Bob Ferguson

Cash on hand

$1,301,067

Washington Public Disclosure Commission, Ferguson’s 2028 committee10

Reporting period ended September 30, 2026

Last election

55.5%

Share of the vote.9

Election held in 2024

The state in 2024

Harris won Washington in 2024.

Earlier offices

• Washington attorney general, 2013 to 2025
• King County Council, 2004 to 2013

Lieutenant governor

Denny Heck (D)

2028 plans

Registered as a 2028 candidate for governor with the state’s Public Disclosure Commission on January 13, 2025. Source: Washington Public Disclosure Commission (opens in a new tab), January 13, 2025.

Lean is the state’s 2025 Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI): R+5 to R+9 is lean Republican, R+10 and up solidly Republican, and D+ leans Democratic. Approval is the latest published Morning Consult rating, from its quarterly survey of registered voters in each state. Last election is the share of the vote the governor won. Cash on hand is the campaign’s money at the end of the reporting period named.

Minimum age

18 years oldThe constitution sets no age for governor. It requires a qualified elector (Article III, Section 25) and sets the voting age at 18 (Article VI, Section 1), so 18 is the lowest age it allows.Follows from Washington Constitution, Article III, Section 25 and Article VI, Section 1 (opens in a new tab).

Citizenship

A U.S. citizen.Stated in Washington Constitution, Article III, Section 25 (opens in a new tab).

Residency

No set period. A qualified elector has lived in the state for 30 days before the election.The constitution sets no residency period for governor. A qualified elector must have lived in the state, county and precinct for 30 days before the election.Follows from Washington Constitution, Article III, Section 25 and Article VI, Section 1 (opens in a new tab).

Qualified voter

Must be a qualified voterStated in Washington Constitution, Article III, Section 25 (opens in a new tab).

Governor elections

The next is November 7, 2028.

Where candidates file

Washington Secretary of State, Elections Division (opens in a new tab)Confirmed by File for Office: the Office of the Secretary of State administers the public offices listed, including Statewide Executive (opens in a new tab).

State government

wa.gov (opens in a new tab)

Stated: the cited text says it. Follows from: it follows from two cited provisions, named in the note. Not stated: the cited text lists the rules and this is not among them. Not verified: the source could not be opened, so nothing is recorded. Pages opened October 3, 2026.

2024 election

Won with 55.5% of the voteOfficial results (opens in a new tab)

2028

The governor’s race is on the ballot November 7, 2028.

Cash on hand

$1,301,067

Reporting period ended September 30, 2026

Reported to

Washington Public Disclosure Commission, Ferguson’s 2028 committee (opens in a new tab)

Governors report campaign money to their own state, not the Federal Election Commission. The site shows it only where the state’s latest report could be checked.

The Cato Institute’s Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors, a letter grade with its score out of 100. Its latest edition (2024) grades only governors then in office. The group’s name links to its scorecard.

“No score published” means the group published none, not zero.

Endorsed: the group endorsed the officeholder in that race. None on record: no endorsement found in the sources listed.