2020 Washington elections
General elections were held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 3, 2020. A primary was held on August 4.Federal
Washington has 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, remaining unchanged from 2016. A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 10, 2020, with 13 candidates for the Democrats and one candidate for the Republicans. The 2020 Democratic primary was the first in the state's history to have a binding vote, replacing the caucus system that overrode the nonbinding primary vote.All 10 of Washington's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election. All but one of the incumbents ran for re-election, the exception being Denny Heck of the 10th district.Statewide executive
Governor
Incumbent governor Jay Inslee was re-elected to a third term in a landslide.Incumbent lieutenant governor Cyrus Habib retired from politics. U.S. Representative Denny Heck won the open seat.Attorney general
Incumbent attorney general Bob Ferguson was re-elected to a third term.Secretary of state
Incumbent secretary of state Kim Wyman was re-elected to a third term. State Representative Gael Tarleton unsuccessfully challenged Wyman.Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz was re-elected to a second term. She defeated Republican nominee Sue Kuehl Pederson in the general election by 13.5%.State auditor
Incumbent state auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected to a second term.State treasurer
Incumbent state treasurer Duane Davidson ran for a second term. State Representative Mike Pellicciotti defeated Davidson.Incumbent Washington [State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction|state superintendent] Chris Reykdal was re-elected to a second term.Insurance Commissioner
Incumbent insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a sixth term. With over 65% of the vote, Kreidler had the best performance of any statewide candidate in this cycle.Seats 3, 4, and 7 of the Washington Supreme Court were up for six-year terms. Debra L. Stephens, Charles W. Johnson, and Raquel Montoya-Lewis ran for new terms. Seat 6 Justice Charles Wiggins retired and Governor Inslee's appointee G. Helen Whitener ran for the final two years of the term.Polling
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Legislative
State senate
Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election. Democrats kept a 28–21 majority in the Senate. Senators retiring this election were Senators Randi Becker, Maureen Walsh, and Hans Zeiger. Senators Dean Takko and Steve O'Ban lost reelection.All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election. Democrats kept a 57–41 majority in the House. House members who didn't run for re-election were Representatives Sherry Appleton, Richard DeBolt, Beth Doglio, Chris Gildon, Bill Jenkin, Christine Kilduff, Mike Pellicciotti, Eric Pettigrew, Norma Smith, and Gael Tarleton. Representatives Luanne Van Werven and Brian Blake lost reelection.Ballot measures
No initiatives to the people qualified for the ballot. One referendum was on the ballot, on Senate Bill 5395 regarding sexual education. It passed with 58% in favor. One constitutional amendment was on the ballot, regarding the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Account and the Long-Term Care Services and Supports Trust Account. It failed with 54% against.