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 County results Congressional district results Precinct resultsMcCarthy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hawkins: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect theWashington State Auditor, concurrently with the2024 U.S. presidential election, as well aselections to theU.S. Senate and variousstate and local elections, including forU.S. House andgovernor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds atop-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.
IncumbentDemocratic State AuditorPat McCarthy was re-elected to a third term.[1]
Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat McCarthy (incumbent) | 1,125,904 | 58.82% | |
| Republican | Matt Hawkins | 786,529 | 41.09% | |
| Write-in | 1,648 | 0.09% | ||
| Total votes | 1,914,081 | 100.00% | ||
| County[6] | Pat McCarthy Democratic | Matt Hawkins Republican | Write-in Various | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 578 | 23.80% | 1,849 | 76.12% | 2 | 0.08% | -1,271 | -52.33% | 2,429 |
| Asotin | 2,155 | 38.29% | 3,467 | 61.60% | 6 | 0.11% | -1,312 | -23.31% | 5,628 |
| Benton | 18,300 | 37.19% | 30,868 | 62.73% | 40 | 0.08% | -12,568 | -25.54% | 49,208 |
| Chelan | 8,768 | 40.53% | 12,851 | 59.41% | 12 | 0.06% | -4,083 | -18.88% | 21,631 |
| Clallam | 16,250 | 56.99% | 12,239 | 42.93% | 23 | 0.08% | 4,011 | 14.07% | 28,512 |
| Clark | 70,739 | 53.46% | 61,478 | 46.46% | 105 | 0.08% | 9,261 | 7.00% | 132,322 |
| Columbia | 331 | 26.02% | 940 | 73.90% | 1 | 0.08% | -609 | -47.88% | 1,272 |
| Cowlitz | 11,704 | 40.77% | 16,976 | 59.14% | 26 | 0.09% | -5,272 | -18.37% | 28,706 |
| Douglas | 3,324 | 30.78% | 7,466 | 69.14% | 9 | 0.08% | -4,142 | -38.36% | 10,799 |
| Ferry | 727 | 31.03% | 1,613 | 68.84% | 3 | 0.13% | -886 | -37.81% | 2,343 |
| Franklin | 4,689 | 33.69% | 9,217 | 66.22% | 12 | 0.09% | -4,528 | -32.53% | 13,918 |
| Garfield | 151 | 20.71% | 578 | 79.29% | 0 | 0.00% | -427 | -58.57% | 729 |
| Grant | 4,234 | 25.82% | 12,152 | 74.10% | 13 | 0.08% | -7,918 | -48.28% | 16,399 |
| Grays Harbor | 9,110 | 47.55% | 10,031 | 52.36% | 18 | 0.09% | -921 | -4.81% | 19,159 |
| Island | 16,962 | 56.98% | 12,772 | 42.91% | 34 | 0.11% | 4,190 | 14.08% | 29,768 |
| Jefferson | 11,706 | 75.26% | 3,842 | 24.70% | 7 | 0.05% | 7,864 | 50.56% | 15,555 |
| King | 407,039 | 76.13% | 127,197 | 23.79% | 451 | 0.08% | 279,842 | 52.34% | 534,687 |
| Kitsap | 50,350 | 61.17% | 31,907 | 38.76% | 61 | 0.07% | 18,443 | 22.40% | 82,318 |
| Kittitas | 4,544 | 38.90% | 7,134 | 61.07% | 4 | 0.03% | -2,590 | -22.17% | 11,682 |
| Klickitat | 3,257 | 44.24% | 4,099 | 55.68% | 6 | 0.08% | -842 | -11.44% | 7,362 |
| Lewis | 7,114 | 30.32% | 16,305 | 69.49% | 44 | 0.19% | -9,191 | -39.17% | 23,463 |
| Lincoln | 888 | 22.80% | 3,007 | 77.20% | 0 | 0.00% | -2,119 | -54.40% | 3,895 |
| Mason | 9,335 | 48.15% | 10,028 | 51.73% | 23 | 0.12% | -693 | -3.57% | 19,386 |
| Okanogan | 4,801 | 41.06% | 6,878 | 58.83% | 13 | 0.11% | -2,077 | -17.76% | 11,692 |
| Pacific | 3,917 | 48.87% | 4,085 | 50.97% | 13 | 0.16% | -168 | -2.10% | 8,015 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,434 | 32.47% | 2,976 | 67.39% | 6 | 0.14% | -1,542 | -34.92% | 4,416 |
| Pierce | 114,884 | 55.57% | 91,679 | 44.34% | 182 | 0.09% | 23,205 | 11.22% | 206,745 |
| San Juan | 5,892 | 76.51% | 1,805 | 23.44% | 4 | 0.05% | 4,087 | 53.07% | 7,701 |
| Skagit | 20,192 | 56.10% | 15,783 | 43.85% | 17 | 0.05% | 4,409 | 12.25% | 35,992 |
| Skamania | 1,782 | 44.71% | 2,201 | 55.22% | 3 | 0.08% | -419 | -10.51% | 3,986 |
| Snohomish | 117,033 | 59.57% | 79,246 | 40.34% | 171 | 0.09% | 37,787 | 19.23% | 196,450 |
| Spokane | 66,811 | 47.61% | 73,373 | 52.28% | 155 | 0.11% | -6,562 | -4.68% | 140,339 |
| Stevens | 4,329 | 28.04% | 11,099 | 71.88% | 13 | 0.08% | -6,770 | -43.84% | 15,441 |
| Thurston | 52,496 | 61.86% | 32,289 | 38.05% | 71 | 0.08% | 20,207 | 23.81% | 84,856 |
| Wahkiakum | 751 | 43.11% | 990 | 56.83% | 1 | 0.06% | -239 | -13.72% | 1,742 |
| Walla Walla | 6,298 | 43.65% | 8,127 | 56.33% | 3 | 0.02% | -1,829 | -12.68% | 14,428 |
| Whatcom | 42,736 | 60.95% | 27,336 | 38.99% | 45 | 0.06% | 15,400 | 21.96% | 70,117 |
| Whitman | 4,281 | 47.33% | 4,756 | 52.58% | 8 | 0.09% | -475 | -5.25% | 9,045 |
| Yakima | 16,012 | 38.17% | 25,890 | 61.72% | 43 | 0.10% | -9,878 | -23.55% | 41,945 |
| Totals | 1,125,904 | 58.82% | 786,529 | 41.09% | 1,648 | 0.09% | 339,375 | 17.73% | 1,914,081 |
Newspapers
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Pat McCarthy (D) | Matt Hawkins (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[A] | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 43% | 33% | 24% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Pat McCarthy (incumbent) | 2,170,306 | 57.99% | –0.01% | |
| Republican | Matt Hawkins | 1,568,750 | 41.92% | – | |
| Write-in | 3,262 | 0.09% | – | ||
| Total votes | 3,742,318 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratichold | |||||
| County[9] | Pat McCarthy Democratic | Matt Hawkins Republican | Write-in Various | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,396 | 27.12% | 3,742 | 72.69% | 10 | 0.19% | -2,346 | -45.57% | 5,148 |
| Asotin | 4,028 | 36.76% | 6,918 | 63.13% | 12 | 0.11% | -2,890 | -26.37% | 10,958 |
| Benton | 36,916 | 38.18% | 59,706 | 61.75% | 74 | 0.08% | -22,790 | -23.57% | 96,696 |
| Chelan | 17,099 | 42.56% | 23,043 | 57.35% | 37 | 0.09% | -5,944 | -14.79% | 40,179 |
| Clallam | 24,850 | 53.22% | 21,805 | 46.70% | 39 | 0.08% | 3,045 | 6.52% | 46,694 |
| Clark | 138,981 | 53.05% | 122,713 | 46.84% | 311 | 0.12% | 16,268 | 6.21% | 262,005 |
| Columbia | 643 | 27.10% | 1,727 | 72.78% | 3 | 0.13% | -1,084 | -45.68% | 2,373 |
| Cowlitz | 22,733 | 39.94% | 34,141 | 59.99% | 40 | 0.07% | -11,408 | -20.04% | 56,914 |
| Douglas | 7,022 | 34.51% | 13,310 | 65.42% | 15 | 0.07% | -6,288 | -30.90% | 20,347 |
| Ferry | 1,282 | 32.31% | 2,685 | 67.67% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,403 | -35.36% | 3,968 |
| Franklin | 11,847 | 38.51% | 18,901 | 61.43% | 19 | 0.06% | -7,054 | -22.93% | 30,767 |
| Garfield | 307 | 23.44% | 1,003 | 76.56% | 0 | 0.00% | -696 | -53.13% | 1,310 |
| Grant | 10,493 | 30.22% | 24,217 | 69.74% | 17 | 0.05% | -13,724 | -39.52% | 34,727 |
| Grays Harbor | 16,878 | 46.70% | 19,228 | 53.21% | 33 | 0.09% | -2,350 | -6.50% | 36,139 |
| Island | 28,362 | 56.32% | 21,938 | 43.56% | 60 | 0.12% | 6,424 | 12.76% | 50,360 |
| Jefferson | 17,286 | 71.91% | 6,742 | 28.05% | 10 | 0.04% | 10,544 | 43.86% | 24,038 |
| King | 798,894 | 74.44% | 273,370 | 25.47% | 898 | 0.08% | 525,524 | 48.97% | 1,073,162 |
| Kitsap | 88,512 | 58.82% | 61,848 | 41.10% | 124 | 0.08% | 26,664 | 17.72% | 150,484 |
| Kittitas | 10,204 | 40.64% | 14,877 | 59.25% | 27 | 0.11% | -4,673 | -18.61% | 25,108 |
| Klickitat | 5,777 | 44.39% | 7,226 | 55.52% | 11 | 0.08% | -1,448 | -11.13% | 13,014 |
| Lewis | 14,115 | 32.46% | 29,335 | 67.46% | 35 | 0.08% | -15,220 | -35.00% | 43,485 |
| Lincoln | 1,595 | 23.03% | 5,321 | 76.84% | 9 | 0.13% | -3,726 | -53.81% | 6,925 |
| Mason | 16,848 | 47.78% | 18,374 | 52.10% | 43 | 0.12% | -1,526 | -4.33% | 35,265 |
| Okanogan | 8,382 | 42.01% | 11,556 | 57.91% | 16 | 0.08% | -3,174 | -15.91% | 19,954 |
| Pacific | 6,744 | 49.35% | 6,910 | 50.56% | 13 | 0.10% | -166 | -1.21% | 13,667 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,479 | 29.98% | 5,776 | 69.84% | 15 | 0.18% | -3,297 | -39.87% | 8,270 |
| Pierce | 231,143 | 54.89% | 189,549 | 45.01% | 388 | 0.09% | 41,594 | 9.88% | 421,080 |
| San Juan | 9,142 | 74.45% | 3,121 | 25.42% | 17 | 0.14% | 6,021 | 49.03% | 12,280 |
| Skagit | 35,344 | 53.00% | 31,301 | 46.93% | 46 | 0.07% | 4,043 | 6.06% | 66,691 |
| Skamania | 3,088 | 44.13% | 3,906 | 55.82% | 4 | 0.06% | -818 | -11.69% | 6,998 |
| Snohomish | 228,289 | 57.85% | 165,975 | 42.06% | 326 | 0.08% | 62,314 | 15.79% | 394,590 |
| Spokane | 126,979 | 46.17% | 147,902 | 53.77% | 166 | 0.06% | -20,923 | -7.61% | 275,047 |
| Stevens | 7,412 | 27.02% | 19,998 | 72.89% | 25 | 0.09% | -12,586 | -45.88% | 27,435 |
| Thurston | 93,958 | 59.56% | 63,658 | 40.35% | 142 | 0.09% | 30,300 | 19.21% | 157,758 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,191 | 40.82% | 1,724 | 59.08% | 3 | 0.10% | -533 | -18.27% | 2,918 |
| Walla Walla | 12,705 | 44.47% | 15,850 | 55.48% | 13 | 0.05% | -3,145 | -11.01% | 28,568 |
| Whatcom | 81,199 | 61.42% | 50,924 | 38.52% | 75 | 0.06% | 30,275 | 22.90% | 132,198 |
| Whitman | 10,113 | 52.54% | 9,121 | 47.38% | 16 | 0.08% | 992 | 5.15% | 19,250 |
| Yakima | 36,070 | 42.16% | 49,309 | 57.64% | 169 | 0.20% | -13,239 | -15.48% | 85,548 |
| Totals | 2,170,306 | 57.99% | 1,568,750 | 41.92% | 3,262 | 0.09% | 601,556 | 16.07% | 3,742,318 |
Swing by countyTrend relative to the state by countyMcCarthy won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Hawkins, including one that elected a Democrat.[10]
| District | McCarthy | Hawkins | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 62% | 38% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 60% | 39% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 48% | 52% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
| 4th | 39% | 61% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 43% | 57% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress) |
| Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 59% | 41% | Derek Kilmer (118th Congress) |
| Emily Randall (119th Congress) | |||
| 7th | 86% | 13% | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | 51% | 49% | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | 70% | 30% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 59% | 41% | Marilyn Strickland |
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