The Green Papers: Washington 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 17 August 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
2000 Census:5,908,684 (2.10% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Olympia
Tuesday 17 August 2010 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Note: As of July 2009, only Pierce County maintains polls, all other counties vote by mail.
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a PDT (1400 UTC) to 8:00p PDT (0300 UTC). Note: As of July 2009, only Pierce County maintains polls, all other counties vote by mail.
 

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Washington State and Local Government


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.

17 August 2010:
WASHINGTON PRIMARY results from a media source.
WASHINGTON PRIMARY returns from an official source.


2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1 Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Class 3
Seat up for election
Democratic Senator Patty Murray
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004.
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 1,314,930 52.36% Senator Patty Murray
FEC S2WA00189; 31 Dec 10; Tot $12,762,491; Dsb $14,873,696
  Candidate Republican 1,196,164 47.64% Dino Rossi
Prefers Republican Party.
26 May 2010: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
24 May 2010: Media reports state Dino Rossi will announce his candidacy on Wednesday 26 May 2010.

FEC S0WA00357; 31 Dec 10; Tot $9,645,435; Dsb $9,421,111
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     John Naubert
Total 2,511,094 100.00%  

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

  Democratic Governor Christine "Chris" Gregoire
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
Chair up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen
First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Democratic (5 on General Election ballot, 1 Open);
3 Republican (3 on General Election ballot)

CD 1
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Jay R. Inslee
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 172,642 57.67% Congressman Jay R. Inslee
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H2WA04090; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,403,957; Dsb $1,270,451
  Candidate Republican 126,737 42.33% James H. L. Watkins
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA01082; 31 Dec 10; Tot $351,473; Dsb $339,765
Total 299,379 100.00%  

CD 2
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Rick R. Larsen
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 155,241 51.07% Congressman Rick R. Larsen
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA02080; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,028,590; Dsb $2,080,322
  Candidate Republican 148,722 48.93% Snohomish County Councilman John M. Koster
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA02098; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,114,864; Dsb $1,110,340
Total 303,963 100.00%  

CD 3
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Seat up for election
Open
Democratic Congressman Brian N. Baird
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Open Seat - 9 December 2009: Announced his retirement at the end of his term-- will not run for re-election.
 ** Open Seat (no incumbent) **
  Elected Republican 152,799 52.97% state Representative Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
Prefers Republican Party.

FEC H0WA03187; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,557,217; Dsb $1,534,647
  Candidate Democratic 135,654 47.03% former state Representative Dennis "Denny" Heck
Prefers Democratic Party.
15 March 2010: Received Congressman Brian N. Baird's endorsement.

FEC H0WA03161; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,988,493; Dsb $1,965,994
Total 288,453 100.00%  

CD 4
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Doc Hastings
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 156,726 67.64% Congressman Doc Hastings
Prefers Republican Party.

FEC H2WA04041; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,056,566; Dsb $1,089,264
  Candidate Democratic 74,973 32.36% Jerame V. "Jay" Clough
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA04060; 31 Dec 10; Tot $120,011; Dsb $118,860
Total 231,699 100.00%  

CD 5
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 177,235 63.67% Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
Prefers Republican Party.

FEC H4WA05077; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,453,240; Dsb $1,381,220
  Candidate Democratic 101,146 36.33% Daryl Romeyn
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA05117; 20 Nov 10; Tot $15,682; Dsb $13,318
Total 278,381 100.00%  

CD 6
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 151,873 58.04% Congressman Norman D. "Norm" Dicks
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H6WA06021; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,412,755; Dsb $1,582,732
  Candidate Republican 109,800 41.96% Douglas Richard Cloud
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H4WA06067; 31 Dec 10; Tot $118,125; Dsb $116,469
Total 261,673 100.00%  

CD 7
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 232,649 82.97% Congressman James Adelbert "Jim" McDermott
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H8WA07132; 31 Dec 10; Tot $582,228; Dsb $568,644
  Candidate Independent 47,741 17.03% Bob Jeffers-Schroder
Prefers Independent - No Party

FEC H0WA07105
  Candidate Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)     Mary Martin
Total 280,390 100.00%  

CD 8
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Seat up for election
Republican Congressman Dave Reichert
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
First elected: 2004
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Republican 161,296 52.05% Congressman Dave Reichert
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H4WA08071; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,793,782; Dsb $2,770,288
  Candidate Democratic 148,581 47.95% Suzan Kay DelBene
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H0WA08046; 31 Dec 10; Tot $4,024,780; Dsb $3,942,488
Total 309,877 100.00%  

CD 9
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Seat up for election
Democratic Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
• Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
on General Election ballot - won one of "Top Two" positions in 17 August 2010 Primary
  Elected Democratic 123,743 54.85% Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
Prefers Democratic Party

FEC H6WA09025; 31 Dec 10; Tot $948,528; Dsb $1,355,506
  Candidate Republican 101,851 45.15% Pierce County Councilmember Richard Walter "Dick" Muri
Prefers Republican Party

FEC H0WA09044; 31 Dec 10; Tot $243,206; Dsb $243,205
Total 225,594 100.00%  

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

  Republican Secretary of State Sam Reed
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

  Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna
First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

  Democratic Treasurer James L. "Jim" McIntire
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012

  Democratic Auditor Brian Sonntag
First elected: 1992; re-elected 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

  Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Peter James Goldmark
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

  Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

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

  Nonpartisan Public Instruction Superintendent Randy Dorn
First elected: 2008
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 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, 10 candidates
  Republican: 5 incumbents, 9 candidates
Other Third Parties
  Socialist Workers Party: 2 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 1 candidate
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Write-in: 2 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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