2020 Washington Attorney General election

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2020 Washington Attorney General election
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November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)
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Nominee Bob Ferguson Matt Larkin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,226,418 1,714,927
Percentage 56.43% 43.47%
Ferguson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Larkin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Attorney General before election

Bob Ferguson
Democratic

 Elected Attorney General

Bob Ferguson
Democratic

The 2020 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the attorney general of Washington, concurrently with the 2020 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. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was re-elected to a third term in office.[1]

Ferguson was first elected in 2012 against Republican King County Councilor Reagan Dunn, winning 53% of the vote to succeed Republican Rob McKenna.[2] He was re-elected over Libertarian Joshua Trumbull in 2016 with 67% of the vote and was expected to easily win a third term.[3][4]

Candidates

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.

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Declined

Republican Party

Advanced to general

  • Matt Larkin, manufacturing executive and former Pierce County deputy prosecuting attorney[7]

Eliminated in primary

Primary election

Endorsements

Bob Ferguson (D)

Local officials

Mike Vaska (R)

Statewide officials

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Bob
Ferguson (D)		 Matt
Larkin (R)		 Brett
Rogers (R)		 Mike
Vaska (R)		 Undecided
SurveyUSA[11] July 22–27, 2020 513 (LV) ± 5.4% 52% 13% 7% 5% 22%
SurveyUSA[12] May 16–19, 2020 650 (LV) ±  5.6% 47% 8% 8% 4% 32%

Results

County results
  Ferguson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Larkin
  •   30–40%
  Rogers
  •   30–40%
Congressional district results
  Ferguson
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Larkin
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 1,356,225 55.79%
Republican Matt Larkin 575,470 23.67%
Republican Brett Rogers 296,843 12.21%
Republican Mike Vaska 199,826 8.22%
Write-in 2,372 0.10%
Total votes 2,430,736 100.00%

By county

County results
County[14] Bob Ferguson

Democratic

 Matt Larkin

Republican

 Brett Rogers

Republican

 Mike Vaska

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 778 23.54% 1,114 33.71% 1,014 30.68% 398 12.04% 1 0.03% -100 -3.03% 3,305
Asotin 2,388 35.88% 1,850 27.79% 1,856 27.88% 551 8.28% 11 0.17% 532 7.99% 6,656
Benton 20,523 33.81% 22,329 36.78% 12,797 21.08% 4,989 8.22% 69 0.11% -1,806 -2.97% 60,707
Chelan 10,794 39.35% 9,666 35.23% 4,710 17.17% 2,238 8.16% 25 0.09% 1,128 4.11% 27,433
Clallam 16,101 50.44% 8,936 27.99% 4,083 12.79% 2,777 8.70% 27 0.08% 7,165 22.44% 31,924
Clark 74,320 49.89% 35,936 24.12% 24,055 16.15% 14,452 9.70% 195 0.13% 38,384 25.77% 148,958
Columbia 431 26.46% 624 38.31% 434 26.64% 137 8.41% 3 0.18% -190 -11.66% 1,629
Cowlitz 13,752 38.61% 11,361 31.90% 7,897 22.17% 2,564 7.20% 46 0.13% 2,391 6.71% 35,620
Douglas 4,095 31.01% 5,241 39.68% 2,811 21.28% 1,036 7.84% 24 0.18% -1,146 -8.68% 13,207
Ferry 1,001 32.32% 878 28.35% 984 31.77% 231 7.46% 3 0.10% 17 0.55% 3,097
Franklin 6,056 33.43% 6,761 37.33% 3,642 20.11% 1,635 9.03% 19 0.10% -705 -3.89% 18,113
Garfield 228 23.92% 284 29.80% 328 34.42% 110 11.54% 3 0.31% -44 -4.62% 953
Grant 5,563 25.65% 8,268 38.12% 6,152 28.36% 1,671 7.70% 35 0.16% -2,116 -9.76% 21,689
Grays Harbor 10,713 44.83% 7,217 30.20% 4,263 17.84% 1,685 7.05% 20 0.08% 3,496 14.63% 23,898
Island 19,107 53.12% 9,959 27.69% 3,685 10.24% 3,168 8.81% 51 0.14% 9,148 25.43% 35,970
Jefferson 12,099 69.92% 2,708 15.65% 1,417 8.19% 1,039 6.00% 42 0.24% 9,391 54.27% 17,305
King 537,345 73.25% 102,075 13.91% 40,998 5.59% 52,550 7.16% 617 0.08% 435,270 59.33% 733,585
Kitsap 53,640 55.90% 23,567 24.56% 10,484 10.93% 8,188 8.53% 77 0.08% 30,073 31.34% 95,956
Kittitas 6,117 39.22% 5,016 32.16% 3,228 20.70% 1,226 7.86% 10 0.06% 1,101 7.06% 15,597
Klickitat 3,469 42.52% 2,333 28.60% 1,848 22.65% 504 6.18% 4 0.05% 1,136 13.92% 8,158
Lewis 8,585 28.97% 11,771 39.73% 6,195 20.91% 3,050 10.29% 30 0.10% -3,186 -10.75% 29,631
Lincoln 1,006 21.65% 1,779 38.28% 1,406 30.26% 453 9.75% 3 0.06% -373 -8.03% 4,647
Mason 10,483 44.44% 7,510 31.84% 3,606 15.29% 1,963 8.32% 27 0.11% 2,973 12.60% 23,589
Okanogan 5,211 38.87% 3,394 25.32% 3,589 26.77% 1,194 8.91% 19 0.14% 1,622 12.10% 13,407
Pacific 4,384 48.09% 2,586 28.37% 1,611 17.67% 517 5.67% 18 0.20% 1,798 19.72% 9,116
Pend Oreille 1,651 31.81% 1,665 32.08% 1,476 28.44% 392 7.55% 6 0.12% -14 -0.27% 5,190
Pierce 135,072 50.46% 71,527 26.72% 32,198 12.03% 28,644 10.70% 240 0.09% 63,545 23.74% 267,681
San Juan 6,733 75.14% 1,508 16.83% 413 4.61% 299 3.34% 8 0.09% 5,225 58.31% 8,961
Skagit 22,640 49.30% 13,502 29.40% 5,977 13.02% 3,756 8.18% 47 0.10% 9,138 19.90% 45,922
Skamania 1,770 42.88% 1,122 27.18% 958 23.21% 276 6.69% 2 0.05% 648 15.70% 4,128
Snohomish 139,015 54.39% 66,296 25.94% 26,626 10.42% 23,452 9.18% 185 0.07% 72,719 28.45% 255,574
Spokane 72,690 44.62% 44,699 27.44% 32,990 20.25% 12,316 7.56% 202 0.12% 27,991 17.18% 162,897
Stevens 4,594 25.41% 6,514 36.03% 5,603 30.99% 1,335 7.38% 34 0.19% -911 -5.04% 18,080
Thurston 58,993 56.39% 23,901 22.84% 12,311 11.77% 9,283 8.87% 135 0.13% 35,092 33.54% 104,623
Wahkiakum 786 40.60% 589 30.42% 441 22.78% 118 6.10% 2 0.10% 197 10.18% 1,936
Walla Walla 8,086 42.26% 5,374 28.09% 4,167 21.78% 1,491 7.79% 14 0.07% 2,712 14.18% 19,132
Whatcom 52,115 57.58% 26,701 29.50% 6,759 7.47% 4,867 5.38% 60 0.07% 25,414 28.08% 90,502
Whitman 5,324 48.18% 2,713 24.55% 2,106 19.06% 895 8.10% 12 0.11% 2,611 23.63% 11,050
Yakima 18,567 36.47% 16,196 31.81% 11,725 23.03% 4,376 8.60% 46 0.09% 2,371 4.66% 50,910
Totals 1,356,225 55.79% 575,470 23.67% 296,843 12.21% 199,826 8.22% 2,372 0.10% 780,755 32.12% 2,430,736

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[4] Safe D June 25, 2020

Post-primary endorsements

Bob Ferguson (D)

Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Bob
Ferguson (D)		 Matt
Larkin (R)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[16][A] October 14–15, 2020 610 (LV) ± 4% 53% 39% 8%
SurveyUSA[17] October 8–10, 2020 591 (LV) ± 5.2% 49% 38% 13%

Results

2020 Washington Attorney General election[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 2,226,418 56.43%
Republican Matt Larkin 1,714,927 43.47%
Write-in 3,968 0.10%
Total votes 3,945,313 100.00%
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[19] Bob Ferguson

Democratic

 Matt Larkin

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,772 31.34% 3,876 68.54% 7 0.12% -2,104 -37.21% 5,655
Asotin 4,182 36.52% 7,255 63.35% 15 0.13% -3,073 -26.83% 11,452
Benton 37,124 37.32% 62,257 62.58% 107 0.11% -25,133 -25.26% 99,488
Chelan 17,943 42.90% 23,839 56.99% 48 0.11% -5,896 -14.10% 41,830
Clallam 23,696 49.66% 23,979 50.25% 41 0.09% -283 -0.59% 47,716
Clark 132,248 50.53% 129,184 49.36% 290 0.11% 3,064 1.17% 261,722
Columbia 656 27.37% 1,740 72.59% 1 0.04% -1,084 -45.22% 2,397
Cowlitz 23,346 40.32% 34,505 59.60% 44 0.08% -11,159 -19.27% 57,895
Douglas 7,386 35.85% 13,193 64.03% 25 0.12% -5,807 -28.18% 20,604
Ferry 1,440 34.26% 2,751 65.45% 12 0.29% -1,311 -31.19% 4,203
Franklin 12,964 40.97% 18,650 58.94% 30 0.09% -5,686 -17.97% 31,644
Garfield 369 26.19% 1,039 73.74% 1 0.07% -670 -47.55% 1,409
Grant 11,463 31.50% 24,885 68.37% 48 0.13% -13,422 -36.88% 36,396
Grays Harbor 16,983 45.57% 20,238 54.31% 46 0.12% -3,255 -8.73% 37,267
Island 27,139 51.95% 25,053 47.96% 44 0.08% 2,086 3.99% 52,236
Jefferson 16,561 68.34% 7,658 31.60% 14 0.06% 8,903 36.74% 24,233
King 844,858 72.37% 321,559 27.55% 930 0.08% 523,299 44.83% 1,167,347
Kitsap 85,262 55.50% 68,176 44.38% 177 0.12% 17,086 11.12% 153,615
Kittitas 10,689 42.03% 14,719 57.88% 24 0.09% -4,030 -15.85% 25,432
Klickitat 5,750 43.95% 7,312 55.89% 21 0.16% -1,562 -11.94% 13,083
Lewis 14,022 31.80% 30,010 68.05% 65 0.15% -15,988 -36.26% 44,097
Lincoln 1,654 24.15% 5,188 75.76% 6 0.09% -3,534 -51.61% 6,848
Mason 16,402 45.34% 19,721 54.51% 55 0.15% -3,319 -9.17% 36,178
Okanogan 8,625 41.91% 11,919 57.92% 34 0.17% -3,294 -16.01% 20,578
Pacific 6,570 48.17% 7,042 51.63% 27 0.20% -472 -3.46% 13,639
Pend Oreille 2,659 32.18% 5,593 67.68% 12 0.15% -2,934 -35.50% 8,264
Pierce 233,651 52.05% 214,768 47.84% 502 0.11% 18,883 4.21% 448,921
San Juan 9,276 72.60% 3,492 27.33% 8 0.06% 5,784 45.27% 12,776
Skagit 35,159 50.05% 35,006 49.83% 88 0.13% 153 0.22% 70,253
Skamania 3,112 44.10% 3,929 55.68% 15 0.21% -817 -11.58% 7,056
Snohomish 236,332 55.53% 188,921 44.39% 375 0.09% 47,411 11.14% 425,628
Spokane 131,171 46.20% 152,388 53.67% 378 0.13% -21,217 -7.47% 283,937
Stevens 7,642 27.70% 19,902 72.15% 41 0.15% -12,260 -44.44% 27,585
Thurston 91,643 56.25% 71,053 43.61% 217 0.13% 20,590 12.64% 162,913
Wahkiakum 1,124 39.52% 1,717 60.37% 3 0.11% -593 -20.85% 2,844
Walla Walla 13,270 43.79% 17,005 56.12% 28 0.09% -3,735 -12.33% 30,303
Whatcom 79,975 59.42% 54,518 40.51% 89 0.07% 25,457 18.92% 134,582
Whitman 10,703 52.63% 9,613 47.27% 21 0.10% 1,090 5.36% 20,337
Yakima 41,597 44.75% 51,274 55.16% 79 0.08% -9,677 -10.41% 92,950
Totals 2,226,418 56.43% 1,714,927 43.47% 3,968 0.10% 511,491 12.96% 3,945,313

By congressional district

Ferguson won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Larkin, including one that elected a Democrat.[20]

District Ferguson Larkin Representative
1st 55% 45% Suzan DelBene
2nd 60% 40% Rick Larsen
3rd 46% 54% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 39% 61% Dan Newhouse
5th 44% 56% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 56% 44% Derek Kilmer
7th 83% 17% Pramila Jayapal
8th 49% 51% Kim Schrier
9th 71% 29% Adam Smith
10th 54% 45% Denny Heck (116th Congress)
Marilyn Strickland (117th Congress)

Notes

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