# 2024 Washington Attorney General election

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The 2024 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 5, 2024, to elect the next attorney general of Washington, concurrently with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term but had chosen instead to run successfully for governor. U.S. Attorney Nick Brown, a Democrat, won the election against Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano, a Republican.

## Background

This the first open attorney general race since 2012, when Bob Ferguson first ran for the office. The primary election was expected to split the Democratic vote as Democrats Nick Brown and Manka Dhingra were on the primary ballot. Both Brown and Dhingra campaigned on similar issues like protecting access to abortion in the state, upholding gun control laws and ensuring public safety. Once Brown advanced to the general election, he advocated for similar measures along with "policy improvements" the Attorney General position can utilize to counter various issues like illicit drugs. Republican Pete Serrano campaigned on stopping human trafficking, making communities safer, and government accountability. Serrano opposed gun control and had previously expressed personal opposition to abortion, but said he would uphold Washington's current abortion laws if elected, describing abortion as a "settled issue". However, Serrano indicated he would not enforce the Washington Shield Law enacted in 2023, which protects Washington residents from criminal and civil actions in other states that restrict abortion.

## Candidates

Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

### Democratic Party
#### Advanced to general

* Nick Brown, lawyer and former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington (2021–2023)

#### Eliminated in primary

* Manka Dhingra, state senator (2017–present)

### Republican Party
#### Advanced to general

* Pete Serrano, mayor of Pasco (2022–present) and director of conservative legal nonprofit

## Primary election
### Endorsements
#### Governors

* Jay Inslee, governor of Washington

#### Newspapers

* The Seattle Times
* The Stranger

#### Organizations

* EMILY's List
* National Women's Political Caucus of Washington

#### Political parties

* Spokane County Republican Party
* Washington State Republican Party

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nick Brown (D) | Manka Dhingra (D) | Pete Serrano (R) | Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | July 24–25, 2024 | 581 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 17% | 15% | 38% | 30% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | May 15–16, 2024 | 615 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 9% | 10% | 36% | 45% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | February 13–14, 2024 | 789 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 19% | 12% | 35% | 34% |

### Debate

2024 Washington Attorney General primary debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Nick Brown | Manka Dhingra | Pete Serrano |
| 1 | Jun. 18, 2024 | League of Women Voters of Washington & Benton-Franklin Counties Northwest Public Broadcasting | Matt Loveless | | P | P | P |

### Results

Blanket primary election results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pete Serrano | 814,372 | 42.11% |
| | Democratic | Nick Brown | 682,360 | 35.28% |
| | Democratic | Manka Dhingra | 435,919 | 22.54% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1,284 | 0.07% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,933,935 | 100.00% |

## General election
### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe D | July 25, 2024 |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Nick Brown (D) | Pete Serrano (R) | Undecided |
| ActiVote | October 3–29, 2024 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 57% | 43% | – |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | October 16–17, 2024 | 571 (LV) | ± 4.1% | 46% | 39% | 15% |
| Strategies 360 | October 11–16, 2024 | 600 (RV) | ± 4.0% | 48% | 38% | 13% |
| Cascade PBS/Elway Research | October 8–12, 2024 | 401 (LV) | ± 5.0% | 47% | 29% | 24% |

### Debates

2024 Washington Attorney General debates :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Republican |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Nick Brown | Pete Serrano |
| 1 | Sep. 18, 2024 | Association of Washington Business | Paul Reed | TVW | P | P |
| 2 | Sep. 19, 2024 | Seattle CityClub Washington State Debate Coalition | | YouTube | P | P |

### Results

2024 Washington Attorney General election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Nick Brown | 2,093,570 | 55.58% | –0.85% |
| | Republican | Pete Serrano | 1,669,884 | 44.33% | +0.86% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 3,616 | 0.10% | – |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,767,070 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
* Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles)

#### By congressional district

Brown won six of 10 congressional districts, with the remaining four going to Serrano, including two that elected Democrats.
| District | Brown | Serrano | Representative |
| 1st | 60% | 40% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 58% | 42% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 46% | 54% | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez |
| 4th | 36% | 64% | Dan Newhouse |
| 5th | 41% | 59% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers (118th Congress) |
| 5th | 41% | 59% | Michael Baumgartner (119th Congress) |
| 6th | 56% | 44% | Derek Kilmer (118th Congress) |
| 6th | 56% | 44% | Emily Randall (119th Congress) |
| 7th | 84% | 16% | Pramila Jayapal |
| 8th | 48% | 51% | Kim Schrier |
| 9th | 67% | 33% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 56% | 44% | Marilyn Strickland |