Democratic candidates are enjoying great success in state elections

Olympia—The results of the Washington state executive election are officially in. We can call some races early, while others will have to wait as votes are counted over the next few days.

Preliminary results show Democratic candidates leading in all but one of the statewide races. The Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands seat has two Republicans, former congresswomen Jaime Herrera Beutler and Sue Kuehl Pederson, ahead of his closest Democratic rival, Dave Upthegrove, by at least 0.41%. A combined 2.79 points separate the top three candidates, who are currently too close to call in this race.

Below are the results of all state elections as of August 6, 2024.

State Elections: Washington State Governor

The race for governor of Washington state is now between Democrat Bob Ferguson and Republican Dave Reichert, with 28 candidates vying to replace Jay Inslee, who announced he will not seek re-election.

• Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) 459,407, 45.49%
• Dave Reichert (Prefers Republican Party) 281,993, 27.92%
• Semi Bird (prefers Republican Party) 94,938, 9.4%
• Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party) 58,934, 5.84%
• All other Republican candidates: 5.47%
• All other Democratic Party candidates: 4.01%
• All other candidates: 1.8%

State Elections: Washington State Lt. Governor

The race for lieutenant governor of Washington state is currently between Democrat Denny Heck and Republican Dan Matthews.

• Denny Heck (Prefers Democratic Party) 477,731, 48.67%
• Dan Matthews (Prefers Republican Party) 220,912, 22.5%
• Bob Hagglund (Prefers Republican Party) 163,861, 16.69%
• David Griffin (Prefers Democratic Party) 90,325, 9.2%
• Patrick Harman (Prefers Liberal Republican Party) 27,440, 2.8%

State Executive Elections: WA Attorney General

The race for Washington State Attorney General is currently between Republican Pete Serrano and Democrat Nick Brown.

• Pete Serrano (Prefers Republican Party) 416,064, 41.85%
• Nick Brown (Prefers Democratic Party) 356,851, 35.9%
• Manka Dhingra (Prefers Democratic Party) 220,485, 22.18%

State Elections: WA Secretary of State

The race for Washington Secretary of State is currently between incumbent Democrat Steve Hobbs and Republican Dale Whitaker.

• Steve Hobbs (Prefers Democratic Party) 484,861, 49%
• Dale Whitaker (Prefers Republican Party) 364,132, 36.8%
• Marquez Tiggs (Prefers Democratic Party) 93,926, 9.49%
• Damon Townsend (Prefers a party without labels) 45,760, 4.62%

State Elections: Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction

The race for Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands is between incumbents Chris Reykdal and David Olson.

• Chris Reykdal 364,059, 39.55%
• David Olson 285,859, 31.06%
• Reid Saaris 215 298, 23.39%
• John Patterson Blair 51,197, 5.56%

State Elections: WA Public Lands Commissioner

The race for Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction is too close to call.

• Jaime Herrera Beutler (Prefers Republican Party) 221,678, 22.64%
• Sue Kuehl Pederson (prefers Republican Party) 198,343, 20.26%
• Dave Upthegrove (Prefers Democratic Party) 194,412, 19.85%
• Patrick DePoe (Prefers Democratic Party) 129,467, 13.22%
• Allen Lebovitz (Prefers Democratic Party) 105,696, 10.79%
• Kevin Van De Wege (prefers Democratic Party) 80189, 8.19%
• Jeralee Anderson (Prefers Democratic Party) 48,521, 4.96%

Former Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz first announced a run for governor and then a congressional run for Rep. Derek Kilmer. In CD-6, Franz failed to qualify for the final two spots in that race.

State Elections: WA State Treasurer

The race for Washington State Treasurer is currently between incumbent Democrat Mike Pellicciotti and Republican Sharon Hanek.

• Mike Pellicciotti (Prefers Democratic Party) 579,517, 58.65%
• Sharon Hanek (Prefers Republican Party) 407,637, 41.26%

State Elections: WA Insurance Commissioner

The race for Washington state insurance commissioner is between Democrat Patty Kuderer and Republican Phil Fortunato.

• Patty Kuderer (Prefers Democratic Party) 433,161, 44.8%
• Phil Fortunato (Prefers Republican Party) 270,491, 27.98%
• Justin Murta (Prefers Republican Party) 100,844, 10.43%
• John Pestinger (Prefers Democratic Party) 55,366, 5.73%
• Jonathan Hendrix (states no party preference) 34,781, 3.6%
• Bill Boyd (Prefers Democratic Party) 32,692, 3.38%
• Chris D. Chung (Prefers Democratic Party) 30,669, 3.17%
• Tim Verzal (State No Party Preference) 7871, 0.81%

State Elections: WA State Auditor

The race for Washington State Auditor is currently between incumbent Democrat Pat (Patrice) McCarthy and Republican Matt Hawkins.

• Pat (Patrice) McCarthy (Prefers Democratic Party) 583,607, 59.16%
• Matt Hawkins (Prefers Republican Party) 402,016, 40.75%