Washington 2021 General Election

The Green Papers: Washington 2021 General Election

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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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	(2.23% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	10	(2.30% of 435)
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 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. 117^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
	Candidate list (3)

		*Democratic*		*Senator Maria E. Cantwell* • FEC S8WA00194
		Democratic		Mandingo Earth Einstein • FEC S4WA00540
		Democratic		John Peterson • FEC S4WA00532

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
	Candidate list (11)

		Independent		Pano Kroko Churchill
		Independent		Justin Greywolf • FEC S2WA00403; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,390; Dsb $541
		Republican		Bob Hagglund • FEC S2WA00429; 31 Dec 21; Tot $2,206; Dsb $2,206
		Independent		Larry Hussey • FEC S2WA00353
		Democratic		David Tadashi "Bobblehead Dave" Ishii • FEC S2WA00411
		Democratic		Robert W. Kirby • FEC S2WA00346; 30 Sep 21; Tot $25; Dsb $1
		Independent		Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana • FEC S2WA00361
		*Democratic*		*Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray* • FEC S2WA00189; 30 Sep 21; Tot $4,161,501; Dsb $1,746,785
		Democratic		Ravin R. Pierre • Progressive • FEC S2WA00395
		Democratic		Nicolaus "Nick" Sleister • FEC S2WA00338; 30 Sep 21; Tot $7,955; Dsb $7,602
		Republican		Tiffany Smiley • FEC S2WA00387; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,622,798; Dsb $470,439

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

		Democratic	Governor Jay R. Inslee • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

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

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Democratic (7 Undetermined); 3 Republican (3 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th 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 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican		Mill Creek City Council Member Vincent Cavaleri, Jr.
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Suzan Kay DelBene* • FEC H0WA08046; 30 Sep 21; Tot $769,932; Dsb $480,833
		Independent		Thomas Wylie "Tom" Spears • FEC H2WA01245

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Jason Call • FEC H0WA02189; 30 Sep 21; Tot $70,655; Dsb $64,483
		Republican		Leif D. Johnson • FEC H2WA02219; 30 Sep 21; Tot $7,880; Dsb $20,746
		Republican		Carrie R. Kennedy • FEC H2WA02227
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen* • FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 21; Tot $451,085; Dsb $234,597

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (9) - 118th Congress

		Republican		Leslie Leigh French • FEC H2WA03183
		Democratic		Brent William Hennrich • FEC H2WA03134; 30 Sep 21; Tot $25,268; Dsb $20,770
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler* • FEC H0WA03187; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,731,397; Dsb $435,224
		Democratic		Chris Jenkins • ? • FEC H2WA03159
		Republican		Joseph "Joe" Kent • FEC H2WA03100; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,087,755; Dsb $250,937
		Republican		state Representative Vicki Caldwell Kraft • FEC H2WA03191
		Republican		Matthew August Overton • FEC H2WA03167
		Democratic		Davy Ray • FEC H2WA03175
		Republican		Heidi St. John • FEC H2WA03126; 30 Sep 21; Tot $334,507; Dsb $121,080

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (8) - 118th Congress

		Republican		Loren Culp • FEC H2WA04173; 30 Sep 21; Tot $104,513; Dsb $47,290
		Republican		Benancio "Ben" Garcia, III • FEC H2WA04181
		Republican		Corey Gibson • FEC H2WA14016
		Independent		Evan Owen "Ev" Jones • FEC H0WA04110
		Republican		state Representative Bradley A. "Brad" Klippert • FEC H2WA04157; 30 Sep 21; Tot $13,949; Dsb $8,253
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse* • FEC H4WA04104; 30 Sep 21; Tot $696,564; Dsb $299,519
		Republican		Jerrod Sessler • FEC H2WA04165; 30 Sep 21; Tot $408,001; Dsb $137,475
		Democratic		Doug White • FEC H2WA04199

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Ann Marie Danimus • FEC H2WA05097
		Democratic		Natasha L. Hill • FEC H2WA05105
		*Republican*		*Member of Congress Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers* • FEC H4WA05077; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,021,902; Dsb $816,524

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Derek Kilmer • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (4) - 118th Congress

		Republican		Chris Binns
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Derek Kilmer* • FEC H2WA06129; 30 Sep 21; Tot $873,794; Dsb $496,856
		Republican		Elizabeth Kreiselmaier • FEC H0WA06081; 30 Sep 21; Tot $152,106; Dsb $60,907
		Democratic		Rebecca Elizabeth Parson • FEC H0WA06099; 30 Sep 21; Tot $67,380; Dsb $49,367

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal* • FEC H6WA07458; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,213,228; Dsb $620,948

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Kim Schrier • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		King County Council Member Reagan B. Dunn • FEC H2WA08208
		Independent		Justin Greywolf • FEC H2WA08190; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,390; Dsb $541
		Republican		Jesse Jensen • FEC H0WA08103; 30 Sep 21; Tot $405,492; Dsb $120,290
		Republican		Matt Larkin • FEC H2WA08182; 30 Sep 21; Tot $359,787; Dsb $124,182
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Kim Schrier* • FEC H8WA08189; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,986,374; Dsb $500,208

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress

		Democratic		Amelia "Mia" Casmier-Paz • FEC H2WA09123
		Republican		Sea Chan • FEC H2WA09156
		Democratic		Stephanie D. Gallardo • FEC H2WA09115; 30 Sep 21; Tot $69,457; Dsb $57,586
		Republican		Clifford Mark Greene • FEC H8WA08064
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith* • FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 21; Tot $499,772; Dsb $246,913

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican		Donald "Don" Hewett • FEC H2WA10063; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,200; Dsb $0
		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland* • FEC H0WA10034; 30 Sep 21; Tot $634,826; Dsb $216,815
		Republican		Keith Roland Swank • FEC H2WA08166; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,250; Dsb $548

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)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024
	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.

			• Seat up for special election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Special Election - Caused by the 19 November 2021 resignation of Secretary of State Kim Wyman (Republican).
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican		state Senator Keith Wagoner

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

		Democratic	Attorney General Bob Ferguson • First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024

		Democratic	Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

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

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

		Democratic	Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz • First elected: 2016; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

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

		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 5 November 2024

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

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): 18 incumbents, 26 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 27 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.
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Christian Liberty
	• Socialist Alternative
	• Unity
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Independent: 7 candidates
	• 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 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
	• Constitution Party of Washington State
	• 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
	• Sound Politics - Seattle - Puget Sound
	• The Chronicle - Centralia
	• The Daily Herald - Everett
	• The Daily News - Longview
	• The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
	• Washington Voter - League of Women Voters of Washington