2024 Washington State Auditor election

The 2024 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the Washington State Auditor, concurrently with the 2024 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. 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 State Auditor Pat McCarthy was re-elected to a third term.

Primary elections took place on August 6, 2024.

Primary election

Democratic Party

Advanced to general Pat McCarthy, incumbent state auditor (2017–present)

Republican Party

Advanced to general Matt Hawkins, business consultant and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018

Results

By county CountyPat McCarthyDemocraticMatt HawkinsRepublicanWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 578 23.80% 1,849 76.12% 2 0.08% -1,271 -52.33% 2,429 Asotin 2,155 38.29% 3,467 61.60% 6 0.11% -1,312 -23.31% 5,628 Benton 18,300 37.19% 30,868 62.73% 40 0.08% -12,568 -25.54% 49,208 Chelan 8,768 40.53% 12,851 59.41% 12 0.06% -4,083 -18.88% 21,631 Clallam 16,250 56.99% 12,239 42.93% 23 0.08% 4,011 14.07% 28,512 Clark 70,739 53.46% 61,478 46.46% 105 0.08% 9,261 7.00% 132,322 Columbia 331 26.02% 940 73.90% 1 0.08% -609 -47.88% 1,272 Cowlitz 11,704 40.77% 16,976 59.14% 26 0.09% -5,272 -18.37% 28,706 Douglas 3,324 30.78% 7,466 69.14% 9 0.08% -4,142 -38.36% 10,799 Ferry 727 31.03% 1,613 68.84% 3 0.13% -886 -37.81% 2,343 Franklin 4,689 33.69% 9,217 66.22% 12 0.09% -4,528 -32.53% 13,918 Garfield 151 20.71% 578 79.29% 0 0.00% -427 -58.57% 729 Grant 4,234 25.82% 12,152 74.10% 13 0.08% -7,918 -48.28% 16,399 Grays Harbor 9,110 47.55% 10,031 52.36% 18 0.09% -921 -4.81% 19,159 Island 16,962 56.98% 12,772 42.91% 34 0.11% 4,190 14.08% 29,768 Jefferson 11,706 75.26% 3,842 24.70% 7 0.05% 7,864 50.56% 15,555 King 407,039 76.13% 127,197 23.79% 451 0.08% 279,842 52.34% 534,687 Kitsap 50,350 61.17% 31,907 38.76% 61 0.07% 18,443 22.40% 82,318 Kittitas 4,544 38.90% 7,134 61.07% 4 0.03% -2,590 -22.17% 11,682 Klickitat 3,257 44.24% 4,099 55.68% 6 0.08% -842 -11.44% 7,362 Lewis 7,114 30.32% 16,305 69.49% 44 0.19% -9,191 -39.17% 23,463 Lincoln 888 22.80% 3,007 77.20% 0 0.00% -2,119 -54.40% 3,895 Mason 9,335 48.15% 10,028 51.73% 23 0.12% -693 -3.57% 19,386 Okanogan 4,801 41.06% 6,878 58.83% 13 0.11% -2,077 -17.76% 11,692 Pacific 3,917 48.87% 4,085 50.97% 13 0.16% -168 -2.10% 8,015 Pend Oreille 1,434 32.47% 2,976 67.39% 6 0.14% -1,542 -34.92% 4,416 Pierce 114,884 55.57% 91,679 44.34% 182 0.09% 23,205 11.22% 206,745 San Juan 5,892 76.51% 1,805 23.44% 4 0.05% 4,087 53.07% 7,701 Skagit 20,192 56.10% 15,783 43.85% 17 0.05% 4,409 12.25% 35,992 Skamania 1,782 44.71% 2,201 55.22% 3 0.08% -419 -10.51% 3,986 Snohomish 117,033 59.57% 79,246 40.34% 171 0.09% 37,787 19.23% 196,450 Spokane 66,811 47.61% 73,373 52.28% 155 0.11% -6,562 -4.68% 140,339 Stevens 4,329 28.04% 11,099 71.88% 13 0.08% -6,770 -43.84% 15,441 Thurston 52,496 61.86% 32,289 38.05% 71 0.08% 20,207 23.81% 84,856 Wahkiakum 751 43.11% 990 56.83% 1 0.06% -239 -13.72% 1,742 Walla Walla 6,298 43.65% 8,127 56.33% 3 0.02% -1,829 -12.68% 14,428 Whatcom 42,736 60.95% 27,336 38.99% 45 0.06% 15,400 21.96% 70,117 Whitman 4,281 47.33% 4,756 52.58% 8 0.09% -475 -5.25% 9,045 Yakima 16,012 38.17% 25,890 61.72% 43 0.10% -9,878 -23.55% 41,945Totals1,125,90458.82%786,52941.09%1,6480.09%339,37517.73%1,914,081

By congressional district District McCarthy Hawkins Representative 64% 36%Suzan DelBene 62% 38%Rick Larsen 48% 52%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 36% 64%Dan Newhouse 44% 56%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 61% 39%Derek Kilmer 88% 12%Pramila Jayapal 51% 49%Kim Schrier 72% 28%Adam Smith 60% 40%Marilyn Strickland

General election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin Pat MattUndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D)July 24–25, 2024581 (LV)± 4.0%43%33%24%

Results

By county CountyPat McCarthyDemocraticMatt HawkinsRepublicanWrite-inVariousMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,396 27.12% 3,742 72.69% 10 0.19% -2,346 -45.57% 5,148 Asotin 4,028 36.76% 6,918 63.13% 12 0.11% -2,890 -26.37% 10,958 Benton 36,916 38.18% 59,706 61.75% 74 0.08% -22,790 -23.57% 96,696 Chelan 17,099 42.56% 23,043 57.35% 37 0.09% -5,944 -14.79% 40,179 Clallam 24,850 53.22% 21,805 46.70% 39 0.08% 3,045 6.52% 46,694 Clark 138,981 53.05% 122,713 46.84% 311 0.12% 16,268 6.21% 262,005 Columbia 643 27.10% 1,727 72.78% 3 0.13% -1,084 -45.68% 2,373 Cowlitz 22,733 39.94% 34,141 59.99% 40 0.07% -11,408 -20.04% 56,914 Douglas 7,022 34.51% 13,310 65.42% 15 0.07% -6,288 -30.90% 20,347 Ferry 1,282 32.31% 2,685 67.67% 1 0.03% -1,403 -35.36% 3,968 Franklin 11,847 38.51% 18,901 61.43% 19 0.06% -7,054 -22.93% 30,767 Garfield 307 23.44% 1,003 76.56% 0 0.00% -696 -53.13% 1,310 Grant 10,493 30.22% 24,217 69.74% 17 0.05% -13,724 -39.52% 34,727 Grays Harbor 16,878 46.70% 19,228 53.21% 33 0.09% -2,350 -6.50% 36,139 Island 28,362 56.32% 21,938 43.56% 60 0.12% 6,424 12.76% 50,360 Jefferson 17,286 71.91% 6,742 28.05% 10 0.04% 10,544 43.86% 24,038 King 798,894 74.44% 273,370 25.47% 898 0.08% 525,524 48.97% 1,073,162 Kitsap 88,512 58.82% 61,848 41.10% 124 0.08% 26,664 17.72% 150,484 Kittitas 10,204 40.64% 14,877 59.25% 27 0.11% -4,673 -18.61% 25,108 Klickitat 5,777 44.39% 7,226 55.52% 11 0.08% -1,449 -11.13% 13,014 Lewis 14,115 32.46% 29,335 67.46% 35 0.08% -15,220 -35.00% 43,485 Lincoln 1,595 23.03% 5,321 76.84% 9 0.13% -3,726 -53.81% 6,925 Mason 16,848 47.78% 18,374 52.10% 43 0.12% -1,526 -4.33% 35,265 Okanogan 8,382 42.01% 11,556 57.91% 16 0.08% -3,174 -15.91% 19,954 Pacific 6,744 49.35% 6,910 50.56% 13 0.10% -166 -1.21% 13,667 Pend Oreille 2,479 29.98% 5,776 69.84% 15 0.18% -3,297 -39.87% 8,270 Pierce 231,143 54.89% 189,549 45.01% 388 0.09% 41,594 9.88% 421,080 San Juan 9,142 74.45% 3,121 25.42% 17 0.14% 6,021 49.03% 12,280 Skagit 35,344 53.00% 31,301 46.93% 46 0.07% 4,043 6.06% 66,691 Skamania 3,088 44.13% 3,906 55.82% 4 0.06% -818 -11.69% 6,998 Snohomish 228,289 57.85% 165,975 42.06% 326 0.08% 62,314 15.79% 394,590 Spokane 126,979 46.17% 147,902 53.77% 166 0.06% -20,923 -7.61% 275,047 Stevens 7,412 27.02% 19,998 72.89% 25 0.09% -12,586 -45.88% 27,435 Thurston 93,958 59.56% 63,658 40.35% 142 0.09% 30,300 19.21% 157,758 Wahkiakum 1,191 40.82% 1,724 59.08% 3 0.10% -533 -18.27% 2,918 Walla Walla 12,705 44.47% 15,850 55.48% 13 0.05% -3,145 -11.01% 28,568 Whatcom 81,199 61.42% 50,924 38.52% 75 0.06% 30,275 22.90% 132,198 Whitman 10,113 52.54% 9,121 47.38% 16 0.08% 992 5.15% 19,250 Yakima 36,070 42.16% 49,309 57.64% 169 0.20% -13,239 -15.48% 85,548Totals2,170,30657.99%1,568,75041.92%3,2620.09%601,55616.07%3,742,318

By congressional district McCarthy won seven of ten congressional districts, with the remaining three going to Hawkins, including one that elected a Democrat. District McCarthy Hawkins Representative 62% 38%Suzan DelBene 60% 39%Rick Larsen 48% 52%Marie Gluesenkamp Perez 39% 61%Dan Newhouse43%57%Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress)Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress)59%41%Derek Kilmer (118th Congress)Emily Randall (119th Congress) 86% 13%Pramila Jayapal 51% 49%Kim Schrier 70% 30%Adam Smith 59% 41%Marilyn Strickland

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