2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  2020 November 5, 20242028 
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Nominee Denny Heck Dan Matthews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote2,112,1321,674,025
Percentage55.72%44.16%

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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Heck:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Matthews:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes

Lieutenant Governor before election

Denny Heck
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Denny Heck
Democratic

The 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. 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.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican retired pilot Dan Matthews. [1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • David Griffin, businessman [3]

Republican Party

Advanced to general

  • Dan Matthews, retired pilot and perennial candidate [3]

Eliminated in primary

  • Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 and 2024 [3]

Independents

Eliminated in primary

Primary election

Endorsements

Denny Heck (D)

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [b]
Margin
of error
Denny
Heck (D)
David
Griffin (D)
Bob
Hagglund (R)
Patrick
Harman (R)
Dan
Matthews (R)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [5] [A] July 24–25, 2024581 (LV)± 4.0%24%8%9%3%13%43%

Results

Blanket primary results by county
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Heck
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
Matthews
30-40%
40-50%
Hagglund
30-40% 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election primary.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Heck
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Matthews
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Hagglund
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 927,395 48.62%
Republican Dan Matthews 438,537 22.99%
Republican Bob Hagglund319,07116.73%
Democratic David Griffin169,7598.90%
Liberal Republican [a] Patrick Harman50,3302.64%
Write-in 2,5380.13%
Total votes1,907,630 100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size [b]
Margin
of error
Denny
Heck (D)
Dan
Matthews (R)
Undecided
ActiVote [7] October 3–29, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%61%39%
Public Policy Polling (D) [8] [A] October 14–15, 2024610 (LV)± 4%47%35%18%

Results

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 2,112,132 55.72% +10.11%
Republican Dan Matthews1,674,02544.16%N/A
Write-in 4,3760.12%-20.76%
Total votes3,790,533 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

By congressional district

Heck won six of 10 congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Matthews, including two that elected Democrats. [10]

DistrictHeckMatthewsRepresentative
1st 60%40% Suzan DelBene
2nd 58%42% Rick Larsen
3rd 46%54% Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
4th 36%64% Dan Newhouse
5th 40%59% Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)
Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)
6th 56%44% Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)
Emily Randall (119th Congress)
7th 85%15% Pramila Jayapal
8th 48%52% Kim Schrier
9th 68%32% Adam Smith
10th 57%43% Marilyn Strickland

Notes

  1. 1 2 Not an actual political party. In Washington, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label
  2. 1 2 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

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References

  1. Miller, R. Hans (November 7, 2024). "Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. Cornfield, Jerry (May 25, 2023). "Heck launches re-election bid for lieutenant governor". Washington State Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Dennis, Ellen (July 30, 2024). "Four challengers are vying to unseat incumbent Lt. Governor of Washington Denny Heck. Here's why". The Spokesman-Review.
  4. "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August, 6, 2024 Primary Election". July 31, 2024.
  5. Public Policy Polling (D)
  6. "Certification of Results" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State.
  7. ActiVote
  8. Public Policy Polling (D)
  9. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington . Retrieved December 4, 2024.
  10. 2024Gen Results by Congressional District (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on December 28, 2024.

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