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{{Infobox election
| election_name      = 2012 Washington Statewide Executive Offices elections
| country            = Washington
| type               = legislative
| ongoing            = no
| previous_election  = 
| previous_year      = [[2008 Washington elections|2008]]
| next_election      = 
| next_year          = [[2016 Washington elections|2016]]
| seats_for_election = All 9 Statewide Executive Offices
| election_date      = {{Start date|2012|11|6}}
| party1             = Democratic Party (United States)
| last_election1     = 7
| seats1             = 8
| seat_change1       = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote1      = 
| percentage1        = 
| swing1             = 
| party2             = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election2     = 2
| seats2             = 1
| seat_change2       = {{decrease}} 1
| popular_vote2      = 
| percentage2        = 
| swing2             = 
| map_image          = 
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{{ElectionsWA}}

'''Elections''' held in the state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] on November 6, 2012.  A [[nonpartisan blanket primary]] was held on August 7, 2012.

==Federal==
===U.S. President===
{{main|2012 United States presidential election in Washington (state)}}
{{see also|2012 Washington Republican presidential caucuses}}
In this election, Washington had 12 electors to the [[Electoral College (United States)|Electoral College]]. Incumbent Democratic president [[Barack Obama]] safely carried the state, gaining all 12 electoral votes against Republican nominee [[Mitt Romney]].

{{Election box begin no change |title=2012 United States presidential election in Washington<ref>{{Cite web|title=November 06, 2012 General Election Results: President/Vice President|url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/president-vice-president.html|access-date=December 5, 2020|website=www.wa.gov|publisher=[[Washington Secretary of State]]}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Democratic Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Barack Obama]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,755,396
  |percentage = 56.16
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Republican Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Mitt Romney]]
  |votes      = 1,290,670
  |percentage = 41.29
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Libertarian Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Gary Johnson]]
  |votes      = 42,202
  |percentage = 1.35
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Green Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Jill Stein]]
  |votes      = 20,928
  |percentage = 0.67
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Constitution Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[Virgil Goode]]
  |votes      = 8,851
  |percentage = 0.28
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Justice Party (United States)
  |candidate  = [[Rocky Anderson]]
  |votes      = 4,946
  |percentage = 0.16
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Party for Socialism and Liberation
  |candidate  = [[Peta Lindsay]]
  |votes      = 1,318
  |percentage = 0.04
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Socialist Workers Party (US)
  |candidate  = [[James Harris (Socialist Workers Party politician)|James Harris]]
  |votes      = 1,205
  |percentage = 0.04
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 3,125,516
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box end}}

===U.S. Senate===
{{main|2012 United States Senate election in Washington}}
Incumbent Democratic [[List of United States senators from Washington|senator]] [[Maria Cantwell]] won re-election to a third term against Republican state senator [[Michael Baumgartner]].

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = 2012 United States Senate election in Washington<ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-08-28 |title=August 07, 2012 Primary Results - U.S. Senator |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/us-senator.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2012-11-27 |title=November 06, 2012 General Election Results - U.S. Senator |url=https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/us-senator.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[Maria Cantwell]] (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 626,360
| percentage = 55.42
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[Michael Baumgartner]]
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 344,729
| percentage = 30.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Art Coday
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 59,255
| percentage = 5.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Timothy Wilson
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 26,850
| percentage = 2.38
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Chuck Jackson
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 21,870
| percentage = 1.94
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Glenn R. Stockwell
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 21,731
| percentage = 1.92
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[Mike the Mover]]
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 16,459
| percentage = 1.46
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Will Baker
| party      = Reform Party (United States)
| votes      = 12,865
| percentage = 1.14
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes      = 1,130,119
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Maria Cantwell]] (incumbent)
 | votes      = 1,855,493
 | percentage = 60.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | candidate  = [[Michael Baumgartner]]
 | votes      = 1,213,924
 | percentage = 39.49
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
 | votes      = 4,644
 | percentage = 0.15
}}
{{Election box total no change
 | votes      = 3,074,061
 | percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
 | winner      = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===U.S. House===
{{main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington}}
Due to the results of the [[2010 United States Census]], Washington elected [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representatives]] from ten [[List of United States congressional districts|congressional districts]], a gain of one seat.

Incumbents [[Rick Larsen]] (D-{{ushr|WA|2|R}}), [[Jaime Herrera Beutler]] (R-{{ushr|WA|3|R}}), [[Doc Hastings]] (R-{{ushr|WA|4|R}}), [[Cathy McMorris Rodgers]] (R-{{ushr|WA|5|R}}), [[Jim McDermott]] (D-{{ushr|WA|7|R}}), [[Dave Reichert]] (R-{{ushr|WA|8|R}}), and [[Adam Smith (Washington politician)|Adam Smith]] (R-{{ushr|WA|9|R}}) ran for re-election and won. Incumbents [[Jay Inslee]] (D-{{ushr|WA|1|R}}) and [[Norman D. Dicks]] (D-{{ushr|WA|6|R}}) retired and were respectively succeeded by [[Suzan DelBene]] (D) and [[Derek Kilmer]] (D). [[Denny Heck]] (D) was elected to the newly created {{ushr|WA|10|C}}.

The resulting composition was six Democrats and four Republicans.

==State==
===Governor===
{{Main|2012 Washington gubernatorial election}}
Incumbent Democratic [[Governor of Washington|governor]] [[Christine Gregoire]] declined to run for a third term. Democratic congressman [[Jay Inslee]] ran to succeed her, earning Gregoire's endorsement.<ref>[http://www.rollcall.com/news/Candidates-Washington-State-1st-District-Inslee-Seat-206805-1.html "Inslee Announcement Prompts More Democratic Interest"], Roll Call Politics</ref> He faced Republican [[Attorney General of Washington|attorney general]] [[Rob McKenna]] in the general election, defeating him by a small margin.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brunner |first=Jim |date=November 9, 2012 |title=McKenna concedes; Inslee to be governor |url=http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019648697_govrace10m.html |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-date=October 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161006091533/http://old.seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2019648697_govrace10m.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = 2012 Washington gubernatorial election<ref>{{cite web|title= Governor| url=http://vote.wa.gov/results/current/Governor.html |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112204038/http://vote.wa.gov/RESULTS/CURRENT/Governor.html |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref>
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Jay Inslee]]
| party = Washington Democratic Party
| votes = 664,534
| percentage = 47.13
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Rob McKenna]]
| party = Washington Republican Party
| votes = 604,872
| percentage = 42.90
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change 
| candidate = Shahram Hadian 
| party = Washington Republican Party
| votes = 46,169 
| percentage = 3.27 
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Rob Hill
| party = Washington Democratic Party
| votes = 45,453
| percentage = 3.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = James White
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 13,764
| percentage = 0.98
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Christian Joubert
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 10,457
| percentage = 0.74
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = L. Dale Sorgen
| party = Independent politician
| votes = 9,734
| percentage = 0.69
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Max Sampson
| party = Washington Republican Party
| votes = 8,753
| percentage = 0.62
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Javier O. Lopez
| party = Washington Republican Party
| votes = 6,131
| percentage = 0.43
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 1,409,867
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Jay Inslee]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,582,802
| percentage = 51.40
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Rob McKenna]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 1,488,245	
| percentage = 48.33
}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 8,592
| percentage = 0.28%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 3,079,639
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Washington Democratic Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Lieutenant governor===
Incumbent Democratic [[Lieutenant Governor of Washington|lieutenant governor]] [[Brad Owen]] ran for re-election to a fifth term.

====Polling====
=====General election=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br>administered
! Sample<br>size
! Margin<br>{{nowrap|of error}}
! style="width:100px;"| Brad<br>Owen (D)
! style="width:100px;"| Bill<br>Finkbeiner (R)
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[http://www.scribd.com/doc/111037735/Elway-Poll-102412 Elway Research]
|October 18–21, 2012
|451 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''42%'''
|32%
|26%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[https://www.scribd.com/document/111037735/Elway-Poll-102412 Elway Research]
|September 9–12, 2012
|405 (RV)
|±&nbsp;5.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''43%'''
|27%
|29%
|}

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Brad Owen]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 648,110
  |percentage = 48.52
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Bill Finkbeiner]]
  |votes      = 352,195
  |percentage = 26.36
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent Republican (US)
  |candidate  = [[Glenn Anderson (Washington politician)|Glenn Anderson]]
  |votes      = 229,318
  |percentage = 17.17
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = Jimmy Deal
  |votes      = 53,694
  |percentage = 4.02
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = Clifford Mark Greene
  |votes      = 46,534
  |percentage = 3.48
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = Dave T. Sumner IV
  |votes      = 6,057
  |percentage = 0.45
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,335,908
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change 
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Brad Owen]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,575,133
  |percentage = 53.68
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Bill Finkbeiner]]
  |votes      = 1,359,212
  |percentage = 46.32
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,934,345
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===Secretary of State===
{{main|2012 Washington Secretary of State election}}
Incumbent Republican [[Secretary of State of Washington|Secretary of State]] [[Sam Reed]] declined to run for re-election to a fourth term. The general election was won by Republican [[Thurston County, Washington|Thurston County]] auditor [[Kim Wyman]], who defeated Democratic state senator [[Kathleen Drew (politician)|Kathleen Drew]] by under one percentage point, resulting in the smallest statewide margin in 2012.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington Secretary of State election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Kim Wyman]]
  |votes      = 528,754
  |percentage = 39.76
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Kathleen Drew (politician)|Kathleen Drew]]
  |votes      = 289,052
  |percentage = 21.73
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Gregory J. Nickels]]
  |votes      = 210,832
  |percentage = 15.85
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Jim Kastama]]
  |votes      = 185,425
  |percentage = 13.94
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Constitution Party (US)
  |candidate  = Karen Murray
  |votes      = 50,888
  |percentage = 3.83
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent politician
  |candidate  = David J. Anderson
  |votes      = 44,276
  |percentage = 3.33
}}{{Election box candidate no change
  |party      = Human Rights
  |candidate  = Sam Wright
  |votes      = 20,809
  |percentage = 1.57
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,330,036
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change 
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Kim Wyman]]
  |votes      = 1,464,741
  |percentage = 50.38
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Kathleen Drew (politician)|Kathleen Drew]]
  |votes      = 1,442,868
  |percentage = 49.62
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,907,609
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Republican Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===Attorney general===
{{main|2012 Washington Attorney General election}}
Incumbent Republican [[Attorney General of Washington|attorney general]] [[Rob McKenna]] retired to run for governor and did not seek a third term. Two [[King County Council]]members, Republican [[Reagan Dunn]] and Democrat [[Bob Ferguson (politician)|Bob Ferguson]], faced off in the general election. Ferguson ultimately won the election.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington Attorney General election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Bob Ferguson (politician)|Bob Ferguson]]
  |votes      = 685,346
  |percentage = 51.68
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Reagan Dunn]]
  |votes      = 506,524
  |percentage = 38.20
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = Stephen Pidgeon
  |votes      = 134,185
  |percentage = 10.12
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,326,055
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Bob Ferguson (politician)|Bob Ferguson]]
  |votes      = 1,564,443
  |percentage = 53.48
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Reagan Dunn]]
  |votes      = 1,361,010
  |percentage = 46.52
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,925,453
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box gain with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
  |loser      = Washington Republican Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===State Treasurer===
Incumbent Democratic [[Washington State Treasurer|Treasurer]] [[James McIntire (politician)|James McIntire]] ran for re-election to a second term.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington State Treasurer election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[James McIntire (politician)|James McIntire]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 925,850
  |percentage = 96.63
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = Sharon Hanek (write-in)
  |votes      = 32,339
  |percentage = 3.38
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 958,189
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[James McIntire (politician)|James McIntire]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,695,401
  |percentage = 58.71
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = Sharon Hanek
  |votes      = 1,192,150
  |percentage = 41.29
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,887,551
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===State Auditor===
Incumbent Democratic [[Washington State Auditor|Auditor]] [[Brian Sonntag]] declined to run for re-election to a sixth term. Democratic state representative [[Troy Kelley]] won the election, defeating Republican James Watkins.

====Polling====
=====General election=====
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br>administered
! Sample<br>size
! Margin<br>{{nowrap|of error}}
! style="width:100px;"| Troy<br>Kelley (D)
! style="width:100px;"| James<br>Watkins (R)
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[http://www.scribd.com/doc/111037735/Elway-Poll-102412 Elway Research]
|October 18–21, 2012
|451 (RV)
|±&nbsp;4.5%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''34%'''
|29%
|37%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|[https://www.scribd.com/document/111037735/Elway-Poll-102412 Elway Research]
|September 9–12, 2012
|405 (RV)
|±&nbsp;5.0%
|{{party shading/Democratic}}|'''36%'''
|27%
|38%
|}

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington State Auditor election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = James Watkins
  |votes      = 584,444
  |percentage = 46.09
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Troy Kelley]]
  |votes      = 291,335
  |percentage = 22.98
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Craig Pridemore]]
  |votes      = 268,220
  |percentage = 21.15
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Mark Miloscia]]
  |votes      = 123,936
  |percentage = 9.78
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,267,935
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Troy Kelley]]
  |votes      = 1,512,620
  |percentage = 52.95
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = James Watkins
  |votes      = 1,344,137
  |percentage = 47.05
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,856,757
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===Insurance Commissioner===
Incumbent Democratic [[Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner|Insurance Commissioner]] [[Mike Kreidler]] ran for re-election to a fourth term.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Mike Kreidler]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 712,095
  |percentage = 54.91
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = John Adams
  |votes      = 279,052
  |percentage = 21.52
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = Scott Reilly
  |votes      = 241,377
  |percentage = 18.61
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent (US)
  |candidate  = Brian C. Berend
  |votes      = 64,303
  |percentage = 4.96
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,296,827
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Mike Kreidler]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,662,555
  |percentage = 58.31
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = John Adams
  |votes      = 1,188,926
  |percentage = 41.70
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,851,481
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===Commissioner of Public Lands===
Incumbent Democratic [[Washington State Department of Natural Resources#Commissioner of Public Lands|Commissioner of Public Lands]] [[Peter J. Goldmark]] ran for re-election to a second term.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington Commissioner of Public Lands election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Peter J. Goldmark]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 683,448
  |percentage = 51.88
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Clint Didier]]
  |votes      = 540,907
  |percentage = 41.06
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Independent (US)
  |candidate  = Stephen A. Sharon
  |votes      = 92,993
  |percentage = 7.06
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,317,348
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Democratic Party
  |candidate  = [[Peter J. Goldmark]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 1,692,083
  |percentage = 58.74
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Washington Republican Party
  |candidate  = [[Clint Didier]]
  |votes      = 1,188,411
  |percentage = 41.26
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,880,494
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===Superintendent of Public Instruction===
Incumbent Democratic [[Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] [[Randy Dorn]] ran for re-election to a second term. He was unopposed in the general election. The superintendent is the only nonpartisan statewide election.

{{Election box open primary begin no change |title=2012 Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction election}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = [[Randy Dorn]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 634,314
  |percentage = 56.22
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Ron Higgins
  |votes      = 172,331
  |percentage = 15.27
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = James Bauckman
  |votes      = 149,370
  |percentage = 13.24
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = Donald Hansler
  |votes      = 104,360
  |percentage = 9.25
}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = John P. Blair
  |votes      = 67,898
  |percentage = 6.02
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 1,128,273
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box open primary general election no change
}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  |party      = Nonpartisan politician
  |candidate  = [[Randy Dorn]] (incumbent)
  |votes      = 2,164,163
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box total no change
  |votes      = 2,164,163
  |percentage = 100.00
}}{{Election box hold with party link no change
  |winner     = Washington Democratic Party
}}{{Election box end}}

===State Senate===
{{Main|2012 Washington State Senate election}}
The Democrats won on election night, but in early December two Democrats formed a conservative coalition with the Republican Caucus.

===State House of Representatives===
{{Main|2012 Washington House of Representatives election}}

===Judicial positions===
{{main|2012 Washington State Supreme Court election}}

===Ballot measures===
* [[2012 Washington Initiative 502|Initiative 502]] – <span style="color:green;">Passed</span> – Licensing and Regulating Marijuana<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Voters' Guide - 2012 General Election |url=https://eledataweb.votewa.gov/OVG/onlinevotersguide/Measures?language=en&electionId=46&countyCode=xx&ismyVote=False&electionTitle=2012%20General%20Election%20#ososTop |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Washington Secretary of State}}</ref>
{{Referendum
| title = Initiative 502
| yes = 1,724,209
| yespct = 55.70
| no = 1,371,235
| nopct = 44.30
| total = 3,095,444
}}

* [[2012 Washington Initiative 1185|Initiative 1185]] – <span style="color:green;">Passed</span> – Supermajority to Raise Taxes or Close Loopholes<ref name=":0" />
{{Referendum
| title = Initiative 1185
| yes = 1,892,969
| yespct = 63.91
| no = 1,069,083
| nopct = 36.09
| total = 2,962,052
}}

* [[2012 Washington Initiative 1240|Initiative 1240]] – <span style="color:green;">Passed</span> – Allow Charter Schools<ref name=":0" />
{{Referendum
| title = Initiative 1240
| yes = 1,525,807
| yespct = 50.69
| no = 1,484,125
| nopct = 49.31
| total = 3,009,932
}}

* [[2012 Washington Referendum 74|Referendum 74]] – <span style="color:green;">Passed</span> – Same Sex Marriage<ref name=":0" />
{{Referendum
| title = Referendum 74
| yes = 1,659,915
| yespct = 53.70
| no = 1,431,285
| nopct = 46.30
| total = 3,091,200
}}

==References==
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{{Washington elections}}
{{2012 United States elections}}

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