Washington Auditor election, 2024
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| Washington State Auditor |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: May 10, 2024 |
| Primary: August 6, 2024 General: November 5, 2024 Pre-election incumbent(s): Pat McCarthy (D) |
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| Poll times: Poll opening hours vary; close at 8 p.m. (most voting done by mail) Voting in Washington |
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Washington is holding an election for state auditor on November 5, 2024. The primary is August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was May 10, 2024.
Candidates and election results
General election
The primary will occur on August 6, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Auditor
Incumbent Pat McCarthy and Matt Hawkins are running in the primary for Washington State Auditor on August 6, 2024.
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| Pat McCarthy (D) | ||
| Matt Hawkins (R) | ||
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Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2012.
2020
- See also: Washington Auditor election, 2020
General election candidates
- Pat McCarthy (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Christopher Leyba (Republican Party)
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Primary candidates
- Pat McCarthy (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Joshua Casey (Democratic Party)
- Christopher Leyba (Republican Party) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
2016
- See also: Washington Auditor election, 2016
The general election for auditor was held on November 8, 2016.
Pat McCarthy defeated Mark Miloscia in the Washington auditor election.
| Washington Auditor, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Pat McCarthy |
52.31% | 1,597,011 | |
| Republican | Mark Miloscia | 47.69% | 1,455,771 | |
| Total Votes | 3,052,782 | |||
| Source: Washington Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Troy Kelley (D) defeated James Watkins (R) for the open seat of Washington State Auditor in the general election on November 6, 2012.
- 2012 General Election Results for Washington Auditor
| Washington State Auditor General Election, 2012 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Troy Kelley |
52.9% | 1,512,620 | |
| Republican | James Watkins | 47.1% | 1,344,137 | |
| Total Votes | 2,856,757 | |||
| Election results via Washington Secretary of State | ||||
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Washington, 2024 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Washington's 1st | Suzan DelBene | D+13 | |
| Washington's 2nd | Rick Larsen | D+9 | |
| Washington's 3rd | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | R+5 | |
| Washington's 4th | Dan Newhouse | R+11 | |
| Washington's 5th | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | R+8 | |
| Washington's 6th | Derek Kilmer | D+6 | |
| Washington's 7th | Pramila Jayapal | D+36 | |
| Washington's 8th | Kim Schrier | D+1 | |
| Washington's 9th | Adam Smith | D+21 | |
| Washington's 10th | Marilyn Strickland | D+7 | |
2020 presidential results by 2024 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2024 district lines, Washington[1] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | ||
| Washington's 1st | 64.0% | 33.3% | ||
| Washington's 2nd | 60.1% | 37.2% | ||
| Washington's 3rd | 46.6% | 50.8% | ||
| Washington's 4th | 40.3% | 57.2% | ||
| Washington's 5th | 43.5% | 53.5% | ||
| Washington's 6th | 57.1% | 39.9% | ||
| Washington's 7th | 86.8% | 11.3% | ||
| Washington's 8th | 52.0% | 45.3% | ||
| Washington's 9th | 71.5% | 26.3% | ||
| Washington's 10th | 57.3% | 39.6% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 72.5% of Washingtonians lived in one of the state's 11 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 22.3% lived in one of 22 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Washington was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Washington following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Washington county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 11 | 72.5% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 22 | 22.3% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 4 | 3.6% | |||||
| Battleground Democratic | 1 | 1.0% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 1 | 0.6% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 13 | 74.1% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 26 | 25.9% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Washington presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 13 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[2] | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Washington.
| U.S. Senate election results in Washington | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2022 | 57.1% |
42.6% |
| 2018 | 58.3% |
41.5% |
| 2016 | 58.8% |
40.9% |
| 2012 | 60.4% |
39.5% |
| 2010 | 52.1% |
47.4% |
| Average | 57.3 | 41.8 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Washington
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Washington.
| Gubernatorial election results in Washington | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 56.6% |
43.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% |
45.5% |
| 2012 | 51.4% |
48.3% |
| 2008 | 53.0% |
46.6% |
| 2004 | 48.9% |
48.9% |
| Average | 52.8 | 46.5 |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Washington's congressional delegation as of May 2024.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Washington | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 8 | 10 |
| Republican | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 10 | 12 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Washington's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.
| State executive officials in Washington, May 2024 | |
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| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Secretary of State | |
| Attorney General | |
State legislature
Washington State Senate
| Party | As of NFebruary 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 29 | |
| Republican Party | 20 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 49 | |
Washington House of Representatives
| Party | As of February 2024 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 58 | |
| Republican Party | 40 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 98 | |
Trifecta control
The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until 2024.
Washington Party Control: 1992-2024
Eighteen years of Democratic trifectas • No Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R[3] | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | S | S | S | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
The table below details demographic data in Washington and compares it to the broader United States as of 2022.
| Demographic Data for Washington | ||
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| Washington | United States | |
| Population | 7,705,281 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 66,455 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 69.9% | 65.9% |
| Black/African American | 3.9% | 12.5% |
| Asian | 9.2% | 5.8% |
| Native American | 1.2% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 9.9% | 8.8% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 13.5% | 18.7% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 92.1% | 89.1% |
| College graduation rate | 38% | 34.3% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $90,325 | $75,149 |
| Persons below poverty level | 6.3% | 8.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
About state financial officers (SFO's)
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Different states have different names for state financial officers, but they all fall into three groups: treasurers, auditors, and controllers.
Broadly, these officials are responsible for things like auditing other government offices, managing payroll, and overseeing pensions. In some states, certain SFOs are also responsible for investing state retirement and trust funds, meaning they decide where that public money goes.
Because of the role SFOs play in managing public investments, they have been involved in debates over environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG). ESG refers to an investment or corporate governance approach that involves considering the extent to which corporations conform to certain standards related to environmental, social, and corporate governance issues (such as net carbon emission or corporate board diversity goals) and making business and investment decisions that promote those standards.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed December 15, 2023
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ Democrats gained full control of the state Senate after a special election on November 7, 2017.
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