The 1988 Washington Secretary of State election was held on November 8, 1988, in order to elect the Secretary of State of Washington. Republican nominee and incumbent Secretary of State Ralph Munro won re-election against Democratic nominee John O'Hagan McKee.
General election On election day, November 8, 1988, Republican nominee Ralph Munro won re-election by a margin of 443,010 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John O'Hagan McKee, thereby retaining Republican control over the office of Secretary of State. Munro was sworn in for his third term on January 3, 1989.
Results
By county +CountyRalph Munro RepublicanJohn O'Hagan McKee DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams2,89169.68%1,25830.32%1,63339.36%4,149Asotin3,18651.89%2,95448.11%2323.78%6,140Benton30,57072.52%11,58127.48%18,98945.05%42,151Chelan12,56068.42%5,79731.58%6,76336.84%18,357Clallam13,58762.65%8,10137.35%5,48625.30%21,688Clark41,62356.80%31,65343.20%9,97013.61%73,276Columbia1,20065.68%62734.32%57331.36%1,827Cowlitz13,49250.83%13,04949.17%4431.67%26,541Douglas6,06667.51%2,92032.49%3,14635.01%8,986Ferry1,04255.04%85144.96%19110.09%1,893Franklin6,71666.75%3,34533.25%3,37133.51%10,061Garfield81265.48%42834.52%38430.97%1,240Grant11,03566.05%5,67133.95%5,36432.11%16,706Grays Harbor11,28949.67%11,44150.33%-152-0.67%22,730Island14,12970.29%5,97329.71%8,15640.57%20,102Jefferson5,48760.23%3,62339.77%1,86420.46%9,110King377,53362.67%224,90037.33%152,63325.34%602,433Kitsap45,25766.71%22,58633.29%22,67133.42%67,843Kittitas6,32163.10%3,69636.90%2,62526.21%10,017Klickitat3,17156.76%2,41643.24%75513.51%5,587Lewis14,94567.48%7,20332.52%7,74234.96%22,148Lincoln2,97367.68%1,42032.32%1,55335.35%4,393Mason9,25860.98%5,92439.02%3,33421.96%15,182Okanogan6,52558.82%4,56841.18%1,95717.64%11,093Pacific3,68348.94%3,84351.06%-160-2.13%7,526Pend Oreille2,00355.78%1,58844.22%41511.56%3,591Pierce105,00561.23%66,48538.77%38,52022.46%171,490San Juan3,63567.99%1,71132.01%1,92435.99%5,346Skagit19,21163.10%11,23236.90%7,97926.21%30,443Skamania1,48151.26%1,40848.74%732.53%2,889Snohomish98,96263.68%56,43736.32%42,52527.37%155,399Spokane80,75458.96%56,21641.04%24,53817.91%136,970Stevens7,17462.75%4,25937.25%2,91525.50%11,433Thurston45,29569.57%19,81030.43%25,48539.14%65,105Wahkiakum65147.21%72852.79%-77-5.58%1,379Walla Walla10,94567.36%5,30332.64%5,64234.72%16,248Whatcom29,35862.98%17,25637.02%12,10225.96%46,614Whitman9,16964.67%5,00935.33%4,16029.34%14,178Yakima37,06365.21%19,77734.79%17,28630.41%56,840Totals1,096,05762.66%653,04737.34%443,01025.33%1,749,104
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Skamania (largest city: Carson)
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