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Washington State holds primary election

The 2024 primary election was held yesterday, August 6th. In Washington’s top-two primary system, the two candidates with the most votes, regardless of political party. advance to the general election on November 5th.

The Washington State House of Representatives has 98 seats and the Senate has 49. Democrats currently control both the House (58-40) and Senate (29-20). This election cycle, all 98 House seats are up for election, as are 25 of the Senate seats. Also on the ballot are the statewide positions, which include Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, State Treasurer, State Auditor, Attorney General, Commissioner of Public Lands, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Insurance Commissioner.

At the federal level, one of Washington’s two Senate seats is up for election in addition to all 10 of the Representative seats.

There are more than 4.8 million registered voters in Washington, who vote entirely by mail. Ballots dropped in official drop boxes or postmarked by August 6th will continue to be counted over the next two weeks with results being posted daily on the Secretary of State’s website. Election results must be certified by the Secretary of State by August 23rd.

To view the results, click here.