2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
The 2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for [2020 United States House of Representatives 2020 United States Senate elections|elections in Washington|U.S. House] and governor of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a sixth term by a significant margin.
Background
Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected four times, most recently in 2016, ran for re-election to a sixth term in office.Primary election
Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election.Democratic candidates
Advanced to general
Republican candidates
Advanced to general
- Chirayu Avinash Patel, insurance agent
Libertarian candidates
Eliminated in primary
- Anthony Welti, insurance agent
General election
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Republican to DemocraticBy congressional district
Kreidler won nine of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.| District | Kreidler | Avinash Patel | Representative |
| 66% | 33% | Suzan DelBene | |
| 69% | 31% | Rick Larsen | |
| 55% | 44% | Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
| 49% | 50% | Dan Newhouse | |
| 53% | 47% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | |
| 65% | 34% | Derek Kilmer | |
| 88% | 12% | Pramila Jayapal | |
| 60% | 39% | Kim Schrier | |
| 78% | 22% | Adam Smith | |
| 65% | 35% | Denny Heck | |
| 65% | 35% | Marilyn Strickland |