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State executive offices

Governor • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Schools • Insurance Commissioner • Controller • Agriculture Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commissioner

Elections

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Ballotpedia covers 12 state executive offices in the state of Washington. The executive branch is governed by Article III of the Washington Constitution.

State executive organization

Executive officials in Washington are part of a three-pronged government structure that includes state legislators and state judges. The following chart details the relationship among different branches of Washington's state government:

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Current officeholders

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Washington	Nick Brown	Democratic	January 13, 2025
Governor of Washington	Bob Ferguson	Democratic	January 13, 2025
Lieutenant Governor of Washington	Denny Heck	Democratic	January 11, 2021
Washington Commissioner of Insurance	Patricia Kuderer	Democratic	January 15, 2025
Washington Commissioner of Public Lands	Dave Upthegrove	Democratic	January 13, 2025
Washington Director of Agriculture	Derek Sandison	Nonpartisan	June 15, 2015
Washington Director of Labor and Industries	Joel Sacks	Nonpartisan	January 16, 2013
Washington Secretary of State	Steve Hobbs	Democratic	November 22, 2021
Washington State Auditor	Pat McCarthy	Democratic	January 11, 2017
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction	Chris Reykdal	Nonpartisan	January 11, 2017
Washington Treasurer	Mike Pellicciotti	Democratic	January 11, 2021
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	Milt Doumit	Nonpartisan	September 1, 2022
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	Ann Rendahl	Nonpartisan	January 1, 2015
Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission	Brian Rybarik	Nonpartisan	February 24, 2025

Elections

2025

There are no state executive elections in Washington in 2025.

2024

See also: Washington state executive official elections, 2024

The following state executive offices were up for election in Washington in 2024:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Auditor
Treasurer
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Lands Commissioner
Insurance Commissioner

2023

There were no state executive elections in Washington in 2023.

2022

See also: Washington state executive official elections, 2022

The following state executive office was up for election in Washington in 2022:

Secretary of state (special)

2021

There were no state executive elections in Washington in 2021.

2020

See also: Washington state executive official elections, 2020

The following state executive offices were up for election in Washington in 2020:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Commissioner of Public Lands
Treasurer
Auditor
Commissioner of Insurance

2019

There were no state executive offices up for election in Washington in 2019.

2018

There were no state executive offices up for election in Washington in 2018.

2017

There were no state executive offices up for election in Washington in 2017.

2016

See also: Washington state executive official elections, 2016

Nine executive offices were up for election in 2016:

• Governor
• Lt. Governor
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• Superintendent of Schools
• Natural Resources Commissioner
• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Insurance Commissioner

2015

There were no state executive elections in Washington in 2015.

2014

There were no state executive elections in Washington in 2014.

2013

There were no state executive elections in Washington in 2013.

2012

See also: Washington state executive official elections, 2012

The following state executive offices were up for election in Washington in 2012:

• Governor of Washington
• Lieutenant Governor of Washington
• Attorney General of Washington
• Washington Secretary of State
• Washington Treasurer
• Washington State Auditor
• Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Washington Commissioner of Insurance
• Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

Footnotes

State executive offices

Offices

Governor • Lt. Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Auditor • Superintendent of Schools • Insurance Commissioner • Controller • Agriculture Commissioner • Natural Resources Commissioner • Labor Commissioner • Public Service Commissioner

States

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Elections

2025 • 2024 • 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010

Features

Chart of state executive officers • Compensation • How gubernatorial vacancies are filled • How vacancies are filled in state executive offices • State executive officials serving in home states • State government trifectas • State of the state addresses • Term limits

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