2024 Washington gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2024 United States gubernatorial elections.

2024 Washington gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024
Reporting	86% as of November 7, 8:13 PM PDT
Candidate Bob Ferguson Dave Reichert Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,791,276 1,398,627 Percentage 56.2% 43.8%
County results
Governor before election Jay Inslee Democratic Elected Governor Bob Ferguson Democratic

The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. Democratic state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and Republican former Congressman Dave Reichert are seeking their first term in office. The winner will succeed Democratic incumbent Jay Inslee, who is not seeking election to a fourth term.^[1] Inslee, who previously served in the U.S. House, was first elected governor in 2012 and won re-election in 2016 and 2020.

Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985,^[2] 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 Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which has not had a Democratic governor since Scott Matheson left office nine days prior to Spellman in 1985).^[3][4][5] Ferguson defeated Reichert with about 56 percent of the vote in the general election.^[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 advance to the general election.

The filing deadline was May 10, 2024. On that day, two candidates named Bob Ferguson entered the race at the behest of a conservative activist who sought people with the same surname as Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who is considered the Democratic frontrunner.^[7] The two new candidates—a retired state employee and a U.S. Army veteran—resigned from the race on May 13, the deadline to withdraw, after questions about the legality of their campaigns arose. Washington's state statutes prohibit a new candidate with the same surname as an already-filed candidate from running with the intent to confuse or mislead voters.^[8]

Democratic candidates

Advanced to general

• Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General^[9]

Eliminated in primary

• Ricky Anthony, retiree^[10]
• Edward Cale IV, postal worker^[11]
• Fred Grant, communications professional^[2]
• Cassondra Hanson, retail worker^[11]
• Chaytan Inman, artificial intelligence engineer^[11]
• EL'ona Kearney, forgiveness coach^[12]
• Mark Mullet, state senator^[13]
• Don Rivers, retired King County Metro worker and perennial candidate^[11]

Withdrawn

• Bob Arthur Ferguson, former state employee^[14]
• Bob Benjamin Ferguson, veteran^[14]
• Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands (ran for U.S. House)^[15]

Declined

• Dow Constantine, King County Executive^[16]
• Denny Heck, Lieutenant Governor of Washington and former U.S. representative from Washington's 10th congressional district^[17] (running for re-election)^[18]
• Jay Inslee, incumbent governor and candidate for President of the United States in 2020^[1] (endorsed Ferguson)^[19]

Republican candidates

Advanced to general

• Dave Reichert, former U.S. representative for Washington's 8th congressional district (2005–2019)^[20]

Eliminated in primary

• Semi Bird, P.C.O. and chair for the Benton County Republican Party (2022–present) and former Richland school board member (2021–2023)^[21]
• A.L. Brown^[10]
• Jim Daniel, former Klickitat Hospital Board commissioner^[10]
• Bill Hirt, retired aircraft engineer and perennial candidate^[10]
• Jennifer Hoover, pastor^[10]
• Martin Wheeler, farmer and candidate for governor in 2020^[10]

Withdrawn

• Raul Garcia, physician and candidate for governor in 2020 (endorsed Reichert, running for U.S. Senate)^[22]

Declined

• Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive (2017–present) and former state senator (2013–2017)^[16] (endorsed Reichert)^[23]
• Jaime Herrera Beutler, former U.S. representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district (2011–2023) (running for Public Lands Commissioner)^[24]
• Loren Culp, former Republic police chief, runner-up for governor in 2020, and candidate for Washington's 4th congressional district in 2022 (endorsed Bird)^[25]
• Drew MacEwen, state senator (running for U.S. House, endorsed Reichert)^[26]
• J.T. Wilcox, state representative and former Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives^[27]

Third-party and independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Bogen (Independent), businessman^[10]
• Jim Clark (Independent), computer programmer^[10]
• William Combs (Independent), U.S. Navy veteran^[11]
• Jeff Curry (Independent), school bus driver^[10]
• Frank Dare (Independent), retiree^[10]
• Michael DePaula (Libertarian), enterprise engineer^[10]
• Leon Lawson (Trump Republican^[a]), used car dealer, proponent of the QAnon conspiracy theory, candidate for governor in 2020, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2022^[11]
• Alan Makayev (Nonsense Busters^[a]), property manager^[10]
• Rosetta Marshall-Williams (Independence^[a])^[10]
• Brad Mjelde (Independent), retired businessman^[10]
• Andre Stackhouse (Green), nonprofit executive^[10]
• Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America^[a]), business consultant and perennial candidate^[10]

Endorsements

Semi Bird (R)

County officials

• 6 County sheriffs^[28]

Local officials

• Loren Culp, former Republic police chief and runner-up for governor in 2020^[29]

Individuals

• Joe Kent, candidate for Washington's 3rd congressional district in 2022 and 2024^[28]

Political parties

• Washington State Republican Party^[30]

Party chapters

• Benton County Republican Party^[31]
• Clark County Republican Party^[32]
• Cowlitz County Republican Party^[33]
• Skagit County Republican Party^[34]
• Spokane County Republican Party^[35]
• Snohomish County Republican Party^[36]
• Yakima County Republican Party^[35]

Bob Ferguson (D)

U.S. senators

• Maria Cantwell, U.S. senator from Washington (2001–present)^[37]
• Patty Murray, U.S. senator from Washington (1993–present)^[38]

U.S. representatives

• Suzan DelBene (WA-01)^[39]
• Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)^[39]
• Derek Kilmer (WA-06)^[39]
• Rick Larsen (WA-02)^[40]
• Adam Smith (WA-09)^[39]

Statewide officials

• Jay Inslee, incumbent governor of Washington^[19]
• Terry Bergeson, former Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction^[40]
• Peter Goldmark, former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands^[40]
• Christine Gregoire, former governor of Washington^[41]
• Mike Pellicciotti, Washington State Treasurer^[40]

State legislators

• 25 state senators^[40]
• 31 state representatives^[40]

County officials

• 7 King County councilors^[40]
• Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive^[40]

Local officials

• All 5 Seattle Port Commission members^[40]
• Sally Bagshaw, former Seattle city councilor^[40]
• David Della, former Seattle city councilor^[40]
• Bruce Harrell, mayor of Seattle^[42]
• Pete Holmes, former Seattle City Attorney^[40]
• Tim Leavitt, former mayor of Vancouver^[40]
• Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle^[40]
• Royce Pollard, former mayor of Vancouver^[40]
• Dan Strauss, Seattle city councilor^[40]

Tribal officials

• Fawn Sharp, vice chair of the Quinault Indian Nation and president of the National Congress of American Indians^[40]
• Tom Wooten, chair of the Samish Indian Nation^[40]

Individuals

• Paul Berendt, former chair of the Washington Democratic Party^[40]
• Carmen Best, former Chief of the Seattle Police Department^[40]

Newspapers

• The Seattle Times^[43]
• The Stranger^[44]

Organizations

• Brady PAC^[45]
• Fuse Washington^[46]

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46 and 77^[40]
• International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers^[47]
• 5 SEIU locals^[b][48][49]
• Teamsters Local 28^[40]
• United Auto Workers^[50]
• United Farm Workers^[51]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 3000^[40]
• Washington State Labor Council^[52]

Tribes

• Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation^[53]
• Snoqualmie Indian Tribe^[40]

Mark Mullet (D)

Statewide officials

• Steve Hobbs, Washington Secretary of State^[54]

State legislators

• Annette Cleveland, state senator from the 49th district^[54]
• Mia Gregerson, state representative from the 33rd district^[54]
• Brian Hatfield, former state senator from the 19th district^[54]
• John Lovick, state senator from the 44th district^[54]
• Sharon Nelson, former state senator from the 34th district^[54]
• Kevin Van De Wege, state senator from the 24th district^[54]
• Amy Walen, state representative from the 48th district^[54]

Local officials

• Jared Mead, Snohomish County Councilor and former state representative^[54]
• Sara Nelson, Seattle city councilor^[54]

Organizations

• Building Industry Association of Washington^[55]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 302^[54]

Dave Reichert (R)

State executive officials

• Rob McKenna, former Washington Attorney General (2005–2013) and runner-up for governor in 2012^[56]

State legislators

• Drew MacEwen, state senator from the 35th district^[26]
• Jenny Graham, state representative from the 6th district^[23]
• Peter Abbarno, state representative from the 20th district^[23]
• Cyndy Jacobsen, state representative from the 25th district^[23]
• Kelly Chambers, state representative from the 25th district^[23]
• Travis Couture, state representative from the 35th district^[23]

Local officials

• Nadine Woodward, former Mayor of Spokane (2019–2023)^[57]

County officials

• Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive (2017–present) and former state senator (2013–2017)^[23]
• Reagan Dunn, King County councilor from the 9th district (2006–present)^[23]

Organizations

• Building Industry Association of Washington^[58]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[59]

Party chapters

• Grant County Republican Party^[60]
• Pierce County Republican Party^[61]

Hilary Franz (D) (withdrawn)

Organizations

• National Women's Political Caucus of Washington^[62]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Semi Bird (R)	Bob Ferguson (D)	Mark Mullet (D)	Dave Reichert (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	July 24–25, 2024	581 (LV)	± 4.0%	10%	39%	5%	28%	18%
SurveyUSA[B]	July 10–13, 2024	564 (LV)	± 5.2%	7%	42%	4%	33%	14%
RMG Research	May 20–23, 2024	800 (RV)	–	4%	33%	5%	31%	21%
Cascade PBS/Elway Research	May 13–16, 2024	403 (RV)	± 5.0%	5%	22%	6%	20%	47%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	May 15–16, 2024	615 (LV)	± 4.0%	11%	35%	4%	28%	22%
Echelon Insights[C]	March 18–21, 2024	600 (RV)	± 4.7%	7%	23%	5%	28%	37%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	February 13–14, 2024	789 (LV)	± 3.5%	9%	35%	4%	27%	25%
Echelon Insights[D]	December 9–13, 2023	500 (RV)	± 5.5%	5%	27%	3%	28%	37%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	November 14–15, 2023	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	10%	31%	5%	31%	22%

Hypothetical polling

with Bird, Ferguson, Franz, Garcia, and Mullet

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Semi Bird (R)	Bob Ferguson (D)	Hilary Franz (D)	Raul Garcia (R)	Mark Mullet (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	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[c]	Margin of error	Dow Constantine (D)	Bruce Dammeier (R)	Bob Ferguson (D)	Hilary Franz (D)	Other / Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	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[c]	Margin of error	Jay Inslee (D)	Generic Republican	Generic Democrat	Undecided
Crosscut/Elway	December 27–29, 2022	403 (RV)	± 5%	34%	35%	17%	14%

Results

Results by county:

  Ferguson

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   60–70%

  Reichert

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   50–60%

Blanket primary results^[63]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Ferguson	884,268	44.88%
	Republican	Dave Reichert	541,533	27.48%
	Republican	Semi Bird	212,692	10.79%
	Democratic	Mark Mullet	119,048	6.04%
	Trump Republican[a]	Leon Lawson	35,971	1.83%
	Republican	Jim Daniel	29,907	1.52%
	Democratic	Cassondra Hanson	24,512	1.24%
	Democratic	EL'ona Kearney	24,374	1.24%
	Republican	Jennifer Hoover	15,692	0.80%
	Green	Andre Stackhouse	11,962	0.61%
	Democratic	Don Rivers	9,453	0.48%
	Republican	Martin Wheeler	7,676	0.39%
	Democratic	Chaytan Inman	6,427	0.33%
	Democratic	Ricky Anthony	6,226	0.32%
	Independent	Jeff Curry	6,068	0.31%
	Democratic	Fred Grant	5,503	0.28%
	Independent	Brian Bogen	4,530	0.23%
	Republican	A.L. Brown	4,232	0.21%
	Libertarian	Michael DePaula	3,957	0.20%
	Independence[a]	Rosetta Marshall-Williams	2,960	0.15%
	Independent	Jim Clark	2,355	0.12%
	Democratic	Edward Cale	1,975	0.10%
	Standup-America[a]	Alex Tsimerman	1,721	0.09%
	Republican	Bill Hirt	1,720	0.09%
	Write-in		1,347	0.07%
	Independent	Frank Dare	1,115	0.06%
	Nonsense Busters[a]	Alan Makayev	1,106	0.06%
	Independent	William Combs	1,042	0.05%
	Independent	Brad Mjelde	991	0.05%
Total votes			1,970,363	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[64]	Likely D	August 27, 2024
Inside Elections[65]	Likely D	September 1, 2023
Sabato's Crystal Ball[66]	Likely D	June 4, 2024
RCP[67]	Likely D	July 13, 2024
Elections Daily[68]	Safe D	July 12, 2023
CNalysis[69]	Solid D	August 17, 2024

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of November 5th, 2024
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Bob Ferguson (D)	$14,091,789	$13,939,376	$152,413
Dave Reichert (R)	$6,729,173	$6,226,422	$502,751
Source: Washington State Public Disclosure Commission[70]

Debates

Date	Ferguson	Reichert	Link
September 11, 2024	Participant	Participant	YouTube
September 18, 2024	Participant	Participant	YouTube

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Bob Ferguson (D)	Dave Reichert (R)	Undecided [d]	Margin
270ToWin	October 17 – November 4, 2024	November 4, 2024	50.8%	38.0%	11.2%	Ferguson +12.8%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Bob Ferguson (D)	Dave Reichert (R)	Other	Undecided
Research Co.	November 2–3, 2024	450 (LV)	± 4.6%	54%	40%	1%	5%
ActiVote	October 3–29, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	59%	41%	–	–
ActiVote	September 14 – October 20, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	58%	42%	–	–
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	October 16–17, 2024	571 (LV)	± 4.1%	48%	41%	–	10%
Strategies 360	October 11–16, 2024	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	51%	41%	–	8%
SurveyUSA[B]	October 9–14, 2024	703 (LV)	± 4.9%	50%	34%	–	16%
Cascade PBS/Elway Research	October 8–12, 2024	401 (LV)	± 5.0%	51%	37%	1%[e]	11%
RMG Research (R)[E]	September 18–20, 2024	800 (RV)	± 3.5%	48%	40%	3%[f]	9%
Cascade PBS/Elway Research	September 3–6, 2024	403 (RV)	± 5.0%	50%	39%	3%[g]	9%
Cygnal (R)	August 28–30, 2024	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	45%	–	8%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	July 24–25, 2024	581 (LV)	± 4.0%	49%	43%	–	8%
DHM Research	July 12–17, 2024	500 (RV)	± 4.4%	45%	32%	10%[h]	12%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	May 15–16, 2024	615 (LV)	± 4.0%	48%	42%	–	10%
Echelon Insights (R)[C]	March 18–21, 2024	600 (RV)	± 4.7%	30%	39%	–	31%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	February 13–14, 2024	789 (LV)	± 3.5%	46%	42%	–	11%
Echelon Insights (R)[D]	December 9–13, 2023	500 (LV)	± 5.5%	35%	39%	–	26%
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	November 14–15, 2023	700 (LV)	± 3.5%	44%	46%	–	9%

Hypothetical polling

Bob Ferguson vs. Semi Bird

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[c]	Margin of error	Bob Ferguson (D)	Semi Bird (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A]	July 24–25, 2024	581 (LV)	± 4.0%	52%	38%	10%

Results

2024 Washington gubernatorial election^[71]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bob Ferguson	1,618,542	56.13%	−0.43%
	Republican	Dave Reichert	1,259,601	43.68%	+0.56%
	Write-in		5,631	0.20%	-0.12%
Total votes			2,883,774	100.00%	N/A

Notes

1. Not an actual political party. In Washington, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label
2. Locals 6, 775, 925, Healthcare 1199NW, and Committee of Interns and Residents
3. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
4. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
5. "Someone else" with 1%
6. "Some other candidate" with 3%
7. "No answer" with 2%; "I may not vote in this race" with 1%
8. "Someone else" with 10%

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
2. Poll sponsored by The Seattle Times, KING 5, and the University of Washington Center for an Informed Public
3. Poll sponsored by Concerned Taxpayers of Washington State PAC
4. Poll sponsored by Future 42, a conservative group
5. Poll sponsored by the Napolitan Institute and Future 42, a conservative group

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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

• Bob Ferguson (D) for Governor
• Dave Reichert (R) for Governor