2024 Washington elections

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2024 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections
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 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election81
Seats before9 [a] 0 [a]
Seats won90
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Percentage55.96%43.86%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.27%Increase2.svg 4.58%

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

Attorney general

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 were up for six-year terms. Chief Justice Steven González, and Justice Sheryl Gordon McCloud were up for re-election and were re-elected unopposed. [22] In 2024, Susan Owens reached mandatory retirement and was not eligible to seek re-election.

Legislative

State senate

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

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

Notes

  1. 1 2 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.

Partisan clients

    References

    1. ↑ "Primary elections in Washington, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    2. 1 2 Ortiz, Erik (October 28, 2024). "Ballot drop boxes set on fire in Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash". NBC News. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
    3. ↑ "Electoral College in the 2024 presidential election". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    4. ↑ "2024 Presidential Election Calendar". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    5. ↑ "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.
    6. ↑ "Kilmer says he will not seek another House term". Roll Call. November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    7. ↑ King, Rob (February 8, 2024). "Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers announces she will not run for re-election". KXLY-TV .
    8. ↑ "Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is not running for re-election". NBC News. May 1, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    9. ↑ Sowersby, Shauna (November 5, 2024). "Bob Ferguson will be Washington's next governor | Cascade PBS". www.cascadepbs.org. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
    10. 1 2 3 4 "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    11. ↑ Miller, R. Hans (November 7, 2024). "Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
    12. ↑ "Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces run for governor with endorsement from Gov. Inslee". king5.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    13. ↑ Gaitán, Catalina (November 5, 2024). "Former U.S. attorney beats Pasco mayor to become next WA attorney general". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
    14. ↑ "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.
    15. ↑ "Steve Hobbs breaks Washington Democrats' losing streak for secretary of state". Axios. November 11, 2022. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    16. 1 2 3 Deng, Grace (November 7, 2024). "Democratic incumbents sweep Washington's down ballot races • Washington State Standard". Washington State Standard. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
    17. ↑ "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.
    18. ↑ Breda, Isabella (November 7, 2024). "Upthegrove elected WA lands commissioner". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
    19. 1 2 "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NW Progressive. July 9, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
    20. ↑ Smith, Rich (May 4, 2023). "Sen. Patty Kuderer Announces Run for Insurance Commissioner". The Stranger . Retrieved February 8, 2024.
    21. ↑ "Patty Kuderer defeats Phil Fortunato in insurance commissioner race". The Seattle Times. November 5, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
    22. ↑ "Washington Supreme Court elections, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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