| Election Name: | Washington State House elections, 2012 |
| Country: | Washington |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2010 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Previous Year: | 2010 |
| Next Election: | 2014 Washington House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2014 |
| Seats For Election: | 98 seats of the Washington State House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 50 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 2012 |
| Image1: | Frank Chopp.jpg |
| Image1 Size: | 160x160px |
| Leader1: | Frank Chopp |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 43rd-Seattle |
| Last Election1: | 56 |
| Seats1: | 55 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Popular Vote1: | 2,892,897 |
| Percentage1: | 53.3% |
| Swing1: | 6.4% |
| Leader2: | Richard DeBolt |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 20th-Centralia |
| Last Election2: | 42 |
| Seats2: | 43 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Popular Vote2: | 2,403,343 |
| Percentage2: | 44.3% |
| Swing2: | 7.3% |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| House Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Frank Chopp |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Frank Chopp |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The Washington State House elections, 2012 had primaries held on August 7, 2012[1] and general elections held on November 6, 2012[2] determining who will represent each of the 49 Legislative Districts in the state of Washington in the Washington State House of Representatives. Each district elects two representatives who are elected for two-year terms.
A top two primary election on August 7, 2012 determined which two candidates would appear on the November ballot. Candidate were allowed to write in their party preference.[3]
| Washington State House Elections, 2012Primary election — August 7, 2012 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Advancing to general | Seats contesting | ||
| Democratic | 1,643,961 | 52.55% | 131 | 87 | |||
| Republican | 1,442,681 | 46.11% | 129 | 83 | |||
| Independent | 36,313 | 1.16% | 15 | 6 | |||
| Green | 5,568 | 0.18% | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 3,128,523 | 100.00% | 276 | — | |||
| Washington State House Elections, 2012General election — November 6, 2012 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | ||
| Democratic | 2,892,897 | 53.33% | 55 | 1 | ||
| Republican | 2,403,343 | 44.30% | 43 | 1 | ||
| Independent | 114,299 | 2.11% | 0 | |||
| Green | 14,333 | 0.26% | 0 | |||
| Totals | 5,424,872 | 100.00% | 98 | — | ||
| No Party Change | Seats | |
| Democratic Incumbent, Uncontested | 7 | |
| Two Democrats in General | 6 | |
| Total Democratic | 13 | |
| Republican Incumbent, Uncontested | 9 | |
| Two Republicans in General | 6 | |
| Total Republican | 15 | |
| Total | 28 | |
| Races with Democratic Incumbent | Seats | |
| Uncontested | 7 | |
| Contested, vs Democrat | 3 | |
| Contested, vs Republican | 26 | |
| Contested, vs Independent | 5 | |
| Contested, vs Green | 1 | |
| Contested, vs Socialist | 1 | |
| Total | 43 | |
| Races with Republican Incumbent | Seats | |
| Uncontested | 9 | |
| Contested, vs Republican | 4 | |
| Contested, vs Democrat | 19 | |
| Total | 32 | |
| Open Races | Seats | |
| Republican vs Democrat | 18 | |
| Democrat vs Democrat | 3 | |
| Republican vs Republican | 2 | |
| Total | 23 | |
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