2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Brad Owen Bill Finkbeiner
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,575,1331,359,212
Percentage53.68%46.32%
2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by congressional district.svg
Owen:      50–60%     60–70%
Finkbeiner:      50–60%     60–70%
Lieutenant Governor of Washington before election

Brad Owen
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Brad Owen
Democratic

The 2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. The top-two primary was held on August 7. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, was re-elected to his fifth and final term, defeating Republican former state Senator Bill Finkbeiner. [1]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Third-party and independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

  • Jimmy Deal (Independent) [5]
  • Clifford Mark Greene (Independent), perennial candidate [5]
  • Dave T. Sumner IV (Independent) [5]

Primary election

Endorsements

Brad Owen (D)
Newspapers

Results

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Blanket primary results by county
  Owen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Finkbeiner
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  Anderson
  •   30–40%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brad Owen (incumbent) 648,110 48.51
Republican Bill Finkbeiner 352,195 26.36
Independent Republican Glenn Anderson 229,31817.17
Independent Jimmy Deal53,6944.02
Independent Clifford Mark Greene46,5343.48
Independent Dave T. Sumner IV6,0570.45
Total votes1,335,908 100.00

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Brad
Owen (D)		Bill
Finkbeiner (R)		Undecided
Elway Research [8] October 18–21, 2012451 (RV)± 4.5%42%32%26%
Elway Research [9] September 9–12, 2012405 (RV)± 5.0%43%27%29%

Results

2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Brad Owen (incumbent) 1,575,133 53.68 –7.12
Republican Bill Finkbeiner 1,359,21246.32+7.12
Total votes2,934,345 100.00 N/A
Democratic hold

By county

County results
County [11] Brad Owen

Democratic

Bill Finkbeiner

Republican

MarginTotal votes
#%#%#%
Adams 1,59835.38%2,91964.62%-1,321-29.25%4,517
Asotin 4,18744.91%5,13755.09%-950-10.19%9,324
Benton 30,01440.01%44,99759.99%-14,983-19.97%75,011
Chelan 12,52841.16%17,91058.84%-5,382-17.68%30,438
Clallam 18,88752.02%17,41947.98%1,4684.04%36,306
Clark 87,53748.77%91,94451.23%-4,407-2.46%179,481
Columbia 75235.69%1,35564.31%-603-28.62%2,107
Cowlitz 22,29952.96%19,80447.04%2,4955.93%42,103
Douglas 5,36037.50%8,93462.50%-3,574-25.00%14,294
Ferry 1,37342.23%1,87857.77%-505-15.53%3,251
Franklin 9,08541.56%12,77558.44%-3,690-16.88%21,860
Garfield 45037.69%74462.31%-294-24.62%1,194
Grant 9,43535.88%16,86064.12%-7,425-28.24%26,295
Grays Harbor 17,11661.79%10,58538.21%6,53123.58%27,701
Island 20,04650.31%19,79749.69%2490.62%39,843
Jefferson 11,97062.98%7,03637.02%4,93425.96%19,006
King 529,21859.24%364,13340.76%165,08518.48%893,351
Kitsap 64,66955.08%52,74144.92%11,92810.16%117,410
Kittitas 7,72245.54%9,23554.46%-1,513-8.92%16,957
Klickitat 4,50846.27%5,23453.73%-726-7.45%9,742
Lewis 13,76442.49%18,63157.51%-4,867-15.02%32,395
Lincoln 1,99635.64%3,60464.36%-1,608-28.71%5,600
Mason 16,07458.92%11,20941.08%4,86517.83%27,283
Okanogan 7,27245.25%8,79854.75%-1,526-9.50%16,070
Pacific 5,78557.68%4,24542.32%1,54015.35%10,030
Pend Oreille 2,65341.85%3,68758.15%-1,034-16.31%6,340
Pierce 179,29555.40%144,35144.60%34,94410.80%323,646
San Juan 6,21662.08%3,79737.92%2,41924.16%10,013
Skagit 26,50150.79%25,67249.21%8291.59%52,173
Skamania 2,49448.84%2,61251.16%-118-2.31%5,106
Snohomish 172,15455.36%138,83644.64%33,31810.71%310,990
Spokane 99,67347.32%110,97852.68%-11,305-5.37%210,651
Stevens 7,85437.04%13,35162.96%-5,497-25.92%21,205
Thurston 70,35358.42%50,07841.58%20,27516.84%120,431
Wahkiakum 1,10351.93%1,02148.07%823.86%2,124
Walla Walla 9,68441.08%13,89258.92%-4,208-17.85%23,576
Whatcom 50,17451.85%46,59848.15%3,5763.70%96,772
Whitman 7,49946.87%8,50153.13%-1,002-6.26%16,000
Yakima 35,83548.59%37,91451.41%-2,079-2.82%73,749
Totals1,575,13353.68%1,359,21246.32%215,9217.36%2,934,345

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

Owen won six of ten congressional districts. [12]

DistrictOwenFinkbeinerRepresentative
1st 50.5%49.5% Suzan DelBene
2nd 57%43% Rick Larsen
3rd 49%51% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 42%58% Doc Hastings
5th 46%54% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 58%42% Derek Kilmer
7th 63%37% Jim McDermott
8th 49%51% Dave Reichert
9th 62%38% Adam Smith
10th 57%43% Denny Heck

References

  1. ↑ https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/inslee-to-be-next-washington-governor-as-gops-mckenna-concedes-race
  2. ↑ https://columbiabasinherald.com/news/2012/apr/24/lt-governor-brad-owen-plans-to-run-for-fifth-2/
  3. ↑ https://www.kirklandreporter.com/news/former-gop-sen-finkbeiner-of-kirkland-to-run-for-lieutenant-governor/
  4. ↑ https://patch.com/washington/sammamish/anderson-officially-announces-campaign-for-lieutenant-governor
  5. 1 2 3 "2012 Primary Candidates Who Have Filed". eledataweb.votewa.gov. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Editorial Board, The Seattle Times (June 18, 2012). "The Times recommends: Re-elect Lt. Gov. Brad Owen". The Seattle Times . Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ Reed, Sam (August 7, 2012). "Lt. Governor". Secretary of State of Washington . Archived from the original on October 7, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  8. ↑ Elway Research
  9. ↑ Elway Research
  10. ↑ Reed, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Lt. Governor". Secretary of State of Washington . Archived from the original on May 21, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  11. ↑ Reed, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Lt. Governor - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington . Archived from the original on June 16, 2025. Retrieved November 3, 2025.
  12. ↑ "2012 General Data". sos.wa.gov. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024.
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