2022 Washington Secretary of State special election

Last updated

2022 Washington Secretary of State special election
Flag of Washington.svg
←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
  Steve Hobbs (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Steve Hobbs Julie Anderson
Party Democratic Nonpartisan
Popular vote1,468,5211,351,926
Percentage49.77%45.82%
2022 Washington Secretary of State special election results map by county.svg
2022 Washington Secretary of State by Congressional District.svg
WA SOS 2022.svg
Hobbs:     20–30%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Anderson:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No data
Secretary of State before election

Steve Hobbs
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Steve Hobbs
Democratic

The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent 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. [1] Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement, the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years. [2]

Contents

In the primary election, Hobbs easily took first place. The race for the second spot in the general election was a close three-way battle between state senator Keith Wagoner and technician Bob Hagglund, both Republicans, and Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, an Independent. After a week of tabulation, Anderson was declared the winner, with the three candidates separated by just over 14,000 votes—less than 1% of the total. [3] Brad Klippert, a Republican state representative, ran a write-in campaign in the general election.

Hobbs narrowly won the general election with 49.8% of the vote, over 7% less than the vote share won by Patty Murray in the concurrent Senate race. This marked the first time since 1960 that a Democrat was elected Washington Secretary of State.

Primary election

Democratic Party

Declared

Republican Party

Declared

Independents and third parties

Declared

Forum

2022 Washington Secretary of State candidate forum
No.DateHostModeratorLink Nonpartisan Republican Unity Republican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Julie AndersonTamborine BorrelliKurtis EngleBob Hagglund Steve Hobbs Mark Miloscia Marquez Tiggs Keith Wagoner
1 [14] Jul. 14, 2022 League of Women
Voters of Washington
The Spokesman-Review
TVW 		Laurel Demkovich TVW [15] PNNPPPPN

Endorsements

Julie Anderson (NP)

County officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Steve Hobbs (D)

Statewide officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Keith Wagoner (R)

Statewide officials

State legislators

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Julie
Anderson
(NP)		Tamborine
Borrelli
(R)		Kurtis
Engle
(I)		Bob
Hagglund
(R)		Steve
Hobbs
(D)		Mark
Miloscia
(R)		Marquez
Tiggs
(D)		Keith
Wagoner
(R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [26] [A] June 1–2, 20221,039 (LV)± 3.0%5%5%1%5%17%2%3%6%56%
Public Policy Polling (D) [27] [A] February 17–18, 2022700 (LV)± 3.7%11%–––33%––30%25%

Results

Blanket primary results by county Hobbs 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Wagoner 20-30% Hagglund 20-30% 30-40% 2022 Washington Secretary of State special primary election results map by county.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Hobbs
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Wagoner
  •   20–30%
  Hagglund
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results [28] [29]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Steve Hobbs (incumbent) 747,993 39.93%
Nonpartisan Julie Anderson 240,035 12.81%
Republican Keith Wagoner 227,84212.16%
Republican Bob Hagglund225,63312.05%
Republican Mark Miloscia 187,77410.02%
Democratic Marquez Tiggs148,7167.94%
Republican Tamborine Borrelli86,7484.63%
Unity Kurtis Engle6,8870.37%
Write-in 1,4990.08%
Total votes1,873,127 100.0%

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [30] Leans DNovember 3, 2022
Elections Daily [31] Leans DNovember 7, 2022

Candidates

Debates

A debate was scheduled for October 18 at the University of Puget Sound, [33] but it was canceled. [34]

2022 Washington Secretary of State special election debates
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Nonpartisan
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Steve Hobbs Julie Anderson
1Aug. 17, 2022Association of
Washington Business		Melissa Santos AWB [35] PP
2Oct. 23, 2022 KSPS
League of Women Voters
of Washington
The Spokesman-Review
Washington Debate Coalition		Laurel Demkovitch YouTube PP

Endorsements

Endorsements in bold were made after the primary election.

Julie Anderson (NP)

U.S. Representatives

Statewide officials

  • Dan Evans , former Governor of Washington (1965–1977) (Republican) [37]
  • Rob McKenna , former Attorney General of Washington (2005–2013) (Republican) [38]
  • Sam Reed , former Secretary of State of Washington (2001–2013) (Republican) [38]

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Steve Hobbs (D)

Federal officials

Statewide officials

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Labor unions

Newspapers

Brad Klippert (R, write-in)

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [b] 		Margin
of error		Steve
Hobbs (D)		Julie
Anderson (NP)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [43] [A] October 19–20, 2022782 (LV)± 3.5%33%34%32%
SurveyUSA [44] October 14–19, 2022589 (LV)± 5.0%40%29%30%
Strategies 360 [45] September 22–25, 2022500 (RV)± 4.4%35%36%29%
370 (LV)± 5.1%38%38%24%
The Trafalgar Group (R) [46] September 21–24, 20221,091 (LV)± 2.9%40%37%23%
Elway Research [47] September 12–15, 2022403 (LV)± 3.0%31%29%40%

Results

2022 Washington Secretary of State special election [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Steve Hobbs (incumbent) 1,468,521 49.77% +3.50%
Nonpartisan Julie Anderson1,351,92645.82%N/A
Write-in 129,9334.40%+4.28%
Total votes2,950,380 100.0%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Despite losing the state, Anderson won 6 of 10 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats and two that elected Republicans. [49]

DistrictHobbsAndersonRepresentative
1st 55%41% Suzan DelBene
2nd 51%43% Rick Larsen
3rd 42%53% Jaime Herrera Beutler (117th Congress)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (118th Congress)
4th 32%59% Dan Newhouse
5th 38%55% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 47%49% Derek Kilmer
7th 75%24% Pramila Jayapal
8th 44%51% Kim Schrier
9th 62%35% Adam Smith
10th 46%50% Marilyn Strickland

Notes

  1. ↑ Borrelli listed on the ballot, under the "America First (R)" party designation.
  2. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Washington State Republican Party</span> Washington State affiliate of the Republican Party

The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brad Klippert</span> American politician

Bradley Allen Klippert is an American politician, minister, law enforcement officer, and military officer who formerly served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 8th Legislative District.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Washington gubernatorial election</span>

The 2012 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 2012. Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7, 2012 primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.

Mark Anthony Miloscia is an American politician and former public school teacher who served in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2019. A Democrat for more than twenty years, in 2014 he switched to the Republican Party and ran for election to represent the 30th Legislative District in the state senate - winning by more than ten percentage points. In 2016, Miloscia ran for state auditor as a Republican, he lost the general election to Democrat Pat McCarthy by 5 percentage points. He represented the 30th legislative district for seven terms, from 1999 to 2013, in the Washington House of Representatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington</span>

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, other elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The state certified the results on December 4. The nonpartisan blanket primary election was held on August 5, with the top two candidates for each position advancing to the general election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Washington Secretary of State election</span>

The Washington Secretary of State election, 2012, took place on November 6, 2012. Republican Kim Wyman was narrowly elected Secretary of State to succeed incumbent Republican Sam Reed, who did not seek re-election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Washington gubernatorial election</span>

The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Washington elections</span>

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8, 2016. The primary was held on August 2.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 United States Senate election in Washington</span>

The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won election to a fourth term over television news journalist Susan Hutchison, a Republican.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Washington Secretary of State election</span>

The Washington Secretary of State election, 2016, was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Washington gubernatorial election</span>

The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020. It followed a top-two primary held on August 4. Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee, the Democratic candidate, defeated Loren Culp, the Republican candidate by a wide margin. Inslee, who was eligible to run for a third term due to the lack of gubernatorial term limits, initially launched a campaign for president of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019 due to extremely low polling numbers, he announced he would seek a third term as governor. Several other Democratic political figures considered entering the race if Inslee did not run, including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson; no other major Democratic candidates entered the race. Republican Loren Culp, the police chief of Republic, Washington, placed second in the top-two primary and advanced to the general election alongside Inslee.

Keith Leonard Wagoner is an American politician currently serving in the Washington State Senate representing Washington's 39th legislative district, He previously served as mayor of Sedro Woolley, Washington. He is a member of the Republican Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States Senate election in Washington</span>

The 2022 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Washington. Murray had won re-election to a fifth term in 2016 with 59% of the vote.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election</span>

The 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the lieutenant governor of Washington concurrently with the 2020 Washington elections. The top-two primary was held on August 4, and Democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias advanced to the general election, which Heck won.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington</span>

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 10 U.S. representatives from the state of Washington, one from each of the state's 10 congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. Going into this election, the Democratic Party represented seven seats, while the Republican Party represented three seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Washington House of Representatives election</span>

The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8, 2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Washington House of Representatives.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Washington gubernatorial election</span>

The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term but decided that he would not do so. The Democratic nominee, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, defeated the Republican nominee, former Congressman Dave Reichert, who conceded defeat on November 19. Ferguson defeated Reichert with 55.51% of the vote in the general election. He also became the first Democrat to win Clallam County since 2000.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States secretary of state elections</span>

The 2022 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the secretaries of state in twenty-seven states. These elections took place concurrently with several other federal, state, and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington</span>

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the State of Washington, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Washington elections</span>

Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on August 6, 2024.

References

  1. ↑ O'Sullivan, Joseph (October 26, 2021). "Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman resigns to join Biden administration". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Inslee selects Democratic Sen. Steve Hobbs to temporarily replace Republican Wyman as secretary of state". The Seattle Times. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Washington will elect non-Republican as secretary of state for the first time since 1960". The Seattle Times. August 9, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Gov. Inslee announces pick for Washington's new Secretary of State". Crosscut. November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Demkovich, Laurel (May 26, 2022). "Eight candidates vying for Washington secretary of state". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Leader behind slew of voter fraud lawsuits in Washington files to run for secretary of state". MyNorthwest.com. April 4, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Tamborine Borrelli (R), running for WA secretary of state". KATU (TV). July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Bob Hagglund (R), running for WA secretary of state". KATU (TV). July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Filing Week surprise: Fundamentalist Mark Miloscia jumps into Secretary of State contest". May 18, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Mark Miloscia (R), running for WA secretary of state". KATU (TV). July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Senator becomes first GOP candidate for secretary of state". Everett Herald. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Know Your Candidates 2022: Keith Wagoner (R), running for WA secretary of state". KATU (TV). July 15, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  13. ↑ Sailor, Craig (December 16, 2021). "Pierce Auditor Julie Anderson announces bid for Secretary of State as nonpartisan". The News Tribune . Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  14. ↑ Sowersby, Shauna (June 15, 2022). "Secretary of State candidates want to change the office". The Olympian . Retrieved July 18, 2022.
  15. ↑ TVW
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 O'Sullivan, Joseph (July 13, 2022). "Election security a key issue in the WA secretary of state race". Crosscut.com . Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Our 2022 Endorsements". National Women's Political Caucus of Washington. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  18. 1 2 "Election Endorsements". International Association of Fire Fighters Local 31. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "TNT: Support Anderson, Hobbs for WA Secretary of State". The News Tribune. July 16, 2022. Archived from the original on July 17, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  20. 1 2 Ng, Assunta (December 9, 2021). "How Steve Hobbs won the Secretary of State job". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  21. 1 2 "2022 Endorsements". www.kcdems.org. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  22. 1 2 Lott, Jeremy. "Washington unions endorse mostly Democrats, capital gains tax". The Center Square . Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  23. 1 2 "Editorial: Hobbs edges Anderson for Secretary of State". The Herald. July 17, 2022. Retrieved August 16, 2022.
  24. 1 2 "The Times recommends: Steve Hobbs for Secretary of State". The Seattle Times. July 8, 2022. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
  25. 1 2 "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August 2, 2022, Primary Election". The Stranger. July 14, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  26. ↑ Public Policy Polling (D)
  27. ↑ Public Policy Polling (D)
  28. ↑ "August 2, 2022 Primary - Secretary of State". Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved August 9, 2022.
  29. ↑ "2022 Primary Results Certification" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Secretary of State and Attorney General: What to Watch for Next Week in Key Statewide Contests". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
  31. ↑ Solomon, Zack (November 7, 2022). "Elections Daily Secretary of State Ratings". Elections Daily. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
  32. 1 2 3 4 "WA Republicans are pushing this write-in for Secretary of State | Crosscut".
  33. ↑ Brunner, Jim (September 16, 2022). "Debates in WA set for U.S. Senate, House, secretary of state races" . Seattle Times. Archived from the original on May 22, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  34. ↑ Gutman, David (May 6, 2023). "Second WA Senate debate remains unconfirmed; secretary of state debate canceled". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  35. ↑ AWB
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 "Democrats accuse independent Secretary of State candidate of being a Republican". The Olympian . November 2, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  37. 1 2 3 4 O'Sullivan, Joseph (October 13, 2022). "WA's secretary of state race is a special election — in more ways than one". Crosscut.com . Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 Demkovich, Laurel (September 25, 2022). "Candidates for Washington secretary of state disagree on experience, election management, cybersecurity". The Spokesman-Review . Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  39. ↑ "Nonpartisan secretary of state candidate attacked by Democrats". October 12, 2022.
  40. ↑ "2 excellent candidates vie for WA Secretary of State. Here's the Tri-City Herald's pick" . Tri-City Herald. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  41. ↑ "SMART Local 66 – General Election Endorsements". October 21, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  42. ↑ "In Our View: Hobbs stronger choice for secretary of state".
  43. ↑ Public Policy Polling (D)
  44. ↑ SurveyUSA
  45. ↑ Strategies 360
  46. ↑ The Trafalgar Group (R)
  47. ↑ Elway Research
  48. ↑ "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 3, 2024.
  49. ↑ 2022Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 29, 2022.

Official campaign websites

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.