The 2024 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election will be held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
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Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Hillary Franz, elected in 2016 and reelected in 2020, is not seeking re-election to a third term in office. She initially chose to run for governor, later dropping out of that race to instead run for U.S. House.[1]
Primary elections will take place on August 6, 2024.[2]
Primary election edit
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 candidates edit
Declared edit
- Jeralee Anderson[3]
- Patrick DePoe, director of tribal relations for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources[4]
- Allen Lebovitz, wildland fire and forest health liaison for the Washington State Department of Natural Resources[5]
- Dave Upthegrove, King County councilor (2014–present)[6]
- Kevin Van De Wege, state senator from the 24th district (2017–present)[6]
Withdrawn edit
- Mona Das, former state senator from the 47th district (2019–2023)[5]
- Rebecca Saldaña, state senator from the 37th district (2016–present)[5]
Declined edit
- Hilary Franz, incumbent Public Lands Commissioner (2017–present) (running for U.S. House, endorsed DePoe)[1][4]
Republican candidates edit
Declared edit
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, former U.S. Representative from Washington's 3rd congressional district (2011–2023)[7]
- Sue Kuehl Pederson, retired utility manager and runner-up for Public Lands Commissioner in 2020[6]
Endorsements edit
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R)
- Political parties
Patrick DePoe (D)
- Statewide officials
- Hilary Franz, Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands (2017–present)[4]
Dave Upthegrove (D)
- Organizations
Mona Das (D) (withdrawn)
- State legislators
- Claudia Kauffman, state senator[6]
- Local officials
- Tina Podlodowski, former Seattle city councilor and former chair of the Washington State Democratic Party[6]
Rebecca Saldaña (D) (withdrawn)
- Organizations
Polling edit
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Patrick DePoe (D) |
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) |
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R) |
Dave Upthegrove (D) |
Kevin Van De Wege (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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Public Polic Polling (D)[A] | November 14–15, 2023 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 5% | 18% | 14% | 3% | 2% | 11%[b] | 48% |
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Allen Lebovitz | |||
Republican | Jaime Herrera Beutler | |||
Democratic | Dave Upthegrove | |||
Republican | Sue Kuehl Pederson | |||
Democratic | Patrick DePoe | |||
Democratic | Jeralee Anderson | |||
Democratic | Kevin Van De Wege | |||
Write-in | ||||
Total votes |
Notes edit
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll conducted for The Cascadia Advocate
References edit
- ^ a b Brunner, Jim (November 10, 2023). "WA lands commissioner Hilary Franz drops out of governor's race to run for Congress". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "PRIMARY 2024 Candidate List". voter.votewa.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c Sowersby, Shauna (September 8, 2023). "Makah Tribal member Patrick DePoe announces bid for WA public lands commissioner". The Olympian.
- ^ a b c Withycombe, Claire (April 11, 2024). "Sen. Saldaña suspends campaign for WA lands commissioner". The Seattle Times. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Villeneuve, Andrew (July 6, 2023). "Mona Das formally launches 2024 candidacy for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands". The Cascadia Advocate. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Haas, Ryan (October 10, 2023). "Former US Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler confirms run for Washington lands commissioner". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ Roland, Mitchell (April 10, 2024). "Joe Kent endorses Jaime Herrera Beutler's bid for public lands post". The Chronicle. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
- ^ Nir, David (April 22, 2024). "Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 4/22". Daily Kos. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ LeDonne, Sarah. "LGBTQ+ Victory Fund Endorses 23 More Candidates for 2023 and 2024". LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
- ^ "Latino Victory Fund Endorses Emily Randall for Congress and Rebecca Saldaña for Public Lands Commissioner". Latino Victory. February 28, 2024. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
External links edit
- Official campaign websites
- Jamie Herrera Beutler (R) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Patrick DePoe (D) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Sue Kuehl Pedersen (R) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Dave Upthegrove (D) for Public Lands Commissioner
- Kevin Van De Wege (D) for Public Lands Commissioner