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The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016.
Under Washington's top-two primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the August 2 primary, residents voted for one of several candidates from a range of party affiliations. The top two finishers, incumbent governor Jay Inslee (Democratic) [1] and Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant (Republican), moved on to the November general election, which Inslee won.
Democratic governor Christine Gregoire declined to seek a third term in 2012. Democratic former U.S. Representative Jay Inslee was elected to succeed her, defeating Republican Rob McKenna, the outgoing Attorney General of Washington, by 51.4% to 48.3%.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Bill Bryant (R) | Randy Dorn (I) | Undecided |
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Elway Poll | April 14–17, 2016 | 503 | ± 3.5% | 41% | 26% | 7% | 25% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 687,412 | 49.30 | |
Republican | Bill Bryant | 534,519 | 38.33 | |
Republican | Bill Hirt | 48,382 | 3.47 | |
Democratic | Patrick O'Rourke | 40,572 | 2.91 | |
Independent | Steve Rubenstein | 22,582 | 1.62 | |
Democratic | James Robert Deal | 14,623 | 1.05 | |
Democratic | Johnathan Dodds | 14,152 | 1.01 | |
Republican | Goodspaceguy | 13,191 | 0.95 | |
Socialist Workers | Mary Martin | 10,374 | 0.74 | |
Independent | David Blomstrom | 4,512 | 0.32 | |
Independent | Christian Joubert | 4,103 | 0.29 | |
Total votes | 1,394,422 | 100 |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report [10] | Safe D | August 12, 2016 |
Daily Kos [11] | Safe D | November 8, 2016 |
Rothenberg Political Report [12] | Safe D | November 3, 2016 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball [13] | Safe D | November 7, 2016 |
Real Clear Politics [14] | Lean D | November 1, 2016 |
Governing [15] | Likely D | November 7, 2016 |
Source of poll aggregation | Dates administered | Dates updated | Jay Inslee (D) | Bill Bryant (R) | Other/Undecided [lower-alpha 1] | Margin |
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Real Clear Politics | October 6 – November 2, 2016 | November 2, 2016 | 50.7% | 42.3% | 7.0% | Inslee +8.4% |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Bill Bryant (R) | Undecided |
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SurveyMonkey | November 1–7, 2016 | 1,451 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 42% | 3% |
Insights West Archived 2016-11-08 at the Wayback Machine | November 4–6, 2016 | 402 | ± 4.9% | 49% | 40% | 10% |
SurveyMonkey | October 31 – November 6, 2016 | 1,292 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 42% | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 28 – November 3, 2016 | 944 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 41% | 3% |
SurveyUSA | October 31 – November 2, 2016 | 667 | ± 3.9% | 50% | 43% | 6% |
SurveyMonkey | October 27 – November 2, 2016 | 807 | ± 4.6% | 56% | 41% | 3% |
SurveyMonkey | October 26 – November 1, 2016 | 698 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 41% | 4% |
SurveyMonkey | October 25–31, 2016 | 745 | ± 4.6% | 55% | 42% | 3% |
Elway Poll | October 20–22, 2016 | 502 | ± 4.5% | 51% | 39% | 10% |
KCTS 9/YouGov | October 6–13, 2016 | 750 | ± 4.4% | 51% | 45% | 4% |
Strategies 360/KOMO News | September 29 – October 3, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 50% | 40% | 8% |
Elway Poll | August 9–13, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
Moore Information | May 16–18, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 36% | 18% |
Elway Poll | April 14–17, 2016 | 503 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
Elway Poll | December 28–30, 2015 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 39% | 30% | 31% |
Public Policy Polling | May 14–17, 2015 | 879 | ± 3.3% | 46% | 34% | 21% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Andy Hill (R) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | May 14–17, 2015 | 879 | ± 3.3% | 45% | 31% | 24% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Rob McKenna (R) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | May 14–17, 2015 | 879 | ± 3.3% | 43% | 38% | 19% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Dave Reichert (R) | Undecided |
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Public Policy Polling | May 14–17, 2015 | 879 | ± 3.3% | 45% | 34% | 22% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Generic Republican | Undecided |
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Elway Poll | December 28–30, 2015 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 30% | 25% | 45% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Jay Inslee (D) | Generic Opponent | Undecided |
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Moore Information | May 16–18, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 38% | 47% | 15% |
Moore Information | May 2015 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 38% | 44% | 18% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
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Moore Information | May 16–18, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 34% | 5% | 20% |
Moore Information | May 2015 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 34% | 30% | 16% | 20% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | +2.85% | |
Republican | Bill Bryant | 1,476,346 | 45.49% | -2.84% | |
Write-in | 8,416 | 0.26% | -0.02% | ||
Total votes | 3,245,282 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold | |||||
County [34] | Jay Inslee Democratic | Bill Bryant Republican | Write-in Various | Total votes | |||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 1,533 | 32.64% | 3,151 | 67.1% | 12 | 0.26% | 4,696 |
Asotin | 4,149 | 42.46% | 5,609 | 57.4% | 13 | 0.13% | 9,771 |
Benton | 31,128 | 37.95% | 50,730 | 61.84% | 172 | 0.21% | 82,030 |
Chelan | 13,866 | 40.94% | 19,934 | 58.86% | 65 | 0.19% | 33,865 |
Clallam | 19,354 | 48.87% | 20,180 | 50.78% | 140 | 0.35% | 39,602 |
Clark | 96,032 | 47.93% | 103,787 | 51.8% | 560 | 0.28% | 200,379 |
Columbia | 688 | 31.5% | 1,491 | 68.27% | 5 | 0.23% | 2,184 |
Cowlitz | 19,593 | 42.75% | 26,116 | 56.98% | 124 | 0.27% | 45,833 |
Douglas | 5,441 | 34.73% | 10,197 | 65.09% | 28 | 0.18% | 15,666 |
Ferry | 1,360 | 37.56% | 2,252 | 62.19% | 9 | 0.25% | 3,621 |
Franklin | 9,731 | 40.27% | 14,387 | 59.54% | 45 | 0.19% | 24,163 |
Garfield | 370 | 29.65% | 875 | 70.11% | 3 | 0.24% | 1,248 |
Grant | 9,242 | 32.16% | 19,401 | 67.5% | 99 | 0.34% | 28,742 |
Grays Harbor | 14,038 | 48.43% | 14,843 | 51.2% | 107 | 0.37% | 28,988 |
Island | 21,797 | 50.16% | 21,560 | 49.61% | 98 | 0.23% | 43,455 |
Jefferson | 13,399 | 65.24% | 7,049 | 34.32% | 90 | 0.44% | 20,538 |
King | 677,943 | 67.69% | 321,242 | 32.07% | 2,409 | 0.24% | 1,001,594 |
Kitsap | 66,392 | 52.47% | 59,762 | 47.23% | 368 | 0.29% | 126,522 |
Kittitas | 7,984 | 41.66% | 11,139 | 58.13% | 40 | 0.21% | 19,163 |
Klickitat | 4,517 | 41.82% | 6,260 | 57.96% | 24 | 0.22% | 10,801 |
Lewis | 11,163 | 32.09% | 23,539 | 67.66% | 86 | 0.25% | 34,788 |
Lincoln | 1,616 | 27.92% | 4,160 | 71.89% | 11 | 0.19% | 5,787 |
Mason | 13,126 | 45.92% | 15,365 | 53.75% | 93 | 0.33% | 28,584 |
Okanogan | 7,437 | 43.06% | 9,794 | 56.71% | 39 | 0.23% | 17,270 |
Pacific | 5,313 | 49.29% | 5,428 | 50.36% | 37 | 0.34% | 10,778 |
Pend Oreille | 2,520 | 36.5% | 4,364 | 63.21% | 20 | 0.29% | 6,904 |
Pierce | 176,825 | 49.94% | 176,287 | 49.79% | 953 | 0.27% | 354,065 |
San Juan | 7,509 | 68.89% | 3,356 | 30.79% | 35 | 0.32% | 10,900 |
Skagit | 28,273 | 49.47% | 28,701 | 50.22% | 173 | 0.3% | 57,147 |
Skamania | 2,476 | 44.35% | 3,094 | 55.42% | 13 | 0.23% | 5,583 |
Snohomish | 182,544 | 52.12% | 166,770 | 47.61% | 937 | 0.27% | 350,251 |
Spokane | 106,009 | 45.87% | 124,576 | 53.91% | 508 | 0.22% | 231,093 |
Stevens | 7,148 | 31.02% | 15,851 | 68.79% | 45 | 0.2% | 23,044 |
Thurston | 71,835 | 54.67% | 59,014 | 44.91% | 559 | 0.43% | 131,408 |
Wahkiakum | 941 | 39.89% | 1,413 | 59.9% | 5 | 0.21% | 2,359 |
Walla Walla | 10,705 | 41.77% | 14,880 | 58.06% | 44 | 0.17% | 25,629 |
Whatcom | 62,634 | 56.45% | 47,953 | 43.22% | 370 | 0.33% | 110,957 |
Whitman | 8,727 | 49.41% | 8,892 | 50.35% | 43 | 0.24% | 17,662 |
Yakima | 35,162 | 44.96% | 43,016 | 55.0% | 34 | 0.04% | 78,212 |
Totals | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | 1,476,346 | 45.49% | 8,416 | 0.26% | 3,245,282 |
Inslee won 6 of 10 congressional districts. [35]
District | Inslee | Bryant | Representative |
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1st | 51% | 49% | Suzan DelBene |
2nd | 57% | 43% | Rick Larsen |
3rd | 45% | 55% | Jaime Herrera Beutler |
4th | 40% | 60% | Dan Newhouse |
5th | 44% | 56% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers |
6th | 54% | 46% | Derek Kilmer |
7th | 78% | 22% | Jim McDermott |
Pramila Jayapal | |||
8th | 46% | 54% | Dave Reichert |
9th | 67% | 33% | Adam Smith |
10th | 53% | 47% | Denny Heck |
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