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Election 2024 Results

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2024 Washington governor election

Bob Ferguson (Democrat) beat Dave Reichert (Republican) in Washington in 2024, 55.7% to 44.3%, a margin of 11.3 points and 435,413 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2020, when Jay Inslee won.

Republicans led in 26 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 13. The largest, King, cast 1,111,474 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.5 points. The closest was Whitman, where 477 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob Ferguson won Democratic 2,140,948 55.7%
Dave Reichert Republican 1,705,535 44.3%
Total3,846,483

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 797,248 71.7% 314,226 28.3% 1,111,474 D+43.5
Pierce 220,132 50.9% 212,180 49.1% 432,312 D+1.8
Snohomish 225,046 55.1% 183,193 44.9% 408,239 D+10.3
Spokane 127,594 45.3% 153,974 54.7% 281,568 R+9.4
Clark 137,691 51.5% 129,529 48.5% 267,220 D+3.1
Thurston 90,696 55.8% 71,764 44.2% 162,460 D+11.7
Kitsap 87,299 56.8% 66,283 43.2% 153,582 D+13.7
Whatcom 81,435 59.8% 54,769 40.2% 136,204 D+19.6
Benton 35,623 36.1% 62,998 63.9% 98,621 R+27.8
Yakima 34,758 40.1% 51,895 59.9% 86,653 R+19.8
Skagit 34,821 50.4% 34,231 49.6% 69,052 D+0.9
Cowlitz 22,143 38.1% 36,035 61.9% 58,178 R+23.9
Island 27,931 54.1% 23,677 45.9% 51,608 D+8.2
Clallam 24,709 51.7% 23,100 48.3% 47,809 D+3.4
Lewis 13,749 30.7% 31,070 69.3% 44,819 R+38.6
Chelan 17,201 41.3% 24,442 58.7% 41,643 R+17.4
Grays Harbor 16,526 44.4% 20,656 55.6% 37,182 R+11.1
Mason 16,027 44.8% 19,745 55.2% 35,772 R+10.4
Grant 10,141 29.2% 24,616 70.8% 34,757 R+41.6
Franklin 11,382 36.7% 19,630 63.3% 31,012 R+26.6
Walla Walla 12,248 43.2% 16,103 56.8% 28,351 R+13.6
Stevens 7,256 26.0% 20,673 74.0% 27,929 R+48.0
Kittitas 9,662 37.1% 16,394 62.9% 26,056 R+25.8
Jefferson 17,201 70.2% 7,312 29.8% 24,513 D+40.3
Okanogan 8,190 40.2% 12,161 59.8% 20,351 R+19.5
Douglas 6,641 33.5% 13,161 66.5% 19,802 R+32.9
Whitman 10,087 51.2% 9,610 48.8% 19,697 D+2.4
Pacific 6,603 48.1% 7,132 51.9% 13,735 R+3.9
Klickitat 5,691 42.7% 7,625 57.3% 13,316 R+14.5
San Juan 9,348 73.3% 3,400 26.7% 12,748 D+46.7
Asotin 4,030 35.9% 7,198 64.1% 11,228 R+28.2
Pend Oreille 2,464 29.2% 5,960 70.8% 8,424 R+41.5
Skamania 3,058 42.7% 4,109 57.3% 7,167 R+14.7
Lincoln 1,589 22.7% 5,411 77.3% 7,000 R+54.6
Adams 1,386 26.9% 3,761 73.1% 5,147 R+46.1
Ferry 1,258 31.0% 2,806 69.0% 4,064 R+38.1
Wahkiakum 1,158 38.6% 1,845 61.4% 3,003 R+22.9
Columbia 627 25.9% 1,797 74.1% 2,424 R+48.3
Garfield 299 21.9% 1,064 78.1% 1,363 R+56.1

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bob Ferguson (D) D+11.3
2020 Jay Inslee (D) D+13.4
2016 Jay Inslee (D) D+8.8
2012 Jay Inslee (D) D+3.1
2008 Christine Gregoire (D) D+6.5
2004 Christine Gregoire (D) level
2000 Gary Locke (D) D+18.7
1996 Gary Locke (D) D+15.9
1992 Mike Lowry (D) D+4.3
1988 Booth Gardner (D) D+24.4
1984 Booth Gardner (D) D+6.6
1980 John D. Spellman (R) R+13.4
1976 Dixy Lee Ray (D) D+8.7
1972 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+8.0
1968 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+10.4
1964 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+11.9
1960 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+1.5
1956 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+9.6
1952 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+5.3
1948 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+3.3
1944 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+3.4
1940 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+0.7
1936 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+41.2
1932 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+23.5
1928 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+13.5
1924 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+24.0
1920 Louis F. Hart (R) R+36.2
1916 Ernest Lister (D) D+3.7
1912 Ernest Lister (D) D+0.2
1908 Samuel G. Cosgrove (R) R+29.6
1904 Albert E. Mead (R) R+10.5
1900 John Rankin Rogers (D) D+2.1
1896 John Rankin Rogers (other)
1892 John H. McGraw (R) R+4.8
1889 Elisha P. Ferry (R) R+15.4