Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee, is vying for a full term. If he wins, he will break a six-decade losing streak for his party.

Steve Hobbs moves on in secretary of state race but opponent remains too close to call Aug. 2, 2022 Updated Tue., ... Gov. Jay Inslee appointed former state Sen. Hobbs to fill her spot.

He was appointed to the secretary of state position by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2021 to replace Kim Wyman, who left the position to take a role with the Biden administration. During the primary election ...

Hobbs was appointed to the position in 2021 by Gov. Jay Inslee after former Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman left to work for the Biden Administration in election security. Wyman was first ...

In 2021, Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Hobbs as Secretary of State after Republican Kim Wyman left to work in the Biden Administration. With that move, Hobbs became the first Asian American to serve ...

OLYMPIA — Secretary of State Steve Hobbs clung to a slight lead over Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson on Nov. 8 as the former state senator bids to continue serving as Washington’s chief ...

Hobbs, a former state Senator, was appointed to the position by Gov. Jay Inslee in 2021 after Washington state’s former Secretary of State, Republican Kim Wyman, left to take a position with ...

Sen. Steve Hobbs is attempting to hang on to the office for the remaining two years of former Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman’s four-year term.

In 2021, I accepted Governor Inslee’s appointment as Washington’s 16th Secretary of State, and was elected by Washington state voters in 2022. It has been the honor of my life serving the past ...

Hobbs, 52, of Lake Stevens, was in his fourth term in the state Senate when he was appointed to the post by Democrat Gov. Jay Inslee after Kim Wyman, a Republican, left to work in the Biden ...

Aug. 3—Who will be moving on to the general election in the secretary of state's race remained unclear Tuesday night. Democrat and incumbent Steve Hobbs will move forward, having received 41.2% ...

Hobbs, a moderate Democrat from Lake Stevens, held a 50.0% to 46.9% advantage on Anderson, of Tacoma, who was bidding to become Washington’s first nonpartisan secretary of state. Roughly 3.1% ...