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The Washington Secretary of State election, 2020, was held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Gael Tarleton, the two having received the most votes in an August 2020 primary election. [1] Wyman became the only Republican to hold statewide office in Washington and the entire West Coast. [2]
The 2020 United States presidential election in Washington was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States presidential election in which all 50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia participated. [2]
Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election. Democrats kept a 28–21 majority in the Senate. Democrats kept a 28–21 majority in the Senate. Senators retiring this election were Senators Randi Becker (R-Olympia), [ 28 ] Maureen Walsh (R-Walla Walla), [ 29 ] and Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup). [ 30 ]
It has had twelve electoral votes since 2012, when it gained a tenth congressional district during reappropriation based on the results of the 2010 U.S. census. [2] [3] Washington has conducted its presidential elections through mail-in voting since 2012 for general elections and 2016 for party primaries. [4]
The ballots generated are only provisional ballots. All ballots undergo verification to ensure they are from registered voters.
In Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
The 2020 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 3, 2020. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House , electing two state representatives in each of the 49 Washington state legislative districts .
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020. It followed a top-two primary held on August 4. Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee , the Democratic candidate, defeated Loren Culp, the Republican candidate by a wide margin.