The 2024 Washington Secretary of State election was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to elect the

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, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as

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to the

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and various

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and local elections, including for

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and

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. Washington is one of two states that holds a

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, 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

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. 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

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* Steve Hobbs, incumbent secretary of state (2021–present)

Eliminated in primary

*Marquez Tiggs, graduate student and candidate for secretary of state in

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Republican Party

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*Dale Whitaker, tax preparer

Withdrawn

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, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in

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''(ran for state insurance commissioner)'' *Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in

''( ran for lieutenant governor)''

Declined

, senior election security advisor for the

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(2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)

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Eliminated in primary

*Damon Townsend, election operations consultant

Primary election

Endorsements

Polling

Results

2024 Washington Secretary of State election primary

General election

Predictions

Debate

Polling

Results

By congressional district

Hobbs won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Whitaker, including one that elected a Democrat.

Notes

Partisan clients

References

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