2016 Washington Secretary of State election

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2016 Washington Secretary of State election
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  2012 November 8, 2016 2020  
  Kim Wyman (cropped).jpg Podlodowski-2019 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Kim Wyman Tina Podlodowski
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,713,0041,416,299
Percentage54.74%45.26%

2016 Washington Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
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Wyman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Podlodowski:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:      50%     No data

Secretary of State before election

Kim Wyman
Republican

Elected Secretary of State

Kim Wyman
Republican

The Washington Secretary of State election, 2016, was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election. [1]

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Kim Wyman was endorsed by the three preceding secretaries of state (Ralph Munro, Sam Reed, and Bruce Chapman), as well as the Seattle Times , King County Director of Elections Julie Wise, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, the Washington Education Association, the Rental Housing Association of Washington, and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union. [2] [3] As of September 2016, Wyman had raised about $395,000 for her campaign. [4]

Tina Podlodowski was endorsed by the incumbent, and two preceding, governors of Washington (Jay Inslee, Christine Gregoire, and Gary Locke), as well as Lakewood city councilor Mary Moss, the Washington State High School Democrats, and The Stranger . [5] As of September 2016, Podlodowski had raised about $460,000 for her campaign. [4]

Blanket primary results by county
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Wyman
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Podlodowski
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50-60%
60-70% 2016 Washington secretary of state primary election by county.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Wyman
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Podlodowski
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%

General election

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Kim
Wyman (R)
Tina
Podlodowski (D)
Undecided
Elway Poll [6] October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%41%37%22%
Normington Petts & Associates (D) [7] [a] September 27–29, 2016600 (LV)± 4.0%31%35%34%
Elway Poll [8] August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%41%33%26%

Results

2016 Washington Secretary of State election [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Wyman (incumbent) 1,713,004 54.74%
Democratic Tina Podlodowski 1,416,29945.26%
Total votes3,129,303 100.00%

By county

County results
County [10] Kim Wyman

Republican

Tina Podlodowski

Democratic

MarginTotal votes
#%#%#%
Adams 3,39475.41%1,10724.59%2,28750.81%4,501
Asotin 6,47768.85%2,93031.15%3,54737.71%9,407
Benton 57,34072.71%21,52427.29%35,81645.41%78,864
Chelan 22,26168.27%10,34831.73%11,91336.53%32,609
Clallam 22,80059.35%15,61340.65%7,18718.71%38,413
Clark 118,26460.77%76,36139.23%41,90321.53%194,625
Columbia 1,65478.57%45121.43%1,20357.15%2,105
Cowlitz 28,20663.24%16,39736.76%11,80926.48%44,603
Douglas 11,23273.92%3,96226.08%7,27047.85%15,194
Ferry 2,39569.20%1,06630.80%1,32938.40%3,461
Franklin 15,97668.19%7,45331.81%8,52336.38%23,429
Garfield 94278.89%25221.11%69057.79%1,194
Grant 20,83775.42%6,79224.58%14,04550.83%27,629
Grays Harbor 16,88160.21%11,15639.79%5,72520.42%28,037
Island 24,49458.17%17,61341.83%6,88116.34%42,107
Jefferson 8,47542.44%11,49557.56%-3,020-15.12%19,970
King 396,46641.30%563,43858.70%-166,972-17.39%959,904
Kitsap 69,42656.53%53,39243.47%16,03413.06%122,818
Kittitas 12,29866.74%6,12933.26%6,16933.48%18,427
Klickitat 6,59363.24%3,83336.76%2,76026.47%10,426
Lewis 25,13474.30%8,69425.70%16,44048.60%33,828
Lincoln 4,49280.62%1,08019.38%3,41261.23%5,572
Mason 17,29562.39%10,42637.61%6,86924.78%27,721
Okanogan 10,78865.14%5,77234.86%5,01630.29%16,560
Pacific 6,02758.27%4,31641.73%1,71116.54%10,343
Pend Oreille 4,71571.39%1,89028.61%2,82542.77%6,605
Pierce 200,83558.76%140,96241.24%59,87317.52%341,797
San Juan 4,04438.30%6,51661.70%-2,472-23.41%10,560
Skagit 32,71459.30%22,45740.70%10,25718.59%55,171
Skamania 3,34362.07%2,04337.93%1,30024.14%5,386
Snohomish 189,42055.92%149,32544.08%40,09511.84%338,745
Spokane 141,81863.91%80,09236.09%61,72627.82%221,910
Stevens 16,67675.33%5,46024.67%11,21650.67%22,136
Thurston 77,29260.37%50,74339.63%26,54920.74%128,035
Wahkiakum 1,42964.69%78035.31%64929.38%2,209
Walla Walla 16,69867.86%7,91032.14%8,78835.71%24,608
Whatcom 53,93250.16%53,58149.84%3510.33%107,513
Whitman 9,96959.05%6,91340.95%3,05618.10%16,882
Yakima 49,97265.75%26,02734.25%23,94531.51%75,999
Totals1,713,00454.74%1,416,29945.26%296,7059.48%3,129,303

By congressional district

Wyman won eight of ten congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. [9]

DistrictWymanPodlodowskiRepresentative
1st 58%42% Suzan DelBene
2nd 51%49% Rick Larsen
3rd 63%37% Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th 70%30% Dan Newhouse
5th 65%35% Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th 55%45% Derek Kilmer
7th 31%69% Jim McDermott
8th 62%38% Dave Reichert
9th 42%58% Adam Smith
10th 59%41% Denny Heck

See also

Notes

  1. Poll sponsored by Podlodowski's campaign

References

  1. "Washington secretary of state could face tough re-election test". Seattle Times . May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  2. "Kim Wyman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  3. "ENDORSEMENTS". kimwyman.com. Kim Wyman. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Statewide Candidates". pdc.wa.gov. Public Disclosure Commission. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  5. "Endorsements". Voters for Tina. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
  6. Elway Poll
  7. Normington Petts & Associates (D)
  8. Elway Poll
  9. 1 2 "2016 General Data". sos.wa.gov. Archived from the original on March 15, 2025.
  10. Wyman, Kim (November 8, 2016). "Secretary of State - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington . Archived from the original on May 19, 2025. Retrieved August 7, 2025.