Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Five down ballot state executive positions were up for election in the state of Washington in 2012.

• Washington Treasurer- James McIntire (D)
• Washington State Auditor - Troy Kelley (D)
• Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction- Randy Dorn
• Washington Commissioner of Insurance- Mike Kreidler
• Washington Commissioner of Public Lands- Peter Goldmark (D)

The general election was held on November 6, 2012, following a primary on August 7, 2012.

Washington uses the blanket primary system, where all candidates for each partisan office appear together on the primary ballot. Candidates are permitted to express a party preference or declare themselves independents, and their preference or status appears on the ballot.

Candidates are listed in the order in which they appeared on the ballot, according to Washington's lot draw system.

• Treasurer
• Auditor
• Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Insurance Commissioner
• Commissioner of Public Lands
• Key deadlines
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Incumbent James McIntire (D) won re-election in 2012. He was first elected in 2008. It appeared for a while that he would skate through both the primary and general election completely unopposed. Then, for the first time in three decades, a statewide candidate cleared the 1% rule for top two primary write-ins and competed in the general election. The candidate, a conservative Republican from Bonney Lake named Sharon Hanek, waged a challenge to McIntire's re-election campaign that was ultimately unsuccessful.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

James McIntire (D) Incumbent

Sharon Hanek (R)

Washington Treasurer General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	James McIntire Incumbent	58.7%	1,695,401
	Republican	Sharon Hanek	41.3%	1,192,150
Total Votes				2,887,551
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Primary

August 7 primary candidates:

James McIntire a Incumbent

Incumbent Brian Sonntag (D) did not seek re-election. He first took office in 1993.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

James Watkins

Troy Kelley

Washington State Auditor General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Troy Kelley	52.9%	1,512,620
	Republican	James Watkins	47.1%	1,344,137
Total Votes				2,856,757
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Troy Kelley vs. James Watkins
Response	Elway Research Poll (September 9-13, 2012)	Elway Research Poll (October 18-21, 2012)]	Average
Troy Kelley (D)	36%	34%	35%
James Watkins (R)	27%	29%	28%
Undecided	38%	37%	37.5%
Number polled	405	451	428
Margin of error	+/-5.0	+/-4.5%	4.75%
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org

Primary

August 7 primary candidates:

Troy Kelley a Kelley is a state representative. He has represented district 28a since 2007.

James Watkins a

Mark Miloscia Miloscia is a state representative. He has represented district 30 since 1999.

Craig Pridemore Pridemore is a state Senator. He has represented district 49 since 2005.

Primary Results

Washington Auditor, Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Watkins	46.1%	584,444
	Democratic	Troy Kelley	23%	291,335
	Democratic	Craig Pridemore	21.2%	268,220
	Democratic	Mark Miloscia	9.8%	123,936
Total Votes				1,267,935
Election Results Via: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Randy Dorn (Non-partisan) won re-election on November 6, 2012. He was first elected in 2008.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

• Randy Dorn

Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	N/A	Randy Dorn Incumbent	100%	2,164,163
Total Votes				2,164,163
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Primary

August 7 primary candidates:

• James Bauckman
• Randy Dorn a Incumbent
• Don Hansler
• John Patterson Blair
• Ronald Higgins a

Primary Results

Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Randy I. Dorn	56.2%	634,314
Ronald L. (Ron) Higgins	15.3%	172,331
James Bauckman	13.2%	149,370
Don Hansler	9.2%	104,260
John Patterson Blair	6%	67,898
Total Votes		1,128,173
Election Results Via: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Mike Kreidler (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012. He was first elected in 2000.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike Kreidler

John R. Adams

Washington Commissioner of Insurance General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler Incumbent	58.3%	1,662,555
	Republican	John Adams	41.7%	1,188,926
Total Votes				2,851,481
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Primary

August 7 primary candidates:

John R. Adams a

Mike Kreidler a Incumbent

Scott Reilly

Brian C. Berend

Primary Results

Washington Insurance Commissioner, Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler	54.9%	712,095
	Republican	John R. Adams	21.5%	279,052
	Republican	Scott Reilly	18.6%	241,377
	Independent	Brian C. Berend	5%	64,303
Total Votes				1,296,827
Election Results Via: Washington Secretary of State

Incumbent Peter Goldmark (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012. He was first elected in 2008.

General

November 6 General election candidates:

Peter Goldmark (D) Incumbent

Clint Didier (R)

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter Goldmark Incumbent	58.7%	1,692,083
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.3%	1,188,411
Total Votes				2,880,494
Election Results via Washington Secretary of State.

Primary

August 7 primary candidates:

Stephen Sharon No party preference

Peter Goldmark a Incumbent

Clint Didier a

Primary results

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands, Primary, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	51.9%	683,448
	Republican	Clint Didier	41.1%	540,907
	No Party Preference	Stephen A. Sharon	7.1%	92,993
Total Votes				1,317,348
Election Results Via: Washington Secretary of State

Deadline	Event
May 14	First day all candidates can file
May 18	Candidate filing deadline
May 21	Deadline for candidates to withdraw
May 22	Certification of primary candidates by Secretary of State
June 23	Overseas and military ballots mailed for the August primary
July 20	Last day to file as a write-in candidate for primary
Aug 7	Primary election
Aug 24	Deadline for Secretary of State to certify primary returns
Sept 22	Overseas and military ballots mailed for the general election
Oct 19	Deadline to file as a write-in candidate for the general election
Nov 6	General election
Dec 6	Deadline for Secretary of State to certify general election returns

• Election aftermath: No primary upsets for evergreen state executive candidates August 8
• Election preview: "Top-two" nominations await Washington's state executive primaries August 6
• Field is set for Washington's nine state executive blanket primaries May 19

See also

• Statewide elections, 2012
• State executive official elections, 2012
• Washington state executive official elections, 2012

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