2024 Special Election
Initial results will be announced about 8:30pm.
Military and overseas ballots mailed: March 22
Deadline to register or update existing registration:
Online: April 15
In person: April 23
Ballots mailed: April 5
Election Day: April 23
Mail-in deadline: Postmarked by April 23
Ballot box deadline: April 23, 8pm
Election certification: May 3
Most Recent Election Coverage
Inslee execs heading for exits as Ferguson prepares to take over as WA governor
November 20, 2024, 11:21am Election FreeUpdated 8 hours ago
Washington Secretary of Health Umair Shah said Tuesday he will step down next month, joining other state agency leaders planning to exit before Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson takes office. Read story
Sal Mungia defeats Dave Larson for open WA Supreme Court seat
November 20, 2024, 9:40am Election Updated 8 hours ago
Sal Mungia, a Tacoma trial attorney, has defeated Dave Larson, a Federal Way Municipal Court judge, in a razor-close race for an open state Supreme Court seat. Read story
Multiple election offices report receiving mailed ballots misdirected from other states
November 19, 2024, 1:28pm Election
Terry Thompson had an election to run for voters in Cascade County, Montana. Why then, she thought, was her office in Great Falls being sent mailed ballots completed by voters in places such as Wasilla, Alaska, Vancouver, Washington, and Tampa, Florida? Read story
Same-day voter registrations hit new high mark in Washington
November 19, 2024, 1:00pm Election FreeUpdated 15 hours ago
Long lines on Election Day aren’t common in Washington with the state’s vote-by-mail system. Read story
Voter turnout in Washington is lower than in 2020
November 18, 2024, 9:06am Clark County Politics
Despite the talk of a high-stakes presidential election with democracy itself allegedly on the line — not to mention a gubernatorial race and four major initiative campaigns — voter turnout in Washington appears to be coming in substantially lower than four years ago. Read story
