Election aftermath: No primary upsets for evergreen state executive candidates

August 8, 2012

By Ballotpedia's state executive team

OLYMPIA, Washington: This year, there are nine state executive offices up for election in Washington: governor, lieutenant governor, Washington, attorney general, treasurer, auditor, superintendent of public instruction, insurance commissioner and public lands commissioner.

Incumbents are seeking re-election in five of the nine offices, and all five will advance to the general election. Of the nine primaries, only one was completely uncontested: the race for treasurer. Treasurer James McIntire was unopposed last night and will face no general election opposition.

The following candidates finished in the top two (in order) of each race and will advance to the general election:

• Governor:

Jay Inslee (D)

Rob McKenna (R)

• Lt. Governor:

Brad Owen (D)

Bill Finkbeiner (R)

• Secretary of State:

Kim Wyman (R)

Kathleen Drew (D)

• Attorney General:

Bob Ferguson (D)

Reagan Dunn (R)

• Treasurer:

James McIntire (D)

• Auditor:

James Watkins (R)

Troy Kelley (D)

• Superintendent of Public Instruction:

Randy Dorn

Ronald Higgins

• Insurance Commissioner:

Mike Kreidler (D)

John Adams (R)

• Public Lands Commissioner:

Peter Goldmark (D)

Clint Didier (R)

**All results are unofficial until certified by the Office of the Washington Secretary of State. Official results will be available on August 21, 2012.**

See also

• Washington state executive official elections, 2012
• Washington gubernatorial election, 2012
• Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012
• Washington attorney general election, 2012
• Washington secretary of state election, 2012
• Washington elections, 2012
• Election preview: "Top-two" nominations await Washington's state executive primaries August 6