Washington 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Washington 2015 General Election

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Washington
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Olympia

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Washington State and Local Government

Washington 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Maria E. Cantwell • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*		*Senator Maria E. Cantwell* • FEC S8WA00194

Class 3		Democratic	Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Independent		Ted Cummings • FEC S4WA00524
		Democratic		Pavel Goberman
		*Democratic*		*Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray* • FEC S2WA00189; 30 Sep 15; Tot $3,921,376; Dsb $1,104,183
		Not readily classifiable		Alex Tsimerman • Party affiliation: Standup America • FEC S6WA00339
		Republican		former state Representative Chris Vance • FEC S6WA00321; 30 Sep 15; Tot $17,888; Dsb $4,446

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Jay R. Inslee • First elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Republican		Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		state Senator Karen Fraser
		Democratic		state Senator Cyrus Habib

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Democratic (6 Undetermined); 4 Republican (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene • First elected in a special election for the 112th Congress and in a concurrent regular election to the 113th Congress: 6 November 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene* • FEC H0WA08046; 30 Sep 15; Tot $699,340; Dsb $289,785
		Republican		state Representative Elizabeth Scott • FEC H6WA01170; 30 Sep 15; Tot $51,445; Dsb $27,916

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen* • FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 15; Tot $311,220; Dsb $259,768

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler* • FEC H0WA03187; 30 Sep 15; Tot $438,843; Dsb $337,175
		Democratic		Angela Kaye Marx • FEC H6WA03176; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,904; Dsb -$2,101
		Democratic		David Malcolm McDevitt • FEC H6WA03184

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse* • FEC H4WA04104; 30 Sep 15; Tot $407,949; Dsb $228,806

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Republican		Thomas M. "Tom" Horne • FEC H6WA05148; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		*Republican*		*Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers* • FEC H4WA05077; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,184,618; Dsb $1,003,888
		Democratic		Joseph A. "Joe" Pakootas • FEC H4WA05127; 30 Sep 15; Tot $39,584; Dsb $43,310

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 6		Democratic	Congressman Derek Kilmer • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Derek Kilmer* • FEC H2WA06129; 30 Sep 15; Tot $756,655; Dsb $341,582

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 7		Democratic	Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott • First elected: 1988 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott* • FEC H8WA07132; 30 Sep 15; Tot $189,223; Dsb $164,587

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 8		Republican	Congressman Dave Reichert • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Republican*		*Congressman Dave Reichert* • FEC H4WA08071; 30 Sep 15; Tot $455,861; Dsb $245,605
		Democratic		Jason Ritchie • FEC H4WA08121; 30 Sep 15; Tot $49,598; Dsb $51,314

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 9		Democratic	Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith* • FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 15; Tot $290,230; Dsb $191,179

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 10		Democratic	Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck* • FEC H0WA03161; 30 Sep 15; Tot $511,246; Dsb $193,377

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Secretary of State Kim Wyman • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Attorney General Bob Ferguson • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Treasurer James L. "Jim" McIntire • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor Troy Kelley • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 16 April 2015: Auditor Troy Kelley (Democratic) is indicted on 10 felonies involving tax evasion, lying under oath, and keeping stolen money. He will take a "leave of absence" beginning on 1 May 2015.

Commissioner of Public Lands 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Public Lands Commissioner Peter James Goldmark • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Insurance Commissioner 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler • First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Superintendent of Public Instruction 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Nonpartisan	Public Instruction Superintendent Randy I. Dorn • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		Erin Jones
		Democratic		state Representative Chris Reykdal
	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): 15 incumbents, 17 candidates
	• Republican: 5 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Christian Liberty
	• Socialist Alternative
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Not readily classifiable: 1 candidate
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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Public Disclosure Commission
	• Register to vote - Secretary of State
	• Washington Secretary of State
	• Washington Secretary of State - Elections & Voting
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Washington State Legislature
	• Washington State Legislature - House of Representatives
	• Washington State Senate
Democratic
	• Washington Senate Democratic Caucus
	• Washington State Democrats
Republican
	• Washington State Republican Party
Third Party
	• Christian Liberty Party of Washington
	• Communist Party - Washington State District
	• Green Party of Washington
	• Libertarian Party of Washington State
	• Socialist Alternative
	• The Unity Party of Washington
Media & others
	• KING TV - Seattle
	• KREM TV - Spokane
	• Northwest Daily Marker - Redmond
	• Politics1.com - Washington
	• Seattle Post-Intelligencer
	• Sound Politics - Seattle - Puget Sound
	• The Chronicle - Centralia
	• The Daily Herald - Everett
	• The Daily News - Longview
	• The Spokesman-Review - Spokane
	• Washington Voter - League of Women Voters of Washington
	• Yakima Herald-Republic