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The2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8, 2022. IncumbentKim Wyman, aRepublican, resigned from the office on November 19, 2021, to become the senior election security lead for theCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in theBiden administration'sDepartment of Homeland Security.[1]Washington governorJay Inslee, aDemocrat, announced he would appoint state senatorSteve Hobbs as her replacement, the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.[2]
In the primary election, Hobbs easily took first place. The race for the second spot in the general election was a close three-way battle between state senatorKeith Wagoner and technician Bob Hagglund, both Republicans, andPierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, anIndependent. After a week of tabulation, Anderson was declared to have won second place and moved on to the general election.[3]Brad Klippert, a Republican state representative, ran a write-in campaign in the general election.
Hobbs narrowly won the general election with 49.8% of the vote, over 7% less than the vote share won byPatty Murray in theconcurrent Senate race. This marked the first time since 1960 that a Democrat was elected Washington Secretary of State.
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Nonpartisan | Republican | Unity | Republican | Democratic | Republican | Democratic | Republican |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||||||||
| Julie Anderson | Tamborine Borrelli | Kurtis Engle | Bob Hagglund | Steve Hobbs | Mark Miloscia | Marquez Tiggs | Keith Wagoner | |||||
| 1[14] | Jul. 14, 2022 | League of Women Voters of Washington The Spokesman-Review TVW | Laurel Demkovich | TVW[15] | P | N | N | P | P | P | P | N |
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Steve Hobbs (D) | Julie Anderson (NP) | Tamborine Borrelli (R) | Kurtis Engle (I) | Bob Hagglund (R) | Mark Miloscia (R) | Marquez Tiggs (D) | Keith Wagoner (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[26][A] | June 1–2, 2022 | 1,039 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 17% | 5% | 5% | 1% | 5% | 2% | 3% | 6% | 56% |
| Public Policy Polling (D)[27][A] | February 17–18, 2022 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 33% | 11% | – | – | – | – | – | 30% | 25% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Hobbs (incumbent) | 747,993 | 39.96% | |
| Nonpartisan | Julie Anderson | 240,035 | 12.82% | |
| Republican | Keith Wagoner | 227,842 | 12.17% | |
| Republican | Bob Hagglund | 225,633 | 12.06% | |
| Republican | Mark Miloscia | 187,774 | 10.03% | |
| Democratic | Marquez Tiggs | 148,716 | 7.95% | |
| Republican | Tamborine Borrelli | 86,748 | 4.63% | |
| Unity | Kurtis Engle | 6,887 | 0.37% | |
| Total votes | 1,871,628 | 100.00% | ||
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] | Leans D | November 3, 2022 |
| Elections Daily[30] | Leans D | November 7, 2022 |
A debate was scheduled for October 18 at theUniversity of Puget Sound,[32] but it was canceled.[33]
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Nonpartisan |
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| Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||
| Steve Hobbs | Julie Anderson | |||||
| 1 | Aug. 17, 2022 | Association of Washington Business | Melissa Santos | AWB[34] | P | P |
| 2 | Oct. 23, 2022 | KSPS League of Women Voters of Washington The Spokesman-Review Washington Debate Coalition | Laurel Demkovitch | YouTube | P | P |
Endorsements inbold were made after the primary election.
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[b] | Margin of error | Steve Hobbs (D) | Julie Anderson (NP) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[43][A] | October 19–20, 2022 | 782 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 33% | 34% | 32% |
| SurveyUSA[44] | October 14–19, 2022 | 589 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 40% | 29% | 30% |
| Strategies 360[45] | September 22–25, 2022 | 500 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 35% | 36% | 29% |
| 370 (LV) | ± 5.1% | 38% | 38% | 24% | ||
| The Trafalgar Group (R)[46] | September 21–24, 2022 | 1,091 (LV) | ± 2.9% | 40% | 37% | 23% |
| Elway Research[47] | September 12–15, 2022 | 403 (LV) | ± 3.0% | 31% | 29% | 40% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Steve Hobbs (incumbent) | 1,468,521 | 49.77% | ||
| Nonpartisan | Julie Anderson | 1,351,926 | 45.82% | ||
| Write-in | 129,933 | 4.40% | |||
| Total votes | 2,950,380 | 100.00% | |||
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| County[49] | Steve Hobbs Democratic | Julie Anderson Nonpartisan | Write-in Various | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 926 | 24.06% | 2,721 | 70.69% | 202 | 5.25% | -1,795 | -46.64% | 3,849 |
| Asotin | 2,863 | 33.27% | 5,545 | 64.43% | 198 | 2.30% | -2,682 | -31.16% | 8,606 |
| Benton | 22,626 | 30.95% | 40,978 | 56.05% | 9,500 | 13.00% | -18,352 | -25.10% | 73,104 |
| Chelan | 11,885 | 36.43% | 19,026 | 58.33% | 1,709 | 5.24% | -7,141 | -21.89% | 32,620 |
| Clallam | 18,111 | 45.93% | 19,685 | 49.92% | 1,638 | 4.15% | -1,574 | -3.99% | 39,434 |
| Clark | 91,758 | 46.03% | 97,354 | 48.84% | 10,224 | 5.13% | -5,596 | -2.81% | 199,336 |
| Columbia | 505 | 25.56% | 1,368 | 69.23% | 103 | 5.21% | -863 | -43.67% | 1,976 |
| Cowlitz | 15,239 | 35.28% | 25,730 | 59.57% | 2,223 | 5.15% | -10,491 | -24.29% | 43,192 |
| Douglas | 4,664 | 30.44% | 9,571 | 62.47% | 1,085 | 7.08% | -4,907 | -32.03% | 15,320 |
| Ferry | 927 | 28.87% | 1,876 | 58.42% | 408 | 12.71% | -949 | -29.55% | 3,211 |
| Franklin | 6,648 | 31.26% | 12,295 | 57.82% | 2,322 | 10.92% | -5,647 | -26.55% | 21,265 |
| Garfield | 319 | 27.64% | 810 | 70.19% | 25 | 2.17% | -491 | -42.55% | 1,154 |
| Grant | 6,740 | 26.66% | 17,579 | 69.54% | 959 | 3.79% | -10,839 | -42.88% | 25,278 |
| Grays Harbor | 12,185 | 42.56% | 15,115 | 52.80% | 1,328 | 4.64% | -2,930 | -10.23% | 28,628 |
| Island | 20,368 | 48.81% | 19,833 | 47.52% | 1,532 | 3.67% | 535 | 1.28% | 41,733 |
| Jefferson | 12,487 | 60.91% | 7,455 | 36.37% | 558 | 2.72% | 5,032 | 24.55% | 20,500 |
| King | 563,207 | 65.14% | 282,355 | 32.66% | 19,028 | 2.20% | 280,852 | 32.48% | 864,590 |
| Kitsap | 59,424 | 49.64% | 55,697 | 46.52% | 4,594 | 3.84% | 3,727 | 3.11% | 119,715 |
| Kittitas | 7,199 | 36.50% | 11,542 | 58.51% | 984 | 4.99% | -4,343 | -22.02% | 19,725 |
| Klickitat | 4,169 | 38.37% | 6,156 | 56.66% | 539 | 4.96% | -1,987 | -18.29% | 10,864 |
| Lewis | 9,560 | 27.92% | 21,643 | 63.21% | 3,036 | 8.87% | -12,083 | -35.29% | 34,239 |
| Lincoln | 1,328 | 23.21% | 3,899 | 68.14% | 495 | 8.65% | -2,571 | -44.93% | 5,722 |
| Mason | 11,721 | 41.04% | 15,601 | 54.62% | 1,239 | 4.34% | -3,880 | -13.58% | 28,561 |
| Okanogan | 5,757 | 36.77% | 8,862 | 56.60% | 1,037 | 6.62% | -3,105 | -19.83% | 15,656 |
| Pacific | 4,941 | 43.66% | 6,155 | 54.39% | 221 | 1.95% | -1,214 | -10.73% | 11,317 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,772 | 27.42% | 4,339 | 67.15% | 351 | 5.43% | -2,567 | -39.72% | 6,462 |
| Pierce | 133,819 | 41.36% | 175,492 | 54.24% | 14,248 | 4.40% | -41,673 | -12.88% | 323,559 |
| San Juan | 6,800 | 62.45% | 3,433 | 31.53% | 656 | 6.02% | 3,367 | 30.92% | 10,889 |
| Skagit | 24,604 | 44.59% | 26,492 | 48.01% | 4,086 | 7.40% | -1,888 | -3.42% | 55,182 |
| Skamania | 2,219 | 37.51% | 3,287 | 55.56% | 410 | 6.93% | -1,068 | -18.05% | 5,916 |
| Snohomish | 161,102 | 51.38% | 140,031 | 44.66% | 12,427 | 3.96% | 21,071 | 6.72% | 313,560 |
| Spokane | 87,052 | 40.86% | 113,591 | 53.32% | 12,381 | 5.81% | -26,539 | -12.46% | 213,024 |
| Stevens | 5,350 | 24.90% | 13,262 | 61.72% | 2,874 | 13.38% | -7,912 | -36.82% | 21,486 |
| Thurston | 59,871 | 48.58% | 59,749 | 48.48% | 3,622 | 2.94% | 122 | 0.10% | 123,242 |
| Wahkiakum | 886 | 36.61% | 1,451 | 59.96% | 83 | 3.43% | -565 | -23.35% | 2,420 |
| Walla Walla | 8,934 | 38.85% | 12,847 | 55.87% | 1,213 | 5.28% | -3,913 | -17.02% | 22,994 |
| Whatcom | 53,022 | 49.62% | 45,671 | 42.74% | 8,153 | 7.63% | 7,351 | 6.88% | 106,846 |
| Whitman | 6,681 | 44.63% | 7,863 | 52.53% | 426 | 2.85% | -1,182 | -7.90% | 14,970 |
| Yakima | 20,852 | 34.62% | 35,567 | 59.05% | 3,816 | 6.34% | -14,715 | -24.43% | 60,235 |
| Totals | 1,468,521 | 49.77% | 1,351,926 | 45.82% | 129,933 | 4.40% | 116,595 | 3.95% | 2,950,380 |
Despite losing the state, Anderson won six of ten congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats and two that elected Republicans.[50]
| District | Hobbs | Anderson | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 55% | 41% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 51% | 43% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 42% | 53% | Jaime Herrera Beutler (117th Congress) |
| Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (118th Congress) | |||
| 4th | 32% | 59% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 38% | 55% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| 6th | 47% | 49% | Derek Kilmer |
| 7th | 75% | 24% | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | 44% | 51% | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | 62% | 35% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 46% | 50% | Marilyn Strickland |
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