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The2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the nextinsurance commissioner of Washington, 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. IncumbentDemocratic Insurance CommissionerMike Kreidler was eligible to seek re-election to a seventh term but instead chose to retire.[1] Democraticstate SenatorPatty Kuderer won the election over Republican state SenatorPhil Fortunato.[2]
Incumbent Insurance CommissionerMike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected five times, most recently in2020, retired.[1]
Washington is one of two states that holds atop-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election.
Newspapers
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Bill Boyd (D) | Chris Chung (D) | Phil Fortunato (R) | Jonathan Hendrix (NP) | Patty Kuderer (D) | Justin Murta (R) | John Pestinger (D) | Tim Verzal (NP) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[7][A] | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 3% | 2% | 13% | 2% | 8% | 10% | 5% | 2% | 56% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patty Kuderer | 845,148 | 45.18 | |
| Republican | Phil Fortunato | 533,560 | 28.52 | |
| Republican | Justin Murta | 189,582 | 10.13 | |
| Democratic | John Pestinger | 103,986 | 5.56 | |
| No party preference | Jonathan Hendrix | 68,961 | 3.69 | |
| Democratic | Bill Boyd | 57,387 | 3.07 | |
| Democratic | Chris D. Chung | 54,469 | 2.91 | |
| No party preference | Tim Verzal | 15,742 | 0.84 | |
| Write-in | 1,738 | 0.09 | ||
| Total votes | 1,870,573 | 100.00 | ||
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Patty Kuderer vs. Chris Corry
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Patty Kuderer (D) | Chris Corry (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[7][A] | May 15–16, 2023 | 615 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 39% | 31% | 29% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Patty Kuderer | 2,091,969 | 56.62 | –8.77 | |
| Republican | Phil Fortunato | 1,598,032 | 43.26 | +9.13 | |
| Write-in | 4,430 | 0.12 | –0.36 | ||
| Total votes | 3,694,431 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
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| County[11] | Patty Kuderer Democratic | Phil Fortunato Republican | Write-in Various | Margin | Total votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,334 | 26.05% | 3,768 | 73.58% | 19 | 0.37% | -2,434 | -47.53% | 5,121 |
| Asotin | 3,864 | 35.69% | 6,948 | 64.17% | 16 | 0.15% | -3,084 | -28.48% | 10,828 |
| Benton | 35,459 | 36.96% | 60,407 | 62.96% | 85 | 0.09% | -24,948 | -26.00% | 95,951 |
| Chelan | 16,633 | 42.15% | 22,793 | 57.77% | 32 | 0.08% | -6,160 | -15.61% | 39,458 |
| Clallam | 23,851 | 52.22% | 21,780 | 47.68% | 45 | 0.10% | 2,071 | 4.53% | 45,676 |
| Clark | 132,987 | 51.81% | 123,228 | 48.01% | 482 | 0.19% | 9,759 | 3.80% | 256,697 |
| Columbia | 590 | 25.21% | 1,745 | 74.57% | 5 | 0.21% | -1,155 | -49.36% | 2,340 |
| Cowlitz | 21,995 | 39.11% | 34,183 | 60.78% | 59 | 0.10% | -12,188 | -21.67% | 56,237 |
| Douglas | 6,927 | 34.58% | 13,079 | 65.29% | 25 | 0.12% | -6,152 | -30.71% | 20,031 |
| Ferry | 1,259 | 31.91% | 2,685 | 68.06% | 1 | 0.03% | -1,426 | -36.15% | 3,945 |
| Franklin | 11,413 | 37.38% | 19,099 | 62.55% | 22 | 0.07% | -7,686 | -25.17% | 30,534 |
| Garfield | 300 | 23.27% | 988 | 76.65% | 1 | 0.08% | -688 | -53.37% | 1,289 |
| Grant | 10,252 | 29.82% | 24,102 | 70.12% | 20 | 0.06% | -13,850 | -40.29% | 34,374 |
| Grays Harbor | 16,373 | 45.74% | 19,364 | 54.10% | 55 | 0.15% | -2,991 | -8.36% | 35,792 |
| Island | 27,515 | 55.25% | 22,196 | 44.57% | 93 | 0.19% | 5,319 | 10.68% | 49,804 |
| Jefferson | 16,900 | 71.08% | 6,862 | 28.86% | 14 | 0.06% | 10,038 | 42.22% | 23,776 |
| King | 773,243 | 72.89% | 286,357 | 27.00% | 1,177 | 0.11% | 486,886 | 45.90% | 1,060,777 |
| Kitsap | 85,257 | 57.42% | 63,074 | 42.48% | 143 | 0.10% | 22,183 | 14.94% | 148,474 |
| Kittitas | 9,817 | 39.63% | 14,921 | 60.24% | 33 | 0.13% | -5,104 | -20.60% | 24,771 |
| Klickitat | 5,468 | 42.92% | 7,255 | 56.95% | 17 | 0.13% | -1,787 | -14.03% | 12,740 |
| Lewis | 13,567 | 31.77% | 29,077 | 68.09% | 60 | 0.14% | -15,510 | -36.32% | 42,704 |
| Lincoln | 1,516 | 22.14% | 5,323 | 77.73% | 9 | 0.13% | -3,807 | -55.59% | 6,848 |
| Mason | 16,089 | 46.33% | 18,588 | 53.52% | 51 | 0.15% | -2,499 | -7.20% | 34,728 |
| Okanogan | 8,093 | 41.06% | 11,593 | 58.82% | 24 | 0.12% | -3,500 | -17.76% | 19,710 |
| Pacific | 6,486 | 48.53% | 6,854 | 51.28% | 25 | 0.19% | -368 | -2.75% | 13,365 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,408 | 29.58% | 5,719 | 70.24% | 15 | 0.18% | -3,311 | -40.67% | 8,142 |
| Pierce | 219,159 | 52.52% | 197,725 | 47.38% | 416 | 0.10% | 21,434 | 5.14% | 417,300 |
| San Juan | 8,941 | 73.66% | 3,180 | 26.20% | 17 | 0.14% | 5,761 | 47.46% | 12,138 |
| Skagit | 34,199 | 52.12% | 31,358 | 47.79% | 56 | 0.09% | 2,841 | 4.33% | 65,613 |
| Skamania | 2,922 | 42.93% | 3,874 | 56.92% | 10 | 0.15% | -952 | -13.99% | 6,806 |
| Snohomish | 219,767 | 56.75% | 167,015 | 43.13% | 441 | 0.11% | 52,752 | 13.62% | 387,223 |
| Spokane | 123,170 | 45.10% | 149,557 | 54.76% | 386 | 0.14% | -26,387 | -9.66% | 273,113 |
| Stevens | 7,115 | 26.40% | 19,790 | 73.44% | 43 | 0.16% | -12,675 | -47.04% | 26,948 |
| Thurston | 90,149 | 58.05% | 64,968 | 41.83% | 190 | 0.12% | 25,181 | 16.21% | 155,307 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,134 | 39.38% | 1,743 | 60.52% | 3 | 0.10% | -609 | -21.15% | 2,880 |
| Walla Walla | 12,246 | 43.21% | 16,069 | 56.70% | 23 | 0.08% | -3,823 | -13.49% | 28,338 |
| Whatcom | 78,967 | 60.53% | 51,382 | 39.39% | 106 | 0.08% | 27,585 | 21.15% | 130,455 |
| Whitman | 9,706 | 51.25% | 9,209 | 48.63% | 22 | 0.12% | 497 | 2.62% | 18,937 |
| Yakima | 34,898 | 40.93% | 50,174 | 58.85% | 189 | 0.22% | -15,276 | -17.92% | 85,261 |
| Totals | 2,091,969 | 56.62% | 1,598,032 | 43.26% | 4,430 | 0.12% | 493,937 | 13.37% | 3,694,431 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Kuderer won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Fortunato, including two that elected Democrats.[12]
| District | Kuderer | Fortunato | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 61% | 39% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 59% | 40% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 47% | 53% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
| 4th | 38% | 62% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 42% | 58% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress) |
| Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress) | |||
| 6th | 57% | 43% | Derek Kilmer (118th Congress) |
| Emily Randall (119th Congress) | |||
| 7th | 85% | 15% | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | 49% | 51% | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | 68% | 31% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 57% | 43% | Marilyn Strickland |
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