John Adams (Washington)

John R. Adams

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Republican Party

John R. Adams was a 2012 Republican candidate for Washington Commissioner of Insurance in the 2012 elections.

Elections

2012

See also: Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012

Adams ran for Washington Commissioner of Insurance in 2012. He faced incumbent Mike Kreidler, Scott Reilly (R) and Brian C. Berend (I) in the blanket primary on August 7. Adams and Kreidler advanced to the general election, where he was defeated by Kreidler.

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

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 (dead link)'

2008

On November 4, 2008, Mike Kreidler won re-election to the office of Washington Commissioner of Insurance. He defeated John R. Adams (R) in the general election.

Washington Commissioner of Insurance, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler Incumbent	61.4%	1,679,696
	Republican	John R. Adams	38.6%	1,056,693
Total Votes				2,736,389
Election results via Washington Secretary of State.

2004

On November 2, 2004, Mike Kreidler won re-election to the office of Washington Commissioner of Insurance. He defeated John R. Adams (R) and Stephen D. Steele (L) in the general election.

Washington Commissioner of Insurance, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler Incumbent	54.5%	1,393,764
	Republican	John R. Adams	41.4%	1,058,583
	Libertarian	Stephen D. Steele	4.2%	107,295
Total Votes				2,559,642
Election results via Washington Secretary of State.

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See also

• Washington Commissioner of Insurance

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