2012 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections Majority party Minority party Party Democratic Republican Last election 7 2 Seats won 8 1 Seat change Percentage 58.42% 41.53% Swing
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6, 2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7, 2012.
Federal
U.S. President In this election, Washington had 12 electors to the Electoral College . Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama safely carried the state, gaining all 12 electoral votes against Republican nominee Mitt Romney .
U.S. Senate Incumbent Democratic senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term against Republican state senator Michael Baumgartner .
2012 United States Senate election in Washington[ 3] [ 4] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 626,360 55.42 Republican Michael Baumgartner 344,729 30.50 Republican Art Coday 59,255 5.24 Democratic Timothy Wilson 26,850 2.38 Republican Chuck Jackson 21,870 1.94 Republican Glenn R. Stockwell 21,731 1.92 Republican Mike the Mover 16,459 1.46 Reform Will Baker 12,865 1.14 Total votes 1,130,119 100.00 General election Democratic Maria Cantwell (incumbent) 1,855,493 60.45 Republican Michael Baumgartner 1,213,924 39.55 Total votes 3,069,417 100.00 Democratic hold
U.S. House Due to the results of the 2010 United States census , Washington elected U.S. Representatives from ten congressional districts , a gain of one seat.
Incumbents Rick Larsen (D-2nd Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-3rd Doc Hastings (R-4th Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-5th Jim McDermott (D-7th Dave Reichert (R-8th Adam Smith (R-9th Jay Inslee (D-1st Norman D. Dicks (D-6th Suzan DelBene (D) and Derek Kilmer (D). Denny Heck (D) was elected to the newly created 10th district
The resulting composition was six Democrats and four Republicans.
State
Governor Incumbent Democratic governor Christine Gregoire declined to run for a third term. Democratic congressman Jay Inslee ran to succeed her, earning Gregoire's endorsement.[ 5] attorney general Rob McKenna in the general election, defeating him by a small margin.[ 6]
2012 Washington gubernatorial election[ 7] Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Jay Inslee 664,534 47.13 Republican Rob McKenna 604,872 42.90 Republican Shahram Hadian 46,169 3.27 Democratic Rob Hill 45,453 3.22 Independent James White 13,764 0.98 Independent Christian Joubert 10,457 0.74 Independent L. Dale Sorgen 9,734 0.69 Republican Max Sampson 8,753 0.62 Republican Javier O. Lopez 6,131 0.43 Total votes 1,409,867 100.00 General election Democratic Jay Inslee 1,582,802 51.40 Republican Rob McKenna 1,488,245 48.33 Write-in 8,592 0.28 Total votes 3,079,639 100.00 Democratic hold
Lieutenant governor 2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election County results Congressional district results Owen : 50–60% 60–70%Finkbeiner : 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen ran for re-election to a fifth term.
Polling
General election Poll source Date(s) Sample Marginof error Brad Bill Undecided Elway Research [ 8] October 18–21, 2012 451 (RV) ± 4.5% 42% 32% 26% Elway Research [ 9] September 9–12, 2012 405 (RV) ± 5.0% 43% 27% 29%
Blanket primary results by county Tie
2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Brad Owen (incumbent) 648,110 48.52 Republican Bill Finkbeiner 352,195 26.36 Independent Republican Glenn Anderson 229,318 17.17 Independent Jimmy Deal 53,694 4.02 Independent Clifford Mark Greene 46,534 3.48 Independent Dave T. Sumner IV 6,057 0.45 Total votes 1,335,908 100.00 General election Democratic Brad Owen (incumbent) 1,575,133 53.68 Republican Bill Finkbeiner 1,359,212 46.32 Total votes 2,934,345 100.00 Democratic hold
Secretary of State Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed declined to run for re-election to a fourth term. The general election was won by Republican Thurston County auditor Kim Wyman , who defeated Democratic state senator Kathleen Drew by under one percentage point, resulting in the smallest statewide margin in 2012.
2012 Washington Secretary of State election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican Kim Wyman 528,754 39.76 Democratic Kathleen Drew 289,052 21.73 Democratic Gregory J. Nickels 210,832 15.85 Democratic Jim Kastama 185,425 13.94 Constitution Karen Murray 50,888 3.83 Independent David J. Anderson 44,276 3.33 Human Rights Sam Wright 20,809 1.57 Total votes 1,330,036 100.00 General election Republican Kim Wyman 1,464,741 50.38 Democratic Kathleen Drew 1,442,868 49.62 Total votes 2,907,609 100.00 Republican hold
Attorney general Incumbent Republican attorney general Rob McKenna retired to run for governor and did not seek a third term. Two King County Councilmembers , Republican Reagan Dunn and Democrat Bob Ferguson , faced off in the general election. Ferguson ultimately won the election.
2012 Washington Attorney General election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bob Ferguson 685,346 51.68 Republican Reagan Dunn 506,524 38.20 Republican Stephen Pidgeon 134,185 10.12 Total votes 1,326,055 100.00 General election Democratic Bob Ferguson 1,564,443 53.48 Republican Reagan Dunn 1,361,010 46.52 Total votes 2,925,453 100.00 Democratic gain from Republican
State Treasurer 2012 Washington State Treasurer election County results Congressional district results McIntire : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Hanek : 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democratic Treasurer James McIntire ran for re-election to a second term.
State Auditor 2012 Washington State Auditor election County results Congressional district results Kelley : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Watkins : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Democratic state representative Troy Kelley won the election, defeating Republican James Watkins.
Polling
General election Poll source Date(s) Sample Marginof error Troy James Undecided Elway Research [ 8] October 18–21, 2012 451 (RV) ± 4.5% 34% 29% 37% Elway Research [ 9] September 9–12, 2012 405 (RV) ± 5.0% 36% 27% 38%
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2012 Washington State Auditor election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Republican James Watkins 584,444 46.09 Democratic Troy Kelley 291,335 22.98 Democratic Craig Pridemore 268,220 21.15 Democratic Mark Miloscia 123,936 9.78 Total votes 1,267,935 100.00 General election Democratic Troy Kelley 1,512,620 52.95 Republican James Watkins 1,344,137 47.05 Total votes 2,856,757 100.00 Democratic hold
Insurance Commissioner 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election County results Congressional district results Kreidler : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Adams : 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ran for re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican John Adams with 58% of the vote.
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2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 712,095 54.91 Republican John Adams 279,052 21.52 Republican Scott Reilly 241,377 18.61 Independent Brian C. Berend 64,303 4.96 Total votes 1,296,827 100.00 General election Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,662,555 58.30 Republican John Adams 1,188,926 41.70 Total votes 2,851,481 100.00 Democratic hold
Commissioner of Public Lands 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election County results Congressional district results Goldmark : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Didier : 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Public Lands Peter J. Goldmark ran for re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Clint Didier .
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2012 Washington Commissioner of Public Lands election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Peter J. Goldmark (incumbent) 683,448 51.88 Republican Clint Didier 540,907 41.06 Independent Stephen A. Sharon 92,993 7.06 Total votes 1,317,348 100.00 General election Democratic Peter J. Goldmark (incumbent) 1,692,083 58.74 Republican Clint Didier 1,188,411 41.26 Total votes 2,880,494 100.00 Democratic hold
Superintendent of Public Instruction Blanket primary results by county 30–40%
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Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn ran for re-election to a second term. He was unopposed in the general election. The superintendent is the only nonpartisan statewide election.
2012 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election Primary election Party Candidate Votes % Nonpartisan Randy Dorn (incumbent) 634,314 56.22 Nonpartisan Ron Higgins 172,331 15.27 Nonpartisan James Bauckman 149,370 13.24 Nonpartisan Donald Hansler 104,360 9.25 Nonpartisan John P. Blair 67,898 6.02 Total votes 1,128,273 100.00 General election Nonpartisan Randy Dorn (incumbent) 2,164,163 100.00 Total votes 2,164,163 100.00 Democratic hold
State Senate The Democrats won on election night, but in early December two Democrats formed a conservative coalition with the Republican Caucus.
State House of Representatives
Judicial positions
Ballot measures Initiative 502 Choice Votes % Yes 1,724,209 55.70 No 1,371,235 44.30
Initiative 1185 Choice Votes % Yes 1,892,969 63.91 No 1,069,083 36.09
Initiative 1240 Choice Votes % Yes 1,525,807 50.69 No 1,484,125 49.31
Referendum 74 Choice Votes % Yes 1,659,915 53.70 No 1,431,285 46.30
References ^ "November 06, 2012 General Election Results: President/Vice President" . www.wa.gov . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved December 5, 2020 .^ https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=53&year=2012&f=0&off=0 ^ "August 07, 2012 Primary Results - U.S. Senator" . Washington Secretary of State . August 28, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2022 .^ "November 06, 2012 General Election Results - U.S. Senator" . Washington Secretary of State . November 27, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2022 .^ "Inslee Announcement Prompts More Democratic Interest" , Roll Call Politics^ Brunner, Jim (November 9, 2012). "McKenna concedes; Inslee to be governor" . The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on October 6, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016 . ^ "Governor" . Archived from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012 .^ a b Elway Research ^ a b Elway Research ^ a b c d "Voters' Guide - 2012 General Election" . Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved June 24, 2022 .
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