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 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 republican 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, with Whitaker being the worst performing statewide Republican candidate that year.

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

• Marquez Tiggs, graduate student and candidate for secretary of state in 2022

• Dale Whitaker, tax preparer

• Phil Fortunato, state senator for the 31st district (2017–present) and candidate for governor in 2020 (ran for state insurance commissioner)

• Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 (ran for lieutenant governor)

• Kim Wyman, senior election security advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (2021–present) and former Washington Secretary of State (2013–2021)

• Damon Townsend, election operations consultant

| County | Steve Hobbs Democratic | Dale Whitaker Republican | Write-in Various | Margin | Total votes | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Adams | 1,419 | 27.46% | 3,740 | 72.38% | 8 | 0.15% | -2,321 | -44.92% | 5,167 | | Asotin | 4,044 | 36.67% | 6,965 | 63.16% | 19 | 0.17% | -2,921 | -26.49% | 11,028 | | Benton | 37,963 | 39.04% | 59,194 | 60.87% | 83 | 0.09% | -21,231 | -21.83% | 97,240 | | Chelan | 18,163 | 44.88% | 22,264 | 55.01% | 47 | 0.12% | -4,101 | -10.13% | 40,474 | | Clallam | 25,356 | 54.00% | 21,564 | 45.92% | 39 | 0.08% | 3,792 | 8.08% | 46,959 | | Clark | 142,976 | 54.16% | 120,647 | 45.70% | 359 | 0.14% | 22,329 | 8.46% | 263,982 | | Columbia | 658 | 27.58% | 1,723 | 72.21% | 5 | 0.21% | -1,065 | -44.64% | 2,386 | | Cowlitz | 23,201 | 40.47% | 34,068 | 59.43% | 59 | 0.10% | -10,867 | -18.96% | 57,328 | | Douglas | 7,512 | 36.73% | 12,914 | 63.15% | 25 | 0.12% | -5,402 | -26.41% | 20,451 | | Ferry | 1,288 | 32.19% | 2,712 | 67.78% | 1 | 0.02% | -1,424 | -35.59% | 4,001 | | Franklin | 12,290 | 39.68% | 18,661 | 60.25% | 23 | 0.07% | -6,371 | -20.57% | 30,974 | | Garfield | 326 | 24.68% | 994 | 75.25% | 1 | 0.08% | -668 | -50.57% | 1,321 | | Grant | 10,747 | 30.73% | 24,202 | 69.21% | 18 | 0.05% | -13,455 | -38.48% | 34,967 | | Grays Harbor | 17,302 | 47.46% | 19,113 | 52.43% | 38 | 0.10% | -1,811 | -4.97% | 36,453 | | Island | 29,108 | 57.31% | 21,620 | 42.56% | 66 | 0.13% | 7,488 | 14.74% | 50,794 | | Jefferson | 17,585 | 72.71% | 6,583 | 27.22% | 17 | 0.07% | 11,002 | 45.49% | 24,185 | | King | 823,265 | 75.83% | 261,343 | 24.07% | 1,135 | 0.10% | 561,922 | 51.75% | 1,085,743 | | Kitsap | 91,406 | 60.29% | 60,045 | 39.61% | 157 | 0.10% | 31,361 | 20.69% | 151,608 | | Kittitas | 10,598 | 41.69% | 14,805 | 58.23% | 20 | 0.08% | -4,207 | -16.55% | 25,423 | | Klickitat | 5,914 | 45.13% | 7,181 | 54.80% | 10 | 0.08% | -1,267 | -9.67% | 13,105 | | Lewis | 14,533 | 33.21% | 29,189 | 66.70% | 40 | 0.09% | -14,656 | -33.49% | 43,762 | | Lincoln | 1,625 | 23.35% | 5,322 | 76.49% | 11 | 0.16% | -3,697 | -53.13% | 6,958 | | Mason | 17,067 | 48.16% | 18,311 | 51.67% | 57 | 0.16% | -1,244 | -3.51% | 35,435 | | Okanogan | 8,529 | 42.51% | 11,518 | 57.41% | 15 | 0.07% | -2,989 | -14.90% | 20,062 | | Pacific | 6,813 | 49.51% | 6,934 | 50.39% | 14 | 0.10% | -121 | -0.88% | 13,761 | | Pend Oreille | 2,533 | 30.53% | 5,754 | 69.34% | 11 | 0.13% | -3,221 | -38.82% | 8,298 | | Pierce | 234,819 | 55.49% | 187,905 | 44.41% | 425 | 0.10% | 46,914 | 11.09% | 423,149 | | San Juan | 9,362 | 75.43% | 3,035 | 24.45% | 15 | 0.12% | 6,327 | 50.97% | 12,412 | | Skagit | 36,595 | 54.30% | 30,743 | 45.62% | 57 | 0.08% | 5,852 | 8.68% | 67,395 | | Skamania | 3,187 | 45.17% | 3,860 | 54.71% | 8 | 0.11% | -673 | -9.54% | 7,055 | | Snohomish | 238,675 | 59.86% | 159,690 | 40.05% | 385 | 0.10% | 78,985 | 19.81% | 398,750 | | Spokane | 129,933 | 46.99% | 146,283 | 52.90% | 297 | 0.11% | -16,350 | -5.91% | 276,513 | | Stevens | 7,519 | 27.27% | 20,022 | 72.62% | 29 | 0.11% | -12,503 | -45.35% | 27,570 | | Thurston | 97,125 | 61.01% | 61,904 | 38.89% | 166 | 0.10% | 35,221 | 22.12% | 159,195 | | Wahkiakum | 1,195 | 40.66% | 1,742 | 59.27% | 2 | 0.07% | -547 | -18.61% | 2,939 | | Walla Walla | 12,999 | 45.31% | 15,682 | 54.66% | 10 | 0.03% | -2,683 | -9.35% | 28,691 | | Whatcom | 83,082 | 62.34% | 50,090 | 37.59% | 99 | 0.07% | 32,992 | 24.76% | 133,271 | | Whitman | 10,302 | 53.25% | 9,028 | 46.66% | 18 | 0.09% | 1,274 | 6.58% | 19,348 | | Yakima | 37,406 | 43.39% | 48,627 | 56.41% | 169 | 0.20% | -11,221 | -13.02% | 86,202 |

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

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