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  WA Governor - Blanket Primary
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Washington > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline May 18, 2012 - 08:00pm Central
Polls Open August 07, 2012 - 09:00am Central
Polls Close August 07, 2012 - 10:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2013 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH May 16, 2016 07:17pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Top two candidates advance to the general election regardless of party affiliation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameChristine Gregoire Votes1,598,738 (53.24%)
Term01/14/2009 - 01/09/2013 Margin194,614 (+6.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/06/2012
NameJay Inslee Votes1,582,802 (51.54%)
Term01/09/2013 - 01/11/2017 Margin94,557 (+3.08%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceWA Governor 11/06/2012
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/25/2009 08/07/2012
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Rob McKenna 10 ----1
Jay Inslee 9 ----1
Leaning Call: Rob McKenna (51.85%)
Weighted Call: Jay Inslee (70.15%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

06/28/2011 06/30/2011

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Rep. Jay Inslee Attorney General Rob McKenna Shahram Hadian Robert K. Hill James A. White Christian Pierre Joubert L. Dale Sorgen
PartyDemocratic Republican Republican Democratic Independent Unaffiliated Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 664,534 (47.14%) 604,872 (42.90%) 46,169 (3.28%) 45,453 (3.22%) 13,764 (0.98%) 10,457 (0.74%) 9,734 (0.69%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -59,662 (-4.23%) -618,365 (-43.86%) -619,081 (-43.91%) -650,770 (-46.16%) -654,077 (-46.39%) -654,800 (-46.44%)
Predict Avg.32.50% 33.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 06/27/2011 06/08/2011 08/06/2011 12/10/2009 04/02/2012 05/18/2012 11/06/2009
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg14.86%-- 20.77%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Elway 
06/28/11-06/30/11		 17.00% -- 20.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Eat the State!
  Washington Conservation Action
D Lisa Brown 🔗
D Patty Murray
D WesternDem
  Seattle Times
D Maggie Fimia 🔗
D Mark Doumit 🔗
D Tim Sheldon 🔗
D Brian Sonntag 🔗
I McCord 2014
R Maryland Republican
LBT Smart
LBT Jed
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Max Sampson Javier Lopez  
PartyRepublican Republican  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 8,753 (0.62%) 6,131 (0.44%)  
Margin-655,781 (-46.51%) -658,403 (-46.70%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 05/17/2012 05/28/2009  
MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Elway 
06/28/11-06/30/11		 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
 

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Bill Bryant (R)
 00, 2012

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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 04, 2012 11:00pm Poll Momentum is with Inslee in governors race   Article COSDem 
Sep 23, 2011 03:20pm Blog Entry Reardon “Flattered” By [WA] Gov Race Rumors, Won’t Deny Them  Article Ralphie 
Aug 11, 2011 08:00pm Announcement GOP challenger for McKenna  Article Ralphie 
Aug 10, 2011 07:00pm Blog Entry Inslee Says He Voted Against High Earners’ Income Tax, but…  Article Ralphie 
Jun 28, 2011 04:00pm Analysis Why State Auditor Brian Sonntag Would Have a Tough Time Running for Governor  Article Ralphie 
Jun 23, 2011 04:00pm Speculative Source: Inslee to announce run for governor next week  Article Ralphie 
Jun 13, 2011 02:00pm Announcement Washington Gov. Gregoire not seeking re-election   Article Homegrown Democrat 
Mar 21, 2011 01:00pm Speculative Inslee lets donors know he's eyeing the race for governor  Article Ralphie 
Dec 02, 2010 11:00am Speculative [WA Gov] Can McKenna end GOP's record losing streak in 2012?  Article J.R. 

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