Bill Hirt

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Bill Hirt (Republican Party) is running for election for Governor of Washington. He is on the ballot in the primary on August 6, 2024.^[source]

Biography

Bill Hirt graduated from Armstrong Iowa High School. Hirt earned a B.S. and M.S. in aerospace engineering from Iowa State University in 1961 and 1962, respectively. His career experience includes working as an engineer with Boeing.^[1]

Elections

2024

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

The following candidates are running in the primary for Governor of Washington on August 6, 2024.

		Candidate
		Ricky Anthony (D)
		Semi Bird (R)
		Brian Bogen (No party preference)
		A.L. Brown (R)
		Edward Cale (D)
		Jim Clark (No party preference)
		William Combs (Independent)
		Jeff Curry (Independent)
		Jim Daniel (R)
		Frank Dare (Independent)
		Michael DePaula (L)
		Bob Ferguson (D)
		Fred Grant (D)
		Cassondra Hanson (D)
		Bill Hirt (R)
		Jennifer Hoover (R)
		Chaytan Inman (D)
		EL'ona Kearney (D)
		Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)
		Alan Makayev (Nonsense Busters Party)
		Rosetta Marshall-Williams (Independence Party)
		Brad Mjelde (No party preference)
		Mark Mullet (D)
		Dave Reichert (R)
		Don Rivers (D)
		Andre Stackhouse (G)
		Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party)
		Martin Wheeler (R)
		Ambra Mason (Constitution Party) (Write-in)
		Bobbie Samons (No party preference) (Write-in)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Robert Benjamin Ferguson (D)
Raul Garcia (R)
Tim Ford (R)
Geoff Nelson (Constitution Party)
Tony Tasmaly (R)
Kriss Schuler (R)
Eric Nelson (No party preference)
Reggie Grant (D)
Laurel Khan (R)
Daniel Miller (R)
Robert Arthur Ferguson (D)
Hilary Franz (D)

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2022

See also: United States Senate election in Washington, 2022
General election for U.S. Senate Washington
Incumbent Patty Murray defeated Tiffany Smiley in the general election for U.S. Senate Washington on November 8, 2022.
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Patty Murray (D)

57.1

1,741,827
Tiffany Smiley (R)

42.6

1,299,322
Other/Write-in votes

0.2

6,751
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 3,047,900
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Patty Murray (D)	57.1	1,741,827
		Tiffany Smiley (R)	42.6	1,299,322
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	6,751

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Washington on August 2, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patty Murray (D)	52.2	1,002,811
✔	Tiffany Smiley (R)	33.7	646,917
	Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)	3.1	59,134
	John Guenther (R)	2.9	55,426
	Ravin Pierre (D)	1.2	22,172
	Dave Saulibio (JFK Republican Party)	1.0	19,341
	Naz Paul (Independent)	1.0	18,858
	Bill Hirt (R)	0.8	15,276
	Mohammad Said (D)	0.7	13,995
	Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)	0.7	13,901
	Pano Churchill (D)	0.6	11,859
	Bryan Solstin (D)	0.5	9,627
	Charlie Jackson (Independent)	0.4	8,604
	Jon Butler (Independent)	0.3	5,413
	Thor Amundson (Independent)	0.3	5,133
	Martin Hash (Independent)	0.2	4,725
	Dan Phan Doan (Independent)	0.2	3,049
	Sam Cusmir (D)	0.1	2,688
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,511

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,920,440
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

David Ishii (D)
Bob Hagglund (R)
Nicolaus Sleister (D)
Justin Greywolf (Independent)
Isaac Holyk (R)
David McCune (Independent)
Robert Kirby (D)
Mfumu Metamorphosis Mpiana (Independent)
Larry Hussey (Independent)

2021

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2021)
General election for King County Executive
Incumbent Dow Constantine defeated Joe Nguyen in the general election for King County Executive on November 2, 2021.
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Dow Constantine (Nonpartisan)

54.7

312,663
Joe Nguyen (Nonpartisan)

44.4

253,609
Other/Write-in votes

0.9

4,874
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 571,146
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dow Constantine (Nonpartisan)	54.7	312,663
		Joe Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	44.4	253,609
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	4,874

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for King County Executive

Incumbent Dow Constantine and Joe Nguyen defeated Bill Hirt, GoodSpaceGuy, and Johnathon Crines in the primary for King County Executive on August 3, 2021.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Dow Constantine (Nonpartisan)	51.9	241,478
✔	Joe Nguyen (Nonpartisan)	32.6	151,757
	Bill Hirt (Nonpartisan)	10.9	50,553
	GoodSpaceGuy (Nonpartisan)	2.8	12,877
	Johnathon Crines (Nonpartisan)	1.5	6,884
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	2,075

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 465,624
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2020

See also: Washington gubernatorial election, 2020
General election for Governor of Washington
Incumbent Jay Inslee defeated Loren Culp in the general election for Governor of Washington on November 3, 2020.
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Jay Inslee (D)

56.6

2,294,243
Loren Culp (R)

43.1

1,749,066
Other/Write-in votes

0.3

13,145
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 4,056,454
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jay Inslee (D)	56.6	2,294,243
		Loren Culp (R)	43.1	1,749,066
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	13,145

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Washington on August 4, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Jay Inslee (D)	50.1	1,247,916
✔	Loren Culp (R)	17.4	433,238
	Joshua Freed (R)	8.9	222,553
	Tim Eyman (R)	6.4	159,495
	Raul Garcia (R)	5.4	135,045
	Phil Fortunato (R)	4.0	99,265
	Don Rivers (D)	1.0	25,601
	Leon Lawson (Trump Republican Party)	0.9	23,073
	Liz Hallock (G)	0.9	21,537
	Cairo D'Almeida (D)	0.6	14,657
	Anton Sakharov (Trump Republican Party)	0.6	13,935
	Nate Herzog (Pre-2016 Republican Party)	0.5	11,303
	Gene Hart (D)	0.4	10,605
	Omari Tahir-Garrett (D)	0.4	8,751
	Ryan Ryals (Unaffiliated)	0.3	6,264
	Henry Dennison (Socialist Workers Party)	0.2	5,970
	GoodSpaceGuy (Trump Republican Party)	0.2	5,646
	Richard Carpenter (R)	0.2	4,962
	Elaina Gonzalez (Independent)	0.2	4,772
	Matthew Murray (R)	0.2	4,489
	Thor Amundson (Independent)	0.1	3,638
	Bill Hirt (R)	0.1	2,854
	Martin Wheeler (R)	0.1	2,686
	Ian Gonzales (R)	0.1	2,537
	Joshua Wolf (New Liberty Party)	0.1	2,315
	Cregan Newhouse (Unaffiliated)	0.1	2,291
	Brian Weed (Unaffiliated)	0.1	2,178
	Alex Tsimerman (Standup-America Party)	0.1	1,721
	Tylor Grow (R)	0.1	1,509
	Dylan Nails (Independent)	0.1	1,470
	Craig Campbell (Unaffiliated)	0.0	1,178
	William Miller (American Patriot Party)	0.0	1,148
	Cameron Vessey (Unaffiliated)	0.0	718
	Winston Wilkes (Propertarianist Party)	0.0	702
	David Blomstrom (Fifth Republic Party)	0.0	519
	David Voltz (Cascadia Labour Party)	0.0	480
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	1,938

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,488,959
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mathew Mackenzie (R)
Phillip Bailey (D)
Asa Palagi (Independent)
Lisa Thomas (Unaffiliated)
Matthew Heines (Unaffiliated)

2019

See also: Municipal elections in King County, Washington (2019)
General election for King County Council District 6
Incumbent Claudia Balducci defeated Bill Hirt in the general election for King County Council District 6 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Claudia Balducci (Nonpartisan)

78.8

43,536
Bill Hirt (Nonpartisan)

20.9

11,524
Other/Write-in votes

0.3

154
Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source
Total votes: 55,214
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patricia Kuderer (D)	65.0	33,533
	Rodney Tom (D)	35.0	18,027

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Patricia Kuderer (D)	60.1	18,698
✔	Rodney Tom (D)	29.5	9,175
	Bill Hirt (Independent)	10.4	3,251

King County Executive, General Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dow Constantine Incumbent	77.25%	388,266
Bill Hirt	22.75%	114,318
Total Votes		502,584
Source: King County, "November 7, 2017 General Election," November 7, 2017

King County Executive, Primary Election, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Dow Constantine Incumbent	76.99%	304,456
Bill Hirt	12.57%	49,687
Goodspaceguy	5.92%	23,427
Stan Lippmann	3.70%	14,644
Write-in votes	0.81%	3,218
Total Votes		395,432
Source: King County, "2017 election results," accessed August 1, 2017

Washington primary for governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jay Inslee Incumbent	49.30%	687,412
	Republican	Bill Bryant	38.33%	534,519
	Republican	Bill Hirt	3.47%	48,382
	Democratic	Patrick O'Rourke	2.91%	40,572
	Independent	Steve Rubenstein	1.62%	22,582
	Democratic	James Robert Deal	1.05%	14,623
	Democratic	Johnathan Dodds	1.01%	14,152
	Republican	Goodspaceguy	0.95%	13,191
	Socialist Workers Party	Mary Martin	0.74%	10,374
	Fifth Republic Party	David Blomstrom	0.32%	4,512
	Holistic Party	Christian Joubert	0.29%	4,103
Total Votes				1,394,422
Source: Washington Secretary of State

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,047,900
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 571,146
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,056,454
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	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Claudia Balducci (Nonpartisan)	78.8	43,536
	Bill Hirt (Nonpartisan)	20.9	11,524
	Other/Write-in votes	0.3	154

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,214
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51,560
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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,124
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Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ross Hunter Incumbent	69.5%	26,168
	Republican	Bill Hirt	30.5%	11,473
Total Votes				37,641

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Ross Hunter Incumbent	69.3%	39,362
	Republican	Bill Hirt	30.7%	17,463
Total Votes				56,825

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	Washington State Senate District 48	Lost primary	$0	N/A**
Grand total			$0	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission *This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

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Bill Hirt

Biography

Elections

2024

Campaign finance

Endorsements

2022

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Washington

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2021

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for King County Executive

2020

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Washington

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2019

2018

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Washington State Senate District 48

2017

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