2024 Washington elections

2024 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections

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Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 8 1 Seats before 9 [a] 0 [a] Seats won 9 0 Seat change Percentage 55.96% 43.86% Swing 2.27% 4.58%

Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on August 6, 2024. ^[1]

This was the first time since 1965 that Republicans have not held at least one 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. ^[2] Police stated that a suspicious device had been found next to the box. ^[2]

Federal

President of the United States

Main article: 2024 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

See also: 2024 United States presidential election

Washington has 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, remaining unchanged from 2020. ^[3] A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 12, 2024. ^[4]

United States Senate

Main article: 2024 United States Senate election in Washington

See also: 2024 United States Senate elections

Washington's Class 1 U.S. Senate seat was up for election in 2024. Incumbent four-term Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell ran for re-election. ^[5]

United States House of Representatives

Main article: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington

See also: 2024 United States House of Representatives elections

All of Washington's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election. Incumbent Representatives Derek Kilmer (D) from the 6th district and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R) from the 5th district announced they would not seek re-election. ^{[6] [7]}

Statewide executive

Governor

Main article: 2024 Washington gubernatorial election

See also: 2024 United States gubernatorial elections

Incumbent three-term governor Jay Inslee (D) announced he would not seek re-election. ^[8] Democratic attorney general Bob Ferguson won the election over Republican former congressman Dave Reichert. ^[9]

Lieutenant governor

Main article: 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

Incumbent one-term lieutenant governor Denny Heck (D) won re-election to a second term over Republican candidate Dan Matthews. ^{[10] [11]}

Attorney general

Main article: 2024 Washington Attorney General election

See also: 2024 United States attorney general elections

Incumbent three-term attorney general Bob Ferguson (D) announced he would not seek re-election and instead ran for governor. ^[12] Democratic former U.S. attorney Nick Brown won the election, defeating Republican mayor of Pasco Pete Serrano. ^[13]

Secretary of state

Main article: 2024 Washington Secretary of State election

See also: 2024 United States secretary of state elections

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. ^[14] Hobbs won a 2022 special election to fill the role, and announced that he would seek re-election to a first full term. ^{[15] [10]} Hobbs won the election the election decisively against Republican Dale Whitaker. ^[16]

Public Lands Commissioner

Main article: 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

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. ^[17] Democratic King County councilor Dave Upthegrove defeated Republican former congresswoman Jaime Herrera Beutler. ^[18]

State auditor

Main article: 2024 Washington State Auditor election

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] McCarthy won re-election against Republican Matt Hawkins. ^[16]

State treasurer

Main article: 2024 Washington State Treasurer election

See also: 2024 United States state treasurer elections

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. ^{[10] [16]}

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Main article: 2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election

Incumbent two-term state superintendent Chris Reykdal (non-partisan) won re-election to a third term, defeating Peninsula School District board President David Olson. ^[19]

Insurance Commissioner

Main article: 2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

Incumbent six-term insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler (D) announced he will retire at the end of his term. ^[19] Democratic state senator Patty Kuderer won the election against Republican state senator Phil Fortunato. ^{[20] [21]}

Supreme Court

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 and were re-elected unopposed. ^[22] In 2024, Susan Owens will reach mandatory retirement and will not be eligible to seek re-election.

Position 2

2024 Washington Supreme Court Position 2 election

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Candidate Sal Mungia Dave Larson Party Nonpartisan Nonpartisan Popular vote 1,644,253 1,624,309 Percentage 50.05% 49.44%

County results Congressional district results Mungia:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Larson:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Washington Supreme Court Justice before election Susan Owens Nonpartisan Elected Washington Supreme Court Justice Sal Mungia Nonpartisan

Candidates

• Todd Bloom, tax attorney, Republican candidate for Washington's 6th congressional district in 2016 and 2022 ^[23]
• Dave Larson, Judge of the Federal Way Municipal Court ^[23]
• Salvador Mungia, appellate lawyer, ACLU cooperating lawyer ^[23]
• David Shelvey, family law attorney ^[23]

Endorsements

Dave Larson

Political parties

• Forward Party ^[24]
• Washington State Republican Party ^[25]

Newspapers and other media

• The Columbian ^[26]

Sal Mungia

State officials

• Bob Ferguson, incumbent attorney general ^[27]
• Jay Inslee, incumbent governor ^[27]

Political parties

• Washington State Democratic Party ^[28]

Newspapers and other media

• The Everett Herald ^[29]
• The Seattle Times ^[30]
• The Stranger ^[31]

Polling

Blanket primary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Todd Bloom	David Larson	Sal Mungia	David Shelvey	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [32] [A]	July 24–25, 2024	581 (LV)	± 4.0%	3%	8%	8%	3%	78%

General election

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [b]	Margin of error	Sal Mungia	David Larson	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [33] [A]	October 16–17, 2024	571 (LV)	± 4.1%	10%	14%	76%

Results

Blanket primary results by county

  Mungia

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Larson

•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

2024 Washington Supreme Court Position 2 ^{[34] [35]}

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Nonpartisan	Sal Mungia	762,797	43.43%
	Nonpartisan	Dave Larson	640,116	36.45%
	Nonpartisan	Todd Bloom	286,298	16.30%
	Nonpartisan	David Shelvy	59,676	3.40%
	Write-in		7,347	0.42%
Total votes			1,756,234	100.00%
General election
	Nonpartisan	Sal Mungia	1,644,253	50.05%
	Nonpartisan	Dave Larson	1,624,309	49.44%
	Write-in		16,654	0.51%
Total votes			3,285,216	100.00%

Legislative

State senate

Main article: 2024 Washington State Senate election

Twenty-four of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election. Democrats won a 30–19 majority in the Senate, a net gain of one seat compared with 2022.

State House of Representatives

Main article: 2024 Washington House of Representatives election

All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats won a 59–39 majority in the House, a net gain of one seat compared with 2022.

See also

• Elections in Washington (state)
• 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election

Notes

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. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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33. Public Policy Polling (D)
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