| Candidate | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Pellicciotti (D) | 2,148,764 | 57.31% |
| Sharon Hanek (R) | 1,600,370 | 42.69% |
* 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 Muenster High School in Indiana. Earned bachelor’s degree in business administration at Alfred University in New York. Won Fulbright Scholarship for Economic Development, Brandon University, Manitoba. Graduated from Gonzaga Law School in 2004.
Work experience: Has served as state treasurer since 2021. Previously worked as a state Supreme Court clerk, deputy county prosecutor, assistant state attorney general and legislator.
Political experience: Elected state representative 2016, 2018. Elected as state treasurer in 2020.
Family: Single
Campaign Finance: Raised more than $464,000 as of Oct. 2, according to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission. Notable contributors include: Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 598 Political Action Committee, Washington Education Association PAC, and the Washington State Council of Firefighters Support Team.
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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