2024 Washington Secretary of State election
The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington Secretary of State, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for [2024 United States House of Representatives 2024 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 Secretary of State Steve Hobbs was appointed to the position in 2021 after the resignation of Kim Wyman. He won a 2022 special election to serve out the remaining two years of Wyman's term and ran for re-election to a full term in 2024. Hobbs won the election decisively against Republican candidate Dale Whitaker.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Advanced to general
- Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state
Eliminated in primary
- Marquez Tiggs, graduate student and candidate for secretary of state in 2022
Republican Party
Advanced to general
- Dale Whitaker, tax preparer
Withdrawn
- Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district and candidate for governor in 2020
- Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 ''''
Declined
- Kim Wyman, senior election security advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and former Washington Secretary of State
No Labels
Eliminated in primary
- Damon Townsend, election operations consultant
General election
Results
By congressional district
Hobbs won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Whitaker, including one that elected a Democrat.| District | Hobbs | Whitaker | Representative |
| 64% | 36% | Suzan DelBene | |
| 62% | 38% | Rick Larsen | |
| 49% | 51% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | |
| 40% | 60% | Dan Newhouse | |
| 44% | 56% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | |
| 44% | 56% | Michael Baumgartner | |
| 60% | 40% | Derek Kilmer | |
| 60% | 40% | Emily Randall | |
| 88% | 12% | Pramila Jayapal | |
| 52% | 48% | Kim Schrier | |
| 71% | 29% | Adam Smith | |
| 59% | 40% | Marilyn Strickland |