2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

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2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 

Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner

Hilary Franz
Democratic



The 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election will be held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.

Contents

Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz, elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020, is not seeking re-election to a third term in office. She initially chose to run for governor, later dropping out of that race to instead run for U.S. House. [1]

Primary elections will take place on August 6, 2024. [2]

Primary election

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.

Democratic candidates

Declared

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Jaime Herrera Beutler (R)
Individuals
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)
Patrick DePoe (D)
Statewide officials
Dave Upthegrove (D)
Mona Das (D) (withdrawn)
State legislators
Local officials
Rebecca Saldaña (D) (withdrawn)
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [lower-alpha 1]
Margin
of error
Patrick
DePoe (D)
Jaime Herrera
Beutler (R)
Allen
Lebovitz (D)
Sue Kuehl
Pederson (R)
Dave
Upthegrove (D)
Kevin Van
De Wege (D)
OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [upper-alpha 1] May 15–16, 2024615 (LV)± 4.0%1%16%5%12%4%2%58%
Public Policy Polling (D) [upper-alpha 1] November 14–15, 2023700 (LV)± 3.7%5%18%14%3%2%11% [lower-alpha 2] 48%

Results

Blanket primary election results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeralee Anderson
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler
Democratic Patrick DePoe
Democratic Allen Lebovitz
Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson
Democratic Dave Upthegrove
Democratic Kevin Van De Wege
Write-in
Total votes

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Rebecca Saldaña (D) with 6%; Mona Das (D) with 5%
Partisan clients
  1. 1 2 Poll conducted for The Cascadia Advocate

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