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%

Results

2016 Washington Secretary of State election^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Wyman (incumbent)	1,713,004	54.74%
	Democratic	Tina Podlodowski	1,416,299	45.26%
Total votes			3,129,303	100.00%

By county

County results

County[10]	Kim Wyman Republican		Tina Podlodowski Democratic		Margin		Total votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Adams	3,394	75.41%	1,107	24.59%	2,287	50.81%	4,501
Asotin	6,477	68.85%	2,930	31.15%	3,547	37.71%	9,407
Benton	57,340	72.71%	21,524	27.29%	35,816	45.41%	78,864
Chelan	22,261	68.27%	10,348	31.73%	11,913	36.53%	32,609
Clallam	22,800	59.35%	15,613	40.65%	7,187	18.71%	38,413
Clark	118,264	60.77%	76,361	39.23%	41,903	21.53%	194,625
Columbia	1,654	78.57%	451	21.43%	1,203	57.15%	2,105
Cowlitz	28,206	63.24%	16,397	36.76%	11,809	26.48%	44,603
Douglas	11,232	73.92%	3,962	26.08%	7,270	47.85%	15,194
Ferry	2,395	69.20%	1,066	30.80%	1,329	38.40%	3,461
Franklin	15,976	68.19%	7,453	31.81%	8,523	36.38%	23,429
Garfield	942	78.89%	252	21.11%	690	57.79%	1,194
Grant	20,837	75.42%	6,792	24.58%	14,045	50.83%	27,629
Grays Harbor	16,881	60.21%	11,156	39.79%	5,725	20.42%	28,037
Island	24,494	58.17%	17,613	41.83%	6,881	16.34%	42,107
Jefferson	8,475	42.44%	11,495	57.56%	-3,020	-15.12%	19,970
King	396,466	41.30%	563,438	58.70%	-166,972	-17.39%	959,904
Kitsap	69,426	56.53%	53,392	43.47%	16,034	13.06%	122,818
Kittitas	12,298	66.74%	6,129	33.26%	6,169	33.48%	18,427
Klickitat	6,593	63.24%	3,833	36.76%	2,760	26.47%	10,426
Lewis	25,134	74.30%	8,694	25.70%	16,440	48.60%	33,828
Lincoln	4,492	80.62%	1,080	19.38%	3,412	61.23%	5,572
Mason	17,295	62.39%	10,426	37.61%	6,869	24.78%	27,721
Okanogan	10,788	65.14%	5,772	34.86%	5,016	30.29%	16,560
Pacific	6,027	58.27%	4,316	41.73%	1,711	16.54%	10,343
Pend Oreille	4,715	71.39%	1,890	28.61%	2,825	42.77%	6,605
Pierce	200,835	58.76%	140,962	41.24%	59,873	17.52%	341,797
San Juan	4,044	38.30%	6,516	61.70%	-2,472	-23.41%	10,560
Skagit	32,714	59.30%	22,457	40.70%	10,257	18.59%	55,171
Skamania	3,343	62.07%	2,043	37.93%	1,300	24.14%	5,386
Snohomish	189,420	55.92%	149,325	44.08%	40,095	11.84%	338,745
Spokane	141,818	63.91%	80,092	36.09%	61,726	27.82%	221,910
Stevens	16,676	75.33%	5,460	24.67%	11,216	50.67%	22,136
Thurston	77,292	60.37%	50,743	39.63%	26,549	20.74%	128,035
Wahkiakum	1,429	64.69%	780	35.31%	649	29.38%	2,209
Walla Walla	16,698	67.86%	7,910	32.14%	8,788	35.71%	24,608
Whatcom	53,932	50.16%	53,581	49.84%	351	0.33%	107,513
Whitman	9,969	59.05%	6,913	40.95%	3,056	18.10%	16,882
Yakima	49,972	65.75%	26,027	34.25%	23,945	31.51%	75,999
Totals	1,713,004	54.74%	1,416,299	45.26%	296,705	9.48%	3,129,303

By congressional district

Wyman won eight of ten 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