2020 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect the governor of Washington, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The top-two primary was held on August 4.
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General elections
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Washington does not have gubernatorial term limits and incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee is running for a third term.[1] Inslee initially launched a campaign for President of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019, he announced he would seek a third term as governor.[2] Several other Democratic political figures considered entering the race if Inslee did not run, including Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, but ultimately, no major Democrats entered the race.[3] Inslee is the first governor of Washington to seek a third term since Daniel J. Evans in 1972.
Background
Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, the longest streak of Democratic-party leadership of any state in the country and the third longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota, which has not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979, and Utah, which has not had a Democratic governor since Scott M. Matheson left office nine days prior to Spellman in 1985.[4][5][6] Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee, who previously served in the U.S. House, was first elected to the governorship in the 2012 election and won reelection in 2016.
When Inslee announced his candidacy for president, several political figures expressed interest in running for Governor if Inslee won the Democratic primaries. These included Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz and King County executive Dow Constantine.[7] They stated they would only run if Inslee was not, avoiding a primary challenge.[8][9] Inslee was the sole major Democratic candidate to enter the race.
Several Republican politicians announced their own campaigns to challenge Inslee, including businessman Anton Sakharov, Republic police chief Loren Culp, and state senator Phil Fortunato.[10][11]
Democratic candidates
Advanced to General Election
- Jay Inslee, incumbent Governor of Washington and former candidate for President of the United States in 2020[12]
Declined
- Dow Constantine, King County executive[13][14]
- Bob Ferguson, Washington Attorney General (running for reelection)[9][14]
- Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands (running for reelection)[8][14]
Republican candidates
Advanced to General Election
- Loren Culp, police chief of the city of Republic, Washington, and U.S. Army veteran[10]
Eliminated in Primary
- Tim Eyman, activist, initiative promoter[15]
- Phil Fortunato, state senator[11]
- Joshua Freed, former mayor of Bothell[16]
- Raul Garcia, emergency physician[17]
- Leon Lawson[18]
- Nate Herzog, former Lake Forest Park city councilman[19]
- Anton Sakharov, program manager[20]
Declined
- Bill Bryant, former Seattle Port Commissioner and nominee for Governor of Washington in 2016[21]
- Bruce Dammeier, Pierce County executive[22]
- Doug Ericksen, state senator[23]
- Drew C. MacEwen, state representative[24]
- Dori Monson, radio personality[25]
- Dave Reichert, former U.S. Representative for Washington's 8th congressional district[26]
- Drew Stokesbary, state representative[22]
- J.T. Wilcox, minority leader of the Washington House of Representatives[22]
Other candidates
Green Party
Socialist Workers Party
Eliminated in Primary
- Henry Clay Dennison
Independents
Eliminated in Primary
- Cregan Newhouse, City of Seattle Consumer Protection Division acting manager and former public television director[29]
Primary election
Washington State is one of few 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. Most states have party primaries.
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Tim Eyman (R) |
Loren Culp (R) |
Phil Fortunato (R) |
Joshua Freed (R) |
Anton Sakharov (R) |
Raul Garcia (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA | July 22–27, 2020 | 513 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 55% | 8% | 9% | 3% | 6% | – | 4% | 16% |
| Crosscut/Elway | July 11–15, 2020 | 402 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 46% | 4% | 14% | 2% | 5% | – | 6% | 24% |
| SurveyUSA | May 16–19, 2020 | 650 (LV) | ± 5.6% | 50% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 6% | 1% | 2% | 23% |
| SurveyUSA | January 26–28, 2020 | 1,103 (RV) | ± 3.9% | 39% | 11% | 5% | 4% | 4% | 3% | – | 34% |
| Crosscut/Elway | December 26–29, 2019 | 405 (RV) | ± 5% | 46% | 7%[lower-alpha 2] | 4% | 4% | 5% | – | – | 34% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 1,240,935 | 50.2% | |
| Republican | Loren Culp | 429,006 | 17.35% | |
| Republican | Joshua Freed | 221,091 | 8.94% | |
| Republican | Tim Eyman | 158,511 | 6.41% | |
| Republican | Raul Garcia | 134,132 | 5.43% | |
| Republican | Phil Fortunato | 98,732 | 3.99% | |
| Democratic | Don L. Rivers | 25,407 | 1.03% | |
| Republican | Leon Aaron Lawson | 22,909 | 0.93% | |
| Green | Liz Hallock | 21,310 | 0.86% | |
| Democratic | Cairo D'Almeida | 14,500 | 0.59% | |
| Republican | Anton Sakharov | 13,835 | 0.56% | |
| Republican | Nate Herzog | 11,212 | 0.45% | |
| Democratic | Gene Hart | 10,503 | 0.42% | |
| Democratic | Omari Tahir Garrett | 8,653 | 0.35% | |
| Independent | Ryan Ryals | 6,203 | 0.25% | |
| Socialist Workers | Henry Clay Dennison | 5,905 | 0.24% | |
| Republican | Goodspaceguy | 5,598 | 0.23% | |
| Republican | Richard L. Carpenter | 4,929 | 0.2% | |
| Independent | Elaina J. Gonzales | 4,724 | 0.19% | |
| Republican | Matthew Murray | 4,448 | 0.18% | |
| Independent | Thor Amundson | 3,605 | 0.15% | |
| Republican | Bill Hirt | 2,836 | 0.11% | |
| Republican | Martin L. Wheeler | 2,663 | 0.11% | |
| Republican | Ian Gonzales | 2,518 | 0.1% | |
| Independent | Joshua Wolf | 2,284 | 0.09% | |
| Independent | Cregan M. Newhouse | 2,273 | 0.09% | |
| Independent | Brian R. Weed | 2,153 | 0.09% | |
| Independent | Alex Tsimerman | 1,704 | 0.07% | |
| Republican | Tylor Grow | 1,498 | 0.06% | |
| Independent | Dylan B. Nails | 1,451 | 0.06% | |
| Independent | Craig Campbell | 1,170 | 0.05% | |
| Independent | William Miller | 1,134 | 0.05% | |
| Independent | Cameron M. Vessey | 715 | 0.03% | |
| Independent | Winston Wilkes | 699 | 0.03% | |
| Independent | David W. Blomstrom | 510 | 0.02% | |
| Independent | David Voltz | 473 | 0.02% | |
| Write-in | 1,954 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 2,472,183 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| The Cook Political Report[33] | Safe D | April 3, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[34] | Safe D | June 19, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[35] | Safe D | July 14, 2020 |
| Politico[36] | Safe D | July 6, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[37] | Safe D | July 22, 2020 |
| RCP[38] | Safe D | June 13, 2020 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Loren Culp (R) |
Other / Undecided |
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| SurveyUSA | July 22–27, 2020 | 534 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 61% | 32% | 7% |
| SurveyUSA | May 16–19, 2020 | 530 (LV) | ± 5.4% | 56% | 31% | 13% |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | ||||
| Republican | Loren Culp | ||||
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| Total votes | 100.0 | ||||
Notes
- Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear - Listed as an independent.
- Listed as an independent.
References
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- CNN, Dan Merica and Paul LeBlanc (August 22, 2019). "Washington Gov. Jay Inslee drops out of presidential race". CNN. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
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- Smay, Ian (August 22, 2019). "Bob Ferguson announces decision to run for another term as Washington Attorney General". KING 5 News. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
- Robinson, Erin (July 26, 2019). "Republic police chief announces run for governor". KXLY. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "GOP State Senator Phil Fortunato gears up for governor run". The Seattle Times. August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
- @JayInslee (August 22, 2019). "That's why, today, I'm announcing my intention to run for a third term as Washington's governor. Join me" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- "King County Executive Dow Constantine not ruling out run for governor". KING. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- Gutman, David (August 22, 2019). "With Inslee running again for governor, leading Washington state Democrats put their ambitions on hold". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- Brunner, Jim (February 13, 2020). "Tim Eyman says he'll run for governor as Republican, not independent". The Seattle Times. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- Brunner, Jim (September 6, 2019). "Former Bothell Mayor Joshua Freed to run for governor, citing homelessness crisis". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
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- Drew, James (May 15, 2020). "Heres who's running statewide in the Aug. 4 primary election (and in a hot congressional race)". The News Tribune. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- Brunner, Jim (September 1, 2019). "As Washington state Republicans struggle to field 2020 candidates, Reichert eyes run for governor". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- Brunner, Jim (June 24, 2019). "Who will Washington's next governor be? Uncertainty over Inslee creates pileup of politicians, domino effects down ballot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 25, 2019.
- "With Jay Inslee running for president, here's who might lead WA next". Crosscut.com. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- "As Governor Inslee eyes White House, who could take his place in 2020?". Q13 FOX News. March 1, 2019. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
- Radio, iFiberone News. "2018 CANDIDATE CONVERSATION - DREW MacEWEN". iFIBER ONE News Radio. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- "Dori: Why I might just run for governor after all". Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Connelly, Joel (September 3, 2019). "Former U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert says he won't run for Washington governor -- yet again". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
- "Liz Hallock – A New Deal for Washington". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- Talamo, Lex (February 17, 2020). "Liz Hallock running for Washington governor as a Green Party candidate". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- "Cregan Newhouse for Governor". Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- "Asa Palagi, 2020".
- "Independent Candidate Asa Palagi Withdraws From Washington State's Gubernatorial Race and Slams Government Shutdowns - Press Release - Digital Journal". www.digitaljournal.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
- "August 4, 2020 Primary Results - Governor". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
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- "Gubernatorial Ratings | Inside Elections". insideelections.com. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
- "2020 Governor". Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. August 22, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "We rated every gubernatorial race in 2020. Here's who we think will win". Poltico. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- "2020 Governor Race Ratings". Daily Kos. June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- "2020 Govenor's Races". RealClearPolitics. June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
External links
- Official campaign websites
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