Washington Gubernatorial Election, 2012
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The 2012 Washington Gubernatorial Election took place on November 6, 2012.[1] Candidates in the election were chosen in an August 7, 2012,[2] primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of party affiliation. The two candidates who received the most votes in the primary election qualified for the general election.[3]
Incumbent Governor Christine Gregoire decided to retire instead of running for a third term.[4] On March 20, 2012, Jay Inslee left Congress to focus on his campaign for Governor of Washington.[5]
Inslee's departure from Congress necessitated new special elections to fill his vacant congressional seat until the new term on January 2013 as well as for the permanent seat though the 113th Congress.[6] Democrat Jay Inslee sealed his victory over Republican Rob McKenna three days after the election.[7]
Candidates [edit]
Democratic [edit]
Declined [edit]
Republican [edit]
- Shahram Hadian, pastor and small business owner[16]
- Javier O. Lopez
- Rob McKenna, Washington attorney general[17]
- Max Sampson
Declined [edit]
Independent [edit]
- L. Dale Sorgen, computer programmer and former pastor[19]
- James White
- Christian Joubert
Results [edit]
| Blanket Primary results[20] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Jay Inslee |
664,534 |
47.13% |
|
Republican |
Rob McKenna |
604,872 |
42.90% |
|
Republican |
Shahram Hadian |
46,169 |
3.27% |
|
Democratic |
Rob Hill |
45,453 |
3.22% |
|
Independent |
James White |
13,764 |
0.98% |
|
Independent |
Christian Joubert |
10,457 |
0.74% |
|
Independent |
L. Dale Sorgen |
9,734 |
0.69% |
|
Republican |
Max Sampson |
8,753 |
0.62% |
|
Republican |
Javier O. Lopez |
6,131 |
0.43% |
| Totals |
1,409,867 |
100% |
General election [edit]
Candidates [edit]
- Jay Inslee (Democratic), former U.S. representative
- Rob McKenna (Republican), Washington attorney general
Debates [edit]
Polling [edit]
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Jay
Inslee (D) |
Rob
McKenna (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
November 1–3, 2012 |
932 |
± 3.2% |
50% |
48% |
— |
2% |
| KING5/SurveyUSA |
October 28–31, 2012 |
555 |
± 4.2% |
47% |
46% |
— |
7% |
| KCTS 9/Washington Poll |
October 18–31, 2012 |
632 |
± 3.9% |
49% |
46% |
— |
6% |
| Elway Poll |
October 18–21, 2012 |
451 |
± 4.5% |
45% |
47% |
2% |
8% |
| Strategies360 |
October 17–20, 2012 |
500 |
± 4.4% |
45% |
45% |
2% |
8% |
| Public Policy Polling/WCV |
October 15–16, 2012 |
574 |
± n/a% |
48% |
42% |
— |
10% |
| KCTS 9/Washington Poll |
October 1–16, 2012 |
782 |
± 3.5% |
48% |
45% |
— |
8% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
October 14, 2012 |
500 |
± 4.5% |
47% |
45% |
1% |
8% |
| SurveyUSA |
October 12–14, 2012 |
543 |
± 4.3% |
47% |
44% |
— |
9% |
| SurveyUSA |
September 28–30, 2012 |
540 |
± 4.3% |
48% |
42% |
— |
10% |
| Rasmussen Reports |
September 26, 2012 |
500 |
± 4.5% |
46% |
45% |
3% |
6% |
| Public Elway Poll |
September 9–12, 2012 |
405 |
± 5% |
44% |
41% |
— |
15% |
| Public Policy Polling |
September 7–9, 2012 |
563 |
± n/a% |
48% |
42% |
— |
10% |
| Survey USA |
September 7–9, 2012 |
524 |
± 4.4% |
49% |
44% |
— |
7% |
| Survey USA |
August 2–3, 2012 |
524 |
± 4.4% |
48% |
45% |
— |
7% |
| Elway Poll |
July 18–22, 2012 |
405 |
± 5.0% |
43% |
36% |
— |
21% |
| Survey USA |
July 16–17, 2012 |
630 |
± 4.0% |
41% |
42% |
— |
16% |
| Public Policy Polling |
June 14–17, 2012 |
1,073 |
± 3.0% |
40% |
43% |
— |
17% |
| Elway Poll |
June 13–16, 2012 |
408 |
± 5.0% |
40% |
42% |
— |
18% |
| Survey USA |
May 8–9, 2012 |
557 |
± 4.2% |
38% |
40% |
— |
22% |
| Public Policy Polling |
February 16–19, 2012 |
1,264 |
± 2.76% |
42% |
42% |
— |
16% |
| Survey USA |
February 13–15, 2012 |
572 |
± 4.2% |
39% |
49% |
— |
12% |
| Elway Poll |
February 7–9, 2012 |
405 |
± 5.0% |
36% |
45% |
— |
19% |
| Survey USA |
January 12–16, 2012 |
617 |
± 4.0% |
43% |
46% |
— |
11% |
| Survey USA |
November 21–23, 2011 |
549 |
± 4.3% |
38% |
44% |
— |
17% |
| Washington Poll |
October 10–30, 2011 |
938 |
± 3.2% |
38% |
44% |
— |
18% |
| Survey USA |
September 21–22, 2011 |
529 |
± 4.3% |
38% |
44% |
— |
18% |
| Survey USA |
June 24–26, 2011 |
600 |
± 4.4% |
47% |
44% |
— |
9% |
| Public Policy Polling |
May 12–15, 2011 |
1,098 |
± 3.0% |
38% |
40% |
— |
22% |
| Survey USA |
April 27–28, 2011 |
610 |
± 4.0% |
41% |
48% |
— |
11% |
|
Hypothetical polling
|
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Christine
Gregoire (D) |
Rob
McKenna (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
May 12–15, 2011 |
1,098 |
± 3.0% |
40% |
49% |
— |
11% |
| Survey USA |
April 27–28, 2011 |
610 |
± 4.0% |
40% |
52% |
— |
7% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Christine
Gregoire (D) |
Dave
Reichert (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
May 12–15, 2011 |
1,098 |
± 3.0% |
45% |
41% |
— |
14% |
| Survey USA |
April 27–28, 2011 |
610 |
± 4.0% |
44% |
48% |
— |
8% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Jay
Inslee (D) |
Dave
Reichert (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
May 12–15, 2011 |
1,098 |
± 3.0% |
42% |
36% |
— |
22% |
| Survey USA |
April 27–28, 2011 |
610 |
± 4.0% |
44% |
46% |
— |
10% |
| Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size |
Margin of
error |
Lisa
Brown (D) |
Rob
McKenna (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
| Public Policy Polling |
July 27-August 1, 2010 |
1,204 |
± 2.8% |
29% |
47% |
— |
24% |
|
General Election Results [edit]
| General Election results[21] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
|
Democratic |
Jay Inslee |
1,582,802 |
51.54% |
|
Republican |
Rob McKenna |
1,488,245 |
48.46% |
References [edit]
- ^ Washington State's Secretary of State official website
- ^ RCW 29a.04.311: Primaries. (Effective until January 1, 2012.)
- ^ Pages - Top 2 Primary
- ^ a b Garber, Andrew (June 13, 2011). "2 terms and out for Gov. Chris Gregoire". The Seattle Times. Retrieved June 13, 2011.
- ^ Grygiel, Chris (March 10, 2012). "US Rep. Inslee to resign for Wash. gov. race". The News Tribune. Associated Press.
- ^ "Special election to fill Rep. Inslee's seat could cost $1M". King5. Associated Press. April 6, 2012.
- ^ Brunner, Jim (November 10, 2012). "McKenna concedes; Inslee to be governor". The Seattle Times.
- ^ "Inslee Announcement Prompts More Democratic Interest", Roll Call Politics]
- ^ "Lisa Brown endorses Inslee"
- ^ Inslee Running for Gov; Constantine Cheers Him on Facebook
- ^ 2012 races take shape - Elections - The Olympian
- ^ Haglund, Noah (October 19, 2011). "Aaron Reardon says he has no plans to run for governor or Congress". The Herald (Everett). Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- ^ Sims Quits HUD Post, Hotline On Call
- ^ Garber, Andrew (July 5, 2011). "Brian Sonntag will not run for governor". The Seattle Times.
- ^ State auditor Brian Sonntag makes decision on governor’s race|KING5.com Seattle
- ^ Cornfield, Jerry (August 9, 2011). "Everett pastor enters governor race". The Herald (Everett). Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ Brunner, Jim (June 8, 2011). "McKenna launches campaign for governor". The Seattle Times.
- ^ Connelly, Joel (June 8, 2011). "Reichert: I'll support McKenna for governor". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
- ^ Rathbun, Andy (November 19, 2009). "Sultan man declares 2012 governor bid". The Herald (Everett). Retrieved October 12, 2011.
- ^ http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Governor.html
- ^ http://www.google.com/elections/ed/us/results
External links [edit]
- Campaign sites
