2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 5, 2024
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Nominee Denny Heck Dan Matthews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,112,132 1,674,025
Percentage 55.72% 44.16%
Heck:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Matthews:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes
Lieutenant Governor before election

Denny Heck
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Denny Heck
Democratic

The 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. 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 Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican retired pilot Dan Matthews.[1]

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • David Griffin, businessman[3]

Republican Party

Advanced to general

  • Dan Matthews, retired pilot and perennial candidate[3]

Eliminated in primary

  • Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 and 2024[3]

Independents

Eliminated in primary

Primary election

Endorsements

Denny Heck (D)

Newspapers

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Denny
Heck (D)		 David
Griffin (D)		 Bob
Hagglund (R)		 Patrick
Harman (R)		 Dan
Matthews (R)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[6][A] July 24–25, 2024 581 (LV) ± 4.0% 24% 8% 9% 3% 13% 43%

Results

County results
  Heck
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Matthews
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Hagglund
  •   30–40%
Congressional district results
  Heck
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  Matthews
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 927,395 48.62%
Republican Dan Matthews 438,537 22.99%
Republican Bob Hagglund 319,071 16.73%
Democratic David Griffin 169,759 8.90%
Liberal Republican[a] Patrick Harman 50,330 2.64%
Write-in 2,538 0.13%
Total votes 1,907,630 100.00%

By county

County results
County[8] Denny Heck

Democratic

 Dan Matthews

Republican

 Bob Hagglund

Republican

 David Griffin

Democratic

 Other candidates

Various parties

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 350 14.66% 1,066 44.64% 644 26.97% 182 7.62% 146 6.11% -422 -17.67% 2,388
Asotin 1,339 24.11% 1,971 35.49% 1,478 26.61% 593 10.68% 173 3.11% -493 -8.88% 5,554
Benton 13,027 26.62% 20,096 41.06% 10,356 21.16% 3,847 7.86% 1,618 3.31% -7,069 -14.44% 48,944
Chelan 6,756 31.78% 6,047 28.44% 5,735 26.98% 2,088 9.82% 633 2.98% 709 3.34% 21,259
Clallam 12,974 45.57% 7,320 25.71% 4,607 16.18% 2,629 9.23% 943 3.31% 5,654 19.86% 28,473
Clark 56,603 43.40% 36,717 28.15% 23,148 17.75% 10,841 8.31% 3,118 2.39% 19,886 15.25% 130,427
Columbia 207 16.67% 524 42.19% 320 25.76% 119 9.58% 72 5.80% -204 -16.43% 1,242
Cowlitz 8,100 28.88% 9,620 34.30% 5,651 20.15% 3,214 11.46% 1,464 5.22% -1,520 -5.42% 28,049
Douglas 2,490 23.94% 3,574 34.37% 3,199 30.76% 801 7.70% 335 3.22% -375 -3.61% 10,399
Ferry 461 19.97% 772 33.43% 722 31.27% 239 10.35% 115 4.98% -50 -2.17% 2,309
Franklin 3,045 22.05% 5,973 43.26% 3,034 21.97% 1,358 9.83% 398 2.88% -2,928 -21.21% 13,808
Garfield 83 12.03% 261 37.83% 268 38.84% 46 6.67% 32 4.64% -7 -1.01% 690
Grant 2,622 16.29% 6,237 38.75% 4,992 31.02% 1,517 9.43% 726 4.51% -1,245 -7.74% 16,094
Grays Harbor 7,141 37.37% 4,907 25.68% 4,002 20.95% 2,060 10.78% 997 5.22% 2,234 11.69% 19,107
Island 13,593 46.18% 6,736 22.88% 5,118 17.39% 3,186 10.82% 804 2.73% 6,857 23.29% 29,437
Jefferson 10,094 64.89% 2,164 13.91% 1,583 10.18% 1,412 9.08% 303 1.95% 7,930 50.98% 15,556
King 356,195 66.35% 67,538 12.58% 55,567 10.35% 46,473 8.66% 11,091 2.07% 288,657 53.77% 536,864
Kitsap 39,371 48.22% 15,112 18.51% 15,975 19.56% 8,810 10.79% 2,383 2.92% 23,396 28.65% 81,651
Kittitas 3,460 30.26% 3,820 33.40% 2,652 23.19% 1,091 9.54% 413 3.61% -360 -3.15% 11,436
Klickitat 2,579 35.14% 2,383 32.47% 1,664 22.67% 521 7.10% 192 2.62% 196 2.67% 7,339
Lewis 6,013 26.04% 7,973 34.53% 6,361 27.55% 1,542 6.68% 1,199 5.19% -1,612 -6.98% 23,088
Lincoln 571 14.93% 1,683 44.00% 1,194 31.22% 214 5.59% 163 4.26% -489 -12.78% 3,825
Mason 7,359 38.15% 4,765 24.70% 4,108 21.30% 2,186 11.33% 871 4.52% 2,594 13.45% 19,289
Okanogan 3,650 31.55% 3,417 29.53% 3,289 28.43% 919 7.94% 295 2.55% 233 2.01% 11,570
Pacific 3,004 37.82% 1,907 24.01% 1,648 20.75% 961 12.10% 422 5.31% 1,097 13.81% 7,942
Pend Oreille 1,020 23.42% 1,720 39.49% 1,127 25.87% 324 7.44% 165 3.79% -593 -13.61% 4,356
Pierce 95,986 46.64% 49,948 24.27% 38,431 18.67% 15,195 7.38% 6,230 3.03% 46,038 22.37% 205,790
San Juan 4,850 63.64% 841 11.04% 900 11.81% 838 11.00% 192 2.52% 3,950 51.83% 7,621
Skagit 16,224 44.96% 9,695 26.86% 6,237 17.28% 3,149 8.73% 784 2.17% 6,529 18.09% 36,089
Skamania 1,369 34.61% 1,042 26.35% 1,036 26.19% 329 8.32% 179 4.53% 327 8.27% 3,955
Snohomish 92,387 47.05% 41,502 21.14% 36,768 18.72% 20,300 10.34% 5,401 2.75% 50,885 25.91% 196,358
Spokane 49,960 35.76% 48,081 34.42% 24,574 17.59% 12,941 9.26% 4,146 2.97% 1,879 1.35% 139,702
Stevens 2,970 19.34% 6,452 42.02% 4,524 29.47% 933 6.08% 474 3.09% -1,928 -12.56% 15,353
Thurston 47,977 55.98% 17,783 20.75% 12,646 14.75% 5,251 6.13% 2,053 2.40% 30,194 35.23% 85,710
Wahkiakum 526 30.58% 498 28.95% 434 25.23% 201 11.69% 61 3.55% 28 1.63% 1,720
Walla Walla 4,522 31.69% 4,415 30.94% 3,022 21.18% 1,630 11.42% 682 4.78% 107 0.75% 14,271
Whatcom 35,165 50.35% 16,915 24.22% 9,738 13.94% 6,388 9.15% 1,638 2.35% 18,250 26.13% 69,844
Whitman 3,001 33.78% 2,667 30.02% 1,655 18.63% 1,148 12.92% 412 4.64% 334 3.76% 8,883
Yakima 10,351 25.10% 14,395 34.91% 10,664 25.86% 4,283 10.39% 1,545 3.75% -3,731 -9.05% 41,238
Totals 927,395 48.62% 438,537 22.99% 319,071 16.73% 169,759 8.90% 52,868 2.77% 488,858 25.63% 1,907,630

General election

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[b]		 Margin
of error		 Denny
Heck (D)		 Dan
Matthews (R)		 Undecided
ActiVote[9] October 3–29, 2024 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 61% 39% –
Public Policy Polling (D)[10][A] October 14–15, 2024 610 (LV) ± 4% 47% 35% 18%

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball[11] Safe D July 25, 2024

Results

2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Denny Heck (incumbent) 2,112,132 55.72%
Republican Dan Matthews 1,674,025 44.16%
Write-in 4,376 0.12%
Total votes 3,790,533 100.00%
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County[13] Denny Heck

Democratic

 Dan Matthews

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,281 24.62% 3,913 75.19% 10 0.19% -2,632 -50.58% 5,204
Asotin 3,735 33.71% 7,327 66.12% 19 0.17% -3,592 -32.42% 11,081
Benton 34,049 34.93% 63,309 64.96% 107 0.11% -29,260 -30.02% 97,465
Chelan 16,731 40.88% 24,144 58.99% 55 0.13% -7,413 -18.11% 40,930
Clallam 23,930 50.85% 23,095 49.07% 39 0.08% 835 1.77% 47,064
Clark 134,213 50.63% 130,541 49.24% 339 0.13% 3,672 1.39% 265,093
Columbia 588 24.58% 1,801 75.29% 3 0.13% -1,213 -50.71% 2,392
Cowlitz 21,753 37.79% 35,757 62.11% 58 0.10% -14,004 -24.33% 57,568
Douglas 6,769 32.90% 13,769 66.92% 36 0.17% -7,000 -34.02% 20,574
Ferry 1,201 29.93% 2,810 70.02% 2 0.05% -1,609 -40.09% 4,013
Franklin 10,997 35.74% 19,756 64.20% 20 0.06% -8,759 -28.46% 30,773
Garfield 288 21.54% 1,049 78.46% 0 0.00% -761 -56.92% 1,337
Grant 9,763 27.79% 25,347 72.14% 24 0.07% -15,584 -44.36% 35,134
Grays Harbor 16,629 45.13% 20,162 54.72% 57 0.15% -3,533 -9.59% 36,848
Island 27,581 54.18% 23,266 45.71% 57 0.11% 4,315 8.48% 50,904
Jefferson 17,082 70.21% 7,224 29.69% 24 0.10% 9,858 40.52% 24,330
King 788,503 72.34% 299,989 27.52% 1,496 0.14% 488,514 44.82% 1,089,988
Kitsap 85,961 56.33% 66,454 43.55% 180 0.12% 19,507 12.78% 152,595
Kittitas 9,731 38.11% 15,774 61.78% 29 0.11% -6,043 -23.67% 25,534
Klickitat 5,489 41.66% 7,679 58.28% 7 0.05% -2,190 -16.62% 13,175
Lewis 14,050 31.87% 30,002 68.05% 35 0.08% -15,952 -36.18% 44,087
Lincoln 1,483 21.16% 5,512 78.64% 14 0.20% -4,029 -57.48% 7,009
Mason 16,490 46.30% 19,078 53.56% 51 0.14% -2,588 -7.27% 35,619
Okanogan 7,921 39.34% 12,197 60.58% 16 0.08% -4,276 -21.24% 20,134
Pacific 6,609 47.80% 7,193 52.03% 24 0.17% -584 -4.22% 13,826
Pend Oreille 2,293 27.51% 6,025 72.29% 16 0.19% -3,732 -44.78% 8,334
Pierce 222,716 52.36% 202,187 47.53% 446 0.10% 20,529 4.83% 425,349
San Juan 9,041 72.72% 3,372 27.12% 20 0.16% 5,669 45.60% 12,433
Skagit 34,191 50.56% 33,389 49.37% 48 0.07% 802 1.19% 67,628
Skamania 2,980 42.09% 4,096 57.85% 4 0.06% -1,116 -15.76% 7,080
Snohomish 220,692 55.17% 178,918 44.73% 415 0.10% 41,774 10.44% 400,025
Spokane 119,911 43.26% 157,066 56.67% 192 0.07% -37,155 -13.41% 277,169
Stevens 6,813 24.67% 20,764 75.18% 42 0.15% -13,951 -50.51% 27,619
Thurston 94,036 58.59% 66,302 41.31% 154 0.10% 27,734 17.28% 160,492
Wahkiakum 1,137 38.52% 1,811 61.35% 4 0.14% -674 -22.83% 2,952
Walla Walla 12,018 41.76% 16,753 58.21% 9 0.03% -4,735 -16.45% 28,780
Whatcom 79,713 59.35% 54,457 40.55% 134 0.10% 25,256 18.81% 134,304
Whitman 9,618 49.55% 9,772 50.35% 20 0.10% -154 -0.79% 19,410
Yakima 34,146 39.58% 51,965 60.23% 170 0.20% -17,819 -20.65% 86,281
Totals 2,112,132 55.72% 1,674,025 44.16% 4,376 0.12% 438,107 11.56% 3,790,533

By congressional district

Heck won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Matthews, including two that elected Democrats.[14]

District Heck Matthews Representative
1st 60% 40% Suzan DelBene
2nd 58% 42% Rick Larsen
3rd 46% 54% Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
4th 36% 64% Dan Newhouse
5th 40% 59% Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)
Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)
6th 56% 44% Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)
Emily Randall (119th Congress)
7th 85% 15% Pramila Jayapal
8th 48% 52% Kim Schrier
9th 68% 32% Adam Smith
10th 57% 43% Marilyn Strickland

Notes

References

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