The 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, concurrently with the 2012 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 Public Lands Commissioner Peter J. Goldmark was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Clint Didier in a landslide.https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/inslee-to-be-next-washington-governor-as-gops-mckenna-concedes-race

Background Golmark was elected in 2008, defeating then-incumbent public lands commissioner Doug Sutherland. He ran for re-election to a second term in office.

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 Peter J. Goldmark, incumbent public lands commissioner (2009–2017)

Republican Party Advanced to general Clint Didier, former NFL player and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010

Third-party and independent candidates Eliminated in primary Stephen A. Sharon (Independent)

Primary election Results

By county CountyPeter J. GoldmarkDemocraticClint DidierRepublicanStephen A. SharonIndependentMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 587 22.78% 1,824 70.78% 166 6.44% -1,237 -48.00% 2,577 Asotin 1,837 39.06% 2,363 50.24% 503 10.70% -526 -11.18% 4,703 Benton 8,539 27.36% 20,672 66.22% 2,004 6.42% -12,133 -38.87% 31,215 Chelan 5,759 34.71% 9,425 56.81% 1,406 8.47% -3,666 -22.10% 16,590 Clallam 8,356 43.96% 9,098 47.87% 1,553 8.17% -742 -3.90% 19,007 Clark 28,465 43.07% 32,452 49.10% 5,176 7.83% -3,987 -6.03% 66,093 Columbia 308 27.62% 702 62.96% 105 9.42% -394 -35.34% 1,115 Cowlitz 8,090 45.07% 7,882 43.91% 1,977 11.01% 208 1.16% 17,949 Douglas 2,423 33.04% 4,362 59.48% 548 7.47% -1,939 -26.44% 7,333 Ferry 604 34.93% 991 57.32% 134 7.75% -387 -22.38% 1,729 Franklin 2,387 25.92% 6,285 68.26% 536 5.82% -3,898 -42.33% 9,208 Garfield 154 26.69% 381 66.03% 42 7.28% -227 -39.34% 577 Grant 3,413 28.45% 7,609 63.42% 976 8.13% -4,196 -34.97% 11,998 Grays Harbor 6,652 48.53% 5,342 38.97% 1,714 12.50% 1,310 9.56% 13,708 Island 10,486 46.83% 10,082 45.03% 1,823 8.14% 404 1.80% 22,391 Jefferson 6,786 60.29% 3,560 31.63% 910 8.08% 3,226 28.66% 11,256 King 265,502 66.94% 110,587 27.88% 20,510 5.17% 154,915 39.06% 396,599 Kitsap 29,474 51.66% 22,920 40.17% 4,659 8.17% 6,554 11.49% 57,053 Kittitas 2,888 35.35% 4,597 56.27% 684 8.37% -1,709 -20.92% 8,169 Klickitat 1,534 38.87% 2,051 51.98% 361 9.15% -517 -13.10% 3,946 Lewis 4,658 30.56% 8,774 57.56% 1,811 11.88% -4,116 -27.00% 15,243 Lincoln 892 29.04% 2,001 65.14% 179 5.83% -1,109 -36.10% 3,072 Mason 6,517 44.73% 6,243 42.85% 1,809 12.42% 274 1.88% 14,569 Okanogan 3,401 39.38% 4,584 53.07% 652 7.55% -1,183 -13.70% 8,637 Pacific 2,838 47.95% 2,412 40.75% 669 11.30% 426 7.20% 5,919 Pend Oreille 1,239 36.49% 1,793 52.81% 363 10.69% -554 -16.32% 3,395 Pierce 72,225 51.85% 57,484 41.27% 9,580 6.88% 14,741 10.58% 139,289 San Juan 3,178 60.53% 1,723 32.82% 349 6.65% 1,455 27.71% 5,250 Skagit 11,973 45.40% 12,163 46.12% 2,236 8.48% -190 -0.72% 26,372 Skamania 922 41.97% 1,077 49.02% 198 9.01% -155 -7.06% 2,197 Snohomish 67,181 50.48% 55,656 41.82% 10,260 7.71% 11,525 8.66% 133,097 Spokane 42,452 43.56% 48,093 49.35% 6,904 7.08% -5,641 -5.79% 97,449 Stevens 3,342 31.23% 6,496 60.70% 863 8.06% -3,154 -29.47% 10,701 Thurston 29,524 53.75% 21,196 38.59% 4,210 7.66% 8,328 15.16% 54,930 Wahkiakum 521 43.45% 561 46.79% 117 9.76% -40 -3.34% 1,199 Walla Walla 4,090 32.90% 7,314 58.84% 1,026 8.25% -3,224 -25.94% 12,430 Whatcom 21,504 49.63% 19,352 44.66% 2,473 5.71% 2,152 4.97% 43,329 Whitman 2,963 42.10% 3,540 50.30% 535 7.60% -577 -8.20% 7,038 Yakima 9,784 32.60% 17,260 57.50% 2,972 9.90% -7,476 -24.91% 30,016Totals683,44851.88%540,90741.06%92,9937.06%142,54110.82%1,317,348

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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) Thurston (largest city: Lacey)

By congressional district District Goldmark Didier Sharon Representative 49% 45% 6%Suzan DelBene 53% 40% 8%Rick Larsen 42% 49% 9%Jaime Herrera Beutler 30% 62% 8%Doc Hastings 41% 52% 7%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 52% 39% 8%Norm Dicks 78% 18% 4%Jim McDermott 45% 48% 7%Dave Reichert 65% 29% 6%Adam Smith 52% 40% 7%Denny Heck

General election

Results

By county +CountyPeter J. Goldmark DemocraticClint Didier RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,55234.02%3,01065.98%-1,458-31.96%4,562Asotin4,24646.07%4,97053.93%-724-7.86%9,216Benton25,86834.48%49,14865.52%-23,280-31.03%75,016Chelan12,94643.08%17,10756.92%-4,161-13.85%30,053Clallam18,32851.63%17,17148.37%1,1573.26%35,499Clark92,71652.67%83,30147.33%9,4155.35%176,017Columbia72834.10%1,40765.90%-679-31.80%2,135Cowlitz22,32654.06%18,97345.94%3,3538.12%41,299Douglas5,44538.57%8,67161.43%-3,226-22.85%14,116Ferry1,42443.36%1,86056.64%-436-13.28%3,284Franklin7,75335.36%14,17264.64%-6,419-29.28%21,925Garfield43336.66%74863.34%-315-26.67%1,181Grant9,24135.25%16,97464.75%-7,733-29.50%26,215Grays Harbor15,02456.12%11,74543.88%3,27912.25%26,769Island21,00653.70%18,11046.30%2,8967.40%39,116Jefferson12,45567.42%6,02032.58%6,43534.83%18,475King626,89771.86%245,43528.14%381,46243.73%872,332Kitsap66,26257.73%48,52142.27%17,74115.46%114,783Kittitas7,20043.36%9,40456.64%-2,204-13.27%16,604Klickitat4,46746.36%5,16953.64%-702-7.29%9,636Lewis12,88340.60%18,84659.40%-5,963-18.79%31,729Lincoln2,02436.00%3,59864.00%-1,574-28.00%5,622Mason14,32754.30%12,05645.70%2,2718.61%26,383Okanogan7,50046.05%8,78853.95%-1,288-7.91%16,288Pacific5,46155.63%4,35644.37%1,10511.26%9,817Pend Oreille2,77243.58%3,58856.42%-816-12.83%6,360Pierce181,27257.24%135,41542.76%45,85714.48%316,687San Juan6,92369.89%2,98330.11%3,94039.77%9,906Skagit27,50153.91%23,51046.09%3,9917.82%51,011Skamania2,57050.95%2,47449.05%961.90%5,044Snohomish178,16958.16%128,17341.84%49,99616.32%306,342Spokane108,25551.67%101,24148.33%7,0143.35%209,496Stevens8,45939.80%12,79360.20%-4,334-20.39%21,252Thurston71,18060.98%45,54839.02%25,63221.96%116,728Wahkiakum1,07251.17%1,02348.83%492.34%2,095Walla Walla9,69741.36%13,74758.64%-4,050-17.28%23,444Whatcom54,72357.29%40,80142.71%13,92214.57%95,524Whitman8,29152.82%7,40747.18%8845.63%15,698Yakima32,68744.88%40,14855.12%-7,461-10.24%72,835Totals1,692,08358.74%1,188,41141.26%503,67217.49%2,880,494

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Okanogan (largest city: Omak)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) 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) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Thurston (largest city: Lacey) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district Goldmark won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. District Goldmark Didier Representative 56% 44%Suzan DelBene 61% 39%Rick Larsen 51% 49%Jaime Herrera Beutler 39% 61%Doc Hastings 49% 51%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 59% 41%Derek Kilmer 82% 18%Jim McDermott 52% 48%Dave Reichert 71% 29%Adam Smith 59% 41%Denny Heck

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