The Green Papers: Washington 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 7 August 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:6,753,369 (2.18% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:12(2.23% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:10(2.30% of 435)
2000 Census:5,908,684 (2.10% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
Capital:Olympia
Tuesday 7 August 2012 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day.
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a PST (1500 UTC) to 8:00p PST (0400 UTC). Washington votes by mail. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Election Day, or dropped off in a designated ballot box by 8 p.m. local time on Election Day.
 

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


Washington State’s Top Two Primary

  • The two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary and receive at least 1% of the votes cast qualify for the general election.
  • Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate’s preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate.
  • To trigger a mandatory machine recount, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.
  • To trigger a manual recount in a statewide election, the difference between the top two vote-getters must be less than 1,000 votes and less 0.25% of the total number of votes cast for both candidates.

6 November 2012 candidates and official write-in candidates from the Washington Secretary of State. Also see Voters' Guides and Pamphlets

6 November 2012 Federal and State Executive returns from the Washington Secretary of State.

 
           

President  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 12 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.
Up for election in 2012
  Elected Democratic 1,755,396 56.16% President Barack Hussein Obama
(12 Electoral Votes)
Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr.

FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987
  Candidate Republican 1,290,670 41.29% former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney
Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan

FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141
  Candidate Libertarian 42,202 1.35% former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson
Vice President: James P."Jim" Gray

FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585
  Candidate Green 20,928 0.67% Jill E. Stein
Vice President: Cheri Honkala

FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022
  Candidate Constitution 8,851 0.28% former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr.
Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer

FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253
  Candidate Justice Party 4,946 0.16% former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson
Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez

FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084
  Candidate Socialism and Liberation 1,318 0.04% Peta Lindsay
Vice President: Yari Osorio

FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019
  Candidate Socialist Workers Party 1,205 0.04% James E. Harris, Jr.
Vice President: Alyson Kennedy

FEC P20005112
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Avery L. Ayers
Vice President: Alejandrina Carera

FEC P20004479
  Candidate Write-in     Dennis Andrew Ball
No Vice Presidential candidate.
American Party of America Party
  Candidate Write-in; (Reform)     Andre Nigel Barnett
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20002697
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)     Roseanne Cherri Barr
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20002804; 26 Nov 12; Tot $56,337; Dsb $53,474
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Joann Breivogel
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Brian Scott Cane
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Paul Chehade
Vice President: Steve McAllister

FEC P20002580
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent American)     Will Christensen
Vice President: Kenneth "Ken" L. Gibbs

FEC P20005245
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Santa Claus
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20005146
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Michael Dale Coombs
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     John Albert Dummett, Jr.
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20002499
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Richard Austin Duncan
Vice President: Ricky Johnson

FEC P20005252
  Candidate Write-in     Stephen Gaylord Durham
Vice President: Christina Gloria López.
Freedom Socialist

FEC P20004651; 31 Dec 12; Tot $38,295; Dsb $38,295
  Candidate Write-in; (Constitution)     Betsy Pauline Elgar
FEC P20003851; 31 Dec 12; Tot $0; Dsb $0
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Ronald C. Hobbs
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Darrell Hykes
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20002903
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Nelson Keyton, Jr.
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Michael Joseph Kleiner
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic; Independent)     Dennis Jerome Knill
Vice President: David Gilder.

FEC P20002218; 31 Oct 12; Tot $1,089; Dsb $1,208
  Candidate Write-in     Kip Lee
National Libertarian Party.
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20000055
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     David Librace
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Erin Kent Magee
Vice President: William Thomas Harney

FEC P20002648; 26 Nov 12; Tot $68; Dsb $5,458
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Richard Skeen "Dick" McCormick
Vice President: Steve Albert McCormick

FEC P20002515
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     William Christopher Meyer
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Merlin Lloyd Miller
Vice President: Virginia Deane Abernethy

FEC P20004693
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Dean Daniel Morstad
Vice President: Joshua Paul "Josh" Franke-Hyland

FEC P20004172; 26 Nov 12; Tot $11,372; Dsb $11,371
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Terrance James "T. J." O'Hara
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20004149
  Candidate Write-in; (Republican)     Barbara Ann K. "Barb" Prokopich
  Candidate Write-in; (Peace And Freedom)     Leon Leo Ray
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Jill Ann Reed
Vice President: Thomas Allen "Tom" Cary

FEC P20003208; 26 Nov 12; Tot $45,217; Dsb $46,660
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Platt Allen Robertson
Vice President: Scott Clayborn Falls
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Rick L. Rogers
No Vice Presidential candidate

FEC P20005179
  Candidate Write-in; (Democratic)     Beverly Simmons-Miller
Vice President: Thomas Miller
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Kevin M. "Kev Thorn" Thorne
No Vice Presidential candidate
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle
Vice President: Matthew Allen "Matt" Turner

FEC P20002630
  Candidate Write-in; (Independent)     Gerald Legarde "Jerry" Warner
Vice President: Ricky Allen Hood
Total 3,125,516 100.00%  

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Maria E. Cantwell
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,855,493 60.45% Senator Maria E. Cantwell
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC S8WA00194; 26 Nov 12; Tot $9,389,691; Dsb $8,922,495
  Candidate Republican 1,213,924 39.55% state Senator Michael James Baumgartner
Prefers Republican Party

FEC S2WA00288; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,134,313; Dsb $1,022,444
Total 3,069,417 100.00%  

Class 3 Democratic Senator Patty Murray
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Chair up for election
Open
Democratic Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Chair - 13 June 2011: "Today, I say I will not run for a third term as governor ...."
 ** Open Chair (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,582,802 51.54% Congressman Jay R. Inslee
Prefers Democratic Party.
24 June 2011: Candidate for Governor in 2012.
Congressman CD 1.
  Candidate Republican 1,488,245 48.46% Attorney General Rob McKenna
Prefers Republican Party
  Candidate Write-in; (No Party Preference)     Thomas Gerard Grajkowski
Total 3,071,047 100.00%  

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,575,133 53.68% Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen
Prefers Democrat Party
  Candidate Republican 1,359,212 46.32% Bill Finkbeiner
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,934,345 100.00%  

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
5 Democratic (1 Undetermined, 3 on General Election ballot, 1 Open);
4 Republican (4 on General Election ballot)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First Elected: 2012 in a special election
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 177,025 53.94% Washington State Department of Revenue Director Suzan Kay DelBene
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA08046; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,404,608; Dsb $4,467,382
  Candidate Republican 151,187 46.06% Snohomish County Councilman John Marvin Koster
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA02098; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,214,380; Dsb $1,196,789
Total 328,212 100.00%  
  
24 June 2011: Congressman Jay R. Inslee (Democratic) announced he would be a candidate for Governor in 2012.
6 March 2012: He announced his resignation. "Effective March 20, I'm stepping down from my seat in Congress to devote myself full-time to my race for governor..."
20 March 2012: He resigned.
6 November 2012: Suzan Kay DelBene (Democratic) was elected to Congress in a special election for the partial term ending in January 2013. She was also elected to the full term ending in January 2015.

Special Election - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
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Seat up for election
Special Election
Democratic
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Special Election - Primary: Tuesday 7 August 2012
  Elected Democratic 216,144 60.42% Washington State Department of Revenue Director Suzan Kay DelBene
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA08046; 26 Nov 12; Tot $4,404,608; Dsb $4,467,382
  Candidate Republican 141,591 39.58% Snohomish County Councilman John Marvin Koster
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA02098; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,214,380; Dsb $1,196,789
Total 357,735 100.00%  
 2 April 2012: Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire called the special election to fill the vacant seat of Congressman Jay R. Inslee who resigned to run for Governor. The primary will be on Tuesday 7 August 2012 and the General Election on Tuesday 6 November 2012.

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 184,826 61.14% Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA02080; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,351,281; Dsb $1,179,244
  Candidate Republican 117,465 38.86% Dan Matthews
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H2WA02177; 31 Dec 12; Tot $284,110; Dsb $279,502
Total 302,291 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 177,446 60.38% Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA03187; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,656,431; Dsb $1,593,737
  Candidate Democratic 116,438 39.62% Jon T. Haugen
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA03076; 15 Nov 12; Tot $13,478; Dsb $13,480
Total 293,884 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Doc Hastings
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 154,749 66.22% Congressman Doc Hastings
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H2WA04041; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,645,120; Dsb $1,431,258
  Candidate Democratic 78,940 33.78% Mary Baechler
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA04124; 26 Nov 12; Tot $34,202; Dsb $29,957
Total 233,689 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 191,066 61.92% Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H4WA05077; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,966,770; Dsb $1,922,950
  Candidate Democratic 117,512 38.08% Rich Cowan
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA05071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $369,386; Dsb $363,115
Total 308,578 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 2 March 2012: Announced retirement.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 186,661 59.00% state Senator Derek Kilmer
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA06129; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,863,221; Dsb $1,672,092
  Candidate Republican 129,725 41.00% Bill Driscoll
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H2WA06145; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,826,247; Dsb $1,825,217
Total 316,386 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 7
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 298,368 79.65% Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H8WA07132; 26 Nov 12; Tot $609,852; Dsb $587,539
  Candidate Republican 76,212 20.35% Ronald S. "Ron" Bemis
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H2WA07101; 26 Nov 12; Tot $26,533; Dsb $24,329
Total 374,580 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 8
Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Dave Reichert
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Republican 180,204 59.65% Congressman Dave Reichert
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H4WA08071; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,650,988; Dsb $1,574,401
  Candidate Democratic 121,886 40.35% Karen Porterfield
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA08158; 26 Nov 12; Tot $129,981; Dsb $103,890
Total 302,090 100.00%  

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 9
Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Elected Democratic 192,034 71.62% Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H6WA09025; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,140,776; Dsb $894,869
  Candidate Republican 76,105 28.38% James Lee "Jim" Postma
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H8WA09047; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,818; Dsb $6,263
Total 268,139 100.00%  

No Incumbent - New Seat in 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment - First election in 2012
CD 10
Seat up for election
 
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
  Elected Democratic 163,036 58.56% former state Representative Dennis "Denny" Heck
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA03161; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,052,717; Dsb $1,958,312
  Candidate Republican 115,381 41.44% Richard Walter "Dick" Muri
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA09044; 26 Nov 12; Tot $255,629; Dsb $250,451
Total 278,417 100.00%  

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 28 June 2011: Announced he will not run for re-election in 2012.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 1,464,741 50.38% Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman
Prefers Republican Party
  Candidate Democratic 1,442,868 49.62% former state Senator Kathleen Drew
Prefers Democratic Party
Total 2,907,609 100.00%  

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election
Open
Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 8 June 2011: Running for Governor in 2012.
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,564,443 53.48% King County Councilmember Bob Ferguson
Prefers Democratic Party
  Candidate Republican 1,361,010 46.52% King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,925,453 100.00%  

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Treasurer James L. "Jim" McIntire
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,695,401 58.71% Treasurer James L. "Jim" McIntire
Prefers Democratic Party
  Candidate Republican 1,192,150 41.29% Sharon Hanek
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,887,551 100.00%  

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag
First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open Seat - 3 November 2011: Retiring
 ** Open Office (no incumbent) **
  Elected Democratic 1,512,620 52.95% Troy Kelley
Prefers Democratic Party
  Candidate Republican 1,344,137 47.05% James Watkins
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,856,757 100.00%  

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Peter James Goldmark
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,692,083 58.74% Public Lands Commissioner Peter James Goldmark
Prefers Democratic Party
  Candidate Republican 1,188,411 41.26% Clint Didier
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,880,494 100.00%  

Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,662,555 58.30% Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
Prefers Democratic Party
  Candidate Republican 1,188,926 41.70% John R. Adams
Prefers Republican Party
Total 2,851,481 100.00%  

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

Seat up for election Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Randy I. Dorn
• Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
on General Election ballot - 7 August 2012 Primary
 ** Uncontested Race **
  Elected Nonpartisan 2,164,163 100.00% Public Instruction Superintendent Randy I. Dorn
Total 2,164,163 100.00%  
 All candidates for Superintendent of Public Instruction appear on the Primary ballot. If any candidate receives more than 50% of the vote in the Primary, he or she goes on the General Election ballot alone. If no candidate receives a majority, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes go on the General Election ballot. [RCW 29A.36.171]
 

Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
  Democratic (affiliates): 14 incumbents, 23 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 23 candidates
Major Third Parties
  Constitution (affiliates): 2 candidates
  Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
  Libertarian: 1 candidate
  Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
  Independent American (affiliate of Constitution): 1 candidate
  Justice Party: 1 candidate
  Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
  Peace And Freedom: 2 candidates
  Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
Independents
  Independent: 25 candidates
  No Party Preference: 1 candidate
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent, 1 candidate
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 37 candidates
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.


 


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