ELECTION 2024: Final primary results … almost

The August 6 primary election’s results were finalized and certified by counties around the state today. The top two candidates in each race will be on the November 5 ballot. Just one race remains unsettled …State Lands Commissioner is headed for a recount, because the second-place finisher is only 51 votes ahead of the third-place candidate.

State Commissioner of Public Lands
Jaime Herrera Beutler (R) – 419,297 – 22.03%
Dave Upthegrove (D) – 396,300 – 20.82%
Sue Kuehl Pederson (R) – 396,249 – 20.82%
Patrick DePoe (D) – 267,924 – 14.08%
Allen Lebovitz (D) – 194,114 – 10.2%
Kevin Van De Wege (D) – 143,170 – 7.52%
Jeralee Anderson (D) – 84,351 – 4.43%
Write-in – 1,668 – 0.09%

A by-hand recount is required; The Seattle Times reports that the Secretary of State will set a deadline this Thursday for counties to have theirs complete. Meantime, you can find all the state results here.

For King County, here’s the full final list of results, including that one Seattle City Council race, citywide Position 8. Whoever wins serves just a year before the election next year for a full four-year term.

Seattle City Council Position 8 (43% turnout)
Alexis Mercedes Rinck – 99,394 – 50.18%
Tanya Woo – 76,008 – 38.38%
Saunatina Sanchez – 8,621 – 4.35%
Tariq Yusuf – 7,521 – 3.80%
Saul Patu – 5,958 – 3.01%
Write-in – 554 – 0.28%

Here’s how the primary race for our area’s U.S. House seat turned out:

U.S. House District 7 (44% turnout)
Pramila Jayapal* (D) – 174,019 – 79.86%
Dan Alexander (R) – 16,902 – 7.76%
Liz Hallock (D) – 16,494 – 7.57%
Cliff Moon (R) – 10,070 – 4.62%
Write-in – 409 – 0.19%

Though our area’s two State House seats had only two candidates each, they had to be on the primary ballot too:

34th District State House Position 1 (43% turnout)
Emily Alvarado* (D) – 37,901 – 86.46%
Kimberly M. Cloud (R) – 5,848 – 13.34%
Write-in – 86 – 0.20%

34th District State House Position 2 (43% turnout)
Joe Fitzgibbon* (D) – 37,571 – 85.36%
Jolie Lansdowne (R) – 6,398 – 14.54%
Write-in – 47 – 0.11%

November 5 is the deadline for general-election voting; you’ll get your ballot about three weeks in advance. Not registered yet? You can do that online – go here.

A August 21, 2024 (10:58 am)

Thanks for sharing these results!

Javier August 21, 2024 (11:21 am)

Wow, that State Lands Commissioner race is really close, just 51 votes! I guess my vote for Upthegrove really counts. I don’t normally participate in the primary, but I was inspired by the Harris/Walz campaign. Otherwise I wouldn’t have bothered voting until November.

CAM August 21, 2024 (2:42 pm)

The Democrats split their vote between 5 candidates as compared with the GOP running only 2. That will make a big difference in terms of any Democrat’s ability to pull in a significant amount of votes. That should have been considered much earlier in the process rather than after the primary was over.
Suzanne August 21, 2024 (3:05 pm)

Primaries are important! Want to help determine who the top two candidates will be in November? The primary is the way to do that.

Really glad you voted for Dave Upthegrove. He’s outstanding for this position. I’m so hoping he holds the lead. Too many Democrats on the ticket so they split the vote. And the Seattle Times endorsement of a less well know candidate significantly contributed to confusion. Not helpful at all.

Here’s why to vote in primaries — https://politicalcharge.org/2021/06/07/9-reasons-why-you-should-vote-in-the-primaries/ –“If you want to shape politics, there are few ways to be more impactful than voting in a primary election.And with Virginia and New Jersey looking at statewide primaries tomorrow, I thought it was a good time to repost this article.Nationwide, primaries only see an average of 20% turnout. Instead of delving into why people don’t vote in the primaries, let’s talk about why people SHOULD vote in the primaries:✦ With fewer people voting, every vote carries more weight.✦ Primaries separates the stronger candidates from weaker ones.✦ Primaries can feature ballot measures that need to be voted on.✦ Primary voters are, generally speaking, older and whiter. They aren’t terribly representative of the full voting population. More people voting in the primaries means that a one segment of citizens isn’t calling all the shots.✦ Primary voters are also more partisan than general election voters, which is how fringe candidates end up in the general. More primary voters can mitigate this.✦ Voter turnout at primaries help determine where campaigns and parties will put more (or less) effort towards the general election. More people voting often means more attention and resources.✦ Even if your favorite candidate loses the primary, if s/he gets a good percentage of the votes, there is a good chance the winning candidate will adopt some of their platform to appeal to the broader group of voters.” …

David Kerlick August 21, 2024 (4:51 pm)

The race for Lands is a good argument for ranked choice voting. Top 4 or 5 RCV in primaries and RCV among those 4 or 5 in the general. Check out Fairvote Washington’s website.

K August 23, 2024 (10:51 am)

So… who won the recount?

WSB August 23, 2024 (10:55 am)

It hasn’t started yet. King County for example will start Monday morning. The recount – plus two precinct officer recounts, per the news release, which are happening after Labor Day – will be certified 9/4.

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