Washington 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Washington 2022 General Election

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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary and Special Primary for Secretary of State: Tuesday 2 August 2022
✓ General Election and Special General for Secretary of State: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Friday 20 May 2022 - Filing Deadline - balloted candidates .
✓ Tuesday 2 August 2022 - Primary and Special Primary for Secretary of State . Polling hours 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 2 August 2022 - Filing Deadline - primary, write-in .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election and Special General for Secretary of State . Polling hours 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 8 November 2022 - 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	(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.

Elections Calendar 2022 from the Washington Secretary of State.

Candidate List from the Washington Secretary of State.

2 August 2022 Primary Returns from an official source. Results from a media source.

2022 Certification of Candidates to the General Election from the Washington Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 returns from the Washington Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 9 December 2022 per the certified vote.



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 (2)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Maria E. Cantwell* • FEC S8WA00194
		Democratic			John Peterson • FEC S4WA00532

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,741,827	57.15%	Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray • FEC S2WA00189; 31 Dec 22; Tot $16,112,355; Dsb $19,036,980
		Republican	1,299,322	42.63%	Tiffany Smiley • FEC S2WA00387; 31 Dec 22; Tot $21,007,198; Dsb $20,812,701
		Scattering	6,751	0.22%	WRITE-IN
Total			3,047,900	100.00%

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
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			Richland School Board Member M. Semi Bird

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 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Democratic (7 on General Election ballot); 3 Republican (1 Lost / No longer running, 2 on General Election ballot)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Member of Congress Suzan Kay DelBene • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	181,992	63.48%	Member of Congress Suzan Kay DelBene • FEC H0WA08046; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,502,764; Dsb $3,162,337
		Republican	104,329	36.39%	Mill Creek City Council Member Vincent J. Cavaleri, Jr. • FEC H2WA01252; 31 Dec 22; Tot $185,848; Dsb $179,498
		Scattering	363	0.13%	WRITE-IN
Total			286,684	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	202,980	60.07%	Member of Congress Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • FEC H0WA02080; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,697,229; Dsb $1,766,117
		Republican	134,335	39.75%	Dan Matthews • FEC H2WA02177; 31 Dec 22; Tot $145,529; Dsb $145,529
		Scattering	608	0.18%	WRITE-IN
Total			337,923	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Lost		Republican	Member of Congress Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running - 9 August 2022: Conceded
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	160,314	50.14%	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez • FEC H2WA03217; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,924,094; Dsb $3,857,781
		Republican	157,685	49.31%	Joseph "Joe" Kent • 21 December 2022: Conceded after recount. • FEC H2WA03100; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,813,031; Dsb $3,763,484
		Scattering	1,760	0.55%	WRITE-IN
Total			319,759	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	150,619	66.46%	Member of Congress Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • FEC H4WA04104; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,148,295; Dsb $2,433,413
		Democratic	70,710	31.20%	Doug White • FEC H2WA04199; 31 Dec 22; Tot $774,334; Dsb $752,779
		Scattering	5,318	2.35%	WRITE-IN
Total			226,647	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Republican	188,648	59.51%	Member of Congress Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • FEC H4WA05077; 31 Dec 22; Tot $6,416,913; Dsb $6,380,771
		Democratic	127,585	40.25%	Natasha L. Hill • FEC H2WA05105; 31 Dec 22; Tot $377,499; Dsb $377,499
		Scattering	773	0.24%	WRITE-IN
Total			317,006	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Member of Congress Derek Kilmer • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	208,710	60.00%	Member of Congress Derek Kilmer • FEC H2WA06129; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,637,628; Dsb $4,476,516
		Republican	138,754	39.89%	Elizabeth Kreiselmaier • FEC H0WA06081; 31 Dec 22; Tot $426,187; Dsb $428,181
		Scattering	409	0.12%	WRITE-IN
Total			347,873	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	295,998	85.39%	Member of Congress Pramila Jayapal • FEC H6WA07458; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,772,436; Dsb $2,186,229
		Republican	49,207	14.20%	Clifford E. "Cliff" Moon • FEC H2WA07127; 31 Dec 22; Tot $8,019; Dsb $21,118
		Scattering	1,442	0.42%	WRITE-IN
Total			346,647	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Member of Congress Kim Schrier • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	179,003	53.27%	Member of Congress Kim Schrier • FEC H8WA08189; 31 Dec 22; Tot $9,640,767; Dsb $11,003,511
		Republican	155,976	46.42%	Matt Larkin • FEC H2WA08182; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,810,553; Dsb $2,806,614
		Scattering	1,059	0.32%	WRITE-IN
Total			336,038	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	171,746	71.61%	Member of Congress David Adam "Adam" Smith • FEC H6WA09025; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,386,776; Dsb $1,378,653
		Republican	67,631	28.20%	Douglas Michael "Doug" Basler • FEC H4WA09061; 31 Dec 22; Tot $133,962; Dsb $141,268
		Scattering	471	0.20%	WRITE-IN
Total			239,848	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	152,544	56.97%	Member of Congress Marilyn Strickland • FEC H0WA10034; 31 Dec 22; Tot $1,911,260; Dsb $1,485,333
		Republican	114,777	42.87%	Keith Roland Swank • FEC H2WA08166; 31 Dec 22; Tot $160,970; Dsb $186,320
		Scattering	427	0.16%	WRITE-IN
Total			267,748	100.00%

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
	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.

Special Election			• 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 (2, 2 write-ins)

		Democratic	1,468,521	49.77%	Secretary of State Steve Hobbs
		Nonpartisan	1,351,926	45.82%	Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson
		Scattering	129,933	4.40%	WRITE-IN
		Write-in; (Republican)			state Representative Brad Klippert
Total			2,950,380	100.00%

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, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 13 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
Other Third Parties
	• Christian Liberty
	• Socialist Alternative
Independents
	• (blank): 1 incumbent
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 12 candidates
	• 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 State Legislature
	• Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives
	• Washington State Senate
Democratic
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	• 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
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 Spokesman-Review - Spokane
	• Yakima Herald-Republic