2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024

Nominee Denny Heck Dan Matthews Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Washington Denny Heck Democratic

The 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. 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 lieutenant governor Denny Heck is running for re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

• Denny Heck, incumbent lieutenant governor

Eliminated in primary

• David Griffin, businessman

Republican Party

Advanced to general

• Dan Matthews, retired pilot and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 and 2024

Independents

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Harman (Liberal Republican), retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official

Primary election

Endorsements

Denny Heck (D)

Newspapers

• The Stranger

Results

Blanket primary election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Denny Heck (incumbent)	927,395	48.62%
	Republican	Dan Matthews	438,537	22.99%
	Republican	Bob Hagglund	319,071	16.73%
	Democratic	David Griffin	169,759	8.90%
	Liberal Republican	Patrick Harman	50,330	2.64%
	Write-in		2,538	0.13%
Total votes			1,907,630	100.0%

General election

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Denny Heck (incumbent)
	Republican	Dan Matthews
	Write-in
Total votes