2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Denny Heck Marko Liias Write–in
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 1,658,405 1,218,548 759,076
Percentage 45.6% 33.5% 20.9%

Heck:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Liias:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Write-in:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      30–40%      40–50%      50%      No data

Lieutenant Governor before election

Cyrus Habib
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Denny Heck
Democratic

The 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the lieutenant governor of Washington concurrently with the 2020 Washington elections. The top-two primary was held on August 4, and Democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias advanced to the general election, which Heck won.[1]

Incumbent Cyrus Habib surprised the state by announcing he was foregoing a run for re-election in order to join the Society of Jesus.[2] The position was of special importance due to speculation that the incumbent governor, Jay Inslee, could have been appointed to a position in a Democratic presidential cabinet after winning his third term.[3]

  1. ^ "Denny Heck defeats Marko Liias in Washington state lieutenant governor election results". Seattle Times. November 3, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  2. ^ "Lt. Gov. Cyrus Habib: Why I am giving up elected office and joining the Jesuits". America Magazine. March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Opinion | A 'Team of Rivals' for the Democrats?". The New York Times. February 27, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 21, 2020.