2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
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	Owen: 50–60% 60–70%; Finkbeiner: 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor of Washington before election; Brad Owen; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor of Washington ; Brad Owen; Democratic

The 2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2012. The top-two primary was held on August 7. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, was re-elected to his fifth and final term, defeating Republican former state Senator Bill Finkbeiner.^[1]

[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Owen (incumbent)	648,110	48.51
	Republican	Bill Finkbeiner	352,195	26.36
	Independent Republican	Glenn Anderson	229,318	17.17
	Independent	Jimmy Deal	53,694	4.02
	Independent	Clifford Mark Greene	46,534	3.48
	Independent	Dave T. Sumner IV	6,057	0.45
Total votes			1,335,908	100.00

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Brad Owen (D)	Bill Finkbeiner (R)	Undecided
Elway Research^[8]	October 18–21, 2012	451 (RV)	± 4.5%	42%	32%	26%
Elway Research^[9]	September 9–12, 2012	405 (RV)	± 5.0%	43%	27%	29%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Brad Owen (incumbent)	1,575,133	53.68	–7.12
	Republican	Bill Finkbeiner	1,359,212	46.32	+7.12
Total votes			2,934,345	100.00	N/A
	Democratic hold

County^[11]	Brad Owen Democratic		Bill Finkbeiner Republican		Margin		Total votes
County^[11]	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes
Adams	1,598	35.38%	2,919	64.62%	-1,321	-29.25%	4,517
Asotin	4,187	44.91%	5,137	55.09%	-950	-10.19%	9,324
Benton	30,014	40.01%	44,997	59.99%	-14,983	-19.97%	75,011
Chelan	12,528	41.16%	17,910	58.84%	-5,382	-17.68%	30,438
Clallam	18,887	52.02%	17,419	47.98%	1,468	4.04%	36,306
Clark	87,537	48.77%	91,944	51.23%	-4,407	-2.46%	179,481
Columbia	752	35.69%	1,355	64.31%	-603	-28.62%	2,107
Cowlitz	22,299	52.96%	19,804	47.04%	2,495	5.93%	42,103
Douglas	5,360	37.50%	8,934	62.50%	-3,574	-25.00%	14,294
Ferry	1,373	42.23%	1,878	57.77%	-505	-15.53%	3,251
Franklin	9,085	41.56%	12,775	58.44%	-3,690	-16.88%	21,860
Garfield	450	37.69%	744	62.31%	-294	-24.62%	1,194
Grant	9,435	35.88%	16,860	64.12%	-7,425	-28.24%	26,295
Grays Harbor	17,116	61.79%	10,585	38.21%	6,531	23.58%	27,701
Island	20,046	50.31%	19,797	49.69%	249	0.62%	39,843
Jefferson	11,970	62.98%	7,036	37.02%	4,934	25.96%	19,006
King	529,218	59.24%	364,133	40.76%	165,085	18.48%	893,351
Kitsap	64,669	55.08%	52,741	44.92%	11,928	10.16%	117,410
Kittitas	7,722	45.54%	9,235	54.46%	-1,513	-8.92%	16,957
Klickitat	4,508	46.27%	5,234	53.73%	-726	-7.45%	9,742
Lewis	13,764	42.49%	18,631	57.51%	-4,867	-15.02%	32,395
Lincoln	1,996	35.64%	3,604	64.36%	-1,608	-28.71%	5,600
Mason	16,074	58.92%	11,209	41.08%	4,865	17.83%	27,283
Okanogan	7,272	45.25%	8,798	54.75%	-1,526	-9.50%	16,070
Pacific	5,785	57.68%	4,245	42.32%	1,540	15.35%	10,030
Pend Oreille	2,653	41.85%	3,687	58.15%	-1,034	-16.31%	6,340
Pierce	179,295	55.40%	144,351	44.60%	34,944	10.80%	323,646
San Juan	6,216	62.08%	3,797	37.92%	2,419	24.16%	10,013
Skagit	26,501	50.79%	25,672	49.21%	829	1.59%	52,173
Skamania	2,494	48.84%	2,612	51.16%	-118	-2.31%	5,106
Snohomish	172,154	55.36%	138,836	44.64%	33,318	10.71%	310,990
Spokane	99,673	47.32%	110,978	52.68%	-11,305	-5.37%	210,651
Stevens	7,854	37.04%	13,351	62.96%	-5,497	-25.92%	21,205
Thurston	70,353	58.42%	50,078	41.58%	20,275	16.84%	120,431
Wahkiakum	1,103	51.93%	1,021	48.07%	82	3.86%	2,124
Walla Walla	9,684	41.08%	13,892	58.92%	-4,208	-17.85%	23,576
Whatcom	50,174	51.85%	46,598	48.15%	3,576	3.70%	96,772
Whitman	7,499	46.87%	8,501	53.13%	-1,002	-6.26%	16,000
Yakima	35,835	48.59%	37,914	51.41%	-2,079	-2.82%	73,749
Totals	1,575,133	53.68%	1,359,212	46.32%	215,921	7.36%	2,934,345

District	Owen	Finkbeiner	Representative
1st	50.5%	49.5%	Suzan DelBene
2nd	57%	43%	Rick Larsen
3rd	49%	51%	Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th	42%	58%	Doc Hastings
5th	46%	54%	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th	58%	42%	Derek Kilmer
7th	63%	37%	Jim McDermott
8th	49%	51%	Dave Reichert
9th	62%	38%	Adam Smith
10th	57%	43%	Denny Heck

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