2020 Washington Secretary of State election

The 2020 Washington Secretary of State election was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Gael Tarleton, the two having received the most votes in an August 2020 primary election.Primary results Wyman became the only Republican to hold statewide office in Washington and the entire West Coast. As of , this was the last time a Republican won a statewide election in Washington.

Primary election Endorsements

+ 2020 Washington Secretary of State primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican Democratic Progressive IndependentKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Kim Wyman Gael Tarleton Gentry Lange Ed Minger1 Jul. 20, 2020 KSPSLeague of Women Votersof WashingtonThe Spokesman-Review Kristi Gorenson YouTube

Results

By county +CountyKim Wyman RepublicanGael Tarleton DemocraticVarious candidates Other partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams2,64078.22%59017.48%1454.30%2,05060.74%3,375Asotin4,45165.85%1,91028.26%3985.89%2,54137.59%6,759Benton41,59468.07%15,92226.06%3,5925.88%25,67242.01%61,108Chelan18,23966.24%7,90228.70%1,3955.07%10,33737.54%27,536Clallam17,13853.71%12,89240.40%1,8815.89%4,24613.31%31,911Clark79,41253.12%60,74740.64%9,3346.24%18,66512.49%149,493Columbia1,25276.25%32019.49%704.26%93256.76%1,642Cowlitz22,09561.30%11,36231.52%2,5857.17%10,73329.78%36,042Douglas9,65672.68%2,98022.43%6494.89%6,67650.25%13,285Ferry2,11167.49%85027.17%1675.34%1,26140.31%3,128Franklin12,41467.78%4,89226.71%1,0095.51%7,52241.07%18,315Garfield77878.74%16316.50%474.76%61562.25%988Grant16,49075.09%4,21419.19%1,2565.72%12,27655.90%21,960Grays Harbor14,44560.32%7,88832.94%1,6136.74%6,55727.38%23,946Island18,49751.86%15,18342.57%1,9895.58%3,3149.29%35,669Jefferson6,46437.80%9,59756.12%1,0416.09%-3,133-18.32%17,102King273,99437.42%422,22757.67%35,9424.91%-148,233-20.25%732,163Kitsap48,72450.82%40,89342.65%6,2586.53%7,8318.17%95,875Kittitas10,38465.27%4,53428.50%9926.24%5,85036.77%15,910Klickitat4,92459.63%2,83134.29%5026.08%2,09325.35%8,257Lewis22,19273.90%6,11920.38%1,7175.72%16,07353.53%30,028Lincoln3,81880.58%73615.53%1843.88%3,08265.05%4,738Mason14,39960.94%7,56732.02%1,6637.04%6,83228.91%23,629Okanogan8,45262.55%4,33032.05%7305.40%4,12230.51%13,512Pacific4,99354.56%3,58639.19%5726.25%1,40715.38%9,151Pend Oreille3,68269.60%1,27924.18%3296.22%2,40345.43%5,290Pierce148,11155.34%101,98938.11%17,5376.55%46,12217.23%267,637San Juan2,87232.24%5,52562.02%5115.74%-2,653-29.78%8,908Skagit25,63655.66%17,79738.64%2,6255.70%7,83917.02%46,058Skamania2,38657.26%1,53036.72%2516.02%85620.54%4,167Snohomish130,10851.03%107,38842.12%17,4646.85%22,7208.91%254,960Spokane95,63758.40%58,53035.74%9,5865.85%37,10722.66%163,753Stevens13,55074.25%3,67820.15%1,0215.59%9,87254.10%18,249Thurston61,03458.03%37,71635.86%6,4356.12%23,31822.17%105,185Wahkiakum1,20060.70%65433.08%1236.22%54627.62%1,977Walla Walla12,02761.55%6,30332.26%1,2106.19%5,72429.29%19,540Whatcom42,48646.82%42,74247.10%5,5136.08%-256-0.28%90,741Whitman6,27356.18%4,09536.68%7977.14%2,17819.51%11,165Yakima33,89766.97%14,12327.90%2,5945.13%19,77439.07%50,614Totals1,238,45550.89%1,053,58443.29%141,7275.82%184,8717.60%2,433,766

By congressional district District Wyman Tarleton Representative 53% 42%Suzan DelBene 46% 47%Rick Larsen 58% 36%Jaime Herrera Beutler 69% 26%Dan Newhouse 61% 33%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 51% 43%Derek Kilmer 28% 67%Pramila Jayapal 59% 35%Kim Schrier 38% 57%Adam Smith 56% 37%Denny Heck

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020

Post-primary endorsements

Debate + 2020 Washington Secretary of State debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Kim Wyman Gael Tarleton1 Sep. 19, 2020 League of Women Votersof WashingtonThe Spokesman-Review Jim Camden YouTube

Polling Graphical summary

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin KimWyman (R) GaelTarleton (D) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy PollingOctober 14–15, 2020610 (LV)± 4%49%43%8%SurveyUSASurveyUSAOctober 8–10, 2020591 (LV)± 5.2%45%40%14%

Results

By county +CountyKim Wyman RepublicanGael Tarleton DemocraticWrite-in VariousMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams4,18873.73%1,47325.93%190.33%2,71547.80%5,680Asotin7,93568.70%3,58731.06%280.24%4,34837.65%11,550Benton69,49469.99%29,69829.91%1060.11%39,79640.08%99,298Chelan27,33865.19%14,56534.73%330.08%12,77330.46%41,936Clallam27,67557.77%20,18142.13%500.10%7,49415.64%47,906Clark148,50256.58%113,62643.29%3290.13%34,87613.29%262,457Columbia1,88078.11%52521.81%20.08%1,35556.29%2,407Cowlitz37,66965.02%20,19934.87%640.11%17,47030.16%57,932Douglas14,63070.83%5,99929.05%250.12%8,63141.79%20,654Ferry2,94970.16%1,24629.65%80.19%1,70340.52%4,203Franklin20,47864.74%11,11535.14%360.11%9,36329.60%31,629Garfield1,11378.55%30121.24%30.21%81257.30%1,417Grant26,79473.15%9,76426.66%700.19%17,03046.49%36,628Grays Harbor23,50962.82%13,85437.02%570.15%9,65525.80%37,420Island29,29556.06%22,89543.82%630.12%6,40012.25%52,253Jefferson10,06341.42%14,21758.52%140.06%-4,154-17.10%24,294King482,38741.36%682,76158.54%1,1890.10%-200,374-17.18%1,166,337Kitsap83,88654.57%69,63845.30%2050.13%14,2489.27%153,729Kittitas17,00766.67%8,48733.27%170.07%8,52033.40%25,511Klickitat8,02261.36%5,02538.44%260.20%2,99722.93%13,073Lewis32,66174.07%11,35325.75%790.18%21,30848.33%44,093Lincoln5,48579.84%1,37820.06%70.10%4,10759.78%6,870Mason22,89163.28%13,21636.53%690.19%9,67526.74%36,176Okanogan12,94962.80%7,65137.11%180.09%5,29825.70%20,618Pacific7,93558.13%5,68541.65%310.23%2,25016.48%13,651Pend Oreille5,99272.48%2,26127.35%140.17%3,73145.13%8,267Pierce257,69857.28%191,68442.61%4980.11%66,01414.67%449,880San Juan4,67036.58%8,08963.35%90.07%-3,419-26.78%12,768Skagit40,86158.09%29,39841.79%810.12%11,46316.30%70,340Skamania4,25160.23%2,79339.57%140.20%1,45820.66%7,058Snohomish230,22254.14%194,56345.75%4640.11%35,6598.39%425,249Spokane171,17160.34%112,05639.50%4620.16%59,11520.84%283,689Stevens20,96375.83%6,65624.08%270.10%14,30751.75%27,646Thurston97,31159.64%65,62740.22%2240.14%31,68419.42%163,162Wahkiakum1,87265.39%98434.37%70.24%88831.02%2,863Walla Walla19,72865.35%10,43034.55%320.11%9,29830.80%30,190Whatcom65,59248.41%69,72851.46%1710.13%-4,136-3.05%135,491Whitman11,29055.58%8,99444.28%290.14%2,29611.30%20,313Yakima57,78562.22%35,00837.69%860.09%22,77724.52%92,879Totals2,116,14153.61%1,826,71046.27%4,6660.12%289,4317.33%3,947,517

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham)

By congressional district Wyman won seven of ten congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. District Wyman Tarleton Representative 55% 45%Suzan DelBene 49% 51%Rick Larsen 60% 40%Jaime Herrera Beutler 67% 33%Dan Newhouse 63% 37%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 54% 46%Derek Kilmer32%68%Pramila Jayapal 61% 39%Kim Schrier 41% 59%Adam Smith58%42%Denny HeckMarilyn Strickland

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