2016 Washington Attorney General election
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The 2016 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the attorney general of Washington, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Libertarian challenger Joshua Trumbull.[1]
Ferguson was first elected in 2012 against Republican King County Councilor Reagan Dunn, winning 53% of the vote to succeed Republican Rob McKenna.[2] He ran for re-election to a second term.[3]
Candidates
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.
Democratic Party
Advanced to general
- Bob Ferguson, incumbent attorney general (2013–2025)[3]
Libertarian Party
Advanced to general
- Joshua Trumbull, attorney[3]
Primary election
Results
Ferguson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Ferguson
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Ferguson (incumbent) | 906,493 | 72.61 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Trumbull | 341,932 | 27.39 | |
| Total votes | 1,248,425 | 100.00 | ||
By county
| County[5] | Bob Ferguson
Democratic |
Joshua Trumbull
Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 818 | 52.40% | 743 | 47.60% | 75 | 4.80% | 1,561 |
| Asotin | 2,398 | 62.86% | 1,417 | 37.14% | 981 | 25.71% | 3,815 |
| Benton | 17,037 | 59.02% | 11,830 | 40.98% | 5,207 | 18.04% | 28,867 |
| Chelan | 7,711 | 62.71% | 4,586 | 37.29% | 3,125 | 25.41% | 12,297 |
| Clallam | 10,806 | 66.09% | 5,544 | 33.91% | 5,262 | 32.18% | 16,350 |
| Clark | 43,709 | 65.63% | 22,894 | 34.37% | 20,815 | 31.25% | 66,603 |
| Columbia | 454 | 53.04% | 402 | 46.96% | 52 | 6.07% | 856 |
| Cowlitz | 10,190 | 63.26% | 5,918 | 36.74% | 4,272 | 26.52% | 16,108 |
| Douglas | 3,285 | 58.83% | 2,299 | 41.17% | 986 | 17.66% | 5,584 |
| Ferry | 879 | 55.04% | 718 | 44.96% | 161 | 10.08% | 1,597 |
| Franklin | 4,256 | 56.03% | 3,340 | 43.97% | 916 | 12.06% | 7,596 |
| Garfield | 267 | 54.83% | 220 | 45.17% | 47 | 9.65% | 487 |
| Grant | 4,719 | 50.92% | 4,548 | 49.08% | 171 | 1.85% | 9,267 |
| Grays Harbor | 8,198 | 68.60% | 3,752 | 31.40% | 4,446 | 37.21% | 11,950 |
| Island | 13,409 | 69.72% | 5,824 | 30.28% | 7,585 | 39.44% | 19,233 |
| Jefferson | 7,625 | 77.78% | 2,178 | 22.22% | 5,447 | 55.56% | 9,803 |
| King | 336,154 | 83.33% | 67,270 | 16.67% | 268,884 | 66.65% | 403,424 |
| Kitsap | 35,808 | 72.15% | 13,825 | 27.85% | 21,983 | 44.29% | 49,633 |
| Kittitas | 4,351 | 64.98% | 2,345 | 35.02% | 2,006 | 29.96% | 6,696 |
| Klickitat | 2,249 | 58.71% | 1,582 | 41.29% | 667 | 17.41% | 3,831 |
| Lewis | 7,101 | 56.24% | 5,526 | 43.76% | 1,575 | 12.47% | 12,627 |
| Lincoln | 1,180 | 52.26% | 1,078 | 47.74% | 102 | 4.52% | 2,258 |
| Mason | 8,212 | 66.48% | 4,140 | 33.52% | 4,072 | 32.97% | 12,352 |
| Okanogan | 4,331 | 61.33% | 2,731 | 38.67% | 1,600 | 22.66% | 7,062 |
| Pacific | 3,292 | 68.21% | 1,534 | 31.79% | 1,758 | 36.43% | 4,826 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,607 | 54.94% | 1,318 | 45.06% | 289 | 9.88% | 2,925 |
| Pierce | 94,945 | 71.35% | 38,117 | 28.65% | 56,828 | 42.71% | 133,062 |
| San Juan | 3,877 | 76.32% | 1,203 | 23.68% | 2,674 | 52.64% | 5,080 |
| Skagit | 15,183 | 69.66% | 6,612 | 30.34% | 8,571 | 39.33% | 21,795 |
| Skamania | 1,139 | 58.98% | 792 | 41.02% | 347 | 17.97% | 1,931 |
| Snohomish | 93,730 | 70.78% | 38,689 | 29.22% | 55,041 | 41.57% | 132,419 |
| Spokane | 53,672 | 62.55% | 32,135 | 37.45% | 21,537 | 25.10% | 85,807 |
| Stevens | 4,603 | 50.19% | 4,568 | 49.81% | 35 | 0.38% | 9,171 |
| Thurston | 42,442 | 75.34% | 13,893 | 24.66% | 28,549 | 50.68% | 56,335 |
| Wahkiakum | 574 | 60.29% | 378 | 39.71% | 196 | 20.59% | 952 |
| Walla Walla | 6,034 | 61.23% | 3,821 | 38.77% | 2,213 | 22.46% | 9,855 |
| Whatcom | 30,261 | 70.45% | 12,691 | 29.55% | 17,570 | 40.91% | 42,952 |
| Whitman | 3,897 | 65.39% | 2,063 | 34.61% | 1,834 | 30.77% | 5,960 |
| Yakima | 16,090 | 63.10% | 9,408 | 36.90% | 6,682 | 26.21% | 25,498 |
| Totals | 906,493 | 72.61% | 341,932 | 27.39% | 564,561 | 45.22% | 1,248,425 |
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking |
|---|---|
| Governing[6] | Safe D |
Endorsements
Bob Ferguson (D)
Newspapers
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Ferguson (incumbent) | 2,000,804 | 67.14 | ||
| Libertarian | Joshua Trumbull | 979,105 | 32.86 | ||
| Total votes | 2,979,909 | 100.00 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[9] | Bob Ferguson
Democratic |
Joshua Trumbull
Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,247 | 54.34% | 1,888 | 45.66% | 359 | 8.68% | 4,135 |
| Asotin | 4,803 | 54.43% | 4,021 | 45.57% | 782 | 8.86% | 8,824 |
| Benton | 41,461 | 55.22% | 33,618 | 44.78% | 7,843 | 10.45% | 75,079 |
| Chelan | 17,507 | 58.85% | 12,244 | 41.15% | 5,263 | 17.69% | 29,751 |
| Clallam | 21,809 | 60.32% | 14,346 | 39.68% | 7,463 | 20.64% | 36,155 |
| Clark | 111,601 | 60.66% | 72,392 | 39.34% | 39,209 | 21.31% | 183,993 |
| Columbia | 984 | 50.85% | 951 | 49.15% | 33 | 1.71% | 1,935 |
| Cowlitz | 24,289 | 58.48% | 17,247 | 41.52% | 7,042 | 16.95% | 41,536 |
| Douglas | 7,725 | 55.61% | 6,166 | 44.39% | 1,559 | 11.22% | 13,891 |
| Ferry | 1,695 | 52.51% | 1,533 | 47.49% | 162 | 5.02% | 3,228 |
| Franklin | 12,544 | 56.15% | 9,795 | 43.85% | 2,749 | 12.31% | 22,339 |
| Garfield | 585 | 54.07% | 497 | 45.93% | 88 | 8.13% | 1,082 |
| Grant | 12,879 | 50.29% | 12,728 | 49.71% | 151 | 0.59% | 25,607 |
| Grays Harbor | 16,893 | 63.65% | 9,646 | 36.35% | 7,247 | 27.31% | 26,539 |
| Island | 25,660 | 64.50% | 14,123 | 35.50% | 11,537 | 29.00% | 39,783 |
| Jefferson | 13,919 | 72.69% | 5,229 | 27.31% | 8,690 | 45.38% | 19,148 |
| King | 724,608 | 78.30% | 200,826 | 21.70% | 523,782 | 56.60% | 925,434 |
| Kitsap | 75,893 | 65.30% | 40,324 | 34.70% | 35,569 | 30.61% | 116,217 |
| Kittitas | 10,209 | 60.35% | 6,707 | 39.65% | 3,502 | 20.70% | 16,916 |
| Klickitat | 5,436 | 56.35% | 4,211 | 43.65% | 1,225 | 12.70% | 9,647 |
| Lewis | 16,418 | 52.85% | 14,646 | 47.15% | 1,772 | 5.70% | 31,064 |
| Lincoln | 2,396 | 47.26% | 2,674 | 52.74% | -278 | -5.48% | 5,070 |
| Mason | 16,174 | 61.90% | 9,957 | 38.10% | 6,217 | 23.79% | 26,131 |
| Okanogan | 8,799 | 56.68% | 6,726 | 43.32% | 2,073 | 13.35% | 15,525 |
| Pacific | 6,188 | 63.71% | 3,525 | 36.29% | 2,663 | 27.42% | 9,713 |
| Pend Oreille | 3,121 | 50.10% | 3,109 | 49.90% | 12 | 0.19% | 6,230 |
| Pierce | 208,334 | 64.19% | 116,240 | 35.81% | 92,094 | 28.37% | 324,574 |
| San Juan | 7,393 | 73.88% | 2,614 | 26.12% | 4,779 | 47.76% | 10,007 |
| Skagit | 32,906 | 63.87% | 18,615 | 36.13% | 14,291 | 27.74% | 51,521 |
| Skamania | 2,847 | 56.54% | 2,188 | 43.46% | 659 | 13.09% | 5,035 |
| Snohomish | 212,974 | 65.41% | 112,640 | 34.59% | 100,334 | 30.81% | 325,614 |
| Spokane | 121,452 | 57.37% | 90,240 | 42.63% | 31,212 | 14.74% | 211,692 |
| Stevens | 9,632 | 47.21% | 10,770 | 52.79% | -1,138 | -5.58% | 20,402 |
| Thurston | 83,338 | 68.21% | 38,845 | 31.79% | 44,493 | 36.42% | 122,183 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,195 | 57.93% | 868 | 42.07% | 327 | 15.85% | 2,063 |
| Walla Walla | 13,403 | 58.06% | 9,681 | 41.94% | 3,722 | 16.12% | 23,084 |
| Whatcom | 68,377 | 67.84% | 32,418 | 32.16% | 35,959 | 35.68% | 100,795 |
| Whitman | 9,894 | 62.43% | 5,955 | 37.57% | 3,939 | 24.85% | 15,849 |
| Yakima | 43,216 | 59.92% | 28,902 | 40.08% | 14,314 | 19.85% | 72,118 |
| Totals | 2,000,804 | 67.14% | 979,105 | 32.86% | 1,021,699 | 34.29% | 2,979,909 |
References
- ↑ Young, Bob (November 8, 2016). "Bob Ferguson easily keeps Washington attorney general post". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on December 1, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- ↑ Young, Bob (November 6, 2012). "Ferguson pulls in strong support over Dunn". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
- 1 2 3 O'Sullivan, Joseph (May 20, 2016). "More than Trump: Candidate field gets set for Washington voters". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ Wyman, Kim (August 2, 2016). "Attorney General". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on July 15, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ Wyman, Kim (August 2, 2016). "Attorney General - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
- ↑ "4 States Have Competitive Attorney General Races in 2016". governing.com. March 14, 2016. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ Editorial Board, The Seattle Times (October 3, 2016). "The Times recommends: Bob Ferguson for attorney general". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
- ↑ "2016 General Data". sos.wa.gov. Archived from the original on March 15, 2025.
- ↑ Wyman, Kim (November 8, 2016). "Attorney General - County Results". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on June 27, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
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