| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Upthegrove (D) | 1,969,936 | 52.74% |
| Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) | 1,765,121 | 47.26% |
* 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.
Education: Graduated from Lakeside School in Seattle in 1989. Holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado in environmental conservation and a graduate certificate from the University of Idaho in energy policy.
Work experience: Previously worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a recreational planner and a state legislative staffer. Has worked off-and-on as a basketball referee for youth and adult leagues.
Political experience: Member and the chair of the King County Council, representing the 5th district since 2014. He served in the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 33rd district, from 2002 to 2013.
Family: Married to Chad Harper. No children.
Campaign finance: Has raised more than $1 million as of Oct. 2, 2024, including more than $7,000 in loans, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Notable donors include the Washington Conservation Action, the The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, the Washington Council of Firefighters and the Washington Education Association Political Action Committee.
Education: Graduated from Prairie (Washington) High School in 1996. Holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of Washington.
Work experience: Self-employed consultant at Columbia Strategic Consulting, LLC.
Political experience: Served as the U.S. representative for Washington’s 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2023. Served in the Washington House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011.
Family: Married to Daniel Beutler. They have three children.
Campaign finance: Raised more than $561,000 as of Oct. 2, 2024, according to the state Public Disclosure Commission. Notable donors include Western Forest Products, the American Forest Resource Council, the campaign fund of U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Washington Beverage Association Political Action Committee and Sierra Pacific.
SEATTLE – The state Board of Natural Resources last week voted to put about 1,500 acres of older forests up for auction, drawing public criticism.
If Tuesday’s vote counts hold, Democrats will keep the keys to the governor’s mansion along with eight other powerful offices, including attorney general, superintendent of public instruction and lands commissioner.
If election night vote tallies hold, Democrat Bob Ferguson will be Washington’s next governor
Two new polls show Democrat Bob Ferguson holding a steady lead over Republican Dave Reichert. The polls show Ferguson grossing roughly 50% of the statewide vote followed by Reichert who picked up support from about 35% of those polled. The remaining 15% of people polled reportedly indicated they were undecided.
Democrat Bob Ferguson holds a commanding lead over Republican Dave Reichert in the race for Washington governor, according to a new statewide poll.
Democrat Dave Upthegrove and Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler clash over the future of logging state-owned forests.
The candidates for Washington governor met at the Fox Theater in Spokane on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2024, in a debate sponsored by the Association of Washington Business,
SPOKANE — A boisterous audience gathered Wednesday night in Spokane’s Fox Theater and ignored a debate moderator’s repeated direction to hold its cheers as Republican Dave Reichert and Democrat Bob Ferguson argued who should be the next Washington governor.
A former sheriff and a career lawyer are both vying to be Washington’s next governor in November’s election, fighting for the post overseeing a $70 billion budget and more than 8 million state residents.
The hourlong debate, which took place immediately following the presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, marked a fleeting opportunity for the state’s nearly 5 million voters to see their candidates discuss policies in the same room.
With only six weeks before voting begins in Washington’s November election, state Republican Party Chair Jim Walsh acknowledged that time is tight for his party’s legal challenge against recount results in the state lands commissioner primary.
In Washington’s first statewide ballot recount in a primary election since 1960, Democrat Dave Upthegrove just barely edged out Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson to secure a spot on the November ballot in the race for the state office that oversees millions of acres of public lands.King County Councilmember Upthegrove will join Republican and former U.S. Representative Jaime Herrera Beutler on the general election ballot this fall.
With the state headed for a hand recount of the lands commissioner race, it seems time to look at one of the biggest failures that candidates and their campaigns make.
Washington’s candidates for governor will square off Sept. 10 in a televised debate organized by The Seattle Times and KING 5 News.
As of Tuesday evening, a margin of 51 votes separated two of the leading candidates in the closest primary race Washington state has seen in decades.Three candidates for state lands commissioner are fighting neck and neck for two spots on the November general election ballot. Two weeks after the Aug. 6 primary, the close results have triggered an automatic statewide hand recount.
Crowded fields or not, Spokane and Spokane Valley voters turned their state Legislature races into three-person heats with only two spots to secure in November’s general election.
Two Republicans and one Democrat are all vying to make the cut and secure two spots on November’s general election ballot. But the more than 500,000 ballots left to count across Washington means the primary race is too close to call, nearly 24 hours after the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Primary election ballots tallied so far Tuesday night showed Ferguson taking a strong lead with 45% of the vote, followed by Reichert who picked up 28%. As of Tuesday night, Republican Semi Bird trailed with 9%, putting him out of the running. Democrat Mark Mullet followed further behind earning 5% of the vote on election night.
Ballots dropped Friday for the Aug. 6 state primary elections. This year marks the first incumbent-free contest for governor since Jay Inslee was elected in 2012, barely beating out his Republican opponent Rob McKenna by a 3% margin of the vote.
