WASHINGTON

Your complete directory of Washington State candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: May 2026 Primary: August 2026

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

This page was last updated on May 16, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Bob Ferguson (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.

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

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

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

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Nick Brown (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS:
Dave Upthegrove (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Patty Kuderer (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION:
(Note: Superintendent is a Non-Partisan Positition)
Chris Reykdal (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

State Senate - (Democratic Caucus - Republican Caucus)

U.S. SENATOR:

Patty Murray (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2028.
Isaac Holyk (R) - Video Content Producer, Software Developer & '24 Candidate

Maria Cantwell (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Suzan DelBene (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 2:
Rick Larsen (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Cody Hart (R) - Engineering Firm Owner, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 3:
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brent Hennrich (D) - Cinema Equipment Installation Manager
Eric Vaughan (I)

District 4:
Dan Newhouse (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Duresky (D) - US Dept of Energy Project Control Officer & USAF Veteran
Wesley Meier (R)
Jerrod Sessler (R) - Businessman, Ex-NASCAR Driver, Navy Veteran & '22/'24 Candidate

District 5:
Michael Baumgartner (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Carmela Conroy (D) - Retired US Diplomat, Attorney, Democratic Activist & '24 Candidate

District 6:
Emily Randall (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Parker Brophy (I) - Actor

District 7:
Pramila Jayapal (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 8:
Kim Schrier (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Adam Smith (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Melissa Chaudhry (D) - Nonprofit Fundraiser & '24 Candidate
Janis Clark (R) - Retired Army Officer, Nonprofit Executive & Frequent Candidate
Mark Greene (R) - Paralegal, USMC Veteran & Frequent Candidate

District 10:
Marilyn Strickland (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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 / Non Partisan / 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
Washington State Standard
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)