2012 Washington state elections

Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6, 2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7, 2012.

Federal

United States Senate

Senator Maria Cantwell won reelection.

United States House

Washington State gained a 10th Congressional seat due to the 2010 Census, and shuffled some people around. Jay Inslee ran for Governor, leaving the 1st CD seat open for both a Special Election and the November election for the 113th Congress.

The state's voters ended up deciding on 6 Democrats and 4 Republicans.

State

Governor

General Election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jay Inslee	1,582,802	51.54
	Republican	Rob McKenna	1,488,245	48.46

Lieutenant governor

Brad Owen was the incumbent and has held this position since 1996.

Lieutenant governor of Washington election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Owen	1,575,133	53.68%
	Republican	Bill Finkbeiner	1,359,212	46.32%

Secretary of State

Sam Reed had held this position since 2000, and in 2012 it was an open seat.

Secretary of State of Washington election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Wyman	1,464,741	50.38%
	Democratic	Kathleen Drew	1,442,868	49.62%

Washington State Treasurer

Jim McIntire has held this seat since 2008.

Washington State Treasurer election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James L. McIntire	1,695,401	58.71%
	Republican	Sharon Hanek	1,192,150	41.29%

State Auditor

Brian Sonntag, who held this position since 1993, retired and made this an open seat.

Washington State Auditor election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Kelley	1,512,620	52.95%
	Republican	James Watkins	1,344,137	47.05%

Attorney General

Rob McKenna stepped down from Attorney General to run for Governor, and two candidates from the King County Council stepped up to run.

Attorney General of Washington election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Ferguson	1,564,443	53.48%
	Republican	Reagan Dunn	1,361,010	46.52%

Commissioner of Public Lands

Commissioner of Public Lands of Washington election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Peter J. Goldmark	1,692,083	58.74%
	Republican	Clint Didier	1,188,411	41.26%

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Non Partisan	Randy Dorn	2,164,163	100.00%

Insurance Commissioner

Washington Insurance Commissioner election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Kreidler	1,662,555	58.3%
	Republican	John Adams	1,188,926	41.7%

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

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