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2024 Washington Secretary of State election
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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 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.[1]
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Candidates
Democratic Party
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- Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state (2021–present)[2]
Eliminated in primary
Republican Party
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- Dale Whitaker, tax preparer[3]
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- Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in 2020 (ran for state insurance commissioner)[4]
- Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 (ran for lieutenant governor)[4]
Declined
- Kim Wyman, senior election security advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)[5]
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Eliminated in primary
- Damon Townsend, election operations consultant[2]
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Primary election
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Steve Hobbs (D)
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Dale Whitaker (R)
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Hobbs
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Whitaker
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
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General election
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Hobbs won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Whitaker, including one that elected a Democrat.[14]
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- Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
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