| Election Name: | 2012 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Seats For Election: | All 9 Statewide Executive Offices |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 7 |
| Seats1: | 8 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 2 |
| Seats2: | 1 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6, 2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7, 2012.
See main article: 2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state).
See also: 2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses. In this election, Washington had 12 electors to the Electoral College. Incumbent Democratic president Barack Obama safely carried the state, gaining all 12 electoral votes against Republican nominee Mitt Romney.
See main article: 2012 United States Senate election in Washington. Incumbent Democratic senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term against Republican state senator Michael Baumgartner.
See main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington. Due to the results of the 2010 United States Census, Washington elected U.S. Representatives from ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat.
Incumbents Rick Larsen (D-), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-), Doc Hastings (R-), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-), Jim McDermott (D-), Dave Reichert (R-), and Adam Smith (R-) ran for re-election and won. Incumbents Jay Inslee (D-) and Norman D. Dicks (D-) retired and were respectively succeeded by Suzan DelBene (D) and Derek Kilmer (D). Denny Heck (D) was elected to the newly created .
The resulting composition was six Democrats and four Republicans.
See main article: 2012 Washington gubernatorial election. Incumbent Democratic governor Christine Gregoire declined to run for a third term. Democratic congressman Jay Inslee ran to succeed her, earning Gregoire's endorsement.[1] He faced Republican attorney general Rob McKenna in the general election, defeating him by a small margin.[2]
| Election Name: | 2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | Brad Owen.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Brad Owen |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,575,133 |
| Percentage1: | 53.7% |
| Nominee2: | Bill Finkbeiner |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,359,212 |
| Percentage2: | 46.3% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Lieutenant Governor of Washington | |
| Before Election: | Brad Owen |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Brad Owen |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen ran for re-election to a fifth term.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin | Brad Owen (D) | Bill Finkbeiner (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway Research | October 18–21, 2012 | 451 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 42% | 32% | 26% | ||
| Elway Research | September 9–12, 2012 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 43% | 27% | 29% |
See main article: 2012 Washington Secretary of State election. Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed declined to run for re-election to a fourth term. The general election was won by Republican Thurston County auditor Kim Wyman, who defeated Democratic state senator Kathleen Drew by under one percentage point, resulting in the smallest statewide margin in 2012.
See main article: 2012 Washington Attorney General election. Incumbent Republican attorney general Rob McKenna retired to run for governor and did not seek a third term. Two King County Councilmembers, Republican Reagan Dunn and Democrat Bob Ferguson, faced off in the general election. Ferguson ultimately won the election.
| Election Name: | 2012 Washington State Treasurer election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Washington elections#State treasurer |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Washington State Treasurer election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | Jim McIntire Portrait.jpg |
| Nominee1: | James McIntire |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,695,401 |
| Percentage1: | 58.7% |
| Nominee2: | Sharon Hanek |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,192,150 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| State Treasurer | |
| Before Election: | James McIntire |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | James McIntire |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
Incumbent Democratic Treasurer James McIntire ran for re-election to a second term.
| Election Name: | 2012 Washington State Auditor election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Washington elections#State auditor |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Washington State Auditor election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | Troy Kelley - 2015 (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Troy Kelley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (US) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,512,620 |
| Percentage1: | 53.0% |
| Nominee2: | James Watkins |
| Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,344,137 |
| Percentage2: | 47.0% |
| State Auditor | |
| Before Election: | Brian Sonntag |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Troy Kelley |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Democratic state representative Troy Kelley won the election, defeating Republican James Watkins.
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin | Troy Kelley (D) | James Watkins (R) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway Research | October 18–21, 2012 | 451 (RV) | ± 4.5% | 34% | 29% | 37% | ||
| Elway Research | September 9–12, 2012 | 405 (RV) | ± 5.0% | 36% | 27% | 38% |
| Election Name: | 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Washington elections#Insurance Commissioner |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Washington Insurance Commissioner election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | Oic-commissioner-kreidler.jpg |
| Candidate1: | Mike Kreidler |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,662,555 |
| Percentage1: | 58.3% |
| Candidate2: | John Adams |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,188,926 |
| Percentage2: | 41.7% |
| insurance commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Mike Kreidler |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Mike Kreidler |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler ran for re-election to a fourth term, defeating Republican John Adams with 58% of the vote.
| Election Name: | 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2008 Washington elections#Public Lands Commissioner |
| Previous Year: | 2008 |
| Next Election: | 2016 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Candidate1: | Peter J. Goldmark |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,692,083 |
| Percentage1: | 58.7% |
| Candidate2: | Clint Didier |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 1,188,411 |
| Percentage2: | 41.3% |
| Public Lands Commissioner | |
| Before Election: | Peter J. Goldmark |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Peter J. Goldmark |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Incumbent Democratic Commissioner of Public Lands Peter J. Goldmark ran for re-election to a second term, defeating Republican Clint Didier.
Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn ran for re-election to a second term. He was unopposed in the general election. The superintendent is the only nonpartisan statewide election.
See main article: 2012 Washington State Senate election. The Democrats won on election night, but in early December two Democrats formed a conservative coalition with the Republican Caucus.
See main article: 2012 Washington House of Representatives election.
See main article: 2012 Washington State Supreme Court election.