2024 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections

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Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 8 1 Seats before 9[a] 0[a] Seats won 9 0 Seat change Percentage 55.96% 43.86% Swing 2.27% 4.58%

Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5, 2024.Primary elections were held on August 6, 2024.^[1]

This was the first time since 1965 thatRepublicans have not held at least one executive office going into the election.

In the early hours of October 28, a ballot drop box inVancouver was found to be on fire damaging a number of ballots.^[2] Police stated that a suspicious device had been found next to the box.^[2]

Washington has 12 electoral votes for thepresidential election, remaining unchanged from2020.^[3] A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 12, 2024.^[4]

Washington's Class 1U.S. Senate seat was up for election in2024. Incumbent four-termDemocratic SenatorMaria Cantwell ran for re-election.^[5]

All of Washington's seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for re-election. Incumbent RepresentativesDerek Kilmer (D) from the6th district andCathy McMorris Rodgers (R) from the5th district announced they would not seek re-election.^[6][7]

Incumbent three-termgovernorJay Inslee (D) announced he would not seek re-election.^[8]Democraticattorney generalBob Ferguson won the election overRepublican former congressmanDave Reichert.^[9]

Incumbent one-termlieutenant governorDenny Heck (D) won re-election to a second term over Republican candidate Dan Matthews.^[10][11]

Incumbent three-termattorney generalBob Ferguson (D) announced he would not seek re-election and instead ran for governor.^[12]Democratic former U.S. attorneyNick Brown won the election, defeatingRepublican mayor ofPasco Pete Serrano.^[13]

Incumbentsecretary of stateSteve Hobbs (D) was named to replace formersecretary of stateKim Wyman (R) who was re-elected to a third term in2020, but resigned in 2021 to take a position in theBiden administration.^[14] Hobbs won a2022 special election to fill the role, and announced that he would seek re-election to a first full term.^[15][10] Hobbs won the election the election decisively againstRepublican Dale Whitaker.^[16]

Incumbent two-termPublic Lands CommissionerHilary Franz (D) announced that she would not seek re-election and instead ran for theHouse of Representatives inWashington's 6th congressional district.^[17]DemocraticKing County councilorDave Upthegrove defeatedRepublican former congresswomanJaime Herrera Beutler.^[18]

Incumbent two-termstate auditorPat McCarthy (D) filed to run for re-election to a third term, despite there being speculation that she would retire.^[10] McCarthy won re-election againstRepublican Matt Hawkins.^[16]

Incumbent one-termstate treasurerMike Pellicciotti (D) was the onlyDemocrat to defeat a statewideRepublican officeholder in Washington in2020, defeatingState TreasurerDuane Davidson (R). Pellicciotti won re-election to a second term againstRepublican Sharon Hanek.^[10][16]

Incumbent two-termstate superintendentChris Reykdal (non-partisan) won re-election to a third term, defeatingPeninsula School District board President David Olson.^[19]

Incumbent six-terminsurance commissionerMike Kreidler (D) announced he will retire at the end of his term.^[19] Democratic state senatorPatty Kuderer won the election against Republican state senatorPhil Fortunato.^[20][21]

Seats 2, 8, and 9 of theWashington Supreme Court were up for six-year terms. Chief JusticeSteven González, and JusticeSheryl Gordon McCloud were up for re-election and were re-elected unopposed.^[22] In 2024,Susan Owens reached mandatory retirement and was not eligible to seek re-election.

Twenty-four of the forty-nine seats in theWashington State Senate were up for election. Democrats won a 30–19 majority in the Senate, a net gain of one seat compared with2022.

All 98 seats in theWashington House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats won a 59–39 majority in the House, a net gain of one seat compared with2022.

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• 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election

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