The 2000 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, concurrently with the 2000 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 State Treasurer Mike Murphy, first elected in 1996, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican Diane Rhoades with 56% of the vote.
Candidates
Democratic Party Advanced to general Mike Murphy, incumbent state treasurer (1997–2009)https://www.heraldnet.com/2000/10/19/murphys-record-merits-another-term-as-treasurer/
Eliminated in primary Louis Bloomhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2000/sep/23/odd-stands-a-natural-part-of-democracy/
Republican Party Advanced to general Diane Rhoades, Orting School Board member
Libertarian Party Advanced to general Tim Perman
Primary election The blanket primary was held on September 19.
Results
General election Results
By county CountyMike MurphyDemocraticDiane RhoadesRepublicanTim PermanLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams2,03644.44%2,42052.83%1252.73%-384-8.38%4,581Asotin3,78651.83%3,24944.48%2693.68%5377.35%7,304Benton24,21344.11%28,67952.24%2,0043.65%-4,466-8.14%54,896Chelan10,39742.98%12,86553.19%9273.83%-2,468-10.20%24,189Clallam14,62349.88%12,96644.23%1,7275.89%1,6575.65%29,316Clark61,32949.14%57,64946.19%5,8214.66%3,6802.95%124,799Columbia86144.84%98651.35%733.80%-125-6.51%1,920Cowlitz19,36756.77%13,41639.32%1,3333.91%5,95117.44%34,116Douglas5,19443.42%6,34953.07%4203.51%-1,155-9.65%11,963Ferry1,21743.17%1,41350.12%1896.70%-196-6.95%2,819Franklin5,99445.72%6,61650.46%5013.82%-622-4.74%13,111Garfield55346.08%60350.25%443.67%-50-4.17%1,200Grant9,26041.30%12,24754.62%9164.09%-2,987-13.32%22,423Grays Harbor16,19765.62%7,41630.05%1,0694.33%8,78135.58%24,682Island14,60248.47%14,34747.62%1,1763.90%2550.85%30,125Jefferson8,59758.38%5,32736.17%8025.45%3,27022.21%14,726King440,87262.89%229,88032.79%30,2464.31%210,99230.10%700,998Kitsap52,64254.67%39,40040.92%4,2524.42%13,24213.75%96,294Kittitas6,34748.64%6,15147.14%5504.22%1961.50%13,048Klickitat3,44046.44%3,55047.93%4175.63%-110-1.49%7,407Lewis12,39244.55%14,05950.55%1,3634.90%-1,667-5.99%27,814Lincoln1,83039.41%2,62356.49%1904.09%-793-17.08%4,643Mason11,82556.60%8,06638.61%1,0014.79%3,75917.99%20,892Okanogan5,73942.30%7,06552.08%7625.62%-1,326-9.77%13,566Pacific5,30160.86%3,01234.58%3974.56%2,28926.28%8,710Pend Oreille2,34047.54%2,28646.44%2966.01%541.10%4,922Pierce136,25454.76%102,50441.20%10,0614.04%33,75013.56%248,819San Juan4,43658.35%2,71735.74%4495.91%1,71922.61%7,602Skagit21,33251.15%18,57644.54%1,8004.32%2,7566.61%41,708Skamania1,86047.10%1,72343.63%3669.27%1373.47%3,949Snohomish129,81055.67%93,44840.08%9,9144.25%36,36215.59%233,172Spokane83,59652.76%69,03143.57%5,8183.67%14,5659.19%158,445Stevens6,84641.37%8,56951.78%1,1346.85%-1,723-10.41%16,549Thurston58,29063.87%29,05331.84%3,9164.29%29,23732.04%91,259Wahkiakum94653.18%75442.38%794.44%19210.79%1,779Walla Walla9,62849.22%9,21947.13%7143.65%4092.09%19,561Whatcom34,27351.99%28,68343.51%2,9684.50%5,5908.48%65,924Whitman7,48951.12%6,58144.92%5793.95%9086.20%14,649Yakima31,25547.79%31,90348.78%2,2423.43%-648-0.99%65,400Totals1,266,96955.83%905,40139.90%96,9104.27%361,56815.93%2,269,280
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Ferry (largest city: Republic) Garfield (largest city: Pomeroy) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Okanogan (largest city: Omak)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Island (largest city: Oak Harbor)
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