2016 Washington Statewide Executive Office elections
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 9 statewide executive offices
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 8 1
Seats won 7 2
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1

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

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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patty Murray (incumbent) 745,421 53.82
Republican Chris Vance 381,004 27.51
Republican Eric John Makus 57,825 4.18
Democratic Phil Cornell 46,460 3.35
Republican Scott Nazarino 41,542 3.00
Libertarian Mike Luke 20,988 1.52
Democratic Mohammad Said 13,362 0.96
Independent Donna Rae Lands 11,472 0.83
Independent Ted Cummings 11,028 0.80
Independent Sam Wright 10,751 0.78
Republican Uncle Mover 8,569 0.62
Independent Jeremy Teuton 7,991 0.58
Democratic Thor Amundson 7,906 0.57
Independent Chuck Jackson 6,318 0.46
Independent Pano Churchill 5,150 0.37
Independent Zach Haller 5,092 0.37
Independent Alex Tsimerman 4,117 0.30
Total votes 1,384,996 100.0
General election
Democratic Patty Murray (incumbent) 1,913,979 58.8
Republican Chris Vance 1,329,338 40.9
Write-in 10,071 0.3
Total votes 3,253,388 100.0
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 687,412 49.3
Republican Bill Bryant 534,519 38.3
Republican Bill Hirt 48,382 3.5
Democratic Patrick O'Rourke 40,572 2.9
Independent Steve Rubenstein 22,582 1.6
Democratic James Robert Deal 14,623 1.1
Democratic Johnathan Dodds 14,152 1.0
Republican Goodspaceguy 13,191 0.9
Socialist Workers Mary Martin 10,374 0.7
Independent David Blomstrom 4,512 0.3
Independent Christian Joubert 4,103 0.3
Total votes 1,394,422 100.0
General election
Democratic Jay Inslee (incumbent) 1,760,520 54.2
Republican Bill Bryant 1,476,346 45.5
Write-in 8,416 0.3
Total votes 3,245,282 100.0
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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Cyrus
Habib (D)		 Marty
McClendon (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 38% 37% 25%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016 500 (RV) ± 4.5% 38% 33% 29%
Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cyrus Habib 294,641 22.3
Republican Marty McClendon 253,714 19.2
Democratic Karen Fraser 207,271 15.7
Democratic Steve Hobbs 202,427 15.3
Republican Phillip Yin 141,680 10.7
Democratic Karen Wallace 59,175 4.5
Republican Javier Figueroa 56,214 4.2
Republican Bill Penor 52,986 4.0
Libertarian Paul Addis 26,304 2.0
Independent Daniel Davies 16,491 1.3
Independent Mark Greene 12,692 1.0
Total votes 1,323,595 100.0
General election
Democratic Cyrus Habib 1,698,297 54.3
Republican Marty McClendon 1,424,277 45.5
Write-in 5,788 0.2
Total votes 3,128,362 100.0
Democratic hold

Attorney general

Results by county Ferguson:       Trumbull:   

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
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 906,493 72.6
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull 341,932 27.4
Total votes 1,248,425 100.0
General election
Democratic Bob Ferguson (incumbent) 2,000,804 66.9
Libertarian Joshua Trumbull 979,105 32.8
Write-in 9,463 0.3
Total votes 2,989,372 100.0
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
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kim Wyman (incumbent) 645,614 47.9
Democratic Tina Podlodowski 621,732 46.1
Libertarian Tim Turner 80,570 6.0
Total votes 1,347,916 100.0
General election
Republican Kim Wyman (incumbent) 1,703,133 54.6
Democratic Tina Podlodowski 1,412,262 45.3
Write-in 4,239 0.1
Total votes 3,119,634 100.0
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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Pat
McCarthy (D)		 Mark
Miloscia (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 39% 29% 32%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016 500 (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%
General election results by county
  McCarthy
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Miloscia
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Washington State Auditor election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Miloscia 481,910 36.7
Democratic Pat McCarthy 381,828 29.1
Democratic Jeff Sprung 314,290 23.9
Independent Mark Wilson 96,972 7.4
Independent David Golden 37,727 2.9
Total votes 1,312,727 100.0
General election
Democratic Pat McCarthy 1,597,011 52.2
Republican Mark Miloscia 1,455,771 47.6
Write-in 4,844 0.2
Total votes 3,057,626 100.0
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%
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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Duane
Davidson (R)		 Michael
Waite (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 17% 16% 67%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016 500 (RV) ± 4.5% 16% 16% 68%
Washington State Treasurer election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Duane Davidson 322,374 25.1
Republican Michael Waite 299,766 23.3
Democratic Marko Liias 261,633 20.4
Democratic John Paul Comerford 230,904 18.0
Democratic Alec Fisken 170,117 13.2
Total votes 1,284,794 100.0
General election
Republican Duane Davidson 1,576,580 57.4
Republican Michael Waite 1,134,843 41.3
Write-in 37,056 1.3
Total votes 2,748,479 100.0
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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Hilary
Franz (D)		 Steve
McLaughlin (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 36% 31% 33%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016 500 (RV) ± 4.5% 33% 32% 35%
Washington Public Lands Commissioner election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve McLaughlin 494,416 37.9
Democratic Hilary Franz 297,074 22.8
Democratic Dave Upthegrove 183,976 14.1
Democratic Mary Verner 159,564 12.3
Libertarian Steven Nielson 63,065 4.8
Democratic Karen Porterfield 61,710 4.7
Democratic John Stillings 43,129 3.3
Total votes 1,302,925 100.0
General election
Democratic Hilary Franz 1,630,369 53.1
Republican Steve McLaughlin 1,436,817 46.8
Write-in 4,163 0.1
Total votes 3,071,349 100.0
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 source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Erin
Jones (D)		 Chris
Reykdal (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 18% 17% 65%
Elway Poll August 9–13, 2016 500 (RV) ± 4.5% 16% 16% 68%
Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Erin Jones 295,330 25.8
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal 240,194 21.0
Nonpartisan Ron Higgins 190,886 16.6
Nonpartisan Robin Fleming 154,991 13.5
Nonpartisan David Spring 97,702 8.5
Nonpartisan John Patterson Blair 64,064 5.6
Nonpartisan KumRoon Maksirisombat 43,491 3.8
Nonpartisan Al Runte 37,386 3.3
Nonpartisan Grazyna Prouty 22,265 1.9
Total votes 1,146,309 100.0
General election
Nonpartisan Chris Reykdal 1,337,547 50.5
Nonpartisan Erin Jones 1,309,896 49.5
Total votes 2,647,443 100.0
Democratic hold

Insurance Commissioner

Mike Kreidler was reelected to his fifth term.

Polling

General election
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Mike
Kreidler (D)		 Richard
Schrock (R)		 Undecided
Elway Poll October 20–22, 2016 502 (RV) ± 4.5% 44% 28% 28%
Washington Insurance Commissioner election, 2016[13][14]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 772,569 58.4
Republican Richard Schrock 450,830 34.1
Libertarian Justin Murta 99,181 7.5
Total votes 1,322,580 100.0
General election
Democratic Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 1,763,134 58.3
Republican Richard Schrock 1,258,827 41.6
Write-in 4,355 0.1
Total votes 3,026,316 100.0
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.

Ballot measures

  • Washington Initiative 732 proposed a revenue-neutral carbon tax to fight global warming. The measure would have imposed a fee on carbon dioxide emissions within the state, decreased the state's sales tax and business tax, and expanded the state's version of the earned income tax credit. It was rejected by voters on November 8.[34]
  • Voters approved a minimum wage increase by a 57% vote. The initiative calls for increasing the state’s minimum wage to $13.50 an hour by 2020 from $9.47.[35]
  • Voters approved Sound Transit 3, building 62 Miles of Light Rail.[36]
  • Voters approved a firearms access ballot measure; the initiative calls for allowing courts to issue “extreme risk protection orders” to temporarily prevent people from owning or obtaining firearms if there is a risk of harm to themselves or others.[37]
  • Voters repealed a dental insurance tax.[38]
  • Voters repealed Advisory Vote 15 for alternative fuel vehicles.[39]
  • Voters rejected a campaign finance initiative, Initiative 1464.[40]
  • Voters approved a measure to increase fines for fraud.[41]
  • Voters voted against an effort to create a carbon emissions tax.[42]
  • Voters approved an initiative to denounce Citizen's United.[43]
  • Voters approved a redistricting deadline.[44]

Local elections

  • John Blom defeated Tanisha L. Harris for Clark City Council District 3.[45]
  • Eileen Quiring defeated Roman Battan for Clark City Council District 4.[45]
  • Nancy Barnes defeated Mike Lyons for Public Utility District No. 1 of Clark County Commissioner in District No. 2.[45]
  • City of Vancouver Proposition No. 1 was approved.[45]
  • City of Woodland Transportation Benefit District Proposition No. 1 was approved.[45]
  • Battle Ground School District No. 119 Proposition No. 1 was approved.[45]

See also

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  2. ↑ "2016 Candidates Who Have Filed". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
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  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "November 8, 2016 General Election Results". Washington Secretary of State.
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  36. ↑ "Washington Proposition 1 — Sound Transit 3 Builds 62 Miles of Light Rail — Results: Approved". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
  37. ↑ "Washington Initiative 1491 — Firearms Access — Results: Approved". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
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