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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: May 24, 2024 Primary: August 6, 2024

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 29, 2023

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ Jay Inslee (D)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Semi Bird (R) - Ex-Richland School Board Member, Behavioral Scientist & Army Veteran
Bob Ferguson (D) - Attorney General & Ex-King County Councilman
Daniel Miller (R) - Business Manager, Delivery Driver, Actor & Frequent Candidate
Mark Mullet (D) - State Sen., Ex-Issaquah City Councilman & Businessman
Dave Reichert (R) - Ex-Congressman & Ex-King County Sheriff

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Denny Heck (D)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2024.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Steve Hobbs (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Pellicciotti (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Pat McCarthy (D)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
[ Bob Ferguson (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2024. ]
Nick Brown (D) - Ex-US Attorney, Ex-Governor's General Counsel & Army Veteran
Manka Dhingra (D) - State Sen. & Attorney
Drew Hansen (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Noah Purcell (D) - Solicitor General

STATE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS:
[ Hilary Franz (D)* - Candidate for Congress in 2024. ]
Mona Das (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Mortgage Broker
Patrick DePoe (D) - Makah Tribal Official, Ex-Commercial Fisherman & Ex-Land Manager
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) - Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-Congressional Aide
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R) - Retired Utility Dist Power Manager, '20 Candidate & 16 St Sen Candidate
Rebecca Saldaña (D) - State Sen., Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Labor Organizer
Keith Scully (D) - Shoreline City Councilman & Attorney
Dave Upthegrove (D) - King County Councilman, Ex-State Rep. & '16 Candidate
Kevin VanDeWege (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Firefighter

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
[ Mike Kreidler (D)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Patty Kuderer (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
Chris Reykdal (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brad Klippert (R) - Ex-State Rep., Minister, Retired Army Officer & '22 US Rep Candidate
Reid Sarris (I) - Nonprofit Founder & Teacher

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Maria Cantwell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Thor Amundson (I) - Project Expediter & Frequent Candidate
Destiny Archer (R)
Raul Garcia (R) - Physician & '20 Gov Candidate
Paul Giesick (D) - Blue Collar Worker & USMC Veteran
John Guenther (R) - State Employee, Ex-Nonprofit Executive & '22 Candidate
David Ishii (D) - Frequent Candidate
John Peterson (D)
Gregory Saunders (R)

Patty Murray (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzan DelBene (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Matt Heines (R) - Businessman, Army Veteran, MAGA Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Rick Larsen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jason Call (G) - Teacher, Progressive Activist & '20/'22 Candidate
Cody Hart (R) - Engineering Firm Owner, Navy Veteran & '20/'22 Candidate
Leif Johnson (R) - Businessman & '22 Candidate
Dan Matthews (R) - Consultant, Retired Airline Pilot, USAF Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Edwin Stickle (D) - Physician
Bill Wheeler (R) - Businessman, Doctoral Student, USAF Veteran & '22 Candidate

District 3:
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Leslie French (R) - Businessman & '22 Candidate
Joe Kent (R) - Technology Project Manager, Retired Army Warrant Officer & '22 Nominee
Leslie Lewallen (R) - Camas City Councilwoman & Attorney
Heidi St. John (R) - Author, Pastor & '22 Candidate

District 4:
Dan Newhouse (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jerrod Sessler (R) - Businessman, Ex-NASCAR Driver, Navy Veteran & '22 Candidate
Doug White (D) - Businessman, College Professor & '22 Candidate

District 5:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carmela Conroy (D) - Spokane Democratic Chair, Retired US Diplomat & Attorney
Ann Marie Danimus (D) - Marketing Firm Owner, '22 Candidate & '20 St Sen Candidate
Natasha Hill (D) - Attorney, Democratic Activist & '22 Candidate

District 6:
[ Derek Kilmer (D)* - Retiring in 2024. ]
Hilary Franz (D) - State Land Commissioner, Ex-Bainbridge Island Councilwoman & Attorney
Laurie Jinkins (D) - State House Speaker & Attorney
Elizabeth Kreiselmaier (R) - Psychologist, Educator & '20/'22 Candidate 
Drew MacEwen (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Financial Advisor & Navy Veteran
Rebecca Parson (D) - Copywriter, Ex-Teacher, Socialist Activist & '20/'22 Candidate
Emily Randall (D) - State Sen. & Ex-Community Organizer
Kevin VanDeWege (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Firefighter

District 7:
Pramila Jayapal (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Paul Glumaz (R) - LaRouche Activist, '22 Candidate & '21 City Council Candidate 
Jesse James (I) - Musician, '22 Candidate & '21 City Council Candidate
Cliff Moon (R) - Software Engineer & '22 Candidate  

District 8:
Kim Schrier (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Keith Arnold (D) - Accounting Technician & Frequent Candidate
Carmen Goers (R) - Commercial Banker, Community Activist & '22 St Rep Candidate
Jesse Jensen (R) - Program Manager, Iraq War Veteran & '20/'22 Candidate
Nirav Sheth (R) - Businessman & USMC Veteran

District 9:
Adam Smith (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Doug Basler (R) - Video Production Company Owner & Frequent Candidate
Sea Chan (R) - Merchant Marine Professional, Environmental Researcher & '22 Candidate
C. Mark Greene (R) - Paralegal, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 10:
Marilyn Strickland (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Gordon (R) - Minister, Tax Preparer, Army Veteran & '20/'22 Candidate
Don Hewett (R) - Electrical Engineer, USAF Veteran & '20/'22 Candidate
Eric Mahaffy (D) - Blue Collar Worker, Ex-Game Arcade Owner & '22 Candidate
Edward Saner (D)
Keith Swank (R) - Police Captain, Army Veteran & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

American Solidarity Party of Washington State (ASP)
Constitution Party of Washington State (C)
Washington State Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Washington State (G)
Libertarian Party of Washington State (L)
Washington State Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent / No Party Affiliation (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

State Public Disclosure Commission

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Arlington Times
Bainbridge Island Review
Bellingham Herald
Centralia Chronicle
Colville Statesman-Examiner
Crosscut Nonprofit News
Enumclaw Courier-Herald
Everett Daily Herald
Forks Forum
Grandview Valley Publishing
Issaquah Reporter
Journal of the San Juan Islands
Kennewick-Pasco-Richland Tri-City Herald
Kennewick tu Decides (Spanish)
Kitsap Daily News
Kitsap Sun
Leavenworth Echo
Longview Daily News
Moscow-Pullman Daily News
Nisqually Valley News
Northern Kittitas County Tribune
Northwest Asian Weekly
The Olympian
Pasco La Voz (Spanish)
Peninsula Daily News
Queen Anne & Magnolia News
Axios Seattle
Seattle Chinese Post
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce
Seattle El Mundo USA (Spanish)
Seattle El Siete Dias (Spanish)
Seattle Facts (African-American)
Seattle Gay News (LGBT)
Seattle Medium (African-American)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Stranger (Alternative)
Seattle Times
Seattle Weekly (Alternative)
Skagit Valley Herald
Pacific Northwest Inlander (Alternative - Spokane)
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Sunnyside Sun
Tacoma News Tribune
Vancouver Columbian
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin
Wenatchee World
Yakima Herald-Republic

Northwest Public Broadcasting (PBS / NPR)
KOMO TV-4 (ABC - Seattle)
KING TV-5 (NBC - Seattle)
KIRO TV-7 (CBS - Seattle)
KCPQ TV-13 (FOX - Seattle)
KWPX TV-33 (Telemundo - Seattle)
KREM TV-2 (CBS - Spokane)
KXLY TV-4 (ABC - Spokane)
KHQ TV-6 (CBS - Spokane)
KAYU TV-28 (FOX - Spokane)
KUOW Public Radio (NPR - Seattle)
KIRO Radio / KTTH Radio / MyNorthwest.com (Seattle)