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2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election
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November 3, 2020
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Candidate Mike Kreidler Chirayu Avinash Patel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 2,506,693 1,308,292
Percentage 65.39% 34.13%
Kreidler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Patel:      50–60%      60–70%
Insurance Commissioner before election

Mike Kreidler
Democratic

 Elected Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler
Democratic

The 2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, concurrently with the 2020 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 Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a sixth term by a significant margin.[1]

Background

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Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected four times, most recently in 2016, ran for re-election to a sixth term in office.[2]

Primary election

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

Democratic candidates

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Advanced to general

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Republican candidates

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Advanced to general

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  • Chirayu Avinash Patel, insurance agent[2]

Libertarian candidates

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Eliminated in primary

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  • Anthony Welti, insurance agent[2]

Results

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County results
  Kreidler
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Patel
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Congressional district results
  Kreidler
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Patel
  •   40–50%
Blanket primary election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,402,650 59.03
Republican Chirayu Avinash Patel 644,446 27.12
Libertarian Anthony Welti 324,921 13.67
Write-in 4,220 0.18
Total votes 2,376,237 100.00

By county

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County results
County[4] Mike Kreidler

Democratic

 Chirayu Avinash Patel

Republican

 Anthony Welti

Libertarian

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 854 26.29% 1,990 61.25% 396 12.19% 9 0.28% -1,136 -34.96% 3,249
Asotin 2,439 37.38% 3,414 52.32% 652 9.99% 20 0.31% -975 -14.94% 6,525
Benton 21,785 36.80% 28,105 47.48% 9,130 15.42% 174 0.29% -6,320 -10.68% 59,194
Chelan 11,361 42.89% 11,711 44.21% 3,348 12.64% 71 0.27% -350 -1.32% 26,491
Clallam 16,613 53.27% 10,591 33.96% 3,939 12.63% 41 0.13% 6,022 19.31% 31,184
Clark 74,986 51.75% 44,693 30.84% 24,878 17.17% 355 0.24% 30,293 20.90% 144,912
Columbia 454 28.95% 911 58.10% 194 12.37% 9 0.57% -457 -29.15% 1,568
Cowlitz 14,235 40.55% 16,012 45.61% 4,784 13.63% 74 0.21% -1,777 -5.06% 35,105
Douglas 4,445 34.87% 6,641 52.10% 1,627 12.76% 34 0.27% -2,196 -17.23% 12,747
Ferry 1,064 35.08% 1,506 49.65% 456 15.03% 7 0.23% -442 -14.57% 3,033
Franklin 6,429 36.08% 8,630 48.43% 2,731 15.32% 31 0.17% -2,201 -12.35% 17,821
Garfield 266 28.09% 596 62.94% 81 8.55% 4 0.42% -330 -34.85% 947
Grant 6,040 28.46% 11,915 56.15% 3,226 15.20% 40 0.29% -5,875 -27.68% 21,221
Grays Harbor 11,418 49.11% 8,824 37.95% 2,963 12.74% 45 0.19% 2,594 11.16% 23,250
Island 19,454 56.05% 10,982 31.64% 4,210 12.13% 63 0.18% 8,472 24.41% 34,709
Jefferson 11,847 71.14% 3,382 20.31% 1,376 8.26% 49 0.29% 8,465 50.83% 16,654
King 547,079 76.22% 96,338 13.42% 73,431 10.23% 915 0.13% 450,741 62.80% 717,763
Kitsap 55,762 59.40% 22,668 24.15% 15,321 16.32% 118 0.13% 33,094 35.26% 93,869
Kittitas 6,504 43.15% 6,628 43.97% 1,925 12.77% 17 0.11% -124 -0.82% 15,074
Klickitat 3,354 42.64% 3,582 45.54% 922 11.72% 7 0.09% -228 -2.90% 7,865
Lewis 9,563 33.10% 15,025 52.00% 4,253 14.72% 51 0.18% -5,462 -18.90% 28,892
Lincoln 1,147 25.56% 2,628 58.56% 701 15.62% 12 0.27% -1,481 -33.00% 4,488
Mason 11,354 49.22% 8,662 37.55% 2,987 12.95% 64 0.28% 2,692 11.67% 23,067
Okanogan 5,454 41.54% 6,106 46.50% 1,530 11.65% 40 0.30% -652 -4.97% 13,130
Pacific 4,594 51.68% 3,260 36.67% 1,007 11.33% 29 0.33% 1,334 15.01% 8,890
Pend Oreille 1,678 32.53% 2,720 52.73% 745 14.44% 15 0.29% -1,042 -20.20% 5,158
Pierce 146,296 55.94% 72,560 27.75% 42,184 16.13% 476 0.18% 73,736 28.20% 261,516
San Juan 6,522 74.84% 1,141 13.09% 1,045 11.99% 7 0.08% 5,381 61.74% 8,715
Skagit 23,503 52.90% 15,335 34.52% 5,493 12.36% 94 0.21% 8,168 18.39% 44,425
Skamania 1,738 42.92% 1,602 39.57% 697 17.21% 12 0.30% 136 3.36% 4,049
Snohomish 145,657 58.22% 63,161 25.25% 40,976 16.38% 392 0.16% 82,496 32.97% 250,186
Spokane 73,698 46.13% 65,760 41.16% 19,896 12.45% 403 0.25% 7,938 4.97% 159,757
Stevens 4,945 28.20% 9,916 56.55% 2,604 14.85% 70 0.40% -4,971 -28.35% 17,535
Thurston 64,459 62.63% 24,508 23.81% 13,743 13.35% 212 0.21% 39,951 38.82% 102,922
Wahkiakum 800 41.71% 861 44.89% 254 13.24% 3 0.16% -61 -3.18% 1,918
Walla Walla 8,203 43.45% 8,536 45.21% 2,116 11.21% 26 0.14% -333 -1.76% 18,881
Whatcom 51,766 58.31% 15,416 17.37% 21,496 24.21% 94 0.11% 30,270 34.10% 88,772
Whitman 5,222 49.01% 4,101 38.49% 1,304 12.24% 29 0.27% 1,121 10.52% 10,656
Yakima 19,662 39.25% 24,029 47.96% 6,300 12.58% 108 0.22% -4,367 -8.72% 50,099
Totals 1,402,650 59.03% 644,446 27.12% 324,921 13.67% 4,220 0.18% 758,204 31.91% 2,376,237

General election

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Endorsements

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[a]		 Margin
of error		 Mike
Kreidler (D)		 Chirayu Avinash
Patel (R)		 Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D)[19][A] October 14–15, 2020 610 (LV) ± 4% 52% 30% 18%
2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election debate
No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Republican
Key:
 P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Mike Kreidler Chirayu Avinash Patel
1 Oct. 14, 2020 The Columbian YouTube P N

Results

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2020 Washington Insurance Commissioner election[20]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 2,506,693 65.39 +7.05
Republican Chirayu Avinash Patel 1,308,292 34.13 –7.53
Write-in 18,576 0.48 N/A
Total votes 3,833,561 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

By county

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County results
County[21] Mike Kreidler

Democratic

 Chirayu Avinash Patel

Republican

 Write-in

Various

 Margin Total votes
# % # % # % # %
Adams 2,187 39.75% 3,293 59.85% 22 0.40% -1,106 -20.10% 5,502
Asotin 5,191 46.97% 5,802 52.50% 59 0.53% -611 -5.53% 11,052
Benton 46,327 48.09% 49,374 51.26% 627 0.65% -3,047 -3.16% 96,328
Chelan 21,376 53.29% 18,552 46.25% 184 0.46% 2,824 7.04% 40,112
Clallam 27,415 59.54% 18,051 39.21% 576 1.25% 9,364 20.34% 46,042
Clark 149,006 58.90% 102,649 40.58% 1,320 0.52% 46,357 18.32% 252,975
Columbia 862 37.91% 1,400 61.57% 12 0.53% -538 -23.66% 2,274
Cowlitz 27,851 49.35% 28,334 50.21% 250 0.44% -483 -0.86% 56,435
Douglas 9,259 46.51% 10,502 52.75% 148 0.74% -1,243 -6.24% 19,909
Ferry 1,823 45.01% 2,200 54.32% 27 0.67% -377 -9.31% 4,050
Franklin 15,602 50.73% 14,968 48.67% 183 0.60% 634 2.06% 30,753
Garfield 532 39.97% 789 59.28% 10 0.75% -257 -19.31% 1,331
Grant 14,594 41.54% 20,354 57.94% 182 0.52% -5,760 -16.40% 35,130
Grays Harbor 20,473 56.64% 15,536 42.98% 140 0.39% 4,937 13.66% 36,149
Island 31,167 61.95% 18,846 37.46% 294 0.58% 12,321 24.49% 50,307
Jefferson 17,629 74.46% 5,974 25.23% 73 0.31% 11,655 49.23% 23,676
King 904,005 79.40% 230,714 20.26% 3,801 0.33% 673,291 59.14% 1,138,520
Kitsap 96,674 65.03% 51,120 34.39% 873 0.59% 45,554 30.64% 148,667
Kittitas 12,940 53.24% 11,231 46.20% 136 0.56% 1,709 7.03% 24,307
Klickitat 6,454 51.59% 5,992 47.89% 65 0.52% 462 3.69% 12,511
Lewis 18,281 43.05% 23,950 56.40% 237 0.56% -5,669 -13.35% 42,468
Lincoln 2,221 34.04% 4,262 65.33% 41 0.63% -2,041 -31.28% 6,524
Mason 19,862 56.63% 15,042 42.88% 172 0.49% 4,820 13.74% 35,076
Okanogan 10,144 51.44% 9,469 48.02% 107 0.54% 675 3.42% 19,720
Pacific 7,555 57.23% 5,581 42.28% 65 0.49% 1,974 14.95% 13,201
Pend Oreille 3,286 40.91% 4,686 58.34% 60 0.75% -1,400 -17.43% 8,032
Pierce 272,277 62.27% 162,697 37.21% 2,287 0.52% 109,580 25.06% 437,261
San Juan 9,620 77.97% 2,683 21.75% 35 0.28% 6,937 56.22% 12,338
Skagit 41,116 60.98% 25,961 38.50% 348 0.52% 15,155 22.48% 67,425
Skamania 3,494 51.25% 3,284 48.17% 39 0.57% 210 3.08% 6,817
Snohomish 273,000 65.85% 139,411 33.63% 2,149 0.52% 133,589 32.22% 414,560
Spokane 150,062 54.37% 124,029 44.94% 1,903 0.69% 26,033 9.43% 275,994
Stevens 10,390 39.04% 16,039 60.27% 184 0.69% -5,649 -21.23% 26,613
Thurston 107,718 67.36% 51,429 32.16% 768 0.48% 56,289 35.20% 159,915
Wahkiakum 1,325 48.16% 1,418 51.54% 8 0.29% -93 -3.38% 2,751
Walla Walla 15,464 52.50% 13,897 47.18% 95 0.32% 1,567 5.32% 29,456
Whatcom 88,999 69.10% 39,188 30.43% 614 0.48% 49,811 38.67% 128,801
Whitman 11,960 60.72% 7,630 38.74% 106 0.54% 4,330 21.98% 19,696
Yakima 48,552 53.42% 41,955 46.16% 376 0.41% 6,597 7.26% 90,883
Totals 2,506,693 65.39% 1,308,292 34.13% 18,576 0.48% 1,198,401 31.26% 3,833,561

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

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Kreidler won nine of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.[22]

District Kreidler Avinash Patel Representative
1st 66% 33% Suzan DelBene
2nd 69% 31% Rick Larsen
3rd 55% 44% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 49% 50% Dan Newhouse
5th 53% 47% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 65% 34% Derek Kilmer
7th 88% 12% Pramila Jayapal
8th 60% 39% Kim Schrier
9th 78% 22% Adam Smith
10th 65% 35% Denny Heck (116th Congress)
Marilyn Strickland (117th Congress)

Notes

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  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by the Northwest Progressive Institute

References

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  1. ↑ "Captive Insurance Times Service Providers".
  2. 1 2 3 4 https://www.opb.org/news/article/washington-august-2020-election-candidate-guide/
  3. ↑ Wyman, Kim (August 21, 2020). "Canvass of the Returns of the Primary Held on August 4, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ Wyman, Kim (August 4, 2020). "Insurance Commissioner - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on January 24, 2026. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
  5. ↑ "2020 Endorsements" (PDF). WSLC. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2020 Endorsements" (PDF). Pierce County Local 120. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  7. ↑ "2020 Endorsements" (PDF). WSCFF. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  8. ↑ "2020 Washington Election Endorsements". SEIU 775. May 21, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Progressive Voters Guide 2020 Endorsements (Archived)". Progressive Voters Guide (Archived). Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ Editorial Board, The Seattle Times (September 20, 2020). "The Times recommends: Mike Kreidler for insurance commissioner". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ "In Our View: Kreidler best choice for insurance commissioner". The Columbian. October 18, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ "News Tribune endorsement roundup - Our picks for Nov. 3, 2020 general election". The News Tribune. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Kreidler should be re-elected insurance commisioner". Union-Bulletin. October 5, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  14. ↑ "The Stranger's Endorsements for the November 2020 General Election". The Stranger. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Endorsements". Northwest Asian Weekly. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Opinion: Our endorsements for 2020 general election". Yakima Herald-Republic. October 25, 2020. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Check out Tri-City Herald's candidate recommendations, videos for 2020 races". Tri-City Herald. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  18. ↑ "The Olympian". The Endorsement Project. May 7, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  19. ↑ Public Policy Polling (D)
  20. ↑ Wyman, Kim (December 1, 2020). "Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  21. ↑ Wyman, Kim (November 3, 2020). "Insurance Commissioner - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on February 28, 2025. Retrieved October 19, 2025.
  22. ↑ "2020Gen Results by Congressional District" (PDF). sos.wa.gov. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2024.
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