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padding:4px; text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Washington Attorney General</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding-bottom: 0.5em;"><br /><a href="/File:WA_Atty_Gen_logo.JPG" class="image"><img alt="WA Atty Gen logo.JPG" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/e/ed/WA_Atty_Gen_logo.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="154" data-file-width="126" data-file-height="129" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>General information</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office Type:</b>  </td><td align="left">Partisan</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Office website:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.atg.wa.gov/">Official Link</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Compensation:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$172,259</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>2024-25 FY Budget:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="#State_budget">$516,080,000</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Term limits:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/State_executives_with_term_limits" title="State executives with term limits">None</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Structure</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Length of term:</b>  </td><td align="left"> 4 years</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Authority:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Article_III,_Washington_State_Constitution" title="Article III, Washington State Constitution">Washington Constitution, Article 3, Section 2</a></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Selection Method:</b>  </td><td align="left">Elected</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Current Officeholder</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="padding:2px"><div style="text-align:center;"> <p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/200/200/Bob_Ferguson_Head_Shot.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" width="150px" /> </p> <p> <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Ferguson">Attorney General of Washington Bob Ferguson</a><br /> Democratic Party<br /> <b>Assumed office:</b> January 16, 2013 </p> </div> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Elections</b></big></td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Next election:</b>  </td><td align="left">November 7, 2028</td></tr><tr><td width="45%" align="left"><b>Last election:</b>  </td><td align="left"><a href="/Washington_Attorney_General_election,_2024" title="Washington Attorney General election, 2024">November 5, 2024</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="background-color: blue; padding-top: 0.5em; color:white; font-size:120%;"><big><b>Other Washington Executive Offices</b></big></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size:90%;"><a href="/Governor_of_Washington" title="Governor of Washington">Governor</a> • <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">Lieutenant Governor</a> • <a href="/Secretary_of_State_of_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Washington">Secretary of State</a> • <a href="/Washington_Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Attorney General">Attorney General</a> • <a href="/Washington_Treasurer" title="Washington Treasurer">Treasurer</a> • <a href="/Washington_Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Auditor">Auditor</a> • <a href="/Washington_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction">Superintendent of Education</a>• <a href="/Washington_Director_of_Agriculture" title="Washington Director of Agriculture">Agriculture Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Washington_Commissioner_of_Insurance" title="Washington Commissioner of Insurance">Insurance Commissioner</a>• <a href="/Washington_Commissioner_of_Public_Lands" title="Washington Commissioner of Public Lands">Natural Resources Commissioner</a>• <a href="/Washington_Director_of_Labor_and_Industries" title="Washington Director of Labor and Industries">Labor Commissioner</a>• <a href="/Washington_Chairman_of_Utilities_and_Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Chairman of Utilities and Transportation">Public Service Commissioner</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Current_officeholder"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Current officeholder</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Authority"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Authority</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Qualifications"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Qualifications</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Elections"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Full_history"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Full history</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#2008"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-11"><a href="#Vacancies"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancies</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-12"><a href="#Duties"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Duties</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Divisions"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Divisions</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#State_budget"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">State budget</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">9.1</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">9.2</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#2020_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.3</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#2019"><span class="tocnumber">9.4</span> <span class="toctext">2019</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">9.5</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-21"><a href="#2017"><span class="tocnumber">9.6</span> <span class="toctext">2017</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#2016_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.7</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">9.8</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">9.9</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#2012_2"><span class="tocnumber">9.10</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-26"><a href="#Historical_officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">10</span> <span class="toctext">Historical officeholders</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-27"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">11</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-28"><a href="#Contact_information"><span class="tocnumber">12</span> <span class="toctext">Contact information</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-29"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">13</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-30"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">14</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-31"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">15</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p><br /> The <b>Attorney General of Washington</b> is an elected executive position in the <a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a> state government. As the chief legal officer for the state, the <a href="/Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">attorney general</a> represents state clients and the public interest as directed by state law. The attorney general is popularly elected by the citizens of Washington in presidential election years and serves a four-year term. <br /> </p> <p>Washington has a Democratic <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/State_government_triplexes">triplex</a>. The Democratic Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, and attorney general.</p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_officeholder">Current officeholder</span></h2> <p>The current officeholder is <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democrat</a> <a href="/Bob_Ferguson" title="Bob Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a>. He was first elected in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Authority">Authority</span></h2> <p><a href="/Article_III,_Washington_State_Constitution" title="Article III, Washington State Constitution">Article 3</a> of the <a href="/Washington_Constitution" title="Washington Constitution">state constitution</a> establishes the state's executive offices. </p><p><b>Article III, Section 2:</b> </p> <table style="width:40%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td> <p><i><b>Executive Department.</b> The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the legislature.</i> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Qualifications">Qualifications</span></h2> <p>Under state law, the attorney general must be a qualified practitioner of the <a href="/Washington_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Supreme Court">state supreme court</a>. </p><p>Additionally, <a href="/Article_III,_Washington_State_Constitution#Section_25" title="Article III, Washington State Constitution">Article 3, Section 25</a> of the <a href="/Washington_State_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington State Constitution">state constitution</a> establishes the qualifications of state offices in general: </p> <ul><li>a citizen of the United States</li> <li>a qualified elector in Washington</li></ul> <table style="width:40%; background:#e5e4e2; margin-top:.1em; border:.5px solid #cccccc; solid;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Qualifications, Compensation, Offices Which May Be Abolished.</b> No person, except a citizen of the United States and a qualified elector of this state, shall be eligible to hold any state office... </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Elections">Elections</span></h2> <div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:202px;"><a href="/File:WA_state_org_chart.JPG" class="image"><img alt="" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4b/WA_state_org_chart.JPG/200px-WA_state_org_chart.JPG" decoding="async" width="200" height="168" class="thumbimage" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4b/WA_state_org_chart.JPG/300px-WA_state_org_chart.JPG 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/4/4b/WA_state_org_chart.JPG/400px-WA_state_org_chart.JPG 2x" data-file-width="705" data-file-height="593" /></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/File:WA_state_org_chart.JPG" class="internal" title="Enlarge"></a></div>Washington state government organizational chart</div></div></div> <p>In Washington, the <a href="/Governor_of_Washington" title="Governor of Washington">governor</a>, <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">lieutenant governor</a>, <a href="/Washington_Secretary_of_State" title="Washington Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/Washington_Treasurer" title="Washington Treasurer">treasurer</a>, <a href="/Washington_State_Auditor" title="Washington State Auditor">auditor</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">attorney general</a>, <a href="/Washington_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction">superintendent of public instruction</a>, and <a href="/Washington_Commissioner_of_Public_Lands" title="Washington Commissioner of Public Lands">commissioner of public lands</a> are elected every four years. Elections are held in November and winners assume office the following January, serving until their successors are elected and qualified. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Attorney_General_election,_2024" title="Washington Attorney General election, 2024">Washington Attorney General election, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; margin-bottom: .75em; margin-top: 1em; } .results_text { font-size: 0.9em; font-weight: 200; border-bottom: 1px solid grey; padding-bottom: 7px; } .election_results_text { display: inline; } .race_header { background: #4c4c4c; color: #fff; padding:7px 8px 8px; text-align: center; margin-bottom: 4px; } .race_header.democratic { background-color: #003388; } .race_header.republican { background-color: #db0000; } .race_header.libertarian { background-color: #dac113; 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} .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Attorney General of Washington</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nick_Brown_(Washington)">Nick Brown</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pete_Serrano">Pete Serrano</a> in the general election for Attorney General of Washington on November 5, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/NickBrown2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Nick Brown" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nick_Brown_(Washington)">Nick Brown</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">56.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 56.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,426,216</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/pserrano.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Pete Serrano" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pete_Serrano">Pete Serrano</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">43.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 43.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,106,841</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,196</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. <a href="https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20241105/attorney-general.html" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,535,253 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Washington</h5></div><p class="results_text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pete_Serrano">Pete Serrano</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nick_Brown_(Washington)">Nick Brown</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Manka_Dhingra">Manka Dhingra</a> in the primary for Attorney General of Washington on August 6, 2024. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/pserrano.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Pete Serrano" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pete_Serrano">Pete Serrano</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">42.1</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 42.1%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">814,372</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/NickBrown2.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Nick Brown" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nick_Brown_(Washington)">Nick Brown</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">35.3</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 35.3%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">682,360</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Manka_Dhingra.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Manka Dhingra" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Manka_Dhingra">Manka Dhingra</a> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">22.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 22.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">435,919</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,284</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"> There were no <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">incumbents</a> in this race. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2024-08/Certification%20of%20Results%20-%202024%20Primary.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 1,933,935 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Attorney_General_election,_2020" title="Washington Attorney General election, 2020">Washington Attorney General election, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><style> .votebox { color: #888; display: table; max-width: 600px; } .electionsectionheading { font-size: 1.25em; font-weight: bold; padding-left: 10px; 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width: 100%; color:white; position: absolute; top: 2px; left: 0; text-align: center; z-index:1; } .votebox_bp_logo { width: 35px !important; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 12px; position: relative; top: -5px; } .votebox-covid-disclaimer { font-style: italic; margin-bottom:16px; margin-top: 16px; } .indicate_scroll { font-size: 12px; margin: 0; padding-bottom: 5px; font-style: italic; color: #0645ad; } @media screen and (max-width: 350px) { .race_header, .results_text, .results_table_container, .votebox_legend { width: 350px; } .votebox { overflow-x: scroll; width: 100%; display: block; } } .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-x: auto; } </style><style> .votebox-scroll-container { overflow-y: hidden; } .results_table_container { max-height: 580px; overflow-y: auto; } </p> </style></p><h4>General election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">General election for Attorney General of Washington</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin">Matt Larkin</a> in the general election for Attorney General of Washington on November 3, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Bob_Ferguson_Head_Shot.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bob Ferguson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">56.4</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 56.4%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,226,418</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Matt_Larkin1.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Matt Larkin" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin">Matt Larkin</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">43.5</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 43.5%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,714,927</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">3,968</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/research/official%20canvass%20of%20the%20returns%20g2020_%20certification%2012%2001%202020.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 3,945,313 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Nonpartisan primary election</h4><div class="votebox-scroll-container"><div class="votebox"><div class="race_header nonpartisan"><h5 class="votebox-header-election-type">Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Washington</h5></div><p class="results_text">Incumbent <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin">Matt Larkin</a> defeated <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brett_Rogers_(Washington)">Brett Rogers</a> and <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Vaska">Mike Vaska</a> in the primary for Attorney General of Washington on August 4, 2020. </p><p class="indicate_scroll" style="text-align: right"></p><div class="results_table_container"><table class="results_table"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row" style="margin-top: 6px;"><td colspan="2"></td><td><div>Candidate</div></td><td style="text-align: center;min-width: 100px;"><div style="width: 75px;text-align: center;float:left;margin-left: 10px;">%</div></td><td style="text-align: center;"><div>Votes</div></td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Democratic"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Bob_Ferguson_Head_Shot.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Bob Ferguson" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><b><u><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Bob_Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a></u></b> (D) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">55.8</div><div class="inner_percentage Democratic" style="width: 55.8%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">1,356,225</td></tr><tr class="results_row winner"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check">✔</td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Matt_Larkin1.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Matt Larkin" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin">Matt Larkin</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Matt_Larkin#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">23.7</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 23.7%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">575,470</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/Brett_Rogers_headshot.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Brett Rogers" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brett_Rogers_(Washington)">Brett Rogers</a> (R) </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">12.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 12.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">296,843</td></tr><tr class="results_row "><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td><div class="image-candidate-thumbnail-wrapper Republican"><img class="image-candidate-thumbnail" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/ballotpedia-api4/files/thumbs/100/100/MikeVaska.jpg" onerror="imgError(this);" alt="Image of Mike Vaska" /></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Vaska">Mike Vaska</a> (R) <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mike_Vaska#Campaign_themes"><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /></a></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">8.2</div><div class="inner_percentage Republican" style="width: 8.2%;">  </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">199,826</td></tr><tr class="results_row"><td class="votebox-results-cell--check"></td><td> </td><td class="votebox-results-cell--text">Other/Write-in votes</td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number"><div class="outer_percentage">  <div class="percentage_number">0.1</div><div class="inner_percentage" style="width: 0.1%;"> </div></div></td><td class="votebox-results-cell--number">2,372</td></tr></tbody></table></div><hr /><table class="votebox_legend"><tbody><tr class="non_result_row"><td style="width: 40px;"><p style="margin-bottom: -12px;"><img class="votebox_bp_logo" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/bp-logo-sm.svg" alt="Ballotpedia Logo" title="The Encyclopedia of American Politics" /></p></td><td><p style="margin-bottom: -12px; margin-right: 15px;" class="votebox-results-metadata-p"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Incumbent">Incumbents</a> are <b><u>bolded and underlined</u></b>. The results have been certified. <a href="https://www.sos.wa.gov/_assets/elections/research/signed%20certification%20of%20the%202020%20primary%20results.pdf" target="_blank">Source</a></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 170px; padding-right: 10px; text-align: right;" class="votebox-results-cell--number">Total votes: 2,430,736 </td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;"><span><img style="width: 15px" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images/candidate_connection_shortened_logo.png" alt="Candidate Connection" title="Candidate Connection" /> = candidate completed the <a href="/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection">Ballotpedia Candidate Connection</a> survey.</span></td></tr><tr class="non_result_row"><td colspan="5" style="margin:5px;">If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, <a href="/Survey?source=votebox">complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5" style="background:#DDD; position:relative;"><p style="margin:0; font-size:0.75em; color:#666;">Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? <a href="mailto:data@ballotpedia.org">Contact our sales team.</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><h4>Withdrawn or disqualified candidates</h4><ul><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Noah_Purcell">Noah Purcell</a> (D)</li><li><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/M._Lorena_González">M. Lorena Gonzalez</a> (D)</li></ul><script>function defer(){window.jQuery?indicateScroll():setTimeout(function(){defer()},500)}function indicateScroll(){jQuery(".votebox").each(function(e){if(jQuery(".results_table_container").get(e).scrollHeight>580){let o=jQuery(".votebox .indicate_scroll").get(e);jQuery(o).html("Scroll for more <i class='glyphicon glyphicon-arrow-down'></i> ")}})}defer();</script> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_Attorney_General_election,_2016" title="Washington Attorney General election, 2016">Washington Attorney General election, 2016</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The general election for attorney general was held on November 8, 2016. </p><p> Incumbent <a href="/Bob_Ferguson" title="Bob Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a> defeated <a href="/Joshua_Trumbull" title="Joshua Trumbull">Joshua Trumbull</a> in the Washington attorney general election.</p><table width="500px" class="bptable gray collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color: #444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Washington Attorney General, 2016</b></th> </tr> <tr><td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a> <b><a href="/Bob_Ferguson" title="Bob Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">67.14%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">2,000,804</td></tr><tr><td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Joshua_Trumbull" title="Joshua Trumbull">Joshua Trumbull</a> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">32.86%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">979,105</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,979,909</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/StateExecutive-All.html">Washington Secretary of State</a></td> </tr></tbody></table> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Full_history">Full history</span></h3> <table width="90%" class="collapsible collapsed" style="border:none;"><tbody><tr><th width="90%" style="text-align:left;"><div style="background:#e5e4e2;">To view the electoral history dating back to 2000 for the office of Washington Attorney General, click [show] to expand the section.</div></th><th width="90%"> </th></tr><tr><td colspan="2"> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_attorney_general_election,_2012" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington attorney general election, 2012">Washington attorney general election, 2012</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent <a href="/Rob_McKenna" title="Rob McKenna">Rob McKenna</a> (R) chose to run for <a href="/Governor_of_Washington" title="Governor of Washington">Governor of Washington</a> rather than run for re-election as attorney general in 2012, and <a href="/Bob_Ferguson" title="Bob Ferguson">Bob Ferguson</a> (D) won the open seat in the general election on November 6, 2012. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Attorney General of Washington General Election, 2012</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Bob Ferguson</b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">53.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,564,443</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Reagan Dunn </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">46.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,361,010</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,925,453</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/StateExecutive-All.html">Washington Secretary of State</a> </i></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2008">2008</span></h3> <p>On November 4, 2008, <a href="/Rob_McKenna" title="Rob McKenna">Rob McKenna</a> won re-election to the office of Washington Attorney General. He defeated John Ladenburg in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Washington Attorney General, 2008</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/Rob_McKenna" title="Rob McKenna">Rob McKenna</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">59.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,689,764</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> John Ladenburg </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">40.5%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,152,174</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,841,938</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://vote.wa.gov/results/20081104/StateExecutive-All.html">Washington Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /> <p><big><b>2004</b></big> </p><p>On November 2, 2004, <a href="/Rob_McKenna" title="Rob McKenna">Rob McKenna</a> won election to the office of Washington Attorney General. He defeated Deborah Senn (D), J. Bradley Gibson (L) and Paul Richmond (G) in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Washington Attorney General, 2004</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/Rob_McKenna" title="Rob McKenna">Rob McKenna</a></b> </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">53%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,425,368</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Deborah Senn </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">43.3%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,163,964</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> J. Bradley Gibson </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">2.1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">56,792</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#0b0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Green </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Paul Richmond </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1.6%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">44,020</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,690,144</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/2004/Pages/default.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fagency%2Fosos%2Fen%2Fpress_and_research%2FPreviousElections%2F2004%2FDocuments%2F2004%20General%20Election&FolderCTID=0x01200029BC2796D56B6E4C854C8801C3B01836&View={8D7190AB-0A15-46E8-99EB-7C89959855FE}">Washington Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /> <p><big><b>2000</b></big> </p><p>On November 7, 2000, <a href="/Christine_Gregoire" title="Christine Gregoire">Christine Gregoire</a> won re-election to the office of Washington Attorney General. She defeated Richard Pope (R), Richard Shepherd (L), Stan Lippmann (NM) and Luanne Coachman (NL) in the general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="5"><b>Washington Attorney General, 2000</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center" colspan="2" width="100px">Party</td> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#00b;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Democratic </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b><a href="/Christine_Gregoire" title="Christine Gregoire">Christine Gregoire</a></b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">56%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">1,292,887</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#b00;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Republican </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Richard Pope </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">38.2%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">883,002</td> </tr><tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fd0;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">Libertarian </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Richard Shepherd </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">3.9%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">90,941</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">NM </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Stan Lippmann </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">0.8%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">19,120</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="25px"> <span style="background-color:#fff;">    </span></td> <td width="75px">NL </td> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Luanna Coachman </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">1%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">23,685</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>2,309,635</b></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="5"><i>Election results via <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://wei.sos.wa.gov/agency/osos/en/press_and_research/PreviousElections/Pre2004/Documents/2000/2000%20General%20Abstract.pdf">Washington Secretary of State</a>.</i></td> </tr></tbody></table><br /> </td></tr></tbody></table><p><br /> </p><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancies">Vacancies</span></h2> <p>In the event of a vacancy in this office, the <a href="/Governor_of_Washington" title="Governor of Washington">governor</a> shall fill the vacancy by appointment. The term of the appointee expires when a successor has been elected and qualified. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Duties">Duties</span></h2> <p>The specific duties of the attorney general are outlined in Chapter 43 of the Washington state laws:<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> </p> <table data-nosnippet="" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none;background-color: transparent; auto; ;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="20" valign="top" style="border:none; color:#B2B7F2;font-size:35px;font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: left; padding: 10px 3px;">“ </td> <td valign="top" style="border: none; padding: 4px 10px;"> <ol><li>Appear for and represent the state before the supreme court or the court of appeals in all cases in which the state is interested;</li> <li>Institute and prosecute all actions and proceedings for, or for the use of the state, which may be necessary in the execution of the duties of any state officer;</li> <li>Defend all actions and proceedings against any state officer or employee acting in his or her official capacity, in any of the courts of this state or the United States;</li> <li>Consult with and advise the several prosecuting attorneys in matters relating to the duties of their office, and when the interests of the state require, he or she shall attend the trial of any person accused of a crime and assist in the prosecution;</li> <li>Consult with and advise the governor, members of the legislature and other state officers, and when requested, give written opinions upon all constitutional or legal questions relating to the duties of such officers;</li> <li>Prepare proper drafts of contracts and other instruments relating to subjects in which the state is interested;</li> <li>Give written opinions, when requested by either branch of the legislature, or any committee thereof, upon constitutional or legal questions;</li> <li>Enforce the proper application of funds appropriated for the public institutions of the state and prosecute corporations for failure or refusal to make the reports required by law;</li> <li>Keep in proper books a record of all cases prosecuted or defended by him or her, on behalf of the state or its officers, and of all proceedings had in relation thereto and deliver the same to his or her successor in office;</li> <li>Keep books in which he or she shall record all the official opinions given by him or her during his or her term of office and deliver the same to his or her successor in office;</li> <li>Pay into the state treasury all moneys received by him or her for the use of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3">[3]</a></sup></li></ol> </td> <td width="20" valign="bottom" style="border: none; color: #B2B7F2; font-size: 35px; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; padding: 10px 1px;">” </td></tr> </tbody></table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Divisions">Divisions</span></h2> <p>As of January 11, 2021, divisions within the Attorney General's Office included:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup> </p> <div style="-moz-column-count:3; -webkit-column-count:3; column-count:3;" class="mobile-columns"> <ul><li>Agriculture & Health</li> <li>Antitrust</li> <li>Bankruptcy & Collections</li> <li>Civil Rights</li> <li>Complex Litigation</li> <li>Consumer Protection</li> <li>Corrections</li> <li>Environmental Protection Division</li> <li>Criminal Justice</li> <li>Ecology</li> <li>Education</li> <li>Government Compliance & Enforcement</li> <li>Labor & Industries</li> <li>Labor & Personnel</li> <li>Licensing & Administrative Law</li> <li>Medicaid Fraud Control</li> <li>Public Counsel</li> <li>Public Lands & Conservation</li> <li>Regional Services</li> <li>Revenue</li> <li>Social & Health Services (Olympia)</li> <li>Social & Health Services (Seattle)</li> <li>Solicitor General</li> <li>Spokane</li> <li>Tacoma</li> <li>Torts</li> <li>Transportation & Public Construction</li> <li>University of Washington</li> <li>Utilities & Transportation</li> <li>Washington State University</li> <li>Past Cases</li></ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="State_budget">State budget</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Washington_state_budget_and_finances" title="Washington state budget and finances">Washington state budget and finances</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The budget for the attorney general's office in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 was $516,080,000.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span></h2> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">Compensation of state executive officers</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>The attorney general's salary is addressed in <a href="/Article_III,_Washington_State_Constitution#Section_21" title="Article III, Washington State Constitution">Article III, Section 21</a> of the <a href="/Washington_Constitution" title="Washington Constitution">Washington Constitution</a>. The constitution initially set the annual salary of the attorney general at $2,000, but provided for the amount to be raised up to a maximum of $3,500 at the discretion of the <a href="/Washington_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Legislature">Washington State Legislature</a>. Since 1986, the attorney general's salary has been determined by the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a></sup> </p><p>In 1948, the voters adopted the 20th constitutional amendment, creating Article 28, Section 1, which authorized the state legislature to establish the compensation received by all elected state officials. Several changes to the procedure, including three more constitutional amendments, followed, the most recent being the 78th amendment or House Joint Resolution 49. Approved voters in the 1986 general election, HJR 49 created the Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials, the independent salary-setting authority that took over the legislature's responsibility of setting the salaries of elected officials across the three branches of the Washington state government.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <p>In 2022, the officer's salary was $172,259, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BotS2022_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BotS2022-9">[9]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <p>In 2021, the attorney general received a salary of $172,259, according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2021salary_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2021salary-10">[10]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020_2">2020</span></h3> <p>In 2020, the attorney general received a salary of $167,381 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11">[11]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2019">2019</span></h3> <p>In 2019, the attorney general received a salary of $162,599 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <p>In 2018, the attorney general received a salary of $160,989 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2017">2017</span></h3> <p>In 2017, the attorney general received a salary of $159,395 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016_2">2016</span></h3> <p>In 2016, the attorney general received a salary of $156,270 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h3> <p>In 2015, the attorney general received a salary of $151,718 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <p>In 2014, the attorney general received a salary of $151,718 according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup> </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012_2">2012</span></h3> <p>In 2012, the attorney general was paid an estimated <a href="/Compensation_of_state_executive_officers" title="Compensation of state executive officers">$151,718</a> according to the <a href="/Council_of_State_Governments" title="Council of State Governments">Council of State Governments</a>. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Historical_officeholders">Historical officeholders</span></h2> <p>There have been 18 attorneys general since Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. Prior to statehood, James Metcalf was the attorney general for the territory.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible" width="500px" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color:#008000; color: white;">List of officeholders from 1887-Present </th></tr> <tr> <th># </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Tenure </th> <th>Party </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>James B Metcalf</td> <td>1887-1889</td> <td><i>No affiliation</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>William C. Jones</td> <td>1889-1897</td> <td><i>No affiliation</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Patrick Henry Winston</td> <td>1897-1901</td> <td><i>Populist</i> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Wickliffe Stratton</td> <td>1901-1905</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>John Atkinson</td> <td>1905-1909</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Walter Bell</td> <td>1909-1911</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>William V. Tanner</td> <td>1911-1919</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>L.L. Thompson</td> <td>1919-1923</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>John Dunbar</td> <td>1923-1933</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Garrison Hamilton</td> <td>1933-1940</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11</td> <td>Smith Troy</td> <td>1941-1952</td> <td><a href="/File:Electiondot.png" class="image"><img alt="Electiondot.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/d/d4/Electiondot.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12</td> <td>Don Eastvold</td> <td>1953-1956</td> <td><a href="/File:Ends.png" class="image"><img alt="Ends.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/f/fd/Ends.png" width="18" height="18" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></a> <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13</td> <td>John J. 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href="http://www.atg.wa.gov/">Office of the Washington Attorney General</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.atg.wa.gov/about-bob-ferguson"><i>Washington Attorney General</i>, "About Bob Ferguson," accessed January 11, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://apps.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=43.10.030"><i>Washington State legislature,</i> "RCW 43.10.030: General powers and duties," accessed January 11, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-quotedisclaimer-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-quotedisclaimer_3-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-4">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://www.atg.wa.gov/divisions"><i>Washington Attorney General</i>, "Divisions," accessed January 11, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-5">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2023-24/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/5187-S.PL.pdf?q=20230516172937"><i>Washington State Legislature</i>, "Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5187," December 6, 2023</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-6">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.salaries.wa.gov/"><i>Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials</i>, "Homepage," accessed January 11, 2021</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-7">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.salaries.wa.gov/documents/CompensationHistory.pdf"><i>salaries.wa.gov</i>, "The History of Compensation for Elected Officials’ in Washington," accessed February 24, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-8">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" href="http://www.salaries.wa.gov/"><i>Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials</i>, "Homepage," accessed February 24, 2015</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-BotS2022-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a 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