] A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 12, 2024.[6]

United States Senate

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Washington's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat will be up for election in 2024. Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell is running for re-election.[7]

United States House of Representatives

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All of Washington's seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for re-election. Incumbent Representatives Derek Kilmer (D) from the 6th district and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) from the 5th district have announced that they will not seek re-election.[8][9]

Statewide executive

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Governor

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Incumbent three-term governor Jay Inslee (D) announced he would not seek re-election.[10] Democratic attorney general Bob Ferguson won the election over Republican former congressman Dave Reichert.[11]

Lieutenant governor

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Incumbent one-term lieutenant governor Denny Heck (D) won re-election to a second term over Republican candidate Dan Matthews.[12][13]

Attorney general

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Incumbent three-term attorney general Bob Ferguson (D) announced he would not seek re-election and instead ran for governor.[14] Democratic U.S. attorney Nick Brown won the election, defeating Republican mayor of Pasco Pete Serrano.[15]

Secretary of state

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Incumbent secretary of state Steve Hobbs (D) was named to replace former secretary of state Kim Wyman (R) who was re-elected to a third term in 2020, but resigned in 2021 to take a position in the Biden administration.[16] Hobbs won a 2022 special election to fill the role, and announced that he would seek re-election to a first full term.[17][12] Hobbs won the election the election decisively against Republican Dale Whitaker.[18]

Public Lands Commissioner

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Incumbent two-term Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz (D) announced that she would not seek re-election and instead ran for the House of Representatives in Washington's 6th congressional district.[19] Democratic King County councilor Dave Upthegrove defeated Republican former congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler.[20]

State auditor

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Incumbent two-term state auditor Pat McCarthy (D) filed to run for re-election to a third term, despite there being speculation that she would retire.[12] McCarthy won re-election against Republican Matt Hawkins.[18]

State treasurer

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Incumbent one-term state treasurer Mike Pellicciotti (D) was the only Democrat to defeat a statewide Republican officeholder in Washington in 2020, defeating State Treasurer Duane Davidson (R). Pellicciotti won re-election to a second term against Republican Sharon Hanek.[12][18]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

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2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
Reporting
90%
as of November 8, 6:31 PM PDT
 
Nominee Chris Reykdal David Olson
Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Popular vote 1,584,906 1,381,611
Percentage 53.1% 46.3%

Superintendent of Public Instruction before election

Chris Reykdal
Independent

Elected Superintendent of Public Instruction

Chris Reykdal
Independent

Incumbent two-term state superintendent Chris Reykdal (non-partisan) won re-election to a third term, defeating Peninsula School District board President David Olson.[21] He was challenged by former high school teacher John Blair, Peninsula School District boardmember David Olson, and teacher and nonprofit founder Reid Saaris.[22][23] While the race was officially non-partisan, incumbent Chris Reykdal identified as a Democrat while his general election challenger, David Olson identified as a Republican.[24]

Candidates

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  • John Blair, perennial candidate and former high school teacher[25]
  • David Olson, president of the Peninsula School District board[25]
  • Chris Reykdal, incumbent state superintendent, former state representative, and former world history teacher[25]
  • Reid Saaris, founder of nonprofit Equal Opportunity Schools and former teacher[26]
Withdrawn
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Debates & forum

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2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction primary election candidate forum
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
John Blair Brad Klippert Chad Magendanz David Olson Chris Reykdal Reid Saaris
1[31] May 20, 2024 League of Women Voters
of Washington
Renee Radcliff Sinclair TVW N W P P N P
2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction general election debates
No. Date Host Moderator Link Nonpartisan Nonpartisan
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Chris Reykdal David Olson
1 Sep. 26, 2024 Washington State Debate Coalition TVW P P
2 Oct. 5, 2024 League of Women Voters
of Washington
Ann Dornfeld TVW P P

Polling

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Blanket primary
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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Chris
Reykdal
John
Blair
David
Olson
Reid
Saaris
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 14% 4% 7% 2% 74%

Results

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Blanket primary results by county
  Reykdal
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Olson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election[32]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent) 702,227 39.3
Nonpartisan David Olson 557,822 31.2
Nonpartisan Reid Saaris 427,788 23.9
Nonpartisan John Blair 91,410 5.1
Write-in 7,404 0.4
Total votes 1,786,651 100.0
General election
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal (incumbent)
Nonpartisan David Olson
Write-in
Total votes 100.0%

Insurance Commissioner

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2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

← 2020 November 5, 2024 2028 →
Reporting
75%
as of November 7, 9:07 PM PDT
 
Candidate Patty Kuderer Phil Fortunato
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,755,094 1,316,922
Percentage 57.1% 42.8%

Insurance Commissioner before election

Mike Kreidler
Democratic

Elected Insurance Commissioner

Patty Kuderer
Democratic

Incumbent six-term insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler (D) announced he will retire at the end of his term.[33] Democratic state senator Patty Kuderer won the election against Republican state senator Phil Fortunato.[34][35]

Candidates

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  • Bill Boyd (Democratic), insurance broker[36]
  • Chris Chung (Democratic)[36]
  • Phil Fortunato (Republican), state senator[36]
  • Jonathan Hendrix (Independent), insurance executive[36]
  • Justin Murta (Republican)[36]
  • Patty Kuderer (Democratic), state senator[36]
  • John Pestinger (Democratic), project manager at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner[36]
  • Tim Verzal (Independent), retired auto body mechanic[36]

Polling

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Blanket primary
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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Bill
Boyd (D)
Chris
Chung (D)
Phil
Fortunato (R)
Jonathan
Hendrix (NP)
Patty
Kuderer (D)
Justin
Murta (R)
John
Pestinger (D)
Tim
Verzal (NP)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 3% 2% 13% 2% 8% 10% 5% 2% 56%

Results

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Blanket primary results by county
  Kuderer
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Fortunato
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner election[37]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Kuderer 845,148 45.2
Republican Phil Fortunato 533,560 28.5
Republican Justin Murta 189,582 10.1
Democratic John Pestinger 103,986 5.6
No party preference Jonathan Hendrix 68,961 3.7
Democratic Bill Boyd 57,387 3.1
Democratic Chris D. Chung 54,469 2.9
No party preference Tim Verzal 15,742 0.8
Write-in 1,738 0.1
Total votes 1,870,573 100.0
General election
Democratic Patty Kuderer
Republican Phil Fortunato
Write-in
Total votes 100.0%

Supreme Court

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Seats 2, 8, and 9 of the Washington Supreme Court are up for six-year terms. Chief Justice Steven González, and Sheryl Gordon McCloud are up for re-election.[38] In 2024, Susan Owens will reach mandatory retirement and will not be eligible to seek re-election.

Polling

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Position 2

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Blanket primary
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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Todd
Bloom
David
Larson
Sal
Mungia
David
Shelvey
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 3% 8% 8% 3% 78%
General election
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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Sal
Mungia
David
Larson
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] October 16–17, 2024 571 (LV) ± 4.1% 10% 14% 76%

Results

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Position 2

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2024 Washington Supreme Court Position 2[39]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Sal Mungia 762,797 43.4
Nonpartisan Dave Larson 640,116 36.5
Nonpartisan Todd Bloom 286,298 16.3
Nonpartisan David Shelvy 59,676 3.4
Write-in 7347 0.4
Total votes 1,756,234 100.0
General election
Nonpartisan Sal Mungia
Nonpartisan Dave Larson
Write-in
Total votes 100.0%

Legislative

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State senate

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Twenty-four of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate will be up for election. Democrats kept a 29–20 majority in the Senate after 2022.

State House of Representatives

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All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives will be up for election. Democrats kept a 58–40 majority in the House after 2022.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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  1. ^ Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, a Republican, resigned from the office on November 19, 2021, to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee – a Democrat – appointed Democratic state senator Steve Hobbs to replace her.
  2. ^ Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, a Republican, resigned from the office on November 19, 2021, to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat appointed state Democratic state senator Steve Hobbs to replace her.
  3. ^ "Primary elections in Washington, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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  7. ^ "Who's in, who's out, and who's still waiting to announce for Senate in 2024". Washington Examiner. May 23, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  8. ^ "Kilmer says he will not seek another House term". Roll Call. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  9. ^ King, Rob (February 8, 2024). "Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers announces she will not run for re-election". KXLY-TV.
  10. ^ "Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is not running for re-election". NBC News. May 1, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Sowersby, Shauna (November 5, 2024). "Bob Ferguson will be Washington's next governor | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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  13. ^ Miller, R. Hans (November 7, 2024). "Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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  18. ^ a b c Deng, Grace (November 7, 2024). "Democratic incumbents sweep Washington's down ballot races • Washington State Standard". Washington State Standard. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
  19. ^ "Hilary Franz announces she will run for Congress after dropping out of 2024 governor's race". The Olympian. November 10, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  20. ^ Breda, Isabella (November 7, 2024). "Upthegrove elected WA lands commissioner". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
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  22. ^ Perry, Elena (May 22, 2024). "Smart phones and state funding: Candidates for state superintendent answer questions of high schoolers in candidate forum". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  23. ^ Cornfield, Jerry (August 15, 2023). "Teacher and founder of national education nonprofit enters race for Washington schools chief". Washington State Standard. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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  25. ^ a b c Grisso, Jaelynn. "Hotly contended race for WA superintendent of public schools | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  26. ^ Cornfield, Jerry (August 15, 2023). "Teacher and founder of national education nonprofit enters race for Washington schools chief". Washington State Standard. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  27. ^ Culverwell, Wendy (April 15, 2023). "14-year Tri-City legislator sets his sights on ousting a different WA elected official". Tri-City Herald. Archived from the original on August 10, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  28. ^ "For 1st time in 20 years, Kennewick Republican Brad Klippert won't be on the ballot". Tri-City Herald. May 11, 2024. Archived from the original on May 11, 2024. Retrieved October 11, 2024.
  29. ^ Deng, Grace (January 30, 2024). "A Republican joins the race to be Washington's next schools chief • Washington State Standard". Washington State Standard. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  30. ^ "'I did sin': Washington GOP in disarray after Spokane convention - Raw Story". www.rawstory.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024. Chad Magendanz, a former state lawmaker and one of the other three, signed the pledge and lauded the goal of building unity with the early endorsement process. He ended his campaign Saturday.
  31. ^ Deng, Grace (May 21, 2024). "Six takeaways from the WA schools chief debate". Washington State Standard. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
  32. ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Superintendent of Public Instruction". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  33. ^ "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  34. ^ Smith, Rich (May 4, 2023). "Sen. Patty Kuderer Announces Run for Insurance Commissioner". The Stranger. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  35. ^ "Patty Kuderer defeats Phil Fortunato in insurance commissioner race". The Seattle Times. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
  36. ^ a b c d e f g h Dennis, Ellen. "Washington will soon elect a new insurance commissioner for the first time in decades. Here's a look at who's running and why you should care". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  37. ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Insurance Commissioner". Secretary of State of Washington. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  38. ^ "Washington Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  39. ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Superintendent of Public Instruction". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved October 30, 2024.