2020 Washington State Auditor election


The 2020 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the Washington State Auditor, 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. 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 State Auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected to a second term in office.
The top-two primary was held on August 4.

Primary election

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Joshua Casey, CPA

Republican Party

Advanced to general

General election

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

McCarthy won seven of ten congressional districts.
DistrictMcCarthyLeybaRepresentative
57%43%Suzan DelBene
61%39%Rick Larsen
48%52%Jaime Herrera Beutler
40%59%Dan Newhouse
45%55%Cathy McMorris Rodgers
58%42%Derek Kilmer
84%16%Pramila Jayapal
51%49%Kim Schrier
72%27%Adam Smith
57%43%Denny Heck
57%43%Marilyn Strickland