Democratic Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck leads Republican challenger Dan Matthews by twelve points

In 2020, United States Representative Denny Heck made the jump from the federal government back to the state government, winning a four-year term to succeed Cyrus Habib as Washington’s Lieutenant Governor. Observers across the political spectrum agree that Heck has excelled in that role. He’s now seeking reelection to another term.

NPI’s polling suggests he’ll get it.

Close to a majority of voters surveyed last week by Public Policy Polling for NPI — 47% — said they’re voting for Heck this year. Another 35% said they were voting for Heck’s Republican challenger Dan Matthews. An additional 18% were not sure.

Typically, for lower-profile down ballot races (anything that’s not President, U.S. Senate, U.S. House, or Governor), we see a higher percentage of “not sure” voters in our polling. That’s the case here. In the actual election, Heck may land somewhere in the high fifties, as Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti and Auditor Pat McCarthy did in the Top Two election facing one Republican opponent each. (There was no one to be eliminated in those races in August because only two candidates filed.)

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