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Washington gubernatorial election, 2012
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The Washington gubernatorial election is scheduled for November 6, 2012, following a primary on August 7, 2012.
Incumbent Christine Gregoire announced on June 13, 2011 she would not seek another term in office.[1] Since Gregoire's departure, Congressman Jay Inslee, the only Democrat to have entered the race, is the party's presumptive nominee. Inslee initially indicated he would hold his seat in Congress throughout the election cycle, but resigned on March 11th in order to focus on his campaign.[2]
Inslee will likely face Rob McKenna, the state's current attorney general, in the general election. McKenna will first face Shahram Hadian in the Republican primary. One third party candidate has already declared their intention to seek the top office, as well: Mary Martin is running on the Socialist Workers Party ticket.
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| 1 Key dates |
| 2 Race background |
| 3 Race tracking |
Key dates
- Administrative deadlines are at close of business (5:00) unless otherwise noted.
| Deadline | Event |
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| May 14 - May 18 | Candidate filing period |
| July 9 | Last day for mail-in and online voter registrations for the primary |
| Aug. 7 | Primary election |
| Aug. 28 | Primary results certified |
| Oct. 8 | Last day for mail-in and online voter registrations for the general election |
| Nov. 6 | General election |
Race tracking
- See also: Ballotpedia Election Racetracking
| 2011 Race Rankings - Washington Governor | ||||
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| Race Tracker | Race Rating | |||
| The Cook Political Report[3] | Likely Democratic | |||
| Governing Politics[4] | Toss-up | |||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball[5] | Toss-up | |||
| Rasmussen Reports Gubernatorial Scorecard[6] | No prediction yet | |||
| The Rothenberg Political Report[7] | Democrat Favored | |||
| Overall Call | ||||
Democratic primary candidates
- Jay Inslee, a current Congressman
Republican primary candidates
- Shahram Hadian
- Rob McKenna, the current Attorney General of Washington
Socialist Workers Party candidates
| Jay Inslee v. Rob McKenna | ||||||||||||||
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| Response | Public Policy Polling February 16-19, 2012 | Survey USA February 13-15, 2012 | The Washington Poll October 10-30, 2011 | Average | ||||||||||
| Jay Inslee | 42% | 39% | 38.4% | 39.8% | ||||||||||
| Rob McKenna | 42% | 49% | 43.9% | 44.967% | ||||||||||
| Undecided | 16% | 12% | 17.6% | 15.2% | ||||||||||
| Number polled | 1,264 | 572 | 938 | 924.67 | ||||||||||
| Margin of error | +/-2.76 | +/-4.2% | +/-3.2% | 3.39% | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Washington State Executive Officials
- Election aftermath: No primary upsets for evergreen state executive candidates
- Election preview: "Top-two" nominations await Washington's state executive primaries
- Field is set for Washington's nine state executive blanket primaries
See also
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