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2024 Washington State Auditor election

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2024 Washington State Auditor election

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Nominee Pat McCarthy Matt Hawkins
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,170,306 1,568,750
Percentage 57.99% 41.92%

County results
McCarthy:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hawkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

State Auditor before election

Pat McCarthy
Democratic

Elected State Auditor

Pat McCarthy
Democratic

The 2024 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington State Auditor, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

Incumbent Democratic State Auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected to a third term.[1]

Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.[2]

Primary election

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Democratic Party

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Advanced to general

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Republican Party

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Advanced to general

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  • Matt Hawkins, business consultant and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018[4]

Results

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Blanket primary results by county
  McCarthy
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Hawkins
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
Blanket primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat McCarthy (incumbent) 1,125,904 58.82%
Republican Matt Hawkins 786,529 41.09%
Write-in 1,648 0.09%
Total votes 1,914,081 100.0%

General election

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Pat
McCarthy (D)
Matt
Hawkins (R)
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 43% 33% 24%

Results

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2024 Washington State Auditor election[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat McCarthy (incumbent) 2,170,306 57.99% Decrease 0.01%
Republican Matt Hawkins 1,568,750 41.92% Steady
Write-in 3,262 0.09% Steady
Total votes 3,742,318 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
Partisan clients
  1. ^ Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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  1. ^ Deng, Grace (November 6, 2024). "Democratic incumbents sweep Washington's down ballot races". Washington State Standard. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Villeneuve, Andrew (July 10, 2023). "Here's who's running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year". NPI's Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Certification of Results" (PDF). Washington Secretary of State.
  6. ^ "Official Canvass of the Returns" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved December 4, 2024.