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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8, 2016. The primary was held on August 2. [1]

Contents

At the time of the filing deadline of May 20, 2016, 682 candidates had filed for 345 offices statewide. [1] [2]

Federal

President of the United States

Washington had 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, which were awarded to Hillary Clinton. [3]

Statewide party caucuses and primaries were held in the spring of 2016 to determine the allocation of state delegates to the respective Democratic and Republican party national conventions. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucus in March, defeating Hillary Clinton and taking 73 percent of delegates; [4] Donald Trump won the Republican primary, taking 76 percent of delegates. A non-binding primary for the Democratic party held in May resulted in a victory for Hillary Clinton. [5] [6]

United States House of Representatives

All 10 of Washington's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for re-election. All but one of the incumbents ran for re-election, the exception being Jim McDermott (D) of the 7th district. [7] McDermott's seat was won by Pramila Jayapal (D). [8] The remaining seats were retained by the incumbents. [3]

United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic senior Senator Patty Murray ran for re-election to a fifth term in office, [9] defeating Republican challenger Chris Vance by 18 points. [10]

United States Senate election in Washington, 2016
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Patty Murray (incumbent) 745,421 53.82
Republican Chris Vance 381,004 27.51
Republican Eric John Makus57,8254.18
Democratic Phil Cornell46,4603.35
Republican Scott Nazarino41,5423.00
Libertarian Mike Luke20,9881.52
Democratic Mohammad Said13,3620.96
Independent Donna Rae Lands11,4720.83
Independent Ted Cummings11,0280.80
Independent Sam Wright10,7510.78
Republican Uncle Mover8,5690.62
Independent Jeremy Teuton7,9910.58
Democratic Thor Amundson7,9060.57
Independent Chuck Jackson6,3180.46
Independent Pano Churchill5,1500.37
Independent Zach Haller5,0920.37
Independent Alex Tsimerman4,1170.30
Total votes1,384,996 100.0
General election
Democratic Patty Murray (incumbent) 1,913,979 58.8
Republican Chris Vance 1,329,33840.9
Write-in 10,0710.3
Total votes3,253,388 100.0
Democratic hold

Statewide

Governor

Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee was re-elected to his second term over Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant. [11] [12]

Washington gubernatorial election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent)687,41249.3
Republican Bill Bryant 534,51938.3
Republican Bill Hirt48,3823.5
Democratic Patrick O'Rourke40,5722.9
Independent Steve Rubenstein22,5821.6
Democratic James Robert Deal14,6231.1
Democratic Johnathan Dodds14,1521.0
Republican Goodspaceguy 13,1910.9
Socialist Workers Mary Martin10,3740.7
Independent David Blomstrom4,5120.3
Independent Christian Joubert4,1030.3
Total votes1,394,422 100.0
General election
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 1,760,520 54.2
Republican Bill Bryant 1,476,34645.5
Write-in 8,4160.3
Total votes3,245,282 100.0
Democratic hold

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, announced that he would not seek a sixth term. [15] [16]

Four Democrats (three of whom were state senators), four Republicans, two third-party candidates, and one independent competed in the primary election. Marty McClendon (R) and Cyrus Habib (D) finished as top two and advanced to the general election, which Habib won by 9 points. [17]

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Cyrus
Habib (D)
Marty
McClendon (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%38%37%25%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%38%33%29%
Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cyrus Habib 294,64122.3
Republican Marty McClendon253,71419.2
Democratic Karen Fraser 207,27115.7
Democratic Steve Hobbs 202,42715.3
Republican Phillip Yin 141,68010.7
Democratic Karen Wallace59,1754.5
Republican Javier Figueroa56,2144.2
Republican Bill Penor52,9864.0
Libertarian Paul Addis26,3042.0
Independent Daniel Davies16,4911.3
Independent Mark Greene12,6921.0
Total votes1,323,595 100.0
General election
Democratic Cyrus Habib 1,698,297 54.3
Republican Marty McClendon1,424,27745.5
Write-in 5,7880.2
Total votes3,128,362 100.0
Democratic hold

Attorney general

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Incumbent attorney general Bob Ferguson, elected in 2012 as a Democrat, sought reelection, opposed by Joshua B. Trumbull, who ran as a Libertarian. [1]

Washington Attorney General election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent)906,49372.6
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull341,93227.4
Total votes1,248,425 100.0
General election
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 2,000,804 66.9
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull979,10532.8
Write-in 9,4630.3
Total votes2,989,372 100.0
Democratic hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Secretary of State Kim Wyman, elected in 2012 as the only Republican to hold a statewide office on the West Coast, sought reelection. [18] Former Seattle City Councilmember Tina Podlodowski announced her bid in January 2016, seeking to become the first Democrat to hold the office since 1965. [19] Wyman retained her seat with 55% of the vote. [20]

Washington Secretary of State election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Wyman (incumbent)645,61447.9
Democratic Tina Podlodowski 621,73246.1
Libertarian Tim Turner80,5706.0
Total votes1,347,916 100.0
General election
Republican Kim Wyman (incumbent) 1,703,133 54.6
Democratic Tina Podlodowski 1,412,26245.3
Write-in 4,2390.1
Total votes3,119,634 100.0
Republican hold

State Auditor

Incumbent state auditor Troy Kelley, elected as a Democrat in 2012, was indicted over federal charges of felony theft and money laundering. Several attempts to remove him from office, including a threat of impeachment by the legislature, proved unsuccessful. [21] Kelley did not file to run for a second term. [22]

Two Democratic, one Republican and two independent candidates competed in the primary. Mark Miloscia (R) and Pat McCarthy (D) finished as top two and advanced to the general election. McCarthy won by 5 points. [23]

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Pat
McCarthy (D)
Mark
Miloscia (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%39%29%32%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%37%29%34%
Blanket primary results by county
Miloscia
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
McCarthy
30-40%
Sprung
30-40% 2016 Washington State Auditor blanket primary.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Miloscia
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  McCarthy
  •   30–40%
  Sprung
  •   30–40%
General election results by county
McCarthy
50-60%
60-70%
Miloscia
50-60%
60-70% 2016 Washington State Auditor election results.svg
General election results by county
  McCarthy
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Miloscia
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Washington State Auditor election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Miloscia 481,91036.7
Democratic Pat McCarthy 381,82829.1
Democratic Jeff Sprung314,29023.9
Independent Mark Wilson96,9727.4
Independent David Golden37,7272.9
Total votes1,312,727 100.0
General election
Democratic Pat McCarthy 1,597,011 52.2
Republican Mark Miloscia 1,455,77147.6
Write-in 4,8440.2
Total votes3,057,626 100.0
Democratic hold

State Treasurer

Blanket primary results by county
Davidson
20-30%
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
Waite
20-30%
30-40%
Liias
30-40%
Comerford
20-30% 2016 Washington State Treasurer blanket primary.svg
Blanket primary results by county
  Davidson
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Waite
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Liias
  •   30–40%
  Comerford
  •   20–30%
Results by county
Davidson:
50-60%
60-70%
70-80% 2016 Washington State Treasurer election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Davidson:
  50–60%
  60–70%
  70–80%

Incumbent James McIntire announced on December 16, 2015, that he would not seek a third term as Washington State Treasurer. [24] Five candidates are running to succeed him: state senator Marko Liias, former Port of Seattle commissioner Alec Fisken, pension consultant John Paul Comerford, Benton County treasurer Duane Davidson, and investment firm executive Michael Waite. [25] Liias, Fisken, and Comerford are running as Democrats; Davidson and Waite, as Republicans. [25]

Duane Davidson and Michael Waite, both Republicans, finished as top two in the primary election and advanced to the general election, marking the first time since the top-two system had been instituted that both of the primary slots in any statewide race had been won by Republicans. [26]

In the general election, Duane Davidson received the endorsements of every county treasurer in Washington state, both Democrat and Republican, as well as Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman. Michael Waite was endorsed by former Democratic state Auditor Brian Sonntag and former state Attorney General Rob McKenna. [27]

Davidson won the general election for Treasurer. This was the first time a Republican had been elected to the office of Treasurer of Washington in more than 50 years. [26]

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Duane
Davidson (R)
Michael
Waite (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%17%16%67%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%16%16%68%
Washington State Treasurer election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Duane Davidson 322,37425.1
Republican Michael Waite299,76623.3
Democratic Marko Liias 261,63320.4
Democratic John Paul Comerford230,90418.0
Democratic Alec Fisken170,11713.2
Total votes1,284,794 100.0
General election
Republican Duane Davidson 1,576,580 57.4
Republican Michael Waite1,134,84341.3
Write-in 37,0561.3
Total votes2,748,479 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Public Lands Commissioner

Incumbent Public Lands Commissioner Peter J. Goldmark, elected in 2008 and reelected in 2012, announced his intention to not seek a third term in office. [28]

Five Democrats, one Republican, and one Libertarian competed in the primary. Steve McLaughlin (R) and Hilary Franz (D) finished as top two and advanced to the general election. Franz was elected with 53% of the vote. [29]

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Hilary
Franz (D)
Steve
McLaughlin (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%36%31%33%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%33%32%35%
Washington Public Lands Commissioner election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve McLaughlin494,41637.9
Democratic Hilary Franz 297,07422.8
Democratic Dave Upthegrove 183,97614.1
Democratic Mary Verner 159,56412.3
Libertarian Steven Nielson 63,0654.8
Democratic Karen Porterfield61,7104.7
Democratic John Stillings 43,1293.3
Total votes1,302,925 100.0
General election
Democratic Hilary Franz 1,630,369 53.1
Republican Steve McLaughlin1,436,81746.8
Write-in 4,1630.1
Total votes3,071,349 100.0
Democratic hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Randy Dorn declined to run for a third term as Superintendent of Public Instruction. [30] Nine candidates ran in the nonpartisan election. Erin Jones and Chris Reykdal finished as top two and advanced to the general election. In a close race, Reykdal edged out Jones by one point. [31] Jones conceded the election on November 22. [32]

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Erin
Jones (D)
Chris
Reykdal (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%18%17%65%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%16%16%68%
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
NonpartisanErin Jones295,33025.8
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal 240,19421.0
NonpartisanRon Higgins190,88616.6
NonpartisanRobin Fleming154,99113.5
NonpartisanDavid Spring97,7028.5
NonpartisanJohn Patterson Blair64,0645.6
NonpartisanKumRoon Maksirisombat43,4913.8
NonpartisanAl Runte37,3863.3
NonpartisanGrazyna Prouty22,2651.9
Total votes1,146,309 100.0
General election
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal 1,337,547 50.5
NonpartisanErin Jones1,309,89649.5
Total votes2,647,443 100.0
Democratic hold

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler was reelected to his fifth term.

Polling

General election
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Kreidler (D)
Richard
Schrock (R)
Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%44%28%28%
Washington Insurance Commissioner election, 2016 [13] [14]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent)772,56958.4
Republican Richard Schrock450,83034.1
Libertarian Justin Murta99,1817.5
Total votes1,322,580 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,763,134 58.3
Republican Richard Schrock1,258,82741.6
Write-in 4,3550.1
Total votes3,026,316 100.0
Democratic hold

Legislative

State Senate

Twenty-five of the forty-nine seats in the Washington State Senate were up for election. Republicans held a narrow majority in the Senate, taking 26 seats compared to 23 for the Democrats. [1] Seven incumbent senators retired, creating vacancies that had the potential to swing the split of party votes. [33] A Democrat defeated the Republican incumbent in District 41, leaving Republicans with a one-seat majority.

State House of Representatives

All 98 seats in the Washington House of Representatives were up for election. The outgoing House had a narrow Democratic majority, with 50 seats compared to the Republicans' 48. [1] Both parties picked up seats from the other party, resulting in the same overall composition.

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