The Green Papers: Washington 2019 General Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2019. Find 2020 elections here.

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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:6,753,369 (2.18% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:12(2.23% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:10(2.30% of 435)
Capital:Olympia
 

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats   Republicans


Washington State's Top Two Primary

  • The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary and receive at least 1% of the votes cast qualify for the general election.
  • Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate.
  • To trigger a mandatory machine recount, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.
  • To trigger a manual recount in a statewide election, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 1,000 votes and less 0.25% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.
 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Maria E. Cantwell
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006, 2012, 2018.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Maria E. Cantwell
FEC S8WA00194

Class 3 Democratic Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Jay R. Inslee
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4)
  Candidate Republican     Loren Culp
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Phil Fortunato
  Candidate Republican     former Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed
  Candidate Democratic     Governor Jay R. Inslee
22 August 2019: Running for re-election after withdrawing as a Presidential contender.

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

116th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
7 Democratic (7 Undetermined);
3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene
First elected in a special election for the 112th Congress and in a concurrent regular election to the 113th Congress: 6 November 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene
FEC H0WA08046; 30 Sep 19; Tot $749,198; Dsb $664,975

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
First elected: 2000
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Call
FEC H0WA02189; 30 Sep 19; Tot $3,587; Dsb $2,050
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 19; Tot $421,752; Dsb $345,100

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3 Republican Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Rudy Atencio
FEC H0WA03245
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
FEC H0WA03187; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,117,870; Dsb $403,159
  Candidate Democratic     Peter Khalil
FEC H0WA03237; 30 Sep 19; Tot $55,884; Dsb $40,808
  Candidate Democratic     Carolyn N. Long
FEC H8WA03198; 30 Sep 19; Tot $603,745; Dsb $162,714

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse
FEC H4WA04104; 30 Sep 19; Tot $388,956; Dsb $333,208

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Christopher "Chris" Armitage
FEC H0WA05125
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
FEC H4WA05077; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,291,277; Dsb $514,524

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Congressman Derek Kilmer
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Derek Kilmer
FEC H2WA06129; 30 Sep 19; Tot $967,731; Dsb $695,941
  Candidate Republican     Elizabeth Kreiselmaier
  Candidate Democratic     Rebecca Parson

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Pramila Jayapal
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Pramila Jayapal
FEC H6WA07458; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,083,226; Dsb $472,042

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 8 Democratic Congressman Kim Schrier
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Dan Earnest Gordon
FEC H0WA08111
  Candidate Republican     Jesse Jensen
FEC H0WA08103; 30 Sep 19; Tot $6,825; Dsb $274
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Kim Schrier
FEC H8WA08189; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,548,321; Dsb $440,270
  Candidate Republican     Keith Roland Swank
FEC H2WA08166; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,580; Dsb $0

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 19; Tot $584,731; Dsb $225,085

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Joshua Collins
FEC H0WA10018; 30 Sep 19; Tot $43,464; Dsb $12,984
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck
FEC H0WA03161; 30 Sep 19; Tot $414,891; Dsb $177,297
  Candidate Republican     Nancy Dailey Slotnick
FEC H8WA10037; 30 Sep 19; Tot $19,018; Dsb $13,705

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
27 March 2017: Secretary of State Wyman announced that she has colon cancer. The prognosis is good. During treatments, Assistant Secretary Mark Neary will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations and Deputy Secretary Greg Lane may represent the office as needed.
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Jeff Winmill

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Treasurer Duane A. Davidson
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Mike Pellicciotti

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Auditor Patrice "Pat" McCarthy
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Libertarian     Anthony Welti

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Nonpartisan; (Democratic) Public Instruction Superintendent Chris Reykdal
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 16 incumbents, 18 candidates
  Republican: 5 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Christian Liberty
  Socialist Alternative
  Unity
Independents
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
  Public Disclosure Commission
  Register to vote - Secretary of State
  Washington Secretary of State
  Washington Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
  Washington Senate Democrats
  Washington State Legislature
  Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives
  Washington State Senate
Democratic
  Washington Senate Democratic Caucus
  Washington State Democrats
Republican
  Washington State Republican Party
Third Party
  Christian Liberty Party of Washington
  Communist Party - Washington State District
  Green Party of Washington
  Libertarian Party of Washington State
  Socialist Alternative
  The Unity Party of Washington
Media & others
  KING TV - Seattle
  KREM TV - Spokane
  Northwest Daily Marker - Redmond
  Politics1.com - Washington
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  The Chronicle - Centralia
  The Daily Herald - Everett
  The Daily News - Longview
  The Seattle Times
  The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
  Yakima Herald-Republic

 


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