Candidates

Steve Hobbs (incumbent)

Preferred Party: Democrat
Residence: Lake Stevens
Online: electhobbs.com
Candidate information last updated June 7, 2022

Dale Whitaker

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

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Secretary of state hopefuls at odds over cybersecurity

August 23, 2024, 1:29pm Election

Cybersecurity and election fraud are top of mind in this year’s race for Washington’s secretary of state. Read story

Ballots are processed by the Clark County Elections Office in March. The Elections Office says that while there may be some instances of noncitizerns registering to vote, which is illegal, the number is very small.

Are noncitizens using Washington driver’s licenses to illegally register to vote in Clark County?

Ballots are processed by the Clark County Elections Office in March. The Elections Office says that while there may be some instances of noncitizerns registering to vote, which is illegal, the number is very small.

July 31, 2024, 3:10pm Clark County News

Washington is one of 19 states, along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, that allows some or all undocumented residents to obtain a driver’s license or state-issued identification. Some worry this practice lets noncitizens register and vote in federal, state or local elections. Read story

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks to The Columbian Editorial Board in 2022.

WA Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks misinformation, primaries

Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs talks to The Columbian Editorial Board in 2022.

March 4, 2024, 6:05am Election

As Washington voters think about what they’re going to do with their presidential primary ballots, Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has bigger concerns: how to convince voters the system is safe, secure and worth participating in. Read story

FILE - Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, poses for a photo before taking part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash. Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a long-time county auditor to be the state's first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state's top two primary in August, which sent Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson to the general election. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Democrat Hobbs takes early lead in secretary of state race

FILE - Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat, poses for a photo before taking part in a debate, Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2022, in Olympia, Wash. Washington voters will soon decide whether to elect their first Democratic secretary of state in six decades or, instead, send a long-time county auditor to be the state's first nonpartisan chief elections officer. Republicans were shut out of the state's top two primary in August, which sent Hobbs and nonpartisan Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson to the general election. (AP Photo/Ted S.

November 8, 2022, 9:15pm Election

Democrats are trying to win the secretary of state’s office in an election for the first time in six decades after Republicans failed to advance a candidate in the primary. Read story

Inspection board worker Frank Lesick pushes verified, counted ballots into a safe after being processed at the county elections office Monday.

Decisive Election Day nears for Clark County

Inspection board worker Frank Lesick pushes verified, counted ballots into a safe after being processed at the county elections office Monday.

November 6, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

The Nov. 8 general election is just days away and includes key races that will impact Clark County residents at the local and national level. Read story

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