2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

The 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, 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 Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a fourth term in a landslide.https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/insurance-laws-and-products/205650/five-insurance-commissioner-elections-all-incumbents-re-elected

Background Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected two times, most recently in 2008, ran for re-election to a fourth term in office.

Primary election Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election.

Democratic candidates Advanced to general Mike Kreidler, incumbent insurance commissioner (2001–2025)

Republican candidates Advanced to general John Adams, insurance broker

Eliminated in primary Scott Reilly

Third-party and independent candidates Eliminated in primary Brian C. Berend (Independent)https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/statewide-regional-candidates-file/

Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyMike Kreidler DemocraticJohn Adams RepublicanScott Reilly RepublicanBrian C. Berend IndependentMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%Adams60226.60%96542.64%57825.54%1185.21%-363-16.04%2,263Asotin1,75238.80%1,29128.59%1,05423.34%4199.28%46110.21%4,516Benton9,63933.47%9,17031.85%7,96327.65%2,0237.03%4691.63%28,795Chelan5,93037.86%5,12532.72%3,52922.53%1,0816.90%8055.14%15,665Clallam9,35749.57%4,37723.19%3,95120.93%1,1916.31%4,98026.38%18,876Clark28,13544.78%15,43424.56%15,27224.30%3,9946.36%12,70120.21%62,835Columbia29729.70%39939.90%22322.30%818.10%-102-10.20%1,000Cowlitz8,28147.53%4,25924.45%3,20718.41%1,6749.61%4,02223.09%17,421Douglas2,36034.30%2,22032.27%1,81826.42%4827.01%1402.03%6,880Ferry58336.97%43927.84%40925.94%1469.26%1449.13%1,577Franklin2,77132.38%2,73031.90%2,52529.51%5316.21%410.48%8,557Garfield14427.91%19637.98%14528.10%316.01%-51-9.88%516Grant3,55731.30%3,65332.14%3,13027.54%1,0259.02%-96-0.84%11,365Grays Harbor7,54755.44%2,79420.52%2,06515.17%1,2088.87%4,75334.91%13,614Island11,48052.52%4,94122.60%4,26919.53%1,1705.35%6,53929.91%21,860Jefferson7,07864.01%1,76415.95%1,51813.73%6986.31%5,31448.06%11,058King270,82468.06%59,70115.00%55,00113.82%12,4063.12%211,12353.06%397,932Kitsap30,39953.66%12,69622.41%11,08319.56%2,4714.36%17,70331.25%56,649Kittitas3,25542.65%2,05926.98%1,80023.59%5176.77%1,19615.67%7,631Klickitat1,50840.12%1,07128.49%83722.27%3439.12%43711.63%3,759Lewis5,39336.67%4,92033.46%3,22821.95%1,1647.92%4733.22%14,705Lincoln85130.03%86030.35%94233.24%1816.39%-82-2.89%2,834Mason7,59752.30%3,23022.24%2,55717.60%1,1417.86%4,36730.07%14,525Okanogan2,96938.98%2,29230.09%1,77423.29%5817.63%6778.89%7,616Pacific3,03852.81%1,28022.25%93416.24%5018.71%1,75830.56%5,753Pend Oreille1,18236.56%85826.54%81125.09%38211.82%32410.02%3,233Pierce75,83953.38%32,90023.16%27,39919.29%5,9254.17%42,93930.23%142,063San Juan3,19762.93%85816.89%75214.80%2735.37%2,33946.04%5,080Skagit13,45851.85%6,15723.72%4,86018.72%1,4815.71%7,30128.13%25,956Skamania90043.95%54426.56%44821.88%1567.62%35617.38%2,048Snohomish72,81954.93%30,16622.76%23,87718.01%5,7054.30%42,65332.17%132,567Spokane41,12844.13%22,40524.04%23,14024.83%6,5317.01%17,98819.30%93,204Stevens3,21831.94%3,08830.65%2,87828.56%8928.85%1301.29%10,076Thurston34,75662.58%10,74419.34%7,54313.58%2,4984.50%24,01243.23%55,541Wahkiakum54047.24%27423.97%22419.60%1059.19%26623.27%1,143Walla Walla4,09235.89%3,53030.96%2,91625.58%8637.57%5624.93%11,401Whatcom22,12553.72%9,13022.17%8,28120.11%1,6464.00%12,99531.56%41,182Whitman2,73842.12%1,73526.69%1,58024.30%4486.89%1,00315.43%6,501Yakima10,75637.57%8,79730.73%6,85623.95%2,2217.76%1,9596.84%28,630Totals712,09554.91%279,05221.52%241,37718.61%64,3034.96%433,04333.39%1,296,827

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane)

By congressional district District Kreidler Adams Reilly Representative 52% 24% 20%Suzan DelBene 57% 21% 17%Rick Larsen 44% 26% 22%Jaime Herrera Beutler 35% 32% 26%Doc Hastings 42% 26% 25%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 56% 21% 18%Norm Dicks 79% 9% 9%Jim McDermott 47% 26% 22%Dave Reichert 66% 17% 14%Adam Smith 57% 22% 17%Denny Heck

General election

Results

By county +CountyMike Kreidler DemocraticJohn Adams RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,46333.49%2,90566.51%-1,442-33.01%4,368Asotin3,93343.39%5,13156.61%-1,198-13.22%9,064Benton28,46239.31%43,93360.69%-15,471-21.37%72,395Chelan12,40042.40%16,84657.60%-4,446-15.20%29,246Clallam18,33352.47%16,61047.53%1,7234.93%34,943Clark87,74350.47%86,12349.53%1,6200.93%173,866Columbia67733.50%1,34466.50%-667-33.00%2,021Cowlitz21,72753.15%19,15346.85%2,5746.30%40,880Douglas5,22338.17%8,46261.83%-3,239-23.67%13,685Ferry1,30041.71%1,81758.29%-517-16.59%3,117Franklin8,53540.09%12,75659.91%-4,221-19.83%21,291Garfield35931.41%78468.59%-425-37.18%1,143Grant8,97735.33%16,43164.67%-7,454-29.34%25,408Grays Harbor15,62858.88%10,91341.12%4,71517.76%26,541Island20,74453.81%17,80746.19%2,9377.62%38,551Jefferson12,34967.50%5,94532.50%6,40435.01%18,294King613,28470.76%253,42029.24%359,86441.52%866,704Kitsap64,81656.62%49,66943.38%15,14713.23%114,485Kittitas7,43746.15%8,67953.85%-1,242-7.71%16,116Klickitat4,33946.58%4,97753.42%-638-6.85%9,316Lewis12,64940.58%18,52259.42%-5,873-18.84%31,171Lincoln1,80233.33%3,60466.67%-1,802-33.33%5,406Mason14,71455.88%11,61944.12%3,09511.75%26,333Okanogan6,94445.06%8,46754.94%-1,523-9.88%15,411Pacific5,53157.06%4,16242.94%1,36914.12%9,693Pend Oreille2,54141.21%3,62558.79%-1,084-17.58%6,166Pierce180,57256.97%136,36643.03%44,20613.95%316,938San Juan6,64268.64%3,03531.36%3,60737.27%9,677Skagit27,46554.35%23,06845.65%4,3978.70%50,533Skamania2,42649.00%2,52551.00%-99-2.00%4,951Snohomish177,86158.42%126,61441.58%51,24716.83%304,475Spokane98,79048.14%106,41151.86%-7,621-3.71%205,201Stevens7,57037.09%12,84162.91%-5,271-25.82%20,411Thurston74,63163.60%42,71836.40%31,91327.19%117,349Wahkiakum1,05151.70%98248.30%693.39%2,033Walla Walla9,61142.01%13,26857.99%-3,657-15.98%22,879Whatcom53,27056.65%40,76343.35%12,50713.30%94,033Whitman7,42348.65%7,83551.35%-412-2.70%15,258Yakima33,33346.21%38,79653.79%-5,463-7.57%72,129Totals1,662,55558.30%1,188,92641.70%473,62916.61%2,851,481

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district Kreidler won seven of ten congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican. District Kreidler Adams Representative 55% 45%Suzan DelBene 61% 39%Rick Larsen 49.9% 50.1%Jaime Herrera Beutler 41% 59%Doc Hastings 46% 54%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 59% 41%Derek Kilmer 81% 19%Jim McDermott 52% 48%Dave Reichert 70% 30%Adam Smith 60% 40%Denny Heck

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