Washington Public Lands Commissioner election, 2024
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| Washington Commissioner of Public Lands |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 10, 2024 |
| Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Hilary Franz (D) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. Voting in Washington |
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Washington held an election forcommissioner of public lands onNovember 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was May 10, 2024.
Dave Upthegrove won election in the general election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
Dave Upthegrove defeatedJaime Herrera Beutler in the general election for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Upthegrove (D) | 52.6 | 1,969,936 |
 | Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | 47.2 | 1,765,121 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 8,394 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,743,451 | ||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
The following candidates ran in the primary for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands on August 6, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | 22.0 | 419,309 |
| ✔ | | Dave Upthegrove (D) | 20.8 | 396,304 |
 | Sue Kuehl Pederson (R) | 20.8 | 396,255 | |
 | Patrick DePoe (D) | 14.1 | 267,944 | |
 | Allen Lebovitz (D) | 10.2 | 194,118 | |
 | Kevin Van De Wege (D) | 7.5 | 143,174 | |
 | Jeralee Anderson (D) | 4.4 | 84,353 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1,658 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,903,115 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mona Das (D)
- Rebecca Saldana (D)
Campaign finance
- See also: Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available byTransparency USA.
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.
2020
General election candidates
- Hilary Franz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Sue Kuehl Pederson (Republican Party)
Primary candidates
- Hilary Franz (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Maryam Abasbarzy (Republican Party)
- Sue Kuehl Pederson (Republican Party) ✔
- Kelsey Reyes (Libertarian Party)
- Stephen Sharon (Republican Party)
- Frank Wallbrown (Democratic Party)
- Cameron Whitney (Republican Party)
2016
The general election for commissioner of public lands was held on November 8, 2016.
Hilary Franz defeatedSteve McLaughlin in the Washington commissioner of public lands election.
| Washington Natural Resources Commissioner, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Hilary Franz | 53.16% | 1,630,369 | |
| Republican | Steve McLaughlin | 46.84% | 1,436,817 | |
| Total Votes | 3,067,186 | |||
| Source:Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2012
IncumbentPeter Goldmark (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012.
- 2012 General Election Results for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
| Washington Commissioner of Public Lands General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Peter GoldmarkIncumbent | 58.7% | 1,692,083 | |
| Republican | Clint Didier | 41.3% | 1,188,411 | |
| Total Votes | 2,880,494 | |||
| Election results viaWashington Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Washington, 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Washington's 1st | Suzan DelBene |  Democratic | D+13 |
| Washington's 2nd | Rick Larsen | Democratic | D+9 |
| Washington's 3rd | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Democratic | R+5 |
| Washington's 4th | Dan Newhouse |  Republican | R+11 |
| Washington's 5th | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Republican | R+8 |
| Washington's 6th | Derek Kilmer | Democratic | D+6 |
| Washington's 7th | Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | D+36 |
| Washington's 8th | Kim Schrier | Democratic | D+1 |
| Washington's 9th | Adam Smith | Democratic | D+21 |
| Washington's 10th | Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | D+7 |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Washington[1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Joe Biden | Donald Trump | ||
| Washington's 1st | 64.0% | 33.3% | ||
| Washington's 2nd | 60.1% | 37.2% | ||
| Washington's 3rd | 46.6% | 50.8% | ||
| Washington's 4th | 40.3% | 57.2% | ||
| Washington's 5th | 43.5% | 53.5% | ||
| Washington's 6th | 57.1% | 39.9% | ||
| Washington's 7th | 86.8% | 11.3% | ||
| Washington's 8th | 52.0% | 45.3% | ||
| Washington's 9th | 71.5% | 26.3% | ||
| Washington's 10th | 57.3% | 39.6% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections:Solid,Trending,Battleground, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election,72.5% of Washingtonians lived in one of the state's11 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and22.3% lived in one of22 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Washington wasSolid Democratic, having voted forBarack Obama (D) in 2012,Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, andJoe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Washington following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Washington county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solid Democratic | 11 | 72.5% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 22 | 22.3% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 4 | 3.6% | |||||
| Battleground Democratic | 1 | 1.0% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 0.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 13 | 74.1% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 26 | 25.9% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Washington presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17Democratic wins
- 13Republican wins
- 1other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[2] | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Washington.
| U.S. Senate election results in Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 57.1% | 42.6% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | 41.5% |
| 2016 | 58.8% | 40.9% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | 39.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% | 47.4% |
| Average | 57.3 | 42.4 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Washington
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Washington.
| Gubernatorial election results in Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 56.6% | 43.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | 45.5% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | 48.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | 46.6% |
| 2004 | 48.9% | 48.9% |
| Average | 52.8 | 46.5 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Washington's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Washington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 12 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Washington's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Washington, May 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Jay Inslee |
| Lieutenant Governor | Denny Heck |
| Secretary of State | Steve Hobbs |
| Attorney General | Bob Ferguson |
State legislature
Washington State Senate
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 20 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | |
Washington House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 58 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.
Washington Party Control: 1992-2024
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
The table below details demographic data in Washington and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
| Demographic Data for Washington | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | United States | |
| Population | 7,705,281 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 66,455 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69.9% | 65.9% |
| Black/African American | 3.9% | 12.5% |
| Asian | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Other (single race) | 5.2% | 6% |
| Multiple | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.5% | 18.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.1% | 89.1% |
| College graduation rate | 38% | 34.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $90,325 | $75,149 |
| Persons below poverty level | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau,"American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the censushere. | ||
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
- ↑Progressive Party
- ↑Democrats gained full control of the state Senate after a special election on November 7, 2017.
