State Treasurer
Election Results
| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Jim McIntire (D) | 1,567,626 | 58.43% |
| Sharon Hanek (I) | 1,115,423 | 41.57% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
About the Race
This is the state’s top fiscal officer, responsible for managing and safeguarding the state’s tax revenue and other deposits. It initially appeared incumbent Jim McIntire would coast to a new four-year term without any opposition, but independent candidate Sharon Hanek mounted a write-in campaign in the August primary that captured enough of the ballots cast to qualify for an actual spot on the general election ballot. The position pay $116,950 per year plus health care and other benefits.
The Candidates
Sharon Hanek
- Party:
- Independent
- Age:
- 68
- City:
- Bonney Lake, Washington
Education: Graduated high school on a U.S. military base in Japan in 1974. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1978 with bachelor’s degrees in business administration and accounting.
Work experience: Earned a Certified Public Accountant certificate in 1980 and has worked as a self-employed accountant ever since.
Political experience: Elected to the Pierce County Charter Review Commission in 2016. In 2012, she mounted a write-in candidacy for state treasurer that earned her enough votes to advance to the general election, but she was defeated by then-Democratic incumbent Jim McIntire.
Family: Married to Stan Hanek. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
Campaign finance: Raised more than $38,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Notable donors include: Utah-based WSRP Advisory LLC; I-200 PAC, a group that works to maintain a state initiative passed by Washington voters in 1998 that restricts the use of affirmative action; and the Concerned Taxpayers of Washington State.
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