2024 Washington Secretary of State election

The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election will be held on 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 is running for re-election to a full term in 2024.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state (2021–present)^[1]

Eliminated in primary

Marquez Tiggs, graduate student and candidate for secretary of state in 2022^[1]

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Dale Whitaker, tax preparer^[2]

Withdrawn

Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in 2020 (running for state insurance commissioner)^[3]
Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 (running for lieutenant governor)^[3]

Declined

Kim Wyman, senior election security advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)^[4]

No Labels

Eliminated in primary

Damon Townsend, election operations consultant^[1]

Primary election

Endorsements

Steve Hobbs (D)

Newspapers

The Stranger^[5]

Dale Whitaker (R)

Political parties

Washington State Republican Party^[2]

Results

Blanket primary election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Hobbs (incumbent)	930,533	48.38%
	Republican	Dale Whitaker	709,046	36.87%
	Democratic	Marquez Tiggs	185,628	9.65%
	No Labels	Damon Townsend	96,586	5.02%
	Write-in		1,534	0.08%
Total votes			1,923,327	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	Safe D	January 31, 2024

Results

2024 Washington Secretary of State election
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Steve Hobbs (incumbent)
	Republican	Dale Whitaker
	Write-in
Total votes

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Dennis, Ellen (April 23, 2024). "Washington state Republican Party endorses 6 candidates as races for statewide offices heat up". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Villenueve, Andrew (May 6, 2024). "WA Entry Week 2024: A look at entries in key races from Monday evening". The Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
^ Kaczaraba, Bill (March 13, 2024). "Is ex-Secretary of State Kim Wyman running for that office again?". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
^ "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August, 6, 2024 Primary Election". July 31, 2024.
^ "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Secretary of State". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
^ Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.

[:0-1] "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.

[heats-2] Dennis, Ellen (April 23, 2024). "Washington state Republican Party endorses 6 candidates as races for statewide offices heat up". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved April 26, 2024.

[entries-3] Villenueve, Andrew (May 6, 2024). "WA Entry Week 2024: A look at entries in key races from Monday evening". The Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.

[4] Kaczaraba, Bill (March 13, 2024). "Is ex-Secretary of State Kim Wyman running for that office again?". MyNorthwest.com. Retrieved April 17, 2024.

[5] "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August, 6, 2024 Primary Election". July 31, 2024.

[6] "August 6, 2024 Primary Results - Secretary of State". Office of the Secretary of State of Washington. August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024.

[7] Jacobson, Louis (January 31, 2024). "This Year's Key Attorney General and Secretary of State Races". University of Virginia Center for Politics.

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