2024 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
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Though incumbent Democratic governor Jay Inslee is eligible to run for re-election to a fourth term, he announced in May 2023 that he would not do so.[1]
Background
As a generally liberal West Coast state, Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, 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 L. Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which has not had a Democratic governor since Scott M. Matheson left office nine days prior to Spellman in 1985).[2][3][4]
Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee, who previously served in the U.S. House, was first elected to the governorship in 2012 and won reelection in 2016 and 2020, by increasing margins each time. On May 1, 2023, Inslee announced he would not seek re-election for a fourth term.[5]
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 move on to the general election.
Declared
- Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands[6]
- Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General[7]
- EL'ona Kearney, union worker, entrepreneur[8][9]
Publicly expressed interest
- Mark Mullet, state senator[10] (decision expected in May or June 2023)[11]
Declined
- Dow Constantine, King County Executive[12]
- Denny Heck, Lieutenant Governor of Washington and former U.S. Representative from Washington's 10th congressional district[13]
- Jay Inslee, incumbent governor and candidate for President of the United States in 2020[1]
Declared
- Semi Bird, Richland school board member and chair of the Benton County Republican Party[14]
- Raul Garcia, physician and candidate for governor in 2020[15]
Potential
- John Braun, state senator[16]
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, former U.S. Representative for Washington's 3rd congressional district (2011–2023)[17][18]
- Loren Culp, runner-up for governor in 2020 and candidate for Washington's 4th congressional district in 2022[19]
- Frank Kuntz, mayor of Wenatchee[20]
- Dave Reichert, former U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district (2005–2019)[16]
Declined
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County Executive (2017–present) and former state senator (2013–2017)[12]
- J.T. Wilcox, state representative and former Minority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives[10]
Potential
- Leonard Forsman, chair of the Suquamish Tribe[20]
Endorsements
Bob Ferguson (D)
- U.S. Representatives
- Suzan DelBene (WA-01)[11]
- Pramila Jayapal (WA-07)[11]
- Derek Kilmer (WA-06)[11]
- Rick Larsen (WA-02)[21]
- Adam Smith (WA-09)[11]
- Statewide officials
- Terry Bergeson, former Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction[21]
- Peter Goldmark, former Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands[21]
- Mike Pellicciotti, Washington State Treasurer[21]
- State senators
- Andy Billig, Majority Leader[21]
- Mona Das (former)[21]
- Laurie Dolan (former)[21]
- David Frockt (former)[21]
- Bob Hasegawa[21]
- Sam Hunt[21]
- Karen Keiser[21]
- Adam Kline (former)[21]
- Patty Kuderer[21]
- Marko Liias[21]
- Joe Nguyen[21]
- Jamie Pedersen[21]
- Dwight Pelz, former state senator, King County councilor, and Washington Democratic Party chair[21]
- Emily Randall[21]
- Kevin Ranker (former)[21]
- Debbie Regala (former)[21]
- Christine Rolfes[21]
- Rebecca Saldaña[21]
- Jesse Salomon[21]
- Sharon Shewmake[21]
- Derek Stanford[21]
- Yasmin Trudeau[21]
- Javier Valdez[21]
- Lisa Wellman[21]
- Claire Wilson[21]
- State representatives
- Jessica Bateman[21]
- Lauren Davis[21]
- Beth Doglio[21]
- Deborah Eddy (former)[21]
- Mary Fosse[21]
- Roger Goodman[21]
- Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney (former)[21]
- David Hackney[21]
- Jesse Johnson (former)[21]
- Ruth Kagi (former)[21]
- Debra Lekanoff[21]
- Nicole Macri[21]
- Sharlett Mena[21]
- Betty Sue Morris (former)[21]
- Busse Nutley (former)[21]
- Tina Orwall[21]
- Strom Peterson[21]
- Gerry Pollet[21]
- Tim Probst (former)[21]
- Marcus Riccelli[21]
- Sandra Romero (former)[21]
- Cindy Ryu[21]
- Larry Seaquist (former)[21]
- Tana Senn[21]
- Tarra Simmons[21]
- Vandana Slatter[21]
- Chris Stearns[21]
- Monica Stonier[21]
- Gael Tarleton (former)[21]
- My-Linh Thai[21]
- Deb Wallace (former)[21]
- County officials
- Rod Dembowski, King County councilor[21]
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles, King County councilor and former state senator[21]
- Joe McDermott, King County councilor and former state senator[21]
- Sarah Perry, King County councilor[21]
- Satpal Sidhu, Whatcom County Executive[21]
- Dave Upthegrove, King County councilor and former state representative[21]
- Girmay Zahilay, King County councilor[21]
- Local officials
- All 5 Seattle Port Commission members[21]
- Sally Bagshaw, former Seattle city councilor[21]
- David Della, former Seattle city councilor[21]
- Pete Holmes, former Seattle City Attorney[21]
- Tim Leavitt, former mayor of Vancouver[21]
- Teresa Mosqueda, Seattle city councilor[21]
- Greg Nickels, former mayor of Seattle[21]
- Royce Pollard, former mayor of Vancouver[21]
- Dan Strauss, Seattle city councilor[21]
- Tribal officials
- Fawn Sharp, vice chair of the Quinault Indian Nation and president of the National Congress of American Indians[21]
- Tom Wooten, chair of the Samish Indian Nation[21]
- Individuals
- Paul Berendt, former chair of the Washington Democratic Party[21]
- Carmen Best, former Chief of the Seattle Police Department[21]
- Labor unions
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 46 and 77[21]
- Teamsters Local 28[21]
- United Food and Commercial Workers Local 300[21]
- Tribes
Polling
Hypothetical polling
- with Constantine, Dammeier, Ferguson, and Franz
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Dow Constantine (D) |
Bruce Dammeier (R) |
Bob Ferguson (D) |
Hilary Franz (D) |
Other / Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[upper-alpha 1] | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Generic Republican |
Generic Democrat |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crosscut/Elway | December 27–29, 2022 | 403 (RV) | ± 5% | 34% | 35% | 17% | 14% |
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[22] | Solid D | January 13, 2023 |
| Inside Elections[23] | Solid D | January 20, 2023 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[24] | Safe D | January 19, 2023 |
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References
- Furtado, David (May 1, 2023). "Governor Inslee announces he will no seek re-election". KEPR. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- Wood, Benjamin (July 19, 2019). "Zachary Moses, a Democratic candidate for governor, wants to break up Republican control of Utah and build a space port". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
- Scott, Dylan (November 7, 2018). "Kristi Noem elected first woman governor of South Dakota". Vox. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- Camden, Jim (January 16, 2018). "John Spellman, Washington's last Republican governor, dies". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "WA Gov. Jay Inslee won't seek reelection for fourth term". The Seattle Times. May 1, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- Gilbert, L.B. (May 10, 2023). "Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz announces campaign for WA governor". MYNorthwest.
- "Join Bob Ferguson for Washington Governor". Bob Ferguson for Governor. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
- "Home |El'ona for Governor". Elona Kearney. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- "EL'ona Kearney - 2024 | Washington State Public Disclosure Commission (PDC)". www.pdc.wa.gov. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- "With Inslee out, here's who might run for Washington governor". May 2, 2023.
- "WA Attorney General Bob Ferguson announces campaign for governor". The Seattle Times. May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- Brunner, Jim (March 17, 2023). "King County Executive Dow Constantine won't run for WA governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
- Gonzales, Nathan (May 2, 2023). "Races for governor in several states have ties to Capitol Hill". Roll Call. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- Sowersby, Shauna (November 11, 2022). "Controversial Richland school board member announces bid for Washington governor in 2024". The Olympian. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- Sowersby, Shauna (May 12, 2023). "Yakima physician Dr. Raul Garcia announces bid for 2024 governor's race". Tri-City Herald. Archived from the original on May 14, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson 'exploring' Governor's job". May 2, 2023.
- Egger, Andrew; Drucker, David; Fahlberg, Audrey (February 22, 2023). "Herrera Beutler Weighing Gov Run, Donors Say". The Dispatch.
- "Scenarios in the governor's race". May 2, 2023.
- Gilbert, L. B. (May 1, 2023). "Who's next for WA Governor? Top candidates to follow a decade of Inslee". MYNorthwest. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
- "Visions of a lively 2024 WA gubernatorial race dance in our heads". The Seattle Times. December 9, 2022. Retrieved December 10, 2022.
- Frisk, Garrett (May 5, 2023). "Democrat Bob Ferguson Announces Laundry List of Endorsements in Washington Governor Race". Diamond Eye Candidate Report. Retrieved May 6, 2023.
- "2024 Governor Race ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
- "Gubernatorial Ratings". Inside Elections. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- "2024 Gubernatorial race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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
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