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.

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

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 Bob Ferguson, incumbent attorney general (2013–2025)

Declined Manka Dhingra, state senator Lorena González, Seattle City Councilor (endorsed Ferguson) Drew Hansen, state representative Noah Purcell, solicitor general of Washington

Republican Party Advanced to general Matt Larkin, manufacturing executive and former Pierce County deputy prosecuting attorneyhttps://www.kentreporter.com/northwest/woodinville-republican-to-run-for-state-attorney-general/

Eliminated in primary Brett Rogers, attorney Mike Vaska, attorney and leader of Mainstream Republicans of Washington (2017–2020)

Primary election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin BobFerguson (D) MattLarkin (R) BrettRogers (R) MikeVaska (R) UndecidedSurveyUSASurveyUSA July 22–27, 2020 513 (LV) ± 5.4%52%13%7%5%22%SurveyUSASurveyUSA May 16–19, 2020 650 (LV) ±  5.6%47% 8% 8% 4%32%

Results

By county +CountyBob Ferguson DemocraticMatt Larkin RepublicanBrett Rogers RepublicanMike Vaska RepublicanWrite-in VariousMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams77823.54%1,11433.71%1,01430.68%39812.04%10.03%-100-3.03%3,305Asotin2,38835.88%1,85027.79%1,85627.88%5518.28%110.17%5327.99%6,656Benton20,52333.81%22,32936.78%12,79721.08%4,9898.22%690.11%-1,806-2.97%60,707Chelan10,79439.35%9,66635.23%4,71017.17%2,2388.16%250.09%1,1284.11%27,433Clallam16,10150.44%8,93627.99%4,08312.79%2,7778.70%270.08%7,16522.44%31,924Clark74,32049.89%35,93624.12%24,05516.15%14,4529.70%1950.13%38,38425.77%148,958Columbia43126.46%62438.31%43426.64%1378.41%30.18%-190-11.66%1,629Cowlitz13,75238.61%11,36131.90%7,89722.17%2,5647.20%460.13%2,3916.71%35,620Douglas4,09531.01%5,24139.68%2,81121.28%1,0367.84%240.18%-1,146-8.68%13,207Ferry1,00132.32%87828.35%98431.77%2317.46%30.10%170.55%3,097Franklin6,05633.43%6,76137.33%3,64220.11%1,6359.03%190.10%-705-3.89%18,113Garfield22823.92%28429.80%32834.42%11011.54%30.31%-44-4.62%953Grant5,56325.65%8,26838.12%6,15228.36%1,6717.70%350.16%-2,116-9.76%21,689Grays Harbor10,71344.83%7,21730.20%4,26317.84%1,6857.05%200.08%3,49614.63%23,898Island19,10753.12%9,95927.69%3,68510.24%3,1688.81%510.14%9,14825.43%35,970Jefferson12,09969.92%2,70815.65%1,4178.19%1,0396.00%420.24%9,39154.27%17,305King537,34573.25%102,07513.91%40,9985.59%52,5507.16%6170.08%435,27059.33%733,585Kitsap53,64055.90%23,56724.56%10,48410.93%8,1888.53%770.08%30,07331.34%95,956Kittitas6,11739.22%5,01632.16%3,22820.70%1,2267.86%100.06%1,1017.06%15,597Klickitat3,46942.52%2,33328.60%1,84822.65%5046.18%40.05%1,13613.92%8,158Lewis8,58528.97%11,77139.73%6,19520.91%3,05010.29%300.10%-3,186-10.75%29,631Lincoln1,00621.65%1,77938.28%1,40630.26%4539.75%30.06%-373-8.03%4,647Mason10,48344.44%7,51031.84%3,60615.29%1,9638.32%270.11%2,97312.60%23,589Okanogan5,21138.87%3,39425.32%3,58926.77%1,1948.91%190.14%1,62212.10%13,407Pacific4,38448.09%2,58628.37%1,61117.67%5175.67%180.20%1,79819.72%9,116Pend Oreille1,65131.81%1,66532.08%1,47628.44%3927.55%60.12%-14-0.27%5,190Pierce135,07250.46%71,52726.72%32,19812.03%28,64410.70%2400.09%63,54523.74%267,681San Juan6,73375.14%1,50816.83%4134.61%2993.34%80.09%5,22558.31%8,961Skagit22,64049.30%13,50229.40%5,97713.02%3,7568.18%470.10%9,13819.90%45,922Skamania1,77042.88%1,12227.18%95823.21%2766.69%20.05%64815.70%4,128Snohomish139,01554.39%66,29625.94%26,62610.42%23,4529.18%1850.07%72,71928.45%255,574Spokane72,69044.62%44,69927.44%32,99020.25%12,3167.56%2020.12%27,99117.18%162,897Stevens4,59425.41%6,51436.03%5,60330.99%1,3357.38%340.19%-911-5.04%18,080Thurston58,99356.39%23,90122.84%12,31111.77%9,2838.87%1350.13%35,09233.54%104,623Wahkiakum78640.60%58930.42%44122.78%1186.10%20.10%19710.18%1,936Walla Walla8,08642.26%5,37428.09%4,16721.78%1,4917.79%140.07%2,71214.18%19,132Whatcom52,11557.58%26,70129.50%6,7597.47%4,8675.38%600.07%25,41428.08%90,502Whitman5,32448.18%2,71324.55%2,10619.06%8958.10%120.11%2,61123.63%11,050Yakima18,56736.47%16,19631.81%11,72523.03%4,3768.60%460.09%2,3714.66%50,910Totals1,356,22555.79%575,47023.67%296,84312.21%199,8268.22%2,3720.10%780,75532.12%2,430,736

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Anderdeen) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma)

By congressional district District Ferguson Larkin Rogers Vaska Representative 54% 27% 10% 9%Suzan DelBene 59% 24% 9% 8%Rick Larsen 45% 28% 18% 9%Jaime Herrera Beutler 33% 35% 23% 8%Dan Newhouse 42% 28% 22% 8%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 56% 24% 11% 8%Derek Kilmer 84% 8% 3% 5%Pramila Jayapal 47% 29% 14% 11%Kim Schrier 71% 15% 6% 8%Adam Smith 53% 25% 12% 10%Denny Heck

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportJune 25, 2020

Post-primary endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin BobFerguson (D) MattLarkin (R) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)October 14–15, 2020610 (LV)± 4%53%39%8%SurveyUSASurveyUSAOctober 8–10, 2020591 (LV)± 5.2%49%38%13%

Results

By county +CountyBob Ferguson DemocraticMatt Larkin RepublicanWrite-in VariousMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams1,77231.34%3,87668.54%70.12%-2,104-37.21%5,655Asotin4,18236.52%7,25563.35%150.13%-3,073-26.83%11,452Benton37,12437.32%62,25762.58%1070.11%-25,133-25.26%99,488Chelan17,94342.90%23,83956.99%480.11%-5,896-14.10%41,830Clallam23,69649.66%23,97950.25%410.09%-283-0.59%47,716Clark132,24850.53%129,18449.36%2900.11%3,0641.17%261,722Columbia65627.37%1,74072.59%10.04%-1,084-45.22%2,397Cowlitz23,34640.32%34,50559.60%440.08%-11,159-19.27%57,895Douglas7,38635.85%13,19364.03%250.12%-5,807-28.18%20,604Ferry1,44034.26%2,75165.45%120.29%-1,311-31.19%4,203Franklin12,96440.97%18,65058.94%300.09%-5,686-17.97%31,644Garfield36926.19%1,03973.74%10.07%-670-47.55%1,409Grant11,46331.50%24,88568.37%480.13%-13,422-36.88%36,396Grays Harbor16,98345.57%20,23854.31%460.12%-3,255-8.73%37,267Island27,13951.95%25,05347.96%440.08%2,0863.99%52,236Jefferson16,56168.34%7,65831.60%140.06%8,90336.74%24,233King844,85872.37%321,55927.55%9300.08%523,29944.83%1,167,347Kitsap85,26255.50%68,17644.38%1770.12%17,08611.12%153,615Kittitas10,68942.03%14,71957.88%240.09%-4,030-15.85%25,432Klickitat5,75043.95%7,31255.89%210.16%-1,562-11.94%13,083Lewis14,02231.80%30,01068.05%650.15%-15,988-36.26%44,097Lincoln1,65424.15%5,18875.76%60.09%-3,534-51.61%6,848Mason16,40245.34%19,72154.51%550.15%-3,319-9.17%36,178Okanogan8,62541.91%11,91957.92%340.17%-3,294-16.01%20,578Pacific6,57048.17%7,04251.63%270.20%-472-3.46%13,639Pend Oreille2,65932.18%5,59367.68%120.15%-2,934-35.50%8,264Pierce233,65152.05%214,76847.84%5020.11%18,8834.21%448,921San Juan9,27672.60%3,49227.33%80.06%5,78445.27%12,776Skagit35,15950.05%35,00649.83%880.13%1530.22%70,253Skamania3,11244.10%3,92955.68%150.21%-817-11.58%7,056Snohomish236,33255.53%188,92144.39%3750.09%47,41111.14%425,628Spokane131,17146.20%152,38853.67%3780.13%-21,217-7.47%283,937Stevens7,64227.70%19,90272.15%410.15%-12,260-44.44%27,585Thurston91,64356.25%71,05343.61%2170.13%20,59012.64%162,913Wahkiakum1,12439.52%1,71760.37%30.11%-593-20.85%2,844Walla Walla13,27043.79%17,00556.12%280.09%-3,735-12.33%30,303Whatcom79,97559.42%54,51840.51%890.07%25,45718.92%134,582Whitman10,70352.63%9,61347.27%210.10%1,0905.36%20,337Yakima41,59744.75%51,27455.16%790.08%-9,677-10.41%92,950Totals2,226,41856.43%1,714,92743.47%3,9680.10%511,49112.96%3,945,313

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Anderdeen) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pacific (largest city: Raymond)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district Ferguson won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Larkin, including one that elected a Democrat. District Ferguson Larkin Representative 55% 45%Suzan DelBene 60% 40%Rick Larsen 46% 54%Jaime Herrera Beutler 39% 61%Dan Newhouse 44% 56%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 56% 44%Derek Kilmer 83% 17%Pramila Jayapal 49% 51%Kim Schrier 71% 29%Adam Smith54%45%Denny Heck (116th Congress)Marilyn Strickland (117th Congress)

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Bob Ferguson (D) for Attorney General Matt Larkin (R) for Attorney General