2022 Washington Secretary of State special election
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The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election will be held on November 8, 2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman, a Republican, resigned from the office on November 19, 2021, to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security.[1] Washington governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, announced he would appoint state Senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement, the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.[2]
Primary election[]
Democratic Party[]
Declared[]
- Steve Hobbs, incumbent Washington Secretary of State[3]
Republican Party[]
Declared[]
- Keith Wagoner, state senator[4]
Nonpartisan[]
Declared[]
- Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor[5]
Endorsements[]
Steve Hobbs (D)
- Governors
- Gary Locke, 21st Governor of Washington (1997–2005)[6]
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Julie Anderson (I) |
Steve Hobbs (D) |
Keith Wagoner (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D)[A] | February 17–18, 2022 | 700 (LV) | ± 3.7% | 11% | 33% | 30% | 25% |
General election[]
Predictions[]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[7] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
Notes[]
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V ��� unclear
- Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute
References[]
- ^ O'Sullivan, Joseph (October 26, 2021). "Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman resigns to join Biden administration". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
- ^ "Inslee selects Democratic Sen. Steve Hobbs to temporarily replace Republican Wyman as secretary of state". The Seattle Times. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Gov. Inslee announces pick for Washington's new Secretary of State". Crosscut. 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-10.
- ^ "Senator becomes first GOP candidate for secretary of state". Everett Herald. 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
- ^ Sailor, Craig (16 December 2021). "Pierce Auditor Julie Anderson announces bid for Secretary of State as nonpartisan". The News Tribune. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Ng, Assunta (December 9, 2021). "How Steve Hobbs won the Secretary of State job". Northwest Asian Weekly. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Secretary of State Races: More Important Than Ever in 2022, and More Complicated, Too". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
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