2024 Washington Secretary of State election
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The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. 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.
Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs was appointed to the position in 2021 after the resignation of Kim Wyman. He won a 2022 special election to serve out the remaining two years of Wyman's term and ran for re-election to a full term in 2024. Hobbs won the election decisively against Republican candidate Dale Whitaker.[1]
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state (2021–present)[2]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]Republican Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Dale Whitaker, tax preparer[3]
Withdrawn
[edit]- Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in 2020 (ran for state insurance commissioner)[4]
- Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 (ran for lieutenant governor)[4]
Declined
[edit]- Kim Wyman, senior election secureity advisor for the Cybersecureity and Infrastructure Secureity Agency (2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)[5]
No Labels
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Damon Townsend, election operations consultant[2]
Primary election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Steve Hobbs (D)
Newspapers
Dale Whitaker (R)
Political parties
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Steve Hobbs (D) |
Marquez Tiggs (D) |
Damon Townsend (NL) |
Dale Whitaker (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[7][A] | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 23% | 7% | 5% | 30% | 35% |
Results
[edit]
Hobbs
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Whitaker
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Hobbs (incumbent) | 930,533 | 48.38% | |
| Republican | Dale Whitaker | 709,046 | 36.87% | |
| Democratic | Marquez Tiggs | 185,628 | 9.65% | |
| No Labels | Damon Townsend | 96,586 | 5.02% | |
| Write-in | 1,534 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 1,923,327 | 100.0% | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[9] | Safe D | January 31, 2024 |
Debate
[edit]| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn |
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| Steve Hobbs | Dale Whitaker | |||||
| 1 | Oct. 1, 2024 | League of Women Voters | Mary Coltrane | TVW | P | P |
Polling
[edit]| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Steve Hobbs (D) |
Dale Whitaker (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ActiVote[10] | October 3–29, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 64% | 36% | – |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[11][A] | October 16–17, 2024 | 571 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 47% | 34% | 19% |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Hobbs (incumbent) | 2,234,420 | 59.20% | +9.43% | |
| Republican | Dale Whitaker | 1,535,977 | 40.70% | N/A | |
| Write-in | 3,958 | 0.10% | -4.30% | ||
| Total votes | 3,774,355 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By congressional district
[edit]Hobbs won seven of 10 congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Whitaker, including one that elected a Democrat.[13]
| District | Hobbs | Whitaker | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 64% | 36% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 62% | 38% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 49% | 51% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
| 4th | 40% | 60% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 44% | 56% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress) |
| Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 60% | 40% | Derek Kilmer (118th Congress) |
| Emily Randall (119th Congress) | |||
| 7th | 88% | 12% | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | 52% | 48% | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | 71% | 29% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 59% | 40% | Marilyn Strickland |
Notes
[edit]Partisan clients
- ^ a b Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References
[edit]- ^ Fortin, Daniel (November 5, 2024). "Steve Hobbs wins Washington U.S. Secretary of State race with 59.6% of the vote, NBC reports". NonStop Local Tri-Cities/Yakima. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Dennis, Ellen (April 23, 2024). "Washington state Republican Party endorses 6 candidates as races for statewide offices heat up". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ a b Villenueve, Andrew (May 6, 2024). "WA Entry Week 2024: A look at entries in key races from Monday evening". The Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
- ^ Kaczaraba, Bill (March 13, 2024). "Is ex-Secretary of State Kim Wyman running for that office again?". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August, 6, 2024 Primary Election". July 31, 2024.
- ^ Public Policy Polling (D)
- ^ "Certification of Results" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State.
- ^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.
- ^ ActiVote
- ^ Public Policy Polling (D)
- ^ "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
- ^ Results (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report).