Incumbent Dan Newhouse (R) and Jerrod Sessler (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 4th Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Sessler ran against Newhouse in 2022 but did not advance to the general election. Cascade PBS’s Mai Hoang wrote, “This time [Sessler] gained considerable momentum with numerous endorsements, including from the Washington…
Incumbent Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (D) and Joe Kent (R) are running in the general election for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. Axios Seattle’s Melissa Santos wrote, “The toss-up race in Washington’s 3rd Congressional District is one of this year’s most competitive U.S. House races, central to Democrats’ and Republicans’ battle for control…
Both candidates running in the general election for Island County, Wash., Commission District 1—incumbent Melanie Bacon (D) and Marie Shimada (D)—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key…
Both candidates running in the general election for Pierce County, Wash., Sheriff—Patti Jackson and Keith Swank—completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office. All survey respondents are asked to tell voters about their three key campaign messages. Both Jackson and…
Bob Ferguson (D) and Dave Reichert (R) advanced to the general election on Nov. 5, 2024. Twenty-eight candidates ran in the top-two primary for governor of Washington on Aug. 6, 2024. Leading into the election, Ferguson, Reichert, Semi Bird (R), and Mark Mullet (D) received the most media attention and endorsements. Incumbent Jay Inslee (D)…
Pete Serrano (R) and Nick Brown (D) advanced from the top-two primary election for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024. Three candidates ran in the election: Serrano, Brown, and Manka Dhingra (D). Incumbent Bob Ferguson (D) is running for Governor of Washington, leaving the office open for the first time since 2012. According…
Ten candidates are running in the top-two primary for Washington’s 5th Congressional District on August 6, 2024. Four candidates lead in media attention, campaign finance, and endorsements: Bernadine Bank (D), Michael Baumgartner (R), Carmela Conroy (D), and Jacquelin Maycumber (R). Washington uses a top-two primary system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot,…
The Washington Secretary of State’s office certified that sponsors of Washington Initiative 2066 submitted the required 324,516 valid signatures for the initiative to appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. What would the initiative do? The initiative seeks to repeal changes made to state law by House Bill 1589, passed by the state legislature in March…
Nick Brown (D), Manka Dhingra (D), and Pete Serrano (R) are running in the top-two primary election for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024. Incumbent Bob Ferguson (D) is running for Governor of Washington, leaving the office open for the first time since 2012. According to the Washington State Standard, Ferguson “prides himself on…
Supporters of Washington Initiative 2066 submitted 431,063 signatures on July 3, 2024, for a ballot initiative to prohibit restrictions on natural gas access. To qualify for the ballot, 324,516 of the signatures must be valid. If validated, Initiative 2066 would be the first Initiative to the People to qualify for the Washington ballot since 2018.…