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The 2012 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the other statewide elections and the gubernatorial election. Incumbent Republican State Attorney General Rob McKenna retired to run for governor. Democratic King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson won the general election over Republican King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Graphical summary
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Reagan Dunn (R) | Bob Ferguson (D) | Undecided |
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Washington Poll [4] | October 18–31, 2012 | 632 (LV) | ± 3.9% | 34% | 45% | 21% |
Elway Research [5] | October 18–21, 2012 | 451 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 36% | 38% | 25% |
Elway Research [6] | September 9–12, 2012 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 27% | 40% | 33% |
SurveyUSA [7] | September 7–9, 2012 | 524 (RV) | ± 4.4% | 33% | 42% | 24% |
Elway Research [8] | June 13–16, 2012 | 408 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 28% | 26% | 46% |
Public Policy Polling (D) [9] | February 22, 2012 | 1,264 (RV) | ± 2.8% | 34% | 32% | 34% |
SurveyUSA [10] | September 26, 2011 | 529 (RV) | ± 4.3% | 34% | 39% | 26% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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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 |
County [12] | Reagan Dunn Republican | Bob Ferguson Democratic | Margin | Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 3,130 | 69.37% | 1,382 | 30.63% | -1,748 | -38.74% | 4,512 |
Asotin | 5,433 | 58.32% | 3,883 | 41.68% | -1,550 | -16.64% | 9,316 |
Benton | 50,660 | 68.08% | 23,756 | 31.92% | -26,904 | -36.15% | 74,416 |
Chelan | 18,195 | 60.23% | 12,014 | 39.77% | -6,181 | -20.46% | 30,209 |
Clallam | 18,094 | 50.40% | 17,810 | 49.60% | -284 | -0.79% | 35,904 |
Clark | 94,162 | 53.42% | 82,101 | 46.58% | -12,061 | -6.84% | 176,263 |
Columbia | 1,496 | 71.14% | 607 | 28.86% | -889 | -42.27% | 2,103 |
Cowlitz | 20,499 | 49.33% | 21,056 | 50.67% | 557 | 1.34% | 41,555 |
Douglas | 9,111 | 64.33% | 5,052 | 35.67% | -4,059 | -28.66% | 14,163 |
Ferry | 1,972 | 61.28% | 1,246 | 38.72% | -726 | -22.56% | 3,218 |
Franklin | 14,216 | 65.44% | 7,508 | 34.56% | -6,708 | -30.88% | 21,724 |
Garfield | 804 | 68.37% | 372 | 31.63% | -432 | -36.73% | 1,176 |
Grant | 17,530 | 67.26% | 8,534 | 32.74% | -8,996 | -34.52% | 26,064 |
Grays Harbor | 12,203 | 44.67% | 15,116 | 55.33% | 2,913 | 10.66% | 27,319 |
Island | 19,992 | 50.51% | 19,587 | 49.49% | -405 | -1.02% | 39,579 |
Jefferson | 6,722 | 35.97% | 11,968 | 64.03% | 5,246 | 28.07% | 18,690 |
King | 312,409 | 34.83% | 584,503 | 65.17% | 272,094 | 30.34% | 896,912 |
Kitsap | 54,999 | 47.12% | 61,733 | 52.88% | 6,734 | 5.77% | 116,732 |
Kittitas | 10,071 | 59.93% | 6,733 | 40.07% | -3,338 | -19.86% | 16,804 |
Klickitat | 5,242 | 54.75% | 4,333 | 45.25% | -909 | -9.49% | 9,575 |
Lewis | 19,831 | 61.72% | 12,301 | 38.28% | -7,530 | -23.43% | 32,132 |
Lincoln | 3,915 | 70.57% | 1,633 | 29.43% | -2,282 | -41.13% | 5,548 |
Mason | 13,048 | 48.57% | 13,817 | 51.43% | 769 | 2.86% | 26,865 |
Okanogan | 9,119 | 57.54% | 6,729 | 42.46% | -2,390 | -15.08% | 15,848 |
Pacific | 4,537 | 45.72% | 5,386 | 54.28% | 849 | 8.56% | 9,923 |
Pend Oreille | 3,865 | 61.19% | 2,451 | 38.81% | -1,414 | -22.39% | 6,316 |
Pierce | 157,121 | 48.60% | 166,160 | 51.40% | 9,039 | 2.80% | 323,281 |
San Juan | 3,392 | 34.09% | 6,559 | 65.91% | 3,167 | 31.83% | 9,951 |
Skagit | 25,820 | 49.57% | 26,264 | 50.43% | 444 | 0.85% | 52,084 |
Skamania | 2,624 | 52.22% | 2,401 | 47.78% | -223 | -4.44% | 5,025 |
Snohomish | 142,285 | 45.72% | 168,912 | 54.28% | 26,627 | 8.56% | 311,197 |
Spokane | 118,707 | 56.60% | 91,030 | 43.40% | -27,677 | -13.20% | 209,737 |
Stevens | 13,856 | 65.72% | 7,226 | 34.28% | -6,630 | -31.45% | 21,082 |
Thurston | 52,151 | 43.87% | 66,732 | 56.13% | 14,581 | 12.27% | 118,883 |
Wahkiakum | 1,049 | 50.70% | 1,020 | 49.30% | -29 | -1.40% | 2,069 |
Walla Walla | 15,149 | 64.44% | 8,358 | 35.56% | -6,791 | -28.89% | 23,507 |
Whatcom | 43,606 | 45.20% | 52,872 | 54.80% | 9,266 | 9.60% | 96,478 |
Whitman | 8,701 | 55.45% | 6,991 | 44.55% | -1,710 | -10.90% | 15,692 |
Yakima | 45,294 | 61.54% | 28,307 | 38.46% | -16,987 | -23.08% | 73,601 |
Totals | 1,361,010 | 46.52% | 1,564,443 | 53.48% | 203,433 | 6.95% | 2,925,453 |
Ferguson won six of ten congressional districts. [13]
District | Dunn | Ferguson | Representative |
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1st | 49% | 51% | Suzan DelBene |
2nd | 43% | 57% | Rick Larsen |
3rd | 53% | 47% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
4th | 65% | 35% | Doc Hastings |
5th | 58% | 42% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
6th | 45% | 55% | Norm Dicks |
Derek Kilmer | |||
7th | 23% | 77% | Jim McDermott |
8th | 54% | 46% | Dave Reichert |
9th | 36% | 64% | Adam Smith |
10th | 46% | 54% | Denny Heck |