Washington state executive official elections, 2012

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2012 State Executive Official Elections

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News • Calendar

Nine state executive positions were up for election in 2012 in the state of Washington. The general election was held November 6, 2012, following a state primary on August 7, 2012.

• Governor of Washington
• Lieutenant Governor of Washington
• Attorney General of Washington
• Washington Secretary of State
• Washington Treasurer
• Washington State Auditor
• Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Washington Commissioner of Insurance
• Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

General

The general election took place on November 6, 2012. This section shows official results for each of the nine state executive contests, certified by the Washington Secretary of State on December 6, 2012.

Governor

See also: Washington gubernatorial election, 2012

Jay Inslee (D)
Rob McKenna (R)

Governor of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jay Inslee	51.4%	1,582,802
	Republican	Rob McKenna	48.3%	1,488,245
	Other	Write-in votes	0.3%	8,592
Total Votes				3,079,639
Election results via Washington Secretary of State

Lt. Governor

See also: Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

Brad Owen Incumbent
Bill Finkbeiner

Lieutenant Governor of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Brad Owen Incumbent	53.7%	1,575,133
	Republican	Bill Finkbeiner	46.3%	1,359,212
Total Votes				2,934,345
Election results via Washington Secretary of State

Attorney General

See also: Washington attorney general election, 2012

Bob Ferguson (D)
Reagan Dunn (R)

Attorney General of Washington General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Bob Ferguson	53.5%	1,564,443
	Republican	Reagan Dunn	46.5%	1,361,010
Total Votes				2,925,453
Election results via Washington Secretary of State

Secretary of State

See also: Washington secretary of state election, 2012

Kim Wyman (R)
Kathleen Drew (D)

Washington Secretary of State General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kim Wyman	50.4%	1,464,741
	Democratic	Kathleen Drew	49.6%	1,442,868
Total Votes				2,907,609
Election results via Washington Secretary of State

Treasurer

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

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

Auditor

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

James Watkins (R)
Troy Kelley (D)

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

Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

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

Commissioner of Insurance

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Mike Kreidler (D)Incumbent
John Adams (R)

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

Commissioner of Public Lands

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

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

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2012 State Executive Official Elections

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The deadline to file candidacy for statewide office in Washington was May 18, 2012.

Governor

See also: Washington gubernatorial election, 2012

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

• Rob Hill (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Rob McKenna (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• James White (Prefers Independent Party)
• Christian Joubert (States No Party Preference)
• Shahram Hadian (Prefers Republican Party)
• L. Dale Sorgen (Prefers Independent Party)
• Max Sampson (Prefers Republican Party)
• Javier Lopez (Prefers Republican Party)

Lt. Governor

See also: Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

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

• Glenn Anderson (Prefers Republican Party)
• Brad Owen (Prefers Democratic Party) Incumbenta
• James Robert Deal (States No Party Preference)
• Bill Finkbeiner (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Dave T. Sumner IV (Prefers Neopopulist Party)
• Mark Greene (Prefers Democracy Independent Party)

Attorney General

See also: Washington attorney general election, 2012

• Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Stephen Pidgeon (Prefers Republican Party)

Secretary of State

See also: Washington secretary of state election, 2012

• Jim Kastama (Prefers Democratic Party)
• David J. Anderson (States No Party Preference)
• Sam Wright (Prefers The Human Rights Party)
• Karen Murray (Prefers Constitution Party)
• Kathleen Drew (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Greg Nickels (Prefers Democratic Party)

Treasurer

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

• James McIntire (Prefers Democratic Party) Incumbenta

Auditor

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

• Mark Miloscia (Prefers Democratic Party)
• Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• Craig Pridemore (Prefers Democratic Party)
• James Watkins (Prefers Republican Party)a

Superintendent of Public Instruction

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

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

Commissioner of Insurance

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

• Mike Kreidler Incumbent (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• John Adams (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Scott Reilly (Prefers Republican Party)
• Brian C. Berend (No Party Preference)

Commissioner of Public Lands

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

• Peter Goldmark Incumbent (Prefers Democratic Party)a
• Clint Didier (Prefers Republican Party)a
• Stephen Sharon (No party preference)

Key deadlines

• Administrative deadlines are at close of business (5:00) unless otherwise noted.

Deadline	Event
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

See also

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

External links

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• Washington Elections

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