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.

Candidates Democratic Party

Advanced to general Denny Heck, incumbent lieutenant governor

Eliminated in primary David Griffin, businessman

Republican Party Advanced to general Dan Matthews, retired pilot and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary Bob Hagglund, IT professional and candidate for secretary of state in 2022 and 2024

Independents Eliminated in primary Patrick Harman (Liberal Republican), retired National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official

Primary election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin Denny David Bob Patrick DanUndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)July 24–25, 2024581 (LV)± 4.0%24%8%9%3%13%43%

Results

By county +CountyDenny Heck DemocraticDan Matthews RepublicanBob Hagglund RepublicanDavid Griffin DemocraticOther candidates Various partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams35014.66%1,06644.64%64426.97%1827.62%1466.11%-422-17.67%2,388Asotin1,33924.11%1,97135.49%1,47826.61%59310.68%1733.11%-493-8.88%5,554Benton13,02726.62%20,09641.06%10,35621.16%3,8477.86%1,6183.31%-7,069-14.44%48,944Chelan6,75631.78%6,04728.44%5,73526.98%2,0889.82%6332.98%7093.34%21,259Clallam12,97445.57%7,32025.71%4,60716.18%2,6299.23%9433.31%5,65419.86%28,473Clark56,60343.40%36,71728.15%23,14817.75%10,8418.31%3,1182.39%19,88615.25%130,427Columbia20716.67%52442.19%32025.76%1199.58%725.80%-204-16.43%1,242Cowlitz8,10028.88%9,62034.30%5,65120.15%3,21411.46%1,4645.22%-1,520-5.42%28,049Douglas2,49023.94%3,57434.37%3,19930.76%8017.70%3353.22%-375-3.61%10,399Ferry46119.97%77233.43%72231.27%23910.35%1154.98%-50-2.17%2,309Franklin3,04522.05%5,97343.26%3,03421.97%1,3589.83%3982.88%-2,928-21.21%13,808Garfield8312.03%26137.83%26838.84%466.67%324.64%-7-1.01%690Grant2,62216.29%6,23738.75%4,99231.02%1,5179.43%7264.51%-1,245-7.74%16,094Grays Harbor7,14137.37%4,90725.68%4,00220.95%2,06010.78%9975.22%2,23411.69%19,107Island13,59346.18%6,73622.88%5,11817.39%3,18610.82%8042.73%6,85723.29%29,437Jefferson10,09464.89%2,16413.91%1,58310.18%1,4129.08%3031.95%7,93050.98%15,556King356,19566.35%67,53812.58%55,56710.35%46,4738.66%11,0912.07%288,65753.77%536,864Kitsap39,37148.22%15,11218.51%15,97519.56%8,81010.79%2,3832.92%23,39628.65%81,651Kittitas3,46030.26%3,82033.40%2,65223.19%1,0919.54%4133.61%-360-3.15%11,436Klickitat2,57935.14%2,38332.47%1,66422.67%5217.10%1922.62%1962.67%7,339Lewis6,01326.04%7,97334.53%6,36127.55%1,5426.68%1,1995.19%-1,612-6.98%23,088Lincoln57114.93%1,68344.00%1,19431.22%2145.59%1634.26%-489-12.78%3,825Mason7,35938.15%4,76524.70%4,10821.30%2,18611.33%8714.52%2,59413.45%19,289Okanogan3,65031.55%3,41729.53%3,28928.43%9197.94%2952.55%2332.01%11,570Pacific3,00437.82%1,90724.01%1,64820.75%96112.10%4225.31%1,09713.81%7,942Pend Oreille1,02023.42%1,72039.49%1,12725.87%3247.44%1653.79%-593-13.61%4,356Pierce95,98646.64%49,94824.27%38,43118.67%15,1957.38%6,2303.03%46,03822.37%205,790San Juan4,85063.64%84111.04%90011.81%83811.00%1922.52%3,95051.83%7,621Skagit16,22444.96%9,69526.86%6,23717.28%3,1498.73%7842.17%6,52918.09%36,089Skamania1,36934.61%1,04226.35%1,03626.19%3298.32%1794.53%3278.27%3,955Snohomish92,38747.05%41,50221.14%36,76818.72%20,30010.34%5,4012.75%50,88525.91%196,358Spokane49,96035.76%48,08134.42%24,57417.59%12,9419.26%4,1462.97%1,8791.35%139,702Stevens2,97019.34%6,45242.02%4,52429.47%9336.08%4743.09%-1,928-12.56%15,353Thurston47,97755.98%17,78320.75%12,64614.75%5,2516.13%2,0532.40%30,19435.23%85,710Wahkiakum52630.58%49828.95%43425.23%20111.69%613.55%281.63%1,720Walla Walla4,52231.69%4,41530.94%3,02221.18%1,63011.42%6824.78%1070.75%14,271Whatcom35,16550.35%16,91524.22%9,73813.94%6,3889.15%1,6382.35%18,25026.13%69,844Whitman3,00133.78%2,66730.02%1,65518.63%1,14812.92%4124.64%3343.76%8,883Yakima10,35125.10%14,39534.91%10,66425.86%4,28310.39%1,5453.75%-3,731-9.05%41,238Totals927,39548.62%438,53722.99%319,07116.73%169,7598.90%52,8682.77%488,85825.63%1,907,630

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clark (largest city: Vancouver)

By congressional district District Heck Matthews Hagglund Griffin Representative 52% 19% 16% 10%Suzan DelBene 50% 22% 15% 10%Rick Larsen 38% 30% 20% 9%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 25% 37% 25% 9%Dan Newhouse 32% 35% 20% 9%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 49% 20% 18% 10%Derek Kilmer 80% 6% 5% 7%Pramila Jayapal 42% 25% 21% 8%Kim Schrier 60% 15% 12% 11%Adam Smith 52% 22% 16% 7%Marilyn Strickland

General election Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin DennyHeck (D) DanMatthews (R) UndecidedActiVoteActiVoteOctober 3–29, 2024400 (LV)± 4.9%61%39%–Public Policy Polling (D)Public Policy Polling (D)October 14–15, 2024610 (LV)± 4%47%35%18%

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofSabato's Crystal BallJuly 25, 2024

Results

By county CountyDenny HeckDemocraticDan MatthewsRepublicanWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#% 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% 86,281Totals2,112,13255.72%1,674,02544.16%4,3760.12%438,10711.56%3,790,533

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon)

By congressional district Heck won six of ten congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Matthews, including two that elected Democrats. District Heck Matthews Representative 60% 40%Suzan DelBene 58% 42%Rick Larsen 46% 54%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 36% 64%Dan Newhouse40%59%Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)56%44%Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)Emily Randall (119th Congress) 85% 15%Pramila Jayapal 48% 52%Kim Schrier 68% 32%Adam Smith 57% 43%Marilyn Strickland

Notes

Partisan clients

References

External links Official campaign websites Denny Heck (D) for Lieutenant Governor Dan Matthews (R) for Lieutenant Governor