Candidates

Bob Ferguson

Bob Ferguson photo
Preferred Party: Democrat
Age: 59
Residence: Seattle
Education: University of Washington
Occupation: Washington State Attorney General
Online: bobferguson.com
Candidate information last updated May 28, 2024

Dave Reichert

Preferred Party: Republican
Residence: Tacaoma
Candidate information last updated May 21, 2024

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Washington’s longtime attorney general and a former sheriff known for his work hunting down a notorious serial killer traded accusations of lying to voters during their gubernatorial debate Wednesday, as each made his case for becoming the next governor of the Democratic stronghold state. Read story

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If public safety was the main course at Tuesday's gubernatorial debate, then Washington's homelessness and housing crisis was a small, but spicy appetizer. Read story

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race.

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Gubernatorial candidates Bob Ferguson and Dave Reichert will face off in two, hourlong debates this month. Read story

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Semi Bird addresses the crowd at a fundraising event at The Lodge at Frontier Park Graham on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023.

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