2016 Washington secretary of state election

Washington secretary of state election, 2016
	County results ; Wyman: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%Contents By congressional district ; See also ; References ; Podlodowski: 50–60% 60–70%
Secretary of State before election; Kim Wyman ; Republican	Elected Secretary of State; Kim Wyman ; Republican

Last updated November 18, 2019

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 is an American politician who is the 15th and current Secretary of State of Washington, having won in the 2012 and 2016 state elections.

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Kim Wyman has been 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]

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By congressional district

Wyman won 8 of 10 congressional districts, including 5 that also went for Hillary Clinton.^[6]

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

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References

↑ "Washington secretary of state could face tough re-election test". Seattle Times . May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
↑ "Kim Wyman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
↑ "ENDORSEMENTS". kimwyman.com. Kim Wyman . Retrieved September 2, 2016.
1 2 "Statewide Candidates". pdc.wa.gov. Public Disclosure Commission. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
↑ "Endorsements". Voters for Tina. Voters for Tina. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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[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 . Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[pdc-4] 1 2 "Statewide Candidates". pdc.wa.gov. Public Disclosure Commission. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[5] "Endorsements". Voters for Tina. Voters for Tina. Retrieved September 2, 2016.

[6] "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2018-06-30.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

2016 Washington secretary of state election

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