2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

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2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
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Candidate Dave Upthegrove Jaime Herrera Beutler
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,969,9361,765,121
Percentage52.62%47.15%
2024 Washington public lands commissioner election results map by county.svg
County results
Upthegrove:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Beutler:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Public Lands Commissioner before election

Hilary Franz
Democratic

Elected Public Lands Commissioner

Dave Upthegrove
Democratic

The 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 5, 2024. Democrat Dave Upthegrove, a King County councilman, defeated Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, a former U.S. Representative from Washington's 3rd congressional district. [1] The top-two primary was held on August 6. [2] Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, did not seek a third term in office, opting to run instead for governor. [3] [4] The primary saw a close race with the Democratic vote split across five candidates, causing a recount in order to determine the winners and narrowly avoiding a lockout for the Democratic Party. [5]

Contents

Background

Current Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020, is not seeking a third term. She initially chose to run for governor, later dropping out of that race to instead run for the U.S. House. [6] During the primary election, the race drew many candidates, including five Democrats and two Republicans. It was suggested that the numerous Democratic candidates might split the vote enough so that the two Republican candidates might advance to the general election, locking out Democrats from the office. [7]

The results of the primary election had Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler lead while the second-place position remained tight between Democrat Dave Upthegrove and Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson, with a margin of only 51 votes between the two. This triggered an automatic hand recount per Washington state laws. [8] [9] After a recount and certification of the results showed Upthegrove with a lead of 49 votes, he advanced to the general election thus ensuring that Democrats would not be locked out of the general election. [10]

During their campaigns, both Upthegrove and Beutler focused on the protection and management of forests and public lands albeit with differing views of how such aims would be achieved. Upthegrove emphasized preservation of public lands, especially legacy forests (mature natural forests), and maintaining a balance between conservation and economical value of the forests. Beutler focused on the generation of revenue via logging and other activities to keep lands economically and environmentally sustainable, claiming that excessive preservation of legacy forests can lead to susceptibility to disease, raise wildfire risks, and reduce the stream of revenue on which schools and other public services rely. On tribal issues, Upthegrove supports strengthening the role of co-management with tribes while Buetler supports continuing Franz's creation of a tribal liaison. [11] [8]

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

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Sue Kuehl Pederson, retired utility manager and runner-up for Public Lands Commissioner in 2020 [12]

Endorsements

Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)
Political parties
Dave Upthegrove (D)

Statewide officials

Organizations

Newspapers

Mona Das (D) (withdrawn)

State legislators

Local officials

Rebecca Saldaña (D) (withdrawn)

Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		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) [37] [A] July 24–25, 2024581 (LV)± 4.0%4%18%3%12%6%5%5% [b] 48%
Public Policy Polling (D) [38] [A] May 15–16, 2024615 (LV)± 4.0%1%16%5%12%4%2%–58%
Public Policy Polling (D) [39] [A] November 14–15, 2023700 (LV)± 3.7%5%18%–14%3%2%11% [c] 48%

Forum

2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner primary candidate forum
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Democratic Democratic Democratic
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
AndersonDePoeHerrera
Beutler		Kuehl
Pederson		LebovitzUpthegroveVan De Wege
1Jul. 18, 2024 League of Women Voters of Washington
The Columbian
The Reflector 		Craig Brown TVW PPPPPPP

Results

A top-two primary took place on August 6. All candidates were listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advanced to the general election in November. Results were certified by county canvassing boards on August 20, showing Democrat Dave Upthegrove in second place, with a margin of only 51 votes (0.0027% of the total votes) over Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson, enough to trigger an automatic hand recount per Washington state laws. [40] [9]

On September 3, hand recounts returned with Upthegrove holding a 53-vote margin over Pederson. [34] [41] Results were certified on September 4, with Dave Upthegrove holding a final margin of 49 votes over Sue Kuehl Pederson, ensuring that Democrats would not be locked out of the general election. [42] [10]

Blanket primary results by county Herrera Beutler 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Upthegrove 20-30% 30-40% Pederson 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% Van De Wege 20-30% 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election primary.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Herrera Beutler
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Upthegrove
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Pederson
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Van De Wege
  •   20–30%
Blanket primary election results [43] [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler 419,309 22.033
Democratic Dave Upthegrove 396,304 20.824
Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson396,25520.821
Democratic Patrick DePoe267,94414.079
Democratic Allen Lebovitz194,11810.200
Democratic Kevin Van De Wege 143,1747.523
Democratic Jeralee Anderson84,3534.432
Write-in 1,6580.087
Total votes1,903,115 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [d] 		Margin
of error		Dave
Upthegrove (D)		Jaime
Herrera Beutler (R)		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [45] [A] October 16–17, 2024571 (LV)± 4.1%46%38%16%
Strategies 360 [46] October 11–16, 2024600 (RV)± 4.0%47%38%15%
Cascade PBS/Elway Research [47] October 8–12, 2024401 (LV)± 5.0%41%35%24%

Debates & forums

2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner debates & candidate forums
No.DateHostModeratorLink Democratic Republican
Key:
 P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
Dave Upthegrove Jaime Herrera Beutler
1Sep. 18, 2024Association of Washington BusinessBill Lucia TVW PP
2Sep. 25, 2024 League of Women Voters of Washington
and Benton-Franklin Counties
Northwest Public Broadcasting 		Matt Loveless YouTube PP
3Oct. 2, 2024The ImpactMike McClanahan TVW PP
4Oct. 7, 2024 Society of American Foresters Samantha Chang TVW PP

Results

2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election [48]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Dave Upthegrove 1,969,936 52.62% −4.07%
Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler 1,765,12147.15%+3.94%
Write-in 8,3940.22%+0.12%
Total votes3,743,451 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Jeralee Anderson (D) with 5%
  3. ↑ Rebecca Saldaña (D) with 6%; Mona Das (D) with 5%
  4. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 3 4 Poll conducted for The Cascadia Advocate

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