Washington 2024 General Election

The Green Papers: Washington 2024 General Election

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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 6 August 2024
General Election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

✓ Monday 6 May - Friday 10 May 2024 - Filing - balloted candidates .
✓ Friday 2 August 2024 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 6 August 2024 - Primary . Polling hours reportedly end at 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day.
✓ Tuesday 6 August 2024 - Filing Deadline - primary write-in .
Tuesday 5 November 2024 - General Election . Polling hours reportedly end at 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked no later than Midnight local time going into Election Day itself, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day itself.
Tuesday 5 November 2024 - Filing Deadline - general election write-in .

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	7,715,946	(2.49% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	12	(0.00% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	10	(2.30% of 435)
Capital:	Olympia

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2024 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.

2024 Elections Calendar from the Washington Secretary of State.

Primary Candidates and General Election Candidates from the Washington Secretary of State.

Candidate lists now complete for March 12 Presidential Primary from the Washington Secretary of State.

Primary results and results from media sources.

Primary returns from an official source.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 12 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (10, 1 write-in)

		Democratic		Vice President Kamala Devi Harris • for Vice President: Minnesota Governor Timothy J. "Tim" Walz • FEC P00009423; 31 Aug 24; Tot $678,223,639; Dsb $444,597,618

		Republican		former President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Ohio Senator James D. "J.D." Vance • FEC P80001571; 31 Aug 24; Tot $309,218,795; Dsb $177,664,006

		Green		former Lexington Town Meeting Member Jill Ellen Stein • for Vice President: Rudolph T. "Butch" Ware, III • FEC P20003984; 30 Sep 24; Tot $1,993,802; Dsb $1,790,800

		Libertarian		Chase Russell Oliver • for Vice President: Mike ter Maat • FEC P40011983; 31 Aug 24; Tot $333,488; Dsb $320,238

		Justice For All		Cornel Ronald West • for Vice President: Melina Abdullah • FEC P40013708; 31 Aug 24; Tot $1,288,545; Dsb $1,277,444

		Socialism and Liberation		Claudia De la Cruz • for Vice President: Karina Alexandra Garcia • FEC P40015406; 30 Sep 24; Tot $351,674; Dsb $302,248

		Socialist Equality		Joseph Kishore Tanniru • for Vice President: Jerry White • FEC P40019598; 30 Sep 24; Tot $50,233; Dsb $44,170

		Socialist Workers Party		Rachele Fruit • for Vice President: Dennis Richter

		We The People		Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. • for Vice President: Nicole Ann Shanahan • FEC P40011793; 30 Sep 24; Tot $62,281,089; Dsb $61,388,437

		Independent		Shiva Ayyadurai • for Vice President: Crystal Ellis • FEC P40012015; 30 Sep 24; Tot $161,863; Dsb $137,268

		Write-in; (American Solidarity)		Connecticut Regional School Board of Education Member Peter A. Sonski • for Vice President: Lauren Michelle Onak • FEC P40013724; 30 Sep 24; Tot $83,822; Dsb $58,011

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 118^th 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Senator Maria E. Cantwell • FEC S8WA00194; 30 Sep 24; Tot $10,912,755; Dsb $3,571,254
		Republican		Raul Garcia • GOP • FEC S4WA00581; 30 Sep 24; Tot $717,973; Dsb $617,214

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Open		Democratic	Governor Jay R. Inslee • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Chair - 1 May 2023: Governor Inslee will not seek re-election: "I'm ready to pass the torch...."
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Attorney General Bob Ferguson
		Republican		former Member of Congress David G. "Dave" Reichert • First elected to the U.S. House: 2004; re-elected: 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016; not a candidate for reelection: 2018.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Dennis "Denny" Heck • Previously served in the U.S. House: 2013-2021; first elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Lieutenant Governor Dennis "Denny" Heck
		Republican		Dan Matthews

118^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2024, 2026. No Term Limit. 118^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 8 Democratic (7 on General Election ballot, 1 Open); 2 Republican (1 on General Election ballot, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress 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 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		James E. "Jeb" Brewer • FEC H4WA01266; 30 Sep 24; Tot $12,679; Dsb $10,944
		Democratic		Member of Congress Suzan Kay DelBene • FEC H0WA08046; 30 Sep 24; Tot $3,471,463; Dsb $2,673,631

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Cody Hart • MAGA REPUBLICAN • FEC H0WA02221
		Democratic		Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,285,581; Dsb $1,600,448

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Member of Congress Marie Gluesenkamp Perez • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot - aka Marie Perez
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Member of Congress Marie Gluesenkamp Perez • FEC H2WA03217; 30 Sep 24; Tot $9,934,475; Dsb $8,717,216
		Republican		Joseph "Joe" Kent • FEC H2WA03100; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,277,380; Dsb $1,810,171

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • FEC H4WA04104; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,048,876; Dsb $1,486,502
		Republican		Jerrod Sessler • FEC H2WA04165; 30 Sep 24; Tot $548,235; Dsb $263,717

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 5 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 8 February 2024: "I will not be running for re-election to the People's House."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Spokane County Treasurer Michael James Baumgartner • FEC H4WA05234; 30 Sep 24; Tot $1,238,654; Dsb $877,168
		Democratic		Carmela Conroy • FEC H4WA05168; 30 Sep 24; Tot $458,370; Dsb $339,813

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 6 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Derek Kilmer • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 9 November 2023: "... I will not seek re-election next year."
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		state Senator Drew C. MacEwen • FEC H4WA06133; 30 Sep 24; Tot $222,954; Dsb $120,205
		Democratic		state Senator Emily Randall • FEC H4WA06117; 30 Sep 24; Tot $1,578,728; Dsb $1,239,649

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Dan Alexander • FEC H4WA07099
		Democratic		Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal • FEC H6WA07458; 30 Sep 24; Tot $2,584,288; Dsb $2,834,201

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Kim Schrier • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Carmen Goers • FEC H4WA08139; 30 Sep 24; Tot $233,255; Dsb $202,940
		Democratic		Member of Congress Kim Schrier • FEC H8WA08189; 30 Sep 24; Tot $5,877,036; Dsb $2,976,747

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Democratic		Melissa Chaudhry • FEC H4WA09095; 30 Sep 24; Tot $183,047; Dsb $73,432
		Democratic		Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith • FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 24; Tot $1,563,966; Dsb $1,323,248

Incumbent - 118th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 119th Congress

		Republican		Don Hewett • FEC H4WA10044 or H0WA10067 or H2WA10063 • FEC H4WA10044; 30 Sep 23; Tot $40; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland • FEC H0WA10034; 30 Sep 24; Tot $1,909,426; Dsb $1,649,258

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Secretary of State Steve Hobbs • Appointed: 19 November 2021 assumed office 22 November 2021 [re: resignation of Secretary of State Kim Wyman (Republican)]. First elected: 8 November 2022 in a Special Election. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
		Republican		Dale Whitaker
	Secretary of State Kim Wyman (Republican) who was first elected in 2012; and re-elected in 2016 and 2020 resigned on 19 November 2021 to oversee election security in the Biden Administration. 26 October 2021: Secretary of State Kim Wyman (Republican) announced that she will resign on 19 November 2021 to oversee election security (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency) in the Biden administration. Governor Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) will appoint a successor to fill the seat. A special election will be held 8 November 2022 to fill the remainder of the term. 10 November 2021: Governor Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) selected state Senator Steve Hobbs (Democratic) as the new Secretary of State. He will take office 22 November. 8 November 2022: Steve Hobbs is first elected in a Special Election to a to fill the remainder of the term which ends in 2025.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

Open		Democratic	Attorney General Bob Ferguson • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 2 May 2023: Announced exploratory campaign for Governor.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Nick Brown
		Republican		Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		Sharon Hanek
		Democratic		Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Auditor Patrice "Pat" McCarthy • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		Matt Hawkins
		Democratic		Auditor Patrice "Pat" McCarthy

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

Open		Democratic	Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - ~~10 May 2023: Candidate for Governor in 2024.~~ 10 November 2023: Candidate for US House CD 6 in 2024. 6 August 2024: Did not receive his party's nomination for US House CD 6.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		former Member of Congress Jaime Herrera Beutler • First elected 2010; re-elected; 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020; unsuccessful candidate for renomination: 2022.
		Democratic		King County Council Member Dave Upthegrove

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

Open		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • Open Seat - 2 May 2023: Not running for re-election.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican		state Senator Phil Fortunato
		Democratic		state Senator Patty Kuderer

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)	Public Instruction Superintendent Chris Reykdal • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2)

		Nonpartisan; (Independent)		Peninsula School Board Member David Olson
		Nonpartisan; (Democratic)		Public Instruction Superintendent Chris Reykdal

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): 19 incumbents, 21 candidates
	• Republican: 2 incumbents, 20 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): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Christian Liberty
	• Justice For All: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Alternative
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• Unity
	• We The People: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
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
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
	• The Chronicle - Centralia
	• The Daily News - Longview
	• The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
	• Yakima Herald-Republic