2016 Washington Secretary of State election

The Washington Secretary of State election, 2016, was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election.^[1]

2016 Washington Secretary of State election

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Nominee Kim Wyman Tina Podlodowski Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,713,004 1,416,299 Percentage 54.74% 45.26%

County results Congressional district results Precinct results Wyman:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Podlodowski:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:      50%      No data

Secretary of State before election Kim Wyman Republican Elected Secretary of State Kim Wyman Republican

Kim Wyman was endorsed by the three preceding secretaries of state (Ralph Munro, Sam Reed, and Bruce Chapman), as well as the Seattle Times, King County Director of Elections Julie Wise, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, the Washington Education Association, the Rental Housing Association of Washington, and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union.^[2][3] As of September 2016, Wyman had raised about $395,000 for her campaign.^[4]

Tina Podlodowski was endorsed by the incumbent, and two preceding, governors of Washington (Jay Inslee, Christine Gregoire, and Gary Locke), as well as Lakewood city councilor Mary Moss, the Washington State High School Democrats, and The Stranger.^[5] As of September 2016, Podlodowski had raised about $460,000 for her campaign.^[4]

Blanket primary results by county

  Wyman

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Podlodowski

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%

General election

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kim Wyman (R)	Tina Podlodowski (D)	Undecided
Elway Poll[6]	October 20–22, 2016	502 (RV)	± 4.5%	41%	37%	22%
Normington Petts & Associates (D)[7][a]	September 27–29, 2016	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	31%	35%	34%
Elway Poll[8]	August 9–13, 2016	500 (RV)	± 4.5%	41%	33%	26%

By congressional district

Wyman won 8 of 10 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.^[9]

District	Wyman	Podlodowski	Representative
1st	58%	42%	Suzan DelBene
2nd	51%	49%	Rick Larsen
3rd	63%	37%	Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th	70%	30%	Dan Newhouse
5th	65%	35%	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th	55%	45%	Derek Kilmer
7th	31%	69%	Jim McDermott
8th	62%	38%	Dave Reichert
9th	42%	58%	Adam Smith
10th	59%	41%	Denny Heck

See also

• Washington secretary of state election, 2012

Notes

1. Poll sponsored by Podlodowski's campaign