Who is running for Washington State Governor in 2020?
Jun 30, 2020, 5:09 AM | Updated: 10:10 pm
A voter casts his ballot at the King County Elections processing center on March 09, 2020 in Renton, Washington. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
(Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)
In the upcoming primary election on Aug. 4, 2020, there will be 36 candidates on the ballot for Governor of Washington state, including incumbent Jay Inslee.
Here’s a list of all the gubernatorial candidates and their party preference, listed in ballot order:
- Alex Tsimerman, StandUpAmerica
- Phil Fortunato, Republican
- Ryan Ryals, Unaffiliated
- Leon Aaron Lawson, Trump Republican
- Henry Clay Dennison, Socialist Workers
- Tim Eyman, Republican
- Liz Hallock, Green
- Goodspaceguy, Trump Republican
- Omari Tahir Garrett, Democrat
- Don L. Rivers, Democratic
- Martin L. ‘Iceman’ Wheeler, Republican
- Raul Garcia, Republican
- Tylor Grow, Republican
- Winston Wilkes, Propertarianist
- Brian R. Weed, No Party Preference
- Thor Amundson, Independent
- Gene Hart, Democratic
- William (Bill) Miller, American Patriot
- Matthew Murray, Republican
- Dylan B. Nails, Independent
- Cameron M. Vessey, No Party Preference
- David W. Blomstrom, Fifth Republic
- Anton Sakharov, Trump Republican
- Craig Campbell, No Party Preference
- Nate Herzog, Pre-2016 Republican
- Cregan M. Newhouse, No Party Preference
- Ian Gonzales, Republican
- Cairo D’Almeida, Democratic
- Elaina J. Gonzalez, Independent
- Jay Inslee, Democratic
- Joshua Freed, Republican
- David Voltz, Cascadia Labour
- Joshua Wolf, New-Liberty
- Loren Culp, Republican
- Richard L. Carpenter, Republican
- Bill Hirt, Republican
In addition to governor, the August primary ballot will also include Statewide Executives, U.S. Representatives, State Legislators, Supreme Court Justices, Superior Court Judges, and some local offices. The August primary does not include the President and Vice President.
Washington state leads charge to get US to vote by mail in November
Find a full list of candidates who filed for office this year online here. The list is searchable by district, office, name, and party preference.
Ballots will be mailed to you at the address where you’re currently registered to vote no later than mid-July. Sign and return your ballot to a drop box or postmark it no later than Election Day, Aug. 4.
