Washington State Secretary of State Steve Hobbs stated that there have been 15 instances of non-citizens voting in Washington state between 1982 and 2025.
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unDivided with Brandi KruseOct 27, 2026
Multiple sources, including a direct Fox 13 quote of Hobbs saying there were 15 incidences of noncitizen voting from 1982 to 2025, confirm the claim as stated. The claim matches the post's own quotation of Hobbs, so it does not depart from the passage.
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What was said
… I think they're just fed up with what's been going on in states like Washington State, where the state saying it's not happening. It is. I've seen it for years. Now you're seeing all these cases. The Secretary of State issued a press release yesterday saying, I think there'd been 15 instances of voter fraud since 1982. I've seen 15 just in the last two weeks, so I don't think Washington State understands what's really going on and the magnitude of it. Um, that's it, right? Why would he make that up? …
unDivided with Brandi Kruse · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Fox 13 Seattle quotes Hobbs directly: "If we go back to 1982 to 2025, we've only had 15 incidences of noncitizens voting," citing a rate of 0.0000006%.[3]
Supports. The Spokesman-Review reports that the Washington Secretary of State's office identified 15 cases of noncitizen voting between 1982 and 2025.[4]
Supports. Yahoo and Democracy Docket report that Hobbs' office released this 15-case figure, with Democracy Docket citing Hobbs' interview with Fox 13 for the same count.[5][6]
Supports. KNKX reports that Hobbs said earlier this year there had been just 15 cases of noncitizen voting in Washington between 1982 and 2025, and mynorthwest reports the same figure attributed to his office.[7][8]
Context. The figure was cited in response to a DOJ request concerning about 400 alleged noncitizen registrants; the AP and Reuters reports on that request do not dispute the 15-case count.[1][2]
Sources
8 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 6 not rated
- 1Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2US Justice Dept asks Washington state not to count ballots from possible noncitizensreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3WA Hobbs pushes back on feds noncitizen voting claimsfox13seattle.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Feds probe 30 years of Washington elections as state officials say allegation casts ‘unfounded suspicion'spokesman.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Feds ask WA to set aside 400 ballots from suspected ... - Yahooyahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 6DOJ demands Washington set aside ballots from alleged ...democracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Trump admin claims 405 noncitizens are voting in WA ...knkx.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8‘This is all a fear tactic': Gee and Ursula back Hobbs as he pushes back on federal noncitizen voter listmynorthwest.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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Related claims
- The Department of Justice provided the Washington Secretary of State with a list of 405 non-citizens who allegedly voted in Washington state.True
- The Department of Justice identified 405 non-citizens who are registered to vote in Washington state.Mixed
- The U.S. Attorney's Office identified 405 non-citizens who voted in Washington state elections.Mixed
- The Department of Justice identified at least 400 non-citizens voting in Washington state elections.Mixed
- Non-citizens are casting ballots in elections in Washington State.Mixed