Elections in Washington (state)
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In Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
Washington uses a vote-by-mail system under the supervision of the Secretary of State, mandated statewide since 2011. Counties were previously able to choose between it and in-person voting from 2005 onward, of which all but one adopted vote-by-mail by 2011.[1] Since 2008, most non-presidential elections are carried out using nonpartisan blanket primary, also known as the "top-two primary".[2]
In a 2020 study, Washington was ranked as the 2nd easiest state for citizens to vote in.[3]
1996
- 1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 1996 Washington gubernatorial election
2000
- 2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2000 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2000 Washington gubernatorial election
2002
2004
Federal elections
- 2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2004 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2004 Washington Attorney General election
- 2004 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2004 Washington State Auditor election
- 2004 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2004 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2004 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
State court elections
Statewide ballot measures
- 2008 Washington Initiative 1000
- 2008 Washington Initiative 1029
- 2004 list of other statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2006
- 2006 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
- 2006 Washington State local elections
2008
Federal elections
- 2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2008 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2008 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2008 Washington Attorney General election
- 2008 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2008 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2008 Washington State Auditor election
- 2008 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2008 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2008 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
State court elections
Statewide ballot measures
- 2008 Washington Initiative 1000
- 2008 Washington Initiative 1029
- 2008 list of other statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2009
- 2009 Washington State local elections
- 2009 Seattle mayoral election
2010
- 2010 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
2012
Federal elections
- 2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2012 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2012 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2012 Washington Attorney General election
- 2012 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2012 Washington State Auditor election
- 2012 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2012 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
State court elections
Statewide ballot measures
- 2012 Washington Referendum 74
- 2012 Washington Initiative 502
- 2012 Washington Initiative 1185
- 2012 Washington Initiative 1240
- 2012 list of other statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2013
State Legislative elections
Statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2014
Federal elections
State legislative elections
Local elections
2016
Federal elections
- 2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2016 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2016 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2016 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2016 Washington Attorney General election
- 2016 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2016 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2016 Washington State Auditor election
- 2016 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2016 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2016 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
Statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2017
State legislative elections
Local elections
2018
Federal elections
- 2018 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State legislative elections
Statewide ballot measures
- 2018 Washington Initiative 940
- 2018 Washington Initiative 1631
- 2018 Washington Initiative 1634
- 2018 Washington Initiative 1639
2019
Statewide ballot measures
- 2019 Washington Referendum 88
- 2019 Washington Initiative 976
- 2019 Washington Senate Joint Resolution 8200
Local Elections
2020
Federal elections
- 2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2020 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2020 Washington Attorney General election
- 2020 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2020 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2020 Washington State Auditor election
- 2020 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2020 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
Statewide ballot measures
Local elections
2021
Local elections
- 2021 King County Executive election
- 2021 Seattle mayoral election
- 2021 Seattle City Attorney election
- 2021 Seattle City Council election
- 2021 Seattle City Council 3rd district recall election
2022
Federal elections
- 2022 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State elections
- 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election
- 2022 Washington State Senate election
- 2022 Washington House of Representatives election
2023
Local elections
- 2023 Snohomish County Executive election
- 2023 Seattle City Council election
- 2023 Spokane mayoral election
2024
Federal elections
- 2024 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
- 2024 United States Senate election in Washington
- 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
State executive elections
- 2024 Washington gubernatorial election
- 2024 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
- 2024 Washington Attorney General election
- 2024 Washington Secretary of State election
- 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election
- 2024 Washington State Auditor election
- 2024 Washington State Treasurer election
- 2024 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election
- 2024 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
State legislative elections
State court elections
Statewide ballot measures
- 2024 Washington Initiative 2066
- 2024 Washington Initiative 2109
- 2024 Washington Initiative 2117
- 2024 Washington Initiative 2124
Local elections
2025
State legislative elections
Statewide ballot measures
Local elections
- 2025 King County Executive election
- 2025 King County Council election
- 2025 Seattle mayoral election
- 2025 Seattle City Attorney election
- 2025 Seattle City Council election
2026
Federal elections
State elections
Local elections
See also
- Political party strength in Washington (state)
- United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
- Nonpartisan blanket primary
- Washington State Redistricting Commission
- List of Washington (state) ballot measures
References
- ^ "Washington State Vote-By-Mail (VBM) Fact Sheet" (PDF). Washington Office of the Secretary of State - Elections Division. February 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Elections & Voting: Top 2 Primary". Archived from the original on May 17, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
- ^ J. Pomante II, Michael; Li, Quan (December 15, 2020). "Cost of Voting in the American States: 2020". Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy. 19 (4): 503–509. doi:10.1089/elj.2020.0666. S2CID 225139517.
External links
- Elections & Voting at the Washington Secretary of State official website
- Washington at Ballotpedia
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020