2022 Washington Secretary of State special election
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]
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Primary election
Declared
- Steve Hobbs, incumbent Washington Secretary of State[3]
Declared
- Keith Wagoner, state senator[4]
Declared
- Julie Anderson, Pierce County Auditor[5]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[6] | Safe D | December 1, 2021 |
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.
- "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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