The Green Papers: Washington 2017 General Election
 
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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 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. 115th 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 (4, 1 write-in)
  Candidate Democratic     Senator Maria E. Cantwell
FEC S8WA00194; 30 Sep 17; Tot $3,704,738; Dsb $1,221,541
  Candidate Democratic     Jennifer "GiGi" Ferguson
FEC S8WA00202
  Candidate Independent     Clay Johnson
  Candidate Libertarian     Mike Luke
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Alex Tsimerman
Stand Up America

FEC S6WA00339

Class 3 Democratic Senator Patricia L. "Patty" Murray
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Democratic Governor Jay R. Inslee
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Lieutenant Governor Cyrus Habib
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

115th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Democratic (6 Undetermined);
4 Republican (3 Undetermined, 1 Open)

Incumbent - 115th 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 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Suzan Kay DelBene
FEC H0WA08046; 30 Sep 17; Tot $766,655; Dsb $387,695

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2 Democratic Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
First elected: 2000
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Richard Ray "Rick" Larsen
FEC H0WA02080; 30 Sep 17; Tot $352,247; Dsb $206,711

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3 Republican Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
First elected: 2010
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Dorothy Gasque
FEC H8WA03172; 30 Sep 17; Tot $12,425; Dsb $8,010
  Candidate Democratic     Peter John Harrison
FEC H8WA03180; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,313; Dsb $4,381
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Jaime Lynn Herrera Beutler
FEC H0WA03187; 30 Sep 17; Tot $434,566; Dsb $368,641
  Candidate Democratic     Carolyn N. Long
FEC H8WA03198
  Candidate Democratic     David Malcolm McDevitt
FEC H6WA03184; 30 Sep 17; Tot $216,371; Dsb $10,243

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4 Republican Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse
First elected: 2014
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Christine Carol Brown
FEC H8WA04089; 30 Sep 17; Tot $26,036; Dsb $14,680
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Daniel Milton "Dan" Newhouse
FEC H4WA04104; 30 Sep 17; Tot $323,253; Dsb $208,356

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5 Republican Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
9 December 2016: Nominated to the position of Interior Department Secretary by President-elect Donald Trump.
 Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Independent     Eric Agnew
FEC H8WA05185
  Candidate Democratic     Lisa Brown
FEC H8WA05193; 30 Sep 17; Tot $224,010; Dsb $26,550
  Candidate Libertarian     Krystol McGee
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Cathy Ann McMorris Rodgers
FEC H4WA05077; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,338,616; Dsb $641,427

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6 Democratic Congressman Derek Kilmer
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Independent     Mike Coverdale
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Derek Kilmer
FEC H2WA06129; 30 Sep 17; Tot $859,737; Dsb $370,913

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7 Democratic Congressman Pramila Jayapal
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Pramila Jayapal
FEC H6WA07458; 30 Sep 17; Tot $874,573; Dsb $294,096

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8 Republican Congressman Dave Reichert
First elected: 2004
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
Open Seat - 6 September 2017: Not a candidate for re-election.
 Candidate list (11) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Poga Ahn
FEC H8WA08114; 30 Jun 17; Tot $3,904; Dsb $3,904
  Candidate Democratic     Thomas Allen Cramer
FEC H8WA08122; 30 Sep 17; Tot $16,094; Dsb $14,713
  Candidate Democratic     Mona Das
FEC H8WA08155; 30 Sep 17; Tot $56,234; Dsb $44,195
  Candidate Independent     William Eugene "Bill" Grassie
FEC H8WA08221
  Candidate Democratic     Shannon Hader
FEC H8WA08239
  Candidate Democratic     Robert Hunziker
FEC H8WA08197; 30 Sep 17; Tot $550; Dsb $193
  Candidate Democratic     Brian Olav Kostenko
FEC H8WA08148
  Candidate Democratic     Brayden William Blaine Olson
FEC H8WA08213
  Candidate Democratic     Jason Rittereiser
FEC H8WA08163; 30 Sep 17; Tot $221,948; Dsb $38,252
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Dino Rossi
FEC H8WA08205; 30 Sep 17; Tot $578,822; Dsb $11,656
  Candidate Democratic     Kim Schrier
FEC H8WA08189; 30 Sep 17; Tot $273,577; Dsb $36,636

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9 Democratic Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
First elected: 1996
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David Adam "Adam" Smith
FEC H6WA09025; 30 Sep 17; Tot $236,017; Dsb $253,736
  Candidate Democratic     Sarah Smith
FEC H8WA09054; 30 Sep 17; Tot $21,604; Dsb $12,402

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10 Democratic Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck
First elected: 2012
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
 Candidate list (2, 1 write-in) - 116th Congress
  Candidate Not readily classifiable     Tamborine Borrelli
FEC H8WA10029
  Candidate Independent     Adam Harrison
FEC H8WA10011
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Dennis "Denny" Heck
FEC H0WA03161; 30 Sep 17; Tot $539,378; Dsb $173,450

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
27 March 2017: Secretary of State Wyman announced that she has colon cancer. The prognosis is good. During treatments, Assistant Secretary Mark Neary will assume responsibility for day-to-day operations and Deputy Secretary Greg Lane may represent the office as needed.

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson
First elected: 2012; re-elected: 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Republican Treasurer Duane A. Davidson
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Auditor Patrice "Pat" McCarthy
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Commissioner of Public Lands  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Insurance Commissioner  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler
First elected: 2000; re-elected: 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020

Superintendent of Public Instruction  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2016, 2020

  Nonpartisan; (Democratic) Public Instruction Superintendent Chris Reykdal
First elected: 2016
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
 

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   Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Democratic (affiliates): 15 incumbents, 24 candidates
  Republican: 6 incumbents, 4 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
  Independent: 5 candidates
  Nonpartisan: 1 incumbent
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
  Not readily classifiable: 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.

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.


 


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