2016 Washington Secretary of State election

The 2016 Washington Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election.

Kim Wyman was endorsed by the three preceding secretaries of state (Ralph Munro, Sam Reed, and Bruce Chapman), as well as the Seattle Times, King County Director of Elections Julie Wise, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, the Washington Education Association, the Rental Housing Association of Washington, and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union. As of September 2016, Wyman had raised about $395,000 for her campaign.

Tina Podlodowski was endorsed by the incumbent, and two preceding, governors of Washington (Jay Inslee, Christine Gregoire, and Gary Locke), as well as Lakewood city councilor Mary Moss, the Washington State High School Democrats, and The Stranger. As of September 2016, Podlodowski had raised about $460,000 for her campaign.

Primary election Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyKim Wyman RepublicanTina Podlodowski DemocraticTim Turner LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams1,48977.23%33917.58%1005.19%1,15059.65%1,928Asotin2,41558.12%1,48635.76%2546.11%92922.36%4,155Benton20,31366.05%8,38527.26%2,0586.69%11,92838.78%30,756Chelan9,21464.87%4,32430.44%6654.68%4,89034.43%14,203Clallam8,97250.57%7,75643.72%1,0135.71%1,2166.85%17,741Clark37,27350.70%31,92643.43%4,3165.87%5,3477.27%73,515Columbia69471.18%21321.85%686.97%48149.33%975Cowlitz9,75353.67%7,06938.90%1,3497.42%2,68414.77%18,171Douglas4,83270.86%1,67324.53%3144.60%3,15946.33%6,819Ferry1,07860.06%56031.20%1578.75%51828.86%1,795Franklin5,57167.36%2,23527.02%4655.62%3,33640.33%8,271Garfield42573.78%12221.18%295.03%30352.60%576Grant7,71770.70%2,49922.90%6996.40%5,21847.81%10,915Grays Harbor6,56852.37%5,07140.44%9027.19%1,49711.94%12,541Island10,60949.98%9,47944.65%1,1405.37%1,1305.32%21,228Jefferson3,59633.54%6,59461.51%5304.94%-2,998-27.97%10,720King150,55035.19%256,20259.88%21,0914.93%-105,652-24.69%427,843Kitsap25,86748.32%23,70544.28%3,9617.40%2,1624.04%53,533Kittitas4,93261.87%2,62432.92%4165.22%2,30828.95%7,972Klickitat2,52458.08%1,52335.04%2996.88%1,00123.03%4,346Lewis10,41669.99%3,61624.30%8505.71%6,80045.69%14,882Lincoln1,97473.22%57621.36%1465.42%1,39851.85%2,696Mason7,59555.18%5,23938.06%9316.76%2,35617.12%13,765Okanogan4,89859.23%2,83434.27%5376.49%2,06424.96%8,269Pacific2,62649.82%2,27143.08%3747.10%3556.73%5,271Pend Oreille1,95259.06%1,09733.19%2567.75%85525.87%3,305Pierce74,19852.68%56,97840.45%9,6696.86%17,22012.23%140,845San Juan1,76232.03%3,42162.19%3185.78%-1,659-30.16%5,501Skagit12,50451.39%10,57143.45%1,2565.16%1,9337.94%24,331Skamania1,18754.55%82938.10%1607.35%35816.45%2,176Snohomish68,57149.06%60,80243.50%10,3967.44%7,7695.56%139,769Spokane51,83954.81%36,45038.54%6,2856.65%15,38916.27%94,574Stevens6,91066.04%2,65125.34%9028.62%4,25940.71%10,463Thurston34,36456.73%22,90637.81%3,3075.46%11,45818.91%60,577Wahkiakum62957.39%39536.04%726.57%23421.35%1,096Walla Walla6,75460.45%3,69933.11%7206.44%3,05527.34%11,173Whatcom21,75446.13%22,82948.41%2,5755.46%-1,075-2.28%47,158Whitman3,63153.65%2,66739.41%4706.94%96414.24%6,768Yakima17,65864.70%8,11629.74%1,5205.57%9,54234.96%27,294Totals645,61447.90%621,73246.13%80,5705.98%23,8821.77%1,347,916

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island)

By congressional district District Wyman Podlodowski Turner Representative 51% 42% 6%Suzan DelBene 45% 49% 7%Rick Larsen 54% 40% 6%Jaime Herrera Beutler 66% 28% 6%Dan Newhouse 57% 36% 7%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 48% 46% 7%Derek Kilmer 25% 71% 4%Jim McDermott 57% 36% 6%Dave Reichert 37% 57% 5%Adam Smith 55% 39% 6%Denny Heck

General election Polling Graphical summary

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin KimWyman (R) TinaPodlodowski (D) UndecidedElway PollElway PollOctober 20–22, 2016502 (RV)± 4.5%41%37%22%Normington Petts & Associates (D)Normington Petts & Associates (D)September 27–29, 2016600 (LV)± 4.0%31%35%34%Elway PollElway PollAugust 9–13, 2016500 (RV)± 4.5%41%33%26%

Results

By county +CountyKim Wyman RepublicanTina Podlodowski DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams3,39475.41%1,10724.59%2,28750.81%4,501Asotin6,47768.85%2,93031.15%3,54737.71%9,407Benton57,34072.71%21,52427.29%35,81645.41%78,864Chelan22,26168.27%10,34831.73%11,91336.53%32,609Clallam22,80059.35%15,61340.65%7,18718.71%38,413Clark118,26460.77%76,36139.23%41,90321.53%194,625Columbia1,65478.57%45121.43%1,20357.15%2,105Cowlitz28,20663.24%16,39736.76%11,80926.48%44,603Douglas11,23273.92%3,96226.08%7,27047.85%15,194Ferry2,39569.20%1,06630.80%1,32938.40%3,461Franklin15,97668.19%7,45331.81%8,52336.38%23,429Garfield94278.89%25221.11%69057.79%1,194Grant20,83775.42%6,79224.58%14,04550.83%27,629Grays Harbor16,88160.21%11,15639.79%5,72520.42%28,037Island24,49458.17%17,61341.83%6,88116.34%42,107Jefferson8,47542.44%11,49557.56%-3,020-15.12%19,970King396,46641.30%563,43858.70%-166,972-17.39%959,904Kitsap69,42656.53%53,39243.47%16,03413.06%122,818Kittitas12,29866.74%6,12933.26%6,16933.48%18,427Klickitat6,59363.24%3,83336.76%2,76026.47%10,426Lewis25,13474.30%8,69425.70%16,44048.60%33,828Lincoln4,49280.62%1,08019.38%3,41261.23%5,572Mason17,29562.39%10,42637.61%6,86924.78%27,721Okanogan10,78865.14%5,77234.86%5,01630.29%16,560Pacific6,02758.27%4,31641.73%1,71116.54%10,343Pend Oreille4,71571.39%1,89028.61%2,82542.77%6,605Pierce200,83558.76%140,96241.24%59,87317.52%341,797San Juan4,04438.30%6,51661.70%-2,472-23.41%10,560Skagit32,71459.30%22,45740.70%10,25718.59%55,171Skamania3,34362.07%2,04337.93%1,30024.14%5,386Snohomish189,42055.92%149,32544.08%40,09511.84%338,745Spokane141,81863.91%80,09236.09%61,72627.82%221,910Stevens16,67675.33%5,46024.67%11,21650.67%22,136Thurston77,29260.37%50,74339.63%26,54920.74%128,035Wahkiakum1,42964.69%78035.31%64929.38%2,209Walla Walla16,69867.86%7,91032.14%8,78835.71%24,608Whatcom53,93250.16%53,58149.84%3510.33%107,513Whitman9,96959.05%6,91340.95%3,05618.10%16,882Yakima49,97265.75%26,02734.25%23,94531.51%75,999Totals1,713,00454.74%1,416,29945.26%296,7059.48%3,129,303

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham)

By congressional district Wyman won eight of ten congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats. District Wyman Podlodowski Representative 58% 42%Suzan DelBene 51% 49%Rick Larsen 63% 37%Jaime Herrera Beutler 70% 30%Dan Newhouse 65% 35%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 55% 45%Derek Kilmer31%69%Jim McDermott 62% 38%Dave Reichert 42% 58%Adam Smith 59% 41%Denny Heck

See also Washington secretary of state election, 2012

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