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The Washington Secretary of State election, 2012, took place on November 6, 2012. Republican Kim Wyman was narrowly elected Secretary of State to succeed incumbent Republican Sam Reed, who did not seek re-election.
The primary election took place in August. Under Washington's top-two primary system, introduced in the early 2000s, the primary was designed to narrow the field of candidates to two, rather than select specific party nominees, and candidates could designate themselves as affiliated with any political party, whether it existed or not.
Seven candidates contested the primary:
Wyman and Drew scored the most votes in the primary contest, thereby becoming the two candidates to advance to the general election. Wyman received 39.75-percent of the vote and Drew 21.73-percent.
| 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 | ||
Republican Kim Wyman won the general election in a close-fought contest, and was the only Republican elected to statewide office in Washington. She was endorsed in the election by the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin , [1] The Wenatchee World , [2] the Tri-City Herald , [3] and The Seattle Times . [4] She was also endorsed by the Washington Education Association, [5] which typically endorsed Democrats. [3]
With Wyman's victory, Republicans extended their control of the office of Secretary of State of Washington to 48 consecutive years, having won each of the preceding 12 elections.
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| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Kim Wyman (R) | Kathleen Drew (D) | Undecided |
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| Elway Research [6] | October 18–21, 2012 | 451 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 34% | 34% | 32% |
| Elway Research [7] | September 9–12, 2012 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 32% | 40% | 28% |
Wyman won 6 of 10 congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats. [8]
| District | Wyman | Podlodowski | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 53% | 47% | Suzan DelBene |
| 2nd | 47% | 53% | Rick Larsen |
| 3rd | 56% | 44% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
| 4th | 65% | 35% | Doc Hastings |
| 5th | 60% | 40% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
| 6th | 49.9% | 50.1% | Derek Kilmer |
| 7th | 28% | 72% | Jim McDermott |
| 8th | 57% | 43% | Dave Reichert |
| 9th | 40% | 60% | Adam Smith |
| 10th | 55% | 45% | Denny Heck |
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