2020 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
[5] However, Trump won a considerable majority in outlying communities, garnering over 70% of the vote in rural counties such as Columbia.Eastern Washington is very rural and leans Republican, partly due to the strong tinge of social conservatism it shares with neighboring Idaho, a GOP stronghold.[15][16][17] Additionally, Seattle-based billionaire Howard Schultz announced a potential bid as an independent in early 2019, but backed out in September of that year.[18] The party's candidates included on the ballot at the deadline were Michael Bennet, Joe Biden, Michael Bloomberg, Cory Booker, Pete Buttigieg, John Delaney, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer, Elizabeth Warren and Andrew Yang.The Green Party of Washington facilitated its primary by a mail-in ballot to its members after its Spring Convention on May 23[22] (deadline was June 13).