The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Steve Hobbs was appointed to the position in 2021 after the resignation of Republican Kim Wyman. He won a 2022 special election to serve out the remaining two years of Wyman's term and ran for re-election to a full term in 2024. Hobbs won the election decisively against Republican candidate Dale Whitaker, with Whitaker being the worst performing statewide Republican candidate that year.

Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state (2021–present)

Eliminated in primary Marquez Tiggs, graduate student and candidate for secretary of state in 2022

Republican Party Advanced to general Dale Whitaker, tax preparer

Withdrawn Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in 2020 (ran for state insurance commissioner) Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 (ran for lieutenant governor)

Declined Kim Wyman, senior election security advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)

No Labels Eliminated in primary Damon Townsend, election operations consultant

Primary election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin Steve Marquez Damon DaleUndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)July 24–25, 2024581 (LV)± 4.0%23%7%5%30%35%

Results

By county +CountySteve Hobbs DemocraticDale Whitaker RepublicanMarquez Tiggs DemocraticDamon Townsend No LabelsWrite-in VariousMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams43817.96%1,75371.87%1204.92%1245.08%40.16%-1,315-53.92%2,439Asotin1,55927.73%3,27458.23%4548.07%3315.89%50.09%-1,715-30.50%5,623Benton14,63629.51%28,72857.93%3,3586.77%2,8235.69%440.09%-14,092-28.42%49,589Chelan7,65635.22%12,02355.31%1,2965.96%7473.44%160.07%-4,367-20.09%21,738Clallam13,23946.58%11,04838.87%2,4688.68%1,6575.83%130.05%2,1917.71%28,425Clark55,75842.19%56,32442.62%12,8419.72%7,0905.37%1380.10%-566-0.43%132,151Columbia25720.19%89970.62%624.87%544.24%10.08%-642-50.43%1,273Cowlitz8,71630.40%16,16256.37%2,5869.02%1,1714.08%360.13%-7,446-25.97%28,671Douglas2,92926.98%7,05665.00%5294.87%3293.03%120.11%-4,127-38.02%10,855Ferry55423.62%1,56166.57%1305.54%984.18%20.09%-1,007-42.94%2,345Franklin3,41124.48%8,44560.61%1,2298.82%8406.03%80.06%-5,034-36.13%13,933Garfield11716.05%56677.64%162.19%304.12%00.00%-449-61.59%729Grant3,16319.22%11,72171.23%9906.02%5713.47%100.06%-8,558-52.01%16,455Grays Harbor7,41338.59%9,45849.23%1,5798.22%7503.90%110.06%-2,045-10.64%19,211Island14,15648.06%11,65939.58%2,5328.60%1,0793.66%290.10%2,4978.48%29,455Jefferson9,90163.53%3,39121.76%1,5329.83%7554.84%60.04%6,51041.77%15,585King355,17665.67%106,60319.71%55,87310.33%22,8164.22%3570.07%248,57345.96%540,825Kitsap40,33648.70%28,20834.05%9,27311.19%4,9565.98%590.07%12,12814.64%82,832Kittitas3,75932.08%6,73557.48%8006.83%4133.52%110.09%-2,976-25.40%11,718Klickitat2,52734.05%3,83451.66%5887.92%4656.27%80.11%-1,307-17.61%7,422Lewis5,52323.48%15,62166.40%1,4856.31%8613.66%340.14%-10,098-42.93%23,524Lincoln69217.59%2,85272.51%1824.63%2055.21%20.05%-2,160-54.92%3,933Mason7,20637.60%9,30748.57%1,7859.31%8404.38%250.13%-2,101-10.96%19,163Okanogan3,85432.92%6,36654.38%7746.61%7026.00%110.09%-2,512-21.46%11,707Pacific2,96337.09%3,91248.97%83810.49%2633.29%120.15%-949-11.88%7,988Pend Oreille1,15625.97%2,79362.74%2305.17%2686.02%50.11%-1,637-36.77%4,452Pierce88,65442.81%82,65639.92%22,86311.04%12,7396.15%1620.08%5,9982.90%207,074San Juan4,76862.09%1,60920.95%93012.11%3654.75%70.09%3,15941.14%7,679Skagit16,66345.96%14,32439.51%3,0548.42%2,1926.05%240.07%2,3396.45%36,257Skamania1,32633.34%2,04951.52%3468.70%2496.26%70.18%-723-18.18%3,977Snohomish96,99449.01%68,53534.63%20,60410.41%11,6185.87%1450.07%28,45914.38%197,896Spokane53,27037.98%68,20048.63%11,5748.25%7,0775.05%1230.09%-14,930-10.65%140,244Stevens3,29021.21%10,57068.16%7594.89%8735.63%160.10%-7,280-46.94%15,508Thurston43,07350.42%28,46233.32%8,95110.48%4,8785.71%580.07%14,61117.10%85,422Wahkiakum55631.88%95454.70%1649.40%693.96%10.06%-398-22.82%1,744Walla Walla5,00134.66%7,63952.94%1,1507.97%6294.36%100.07%-2,638-18.28%14,429Whatcom34,76249.75%24,83335.54%7,06210.11%3,1644.53%520.07%9,92914.21%69,873Whitman3,30336.33%4,50049.50%9049.94%3774.15%70.08%-1,197-13.17%9,091Yakima11,77827.98%24,41658.01%3,7178.83%2,1185.03%630.15%-12,638-30.02%42,092Totals930,53348.38%709,04636.87%185,6289.65%96,5865.02%1,5340.08%221,48711.52%1,923,327

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma)

By congressional district District Hobbs Whitaker Tiggs Townsend Representative 54% 30% 10% 5%Suzan DelBene 50% 34% 10% 5%Rick Larsen 37% 48% 9% 5%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 28% 59% 7% 5%Dan Newhouse 35% 52% 8% 5%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 49% 35% 11% 5%Derek Kilmer 78% 9% 9% 3%Pramila Jayapal 43.0% 43.1% 8% 6%Kim Schrier 59% 24% 13% 5%Adam Smith 47% 36% 12% 6%Marilyn Strickland

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal Ball January 31, 2024

Debate + 2024 Washington Secretary of State debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Steve Hobbs Dale Whitaker1 Oct. 1, 2024 League of Women Voters Mary Coltrane TVW

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin Steve DaleUndecidedActiVoteActiVoteOctober 3–29, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%64%36%–Public Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)October 16–17, 2024571 (LV)± 4.1%47%34%19%

Results

By county CountySteve HobbsDemocraticDale WhitakerRepublicanWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,419 27.46% 3,740 72.38% 8 0.15% -2,321 -44.92% 5,167 Asotin 4,044 36.67% 6,965 63.16% 19 0.17% -2,921 -26.49% 11,028 Benton 37,963 39.04% 59,194 60.87% 83 0.09% -21,231 -21.83% 97,240 Chelan 18,163 44.88% 22,264 55.01% 47 0.12% -4,101 -10.13% 40,474 Clallam 25,356 54.00% 21,564 45.92% 39 0.08% 3,792 8.08% 46,959 Clark 142,976 54.16% 120,647 45.70% 359 0.14% 22,329 8.46% 263,982 Columbia 658 27.58% 1,723 72.21% 5 0.21% -1,065 -44.64% 2,386 Cowlitz 23,201 40.47% 34,068 59.43% 59 0.10% -10,867 -18.96% 57,328 Douglas 7,512 36.73% 12,914 63.15% 25 0.12% -5,402 -26.41% 20,451 Ferry 1,288 32.19% 2,712 67.78% 1 0.02% -1,424 -35.59% 4,001 Franklin 12,290 39.68% 18,661 60.25% 23 0.07% -6,371 -20.57% 30,974 Garfield 326 24.68% 994 75.25% 1 0.08% -668 -50.57% 1,321 Grant 10,747 30.73% 24,202 69.21% 18 0.05% -13,455 -38.48% 34,967 Grays Harbor 17,302 47.46% 19,113 52.43% 38 0.10% -1,811 -4.97% 36,453 Island 29,108 57.31% 21,620 42.56% 66 0.13% 7,488 14.74% 50,794 Jefferson 17,585 72.71% 6,583 27.22% 17 0.07% 11,002 45.49% 24,185 King 823,265 75.83% 261,343 24.07% 1,135 0.10% 561,922 51.75% 1,085,743 Kitsap 91,406 60.29% 60,045 39.61% 157 0.10% 31,361 20.69% 151,608 Kittitas 10,598 41.69% 14,805 58.23% 20 0.08% -4,207 -16.55% 25,423 Klickitat 5,914 45.13% 7,181 54.80% 10 0.08% -1,267 -9.67% 13,105 Lewis 14,533 33.21% 29,189 66.70% 40 0.09% -14,656 -33.49% 43,762 Lincoln 1,625 23.35% 5,322 76.49% 11 0.16% -3,697 -53.13% 6,958 Mason 17,067 48.16% 18,311 51.67% 57 0.16% -1,244 -3.51% 35,435 Okanogan 8,529 42.51% 11,518 57.41% 15 0.07% -2,989 -14.90% 20,062 Pacific 6,813 49.51% 6,934 50.39% 14 0.10% -121 -0.88% 13,761 Pend Oreille 2,533 30.53% 5,754 69.34% 11 0.13% -3,221 -38.82% 8,298 Pierce 234,819 55.49% 187,905 44.41% 425 0.10% 46,914 11.09% 423,149 San Juan 9,362 75.43% 3,035 24.45% 15 0.12% 6,327 50.97% 12,412 Skagit 36,595 54.30% 30,743 45.62% 57 0.08% 5,852 8.68% 67,395 Skamania 3,187 45.17% 3,860 54.71% 8 0.11% -673 -9.54% 7,055 Snohomish 238,675 59.86% 159,690 40.05% 385 0.10% 78,985 19.81% 398,750 Spokane 129,933 46.99% 146,283 52.90% 297 0.11% -16,350 -5.91% 276,513 Stevens 7,519 27.27% 20,022 72.62% 29 0.11% -12,503 -45.35% 27,570 Thurston 97,125 61.01% 61,904 38.89% 166 0.10% 35,221 22.12% 159,195 Wahkiakum 1,195 40.66% 1,742 59.27% 2 0.07% -547 -18.61% 2,939 Walla Walla 12,999 45.31% 15,682 54.66% 10 0.03% -2,683 -9.35% 28,691 Whatcom 83,082 62.34% 50,090 37.59% 99 0.07% 32,992 24.76% 133,271 Whitman 10,302 53.25% 9,028 46.66% 18 0.09% 1,274 6.58% 19,348 Yakima 37,406 43.39% 48,627 56.41% 169 0.20% -11,221 -13.02% 86,202Totals2,234,42059.20%1,535,97740.70%3,9580.10%698,44318.50%3,774,355

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Thurston (largest city: Lacey) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district Hobbs won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Whitaker, including one that elected a Democrat. District Hobbs Whitaker Representative 64% 36%Suzan DelBene 62% 38%Rick Larsen 49% 51%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 40% 60%Dan Newhouse44%56%Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)60%40%Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)Emily Randall (119th Congress) 88% 12%Pramila Jayapal 52% 48%Kim Schrier 71% 29%Adam Smith 59% 40%Marilyn Strickland

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