2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 5, 2024

Nominee Denny Heck Dan Matthews Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,112,132 1,674,025 Percentage 55.72% 44.16%

County results Congressional district results Heck:      50–60%      70–80%      80–90% Matthews:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Denny Heck Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck Democratic

The 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was 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 was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican retired pilot Dan Matthews.^[1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

• Denny Heck, incumbent lieutenant governor^[2]

Eliminated in primary

• David Griffin, businessman^[3]

Republican Party

Advanced to general

• Dan Matthews, retired pilot and perennial candidate^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 and 2024^[3]

Independents

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Harman (Liberal Republican^[a]), retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official^[3]

Primary election

Endorsements

Denny Heck (D)

Newspapers

• The Stranger^[4]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Denny Heck (D)	David Griffin (D)	Bob Hagglund (R)	Patrick Harman (R)	Dan Matthews (R)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[5][A]	July 24–25, 2024	581 (LV)	± 4.0%	24%	8%	9%	3%	13%	43%

Results

Blanket primary results by county

  Heck

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

  Matthews

•   30–40%
•   40–50%

  Hagglund

•   30–40%

Blanket primary election results^[6]

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[a]	Patrick Harman	50,330	2.64%
	Write-in		2,538	0.13%
Total votes			1,907,630	100.0%

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Denny Heck (D)	Dan Matthews (R)	Undecided
ActiVote[7]	October 3–29, 2024	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	61%	39%	–
Public Policy Polling (D)[8][A]	October 14–15, 2024	610 (LV)	± 4%	47%	35%	18%

Results

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Denny Heck (incumbent)	2,112,132	55.72%	+10.11%
	Republican	Dan Matthews	1,674,025	44.16%	N/A
	Write-in		4,376	0.12%	-20.76%
Total votes			3,790,533	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

By congressional district

Heck won six of 10 congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Matthews, including two that elected Democrats.^[10]

District	Heck	Matthews	Representative
1st	60%	40%	Suzan DelBene
2nd	58%	42%	Rick Larsen
3rd	46%	54%	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
4th	36%	64%	Dan Newhouse
5th	40%	59%	Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)
			Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)
6th	56%	44%	Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)
			Emily Randall (119th Congress)
7th	85%	15%	Pramila Jayapal
8th	48%	52%	Kim Schrier
9th	68%	32%	Adam Smith
10th	57%	43%	Marilyn Strickland

Notes

1. Not an actual political party. In Washington, independent candidates are allowed to choose a ballot label
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

1. Miller, R. Hans (November 7, 2024). "Lt. Governor Heck wins bid for reelection". Columbia Basin Herald. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
2. Cornfield, Jerry (May 25, 2023). "Heck launches re-election bid for lieutenant governor". Washington State Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
3. Dennis, Ellen (July 30, 2024). "Four challengers are vying to unseat incumbent Lt. Governor of Washington Denny Heck. Here's why". The Spokesman-Review.
4. "The Stranger's Endorsements for the August, 6, 2024 Primary Election". July 31, 2024.
5. Public Policy Polling (D)
6. "Certification of Results" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State.
7. ActiVote
8. Public Policy Polling (D)
9. "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved December 4, 2024.
10. Results (PDF). sos.wa.gov (Report).

External links

Official campaign websites

• Denny Heck (D) for Lieutenant Governor
• Dan Matthews (R) for Lieutenant Governor