Washington 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Washington 2011 Off-Year Election

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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	5,908,684	(2.10% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	11	(2.04% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	9	(2.07% of 435)
2010 Census:	6,753,369	(2.18% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	12	(2.23% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	10	(2.30% of 435)
Capital:	Olympia

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

Washington State’s Top Two Primary

The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary and receive at least 1% of the votes cast qualify for the general election.
Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate’s preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate.
To trigger a mandatory machine recount, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.
To trigger a manual recount in a statewide election, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 1,000 votes and less 0.25% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.

Washington gained 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 10 Representatives in 2012.

On 7 January 2011, Secretary of State Sam Reed asked state lawmakers to move the state's Primary from the third Tuesday in August to the first Tuesday in August to help the state can comply with a federal law requiring overseas military ballots to be mailed at least 45 days before the General Election. The bills are HB 1080 (prefiled on 7 January 2011) and SB 5171.

The legislature was requested to save $10 million by cancelling the 2012 Washington Presidential Primary. The legislature passed and Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire signed SB 5119 on 12 May 2011 cancelling the primary.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Maria E. Cantwell • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		*Democratic*		*Senator Maria E. Cantwell* • FEC S8WA00194; 30 Sep 11; Tot $4,044,152; Dsb $1,406,571

		Republican		state Senator Michael James Baumgartner • FEC S2WA00288
		Republican		Philip Yin

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patty Murray • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Chair - 13 June 2011: "Today, I say I will not run for a third term as governor ...."

		Democratic		Congressman Jay R. Inslee • 24 June 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012. Congressman CD 1.

		Republican		Shahram Hadian
		Republican		Attorney General Rob McKenna

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Democratic (1 Open, 4 Undetermined); 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Jay R. Inslee • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 24 June 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Darcy Burner • FEC H6WA08068
		Democratic		state Representative Roger Goodman • 24 January 2011: Filed to run in CD 8. 27 June 2011: Switched to CD 1. • FEC H2WA08141; 30 Sep 11; Tot $162,127; Dsb $102,220
		Democratic		state Senator Steve Hobbs • FEC H2WA01179; 30 Sep 11; Tot $53,674; Dsb $4,672
		Democratic		Andrew Ifits Hughes • FEC H2WA00049; 30 Sep 11; Tot $141,818; Dsb $84,462
		Democratic		state Representative Marko Liias • FEC H2WA01161; 30 Sep 11; Tot $48,887; Dsb $23,463
		Democratic		Darshan Rauniyar • FEC H2WA01153; 30 Sep 11; Tot $110,982; Dsb $11,044
		Democratic		former state Representative Laura E. Ruderman • 5 August 2011: Filed with the FEC to run in CD 1 • FEC H8WA01051; 30 Sep 11; Tot $182,675; Dsb $33,881

		Republican		James H. L. Watkins • FEC H0WA01082; 30 Sep 11; Tot $29,362; Dsb $20,671

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen* • FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 11; Tot $557,581; Dsb $149,837

		Republican		Greg Anders • FEC H2WA02169; 30 Sep 11; Tot $337,777; Dsb $40,962
		Republican		Snohomish County Councilman John Marvin Koster • FEC H0WA02098; 10 Dec 11; Tot $157,675; Dsb $62,546

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Jon T. Haugen • FEC H2WA03076

		*Republican*		*Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler* • FEC H0WA03187; 30 Sep 11; Tot $719,683; Dsb $185,254

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Doc Hastings • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Jerame V. "Jay" Clough • FEC H0WA04060; 30 Sep 11; Tot $20,372; Dsb $8,483

		Republican		Shane Fast
		*Republican*		*Congressman Doc Hastings* • FEC H2WA04041; 30 Sep 11; Tot $518,146; Dsb $257,036

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*		*Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers* • FEC H4WA05077; 30 Sep 11; Tot $574,383; Dsb $369,736

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks* • FEC H6WA06021; 30 Sep 11; Tot $438,151; Dsb $322,813

		Republican		Robert Dale "Bob" Sauerwein • FEC H2WA06111; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,470; Dsb $2,325
		Republican		Jesse L. Young • FEC H0WA06065; 30 Sep 11; Tot $59,540; Dsb $6,141

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott* • FEC H8WA07132; 30 Sep 11; Tot $127,726; Dsb $109,200

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Dave Reichert • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Thomas Allen "Tom" Cramer • FEC H0WA08053; 30 Sep 11; Tot $2,660; Dsb $2,576

		*Republican*		*Congressman Dave Reichert* • FEC H4WA08071; 30 Sep 11; Tot $660,851; Dsb $346,897

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith* • FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 11; Tot $428,394; Dsb $168,897

		Republican		Richard Walter "Dick" Muri • FEC H0WA09044; 30 Sep 11; Tot $51,156; Dsb $9,503
		Republican		James Lee "Jim" Postma • FEC H8WA09047; 30 Sep 11; Tot $0; Dsb $318

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 10			• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

		Democratic		former state Representative Dennis "Denny" Heck • 19 May 2011: Filed with the FEC to run in CD 10 • FEC H0WA03161; 30 Sep 11; Tot $379,898; Dsb $44,881

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Republican	Secretary of State Sam Reed • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 28 June 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election in 2012.

		Democratic		state Senator Jim Kastama

		Republican		Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Republican	Attorney General Rob McKenna • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 8 June 2011: Running for Governor in 2012.

		Democratic		King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson
		Democratic		former Pierce County Executive John Ladenburg

		Republican		King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Treasurer James L. "Jim" McIntire • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Auditor Brian Sonntag • First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Open Seat - 3 November 2011: Retiring

		Democratic		state Representative Mark Miloscia
		Democratic		state Senator Craig Pridemore

		~~Republican~~		~~former Fircrest City Councilman J. Richard "Dick" McEntee - apparently not a candidate~~ • 20 June 2010: Deceased

		Constitution		Glenn Freeman

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Public Lands Commissioner Peter James Goldmark • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

		Nonpartisan	Public Instruction Superintendent Randy Dorn • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	All candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction appear on the Primary ballot. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Primary, he or she goes on the General Election ballot alone. If no candidate receives a majority, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes go on the General Election ballot. [RCW 29A.36.171]

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 13 incumbents, 22 candidates
	• Republican: 6 incumbents, 18 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.