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OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State certified statewide results of the 2024 General Election on Wednesday, Dec. 4.

OLYMPIA – The Productivity Board, a state employee incentive program of the Office of the Secretary of State, voted unanimously to award seven state employees up to $11,971.70 total for their ideas to reduce cost or generate revenue for the state, Monday, Dec. 2.

OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State directed a machine recount of the state Senate race in Legislative District 18, December 2.

As of county certification on Nov. 26, Adrian Cortes, a Democrat, leads Brad Benton, a Republican, by 172 votes, a difference of 0.2%.  

OLYMPIA – Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is warning Washington business and non-profit owners of fraudulent communications that purports to be official notice from the Office of the Secretary of State’s (OSOS) Corporations and Charities Division or other state office.   

OLYMPIA — The Productivity Board will meet from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024, in Room 207 of the Washington State Library at 6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, WA  98501.

OLYMPIA – County canvassing boards across Washington state certified county-level results for the 2024 General Election Tuesday, Nov. 26. This milestone follows the 21-day post-election period in which counties conduct mandatory audits and verify returns.

More than 3.9 million, or 78.9% of voters, participated in the 2024 General Election statewide, which included federal, state, and local races and measures.

OLYMPIA – The Office of the Secretary of State’s elections division conducted its first statewide random ballot audit, also called a risk-limiting audit (RLA), November 19, in advance of county and state certifications.  

The statewide audit, chosen at random, examined the lieutenant governor contest. Outcomes of the audit were consistent with results from the voting system record. 

Washington officially reached the 5 million registered voter milestone Monday, November 4.

The Office of the Secretary of State is dedicated to ensuring that all 5 million registered voters can participate in safe, accessible, and secure elections.

As Washington’s 2024 General Election draws near, more than 1,980,509 voters have already returned their ballots, and state and county election officials are busy preparing for the vote count. Here’s a look at what Washington voters and the public can expect on election night and in the days following as ballots are processed and results are certified.

Election Day Reminders

This morning, the Office of the Secretary of State received reports of a suspected incendiary device placed in a drop box in Vancouver, WA. Law enforcement agencies, including FBI and the Vancouver Police Department, promptly responded to the scene.