2024 Washington elections
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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.
Federal
[edit]President of the United States
[edit]Washington has 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, remaining unchanged from 2020.[4] A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 12, 2024.[5]
United States Senate
[edit]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.[6]
United States House of Representatives
[edit]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.[7][8]
Statewide executive
[edit]Governor
[edit]Incumbent three-term governor Jay Inslee (D) announced he will not seek re-election.[9]
Lieutenant governor
[edit]Incumbent one-term lieutenant governor Denny Heck (D) announced he will seek re-election to a second term.[10]
Attorney general
[edit]Incumbent three-term attorney general Bob Ferguson (D) announced he will not seek re-election and will instead run for governor.[11]
Secretary of state
[edit]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.[12] Hobbs won a 2022 special election to fill the role, and announced that he will seek re-election to a first full term.[13][10]
Public Lands Commissioner
[edit]Incumbent two-term Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz (D) announced that she will not seek re-election and will instead run for the House of Representatives in Washington's 6th congressional district.[14]
State auditor
[edit]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.[10]
State treasurer
[edit]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 announced he will seek re-election to a second term.[10]
Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Incumbent two-term state superintendent Chris Reykdal (non-partisan) announced he will seek re-election to a third term.[15] He is being challenged by former high school teacher John Blair, Peninsula School District boardmember David Olson, and teacher and nonprofit founder Reid Saaris.[16][17]
Candidates
[edit]- John Blair, perennial candidate and former high school teacher[18]
- David Olson, president of the Peninsula School District board[18]
- Chris Reykdal, incumbent state superintendent, former state representative, and former world history teacher[18]
- Reid Saaris, founder of nonprofit Equal Opportunity Schools and former teacher[18]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Chad Magendanz, former state representative and computer science teacher[19][20]
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan | Nonpartisan |
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| John Blair | Chad Magendanz | David Olson | Reid Saaris | |||||
| 1[21] | May 20, 2024 | League of Women Voters of Washington | Renee Radcliff Sinclair | TVW | N | P | P | P |
Results
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| 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 | ||
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| Nonpartisan | Chris Reykdal (incumbent) | |||
| Nonpartisan | David Olson | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
Insurance Commissioner
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Incumbent six-term insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler (D) announced he will retire at the end of his term.[23] Democratic state senator Patty Kuderer is running for the position.[24]
Candidates
[edit]- Bill Boyd (Democratic), insurance broker[25]
- Chris Chung (Democratic)[25]
- Phil Fortunato (Republican), state senator[25]
- Jonathan Hendrix (Independent), insurance executive[25]
- Justin Murta (Republican)[25]
- Patty Kuderer (Democratic), state senator[25]
- John Pestinger (Democratic), project manager at the Office of the Insurance Commissioner[25]
- Tim Verzal (Independent), retired auto body mechanic[25]
Results
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| 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 | ||
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| Democratic | Patty Kuderer | |||
| Republican | Phil Fortunato | |||
| Write-in | ||||
| Total votes | 100.0% | |||
Supreme Court
[edit]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.[27] In 2024, Susan Owens will reach mandatory retirement and will not be eligible to seek re-election.
Legislative
[edit]State senate
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Primary elections in Washington, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Electoral College in the 2024 presidential election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 Presidential Election Calendar". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kilmer says he will not seek another House term". Roll Call. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ King, Rob (February 8, 2024). "Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers announces she will not run for re-election". KXLY-TV.
- ^ "Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is not running for re-election". NBC News. May 1, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces run for governor with endorsement from Gov. Inslee". king5.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Wyman to assume federal election security role, resign as secretary of state; Wyman's resignation to take effect Nov. 19, 2021". Washington Secretary of State. October 26, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Steve Hobbs breaks Washington Democrats' losing streak for secretary of state". Axios. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d Grisso, Jaelynn. "Hotly contended race for WA superintendent of public schools | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'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.
- ^ Deng, Grace (May 21, 2024). "Six takeaways from the WA schools chief debate". Washington State Standard. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
- ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Superintendent of Public Instruction". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Rich (May 4, 2023). "Sen. Patty Kuderer Announces Run for Insurance Commissioner". The Stranger. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Insurance Commissioner". Secretary of State of Washington. August 9, 2024. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
- ^ "Washington Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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