2024 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
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Though incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term, he announced in May 2023 that he would not do so.[1]
Primary elections will take place on August 6, 2024.[2]
Background
As a generally liberal West Coast state, Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, the longest streak of Democratic leadership of any state in the country and the third longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota (which has not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which has not had a Democratic governor since Scott M. Matheson left office nine days prior to Spellman in 1985).[3][4][5]
Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee, who previously served in the U.S. House, was first elected to the governorship in 2012 and won reelection in 2016 and 2020, by increasing margins each time. On May 1, 2023, Inslee announced he would not seek re-election for a fourth term.[6]
Primary election
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.
Declared
- Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General[7]
- Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands[8]
- EL'ona Kearney, entrepreneur and U.S. Army veteran[9]
- Mark Mullet, state senator[10]
Declined
- Dow Constantine, King County Executive[11]
- Denny Heck, Lieutenant Governor of Washington and former U.S. Representative from Washington's 10th congressional district[12] (running for re-election)[13]
- Jay Inslee, incumbent governor and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[1] (endorsed Ferguson)
Declared
- Semi Bird, chair of the Benton County Republican Party and former Richland school board member[14]
- Dave Reichert, former U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district (2005–2019)[15]
Potential
- John Braun, Minority Leader of the Washington Senate[16]
- Tiffany Smiley, nurse and runner-up for U.S. Senate in 2022[17]
Withdrawn
- Raul Garcia, physician and candidate for governor in 2020[18] (running for U.S. Senate, endorsed Reichert)[19]
Declined
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive (2017–present) and former state senator (2013–2017)[11] (endorsed Reichert)[20]
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, former U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district (2011–2023) (running for Public Lands Commissioner)[21]
- Loren Culp, former Republic police chief, runner-up for governor in 2020, and candidate for Washington's 4th congressional district in 2022[22]
- Drew MacEwen, state senator (endorsed Reichert)[23]
- J.T. Wilcox, state representative and former Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives[24]
Endorsements
Bob Ferguson (D)
- U.S. Senators
- Maria Cantwell, U.S. Senator from Washington (2001–present)[25]
- U.S. Representatives
- Suzan DelBene (WA-01)[26]
- Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)[26]
- Derek Kilmer (WA-06)[26]
- Rick Larsen (WA-02)[27]
- Adam Smith (WA-09)[26]
- Statewide officials
- Jay Inslee, incumbent Governor of Washington (2013–present)[28]
- Terry Bergeson, former Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction[27]
- Peter Goldmark, former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands[27]
- Christine Gregoire, former Governor of Washington[29]
- Mike Pellicciotti, Washington State Treasurer[27]
- State legislators
- County officials
- 6/9 King County councilors[27]
- Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive[27]
- Local officials
- All 5 Seattle Port Commission members[27]
- Sally Bagshaw, former Seattle city councilor[27]
- David Della, former Seattle city councilor[27]
- Bruce Harrell, mayor of Seattle[30]
- Pete Holmes, former Seattle City Attorney[27]
- Tim Leavitt, former mayor of Vancouver[27]
- Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle city councilor[27]
- Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle[27]
- Royce Pollard, former mayor of Vancouver[27]
- Dan Strauss, Seattle city councilor[27]
- Tribal officials
- Fawn Sharp, vice chair of the Quinault Indian Nation and president of the National Congress of American Indians[27]
- Tom Wooten, chair of the Samish Indian Nation[27]
- Individuals
- Paul Berendt, former chair of the Washington Democratic Party[27]
- Carmen Best, former Chief of the Seattle Police Department[27]
- Organizations
- Labor unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46 and 77[27]
- SEIU 775[32]
- Teamsters Local 28[27]
- United Farm Workers[33]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 300[27]
- Tribes
Hilary Franz (D)
- Organizations
- National Women's Political Caucus of Washington[34]
Mark Mullet (D)
- Statewide officials
- State senators
- Annette Cleveland[35]
- Brian Hatfield (former)[35]
- John Lovick[35]
- Sharon Nelson (former)[35]
- Kevin Van De Wege[35]
- State representatives
- Local officials
- Jared Mead, Snohomish County Councilor and former state representative[35]
- Sara Nelson, Seattle city councilor[35]
- Organizations
- International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302[35]
- Building Industry Association of Washington[36]
- Washington Hospitality Association[37]
- Washington Multi-Family Housing Association[38]
Dave Reichert (R)
- State legislators
- Drew MacEwen, state senator from the 35th district[23]
- Jenny Graham, state representative from the 6th district[20]
- Peter Abbarno, state representative from the 20th district[20]
- Cyndy Jacobsen, state representative from the 25th district[20]
- Kelly Chambers, state representative from the 25th district[20]
- Travis Couture, state representative from the 35th district[20]
- County officials
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive (2017–present) and former state senator (2013–2017)[20]
- Reagan Dunn, King County Councilmember from the 9th district (2005–present)[20]
Polling
Hypothetical polling
- with Bird, Ferguson, Franz, Garcia, and Mullet
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Semi Bird (R) |
Bob Ferguson (D) |
Hilary Franz (D) |
Raul Garcia (R) |
Mark Mullet (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1] | Jun 7–8, 2023 | 773 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 10% | 25% | 9% | 17% | 7% | 33% |
- with Constantine, Dammeier, Ferguson, and Franz
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Dow Constantine (D) |
Bruce Dammeier (R) |
Bob Ferguson (D) |
Hilary Franz (D) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1] | March 7–8, 2023 | 874 (LV) | ± 3.3% | 7% | 35% | 21% | 7% | 30% |
- with Inslee, generic Republican, and generic Democrat
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Generic Republican |
Generic Democrat |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosscut/Elway | December 27–29, 2022 | 403 (RV) | ± 5% | 34% | 35% | 17% | 14% |
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[39] | Likely D | July 21, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[40] | Likely D | September 1, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[41] | Likely D | July 13, 2023 |
| Elections Daily[42] | Safe D | July 12, 2023 |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
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External links
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Washington", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Washington: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Washington". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Washington at Ballotpedia
- Official campaign websites
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