Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs has stated there have been 15 confirmed cases of illegal voting in the state since 1982.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources report that Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs cited 15 documented cases of noncitizen or illegal voting in the state between 1982 and 2025, including a direct quote from Hobbs on KHQ.
Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.
What was said
… We're just like, Hey, this is the information we have. Now it's on the state. Are you going to do anything about it or not? Because in past, it's circle the wagons and say, This never happens. We only have, you know, Hobbs likes to say, We have 15 cases since 1982 of confirmed illegal voting. Well, sure, that was the people that you could actually get, you know, criminal charges on, get convictions, prove that they filled out the ballot, prove that they're the ones that signed it. …
unDivided with Brandi Kruse · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. KHQ quotes Hobbs directly: 'If you look back all the way to 1982 all the way to 2025, there have been 15 instances of Non-Citizen voting in the state of Washington.'[1]
Supports. The Spokesman-Review reports that the Washington Secretary of State's office identified 15 cases of noncitizen voting between 1982 and 2025, about 0.000006% of ballots cast.[2]
Supports. Democracy Docket reports that Hobbs said there have been only 15 documented instances of illegal voting in the state since 1982, matching the claim's wording.[3]
Supports. Fox 13 and Yahoo report Hobbs saying Washington has documented only 15 instances of noncitizen voting from 1982 to 2025, and that the 15 cases were rife with DOJ list errors rather than being a broader count.[4][5]
Context. The 15-case figure is presented as documented cases, not as a claim that there are no others; Hobbs said 'We have never said that there are none on there.'[4]
Context. The post's own passage says 'We have 15 cases since 1982 of confirmed illegal voting', so the extracted claim faithfully reflects the post's wording.
Sources
5 sources: 5 not rated
- 1DOJ alleges non-citizen voting in Washington, Secretary of ...khq.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 2Feds probe 30 years of Washington elections as state officials say allegation casts ‘unfounded suspicion'spokesman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3DOJ demands Washington set aside ballots from alleged ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4‘It's a dumpster fire'; Sec. Hobbs rejects DOJ claims of voter fraud in WAfox13seattle.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5'It's a dumpster fire'; Sec. Hobbs rejects DOJ claims of voter ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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