Refreshed at 6:56 PM Pacific on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2013
Welcome to Pacific NW Portal's Elections Center. Here you'll find analysis of the unofficial returns from the 2012 general election along with the latest numbers for all statewide and federal races in Washington State, plus the most hotly-contested legislative races. Unofficial results are updated every few minutes.
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Please note that the following percentages reflect the very latest *unofficial* results and will change periodically as more ballots are counted. Data is provided by the Washington Secretary of State's office.
President (WA)
 | Barack Obama Democrat | 56.16% |
 | Mitt Romney Republican | 41.29% |
U.S. Senate (WA)
 | Maria Cantwell Democrat | 60.45% |
 | Michael Baumgartner Republican | 39.55% |
U.S. House (WA-01)
 | Suzan DelBene Democrat | 53.94% |
 | John Koster Republican | 46.06% |
U.S. House (WA-02)
 | Rick Larsen Democrat | 61.14% |
 | Dan Matthews Republican | 38.86% |
U.S. House (WA-03)
 | Jon Haugen Democrat | 39.62% |
 | Jaime H. Beutler Republican | 60.38% |
U.S. House (WA-04)
 | Mary Baechler Democrat | 33.78% |
 | Doc Hastings Republican | 66.22% |
U.S. House (WA-05)
 | Rich Cowan Democrat | 38.08% |
 | Cathy M. Rodgers Republican | 61.92% |
U.S. House (WA-06)
 | Derek Kilmer Democrat | 59% |
 | Bill Driscoll Republican | 41% |
U.S. House (WA-07)
 | Jim McDermott Democrat | 79.65% |
 | Ron Bemis Republican | 20.35% |
U.S. House (WA-08)
 | Karen Porterfield Democrat | 40.35% |
 | Dave Reichert Republican | 59.65% |
U.S. House (WA-09)
 | Adam Smith Democrat | 71.62% |
 | Jim Postma Republican | 28.38% |
U.S. House (WA-10)
 | Denny Heck Democrat | 58.56% |
 | Dick Muri Republican | 41.44% |
WA-01 *Short Term*
| Suzan DelBene Democrat | 60.42% |
| John Koster Republican | 39.58% |
Supreme Court Pos. 9
 | Sheryl G. McCloud Progressive | 55.24% |
 | Richard Sanders Conservative | 44.76% |
Court of Appeals Dist 2
 | Pam Loginsky | 47.69% |
 | Thomas Bjorgen | 52.31% |
King Superior Pos. 42
 | Chris Washington Incumbent | 49.76% |
 | Sue Parisien Challenger | 50.24% |
Governor
 | Jay Inslee Democrat | 51.54% |
 | Rob McKenna Republican | 48.46% |
Lt. Governor
 | Brad Owen Democrat | 53.68% |
 | Bill Finkbeiner Republican | 46.32% |
Secretary of State
 | Kathleen Drew Democrat | 49.62% |
 | Kim Wyman Republican | 50.38% |
Attorney General
 | Bob Ferguson Democrat | 53.48% |
 | Reagan Dunn Republican | 46.52% |
State Treasurer
 | Jim McIntire Democrat | 58.71% |
 | Sharon Hanek Republican | 41.29% |
State Auditor
 | Troy Kelley Democrat | 52.95% |
 | James Watkins Republican | 47.05% |
Lands Commissioner
 | Peter Goldmark Democrat | 58.74% |
 | Clint Didier Republican | 41.26% |
Insurance Commissioner
 | Mike Kriedler Democrat | 58.3% |
 | John Adams Republican | 41.7% |
Initiative 1185
 | Yes (Tim Eyman's scheme) | 63.91% |
 | No (Defeat Eyman's scheme) | 36.09% |
Initiative 1240
| Yes (Allow charter schools) | 50.69% |
| No (Stop charter schools) | 49.31% |
Referendum 74
| Approved (Keep marriage equality) | 53.7% |
| Rejected (Repeal the law) | 46.3% |
Initiative 502
| Yes (Legalize marijuana) | 55.7% |
| No (Don't legalize) | 44.3% |
SJR 8221 (amendment)
| Approved (Reduce the debt limit) | 62.91% |
| Rejected (Keep the debt limit as is) | 37.09% |
SJR 8223 (amendment)
| Approved (New investing rules) | 43.99% |
| Rejected (Existing rules remain) | 56.01% |
Advisory Vote No. 1
| Maintained (Non-binding vote) | 43.1% |
| Rejected (Non-binding vote) | 56.9% |
Advisory Vote No. 1
| Maintained (Non-binding vote) | 45% |
| Rejected (Non-binding vote) | 55% |
Please note that the following percentages reflect the very latest *unofficial* results and will change periodically as more ballots are counted. Data is provided by the Washington Secretary of State's office.
State Senate, 1st LD
Bothell, Mountlake Terrace
 | Rosemary McAuliffe Democrat | 55.49% |
 | Dawn McCravey Republican | 44.51% |
State House, 1st LD
Position 1; Bothell, M. Terrace
 | Derek Stanford Democrat | 57.85% |
 | Sandy Guinn Republican | 42.15% |
State Senate, 3rd LD
Downtown Spokane and environs
 | Andy Billig Democrat | 57.85% |
 | Nancy McLaughlin Republican | 42.15% |
State Senate, 5th LD
Issaquah, North Bend, Snoqualmie
 | Mark Mullet Democrat | 54.43% |
 | Brad Toft Republican | 45.57% |
State Senate, 10th LD
Whidbey & Camano Islands, Stanwood
 | Mary M. Haugen Democrat | 47.18% |
 | Barbara Bailey Republican | 52.82% |
State Senate, 17th LD
Clark County
 | Tim Probst Democrat | 49.93% |
 | Don Benton Republican | 50.07% |
State House, 17th LD
Position 1; Clark County
 | Monica Stonier Democrat | 50.13% |
 | Julie Olson Republican | 49.87% |
State House, 26th LD
Position 1, South Kitsap & Pierce
 | Larry Seaquist Democrat | 53.56% |
 | Doug Richards Republican | 46.44% |
State Senate, 27th LD
Tacoma and Fife
 | Jeannie Darneille Democrat | 57.29% |
 | Jack Connelly Democrat | 42.71% |
State House, 28th LD
Position 1, University Pl & Lakewood
 | Eric Choiniere Democrat | 44.94% |
 | Steve O'Ban Republican | 55.06% |
State House, 30th LD
Position 1; Federal Way
 | Roger Flygare Democrat | 49.31% |
 | Linda Kochmar Republican | 50.69% |
State House, 35th LD
Position 2; Mason County
 | Lynda Ring-Erickson Democrat | 48.16% |
 | Drew MacEwen Republican | 51.84% |
State House, 36th LD
Position 2; Ballard (Seattle)
 | Gael Tarleton Democrat | 55.85% |
 | Noel Frame Democrat | 44.15% |
State House, 46th LD
Position 2; Northgate (Seattle)
 | Jessyn Farrell Democrat | 63.79% |
 | Sarajane Siegfriedt Democrat | 36.21% |
State Senate, 41st LD
Mercer Island, Newcastle, Bellevue
 | Maureen Judge Democrat | 45.96% |
 | Steve Litzow Republican | 54.04% |
State House, 42nd LD
Position 1; Whatcom County
 | Natalie McClendon Democrat | 45.97% |
 | Jason Overstreet Republican | 54.03% |
State House, 44th LD
Position 1; Mill Creek, Snohomish
 | Hans Dunshee Democrat | 54.36% |
 | Mark Harmsworth Republican | 45.64% |
State House, 45th LD
Position 1; Kirkland, Sammamish
 | Roger Goodman Democrat | 56.46% |
 | Joel Hussey Republican | 43.54% |
State House, 47th LD
Position 1; Kent and Black Diamond
 | Bud Sizemore Democrat | 49.85% |
 | Mark Hargrove Republican | 50.15% |
State House, 48th LD
Position 2; Bellevue, Redmond
 | Cyrus Habib Democrat | 61.38% |
 | Hank Myers Republican | 38.62% |
SENATE AND GUBERNATORIAL RACES
Massachusetts
- Elizabeth Warren (D) defeats Scott Brown (R) — Pickup
Delaware
- Tom Carper (D) defeats Kevin Wade (R) — Hold
Connecticut
- Chris Murphy (D) defeats Linda McMahon (R) — Hold
New Jersey
- Bob Menendez (D) defeats R opponent — Hold
Indiana
- Joe Donnelly (D) defeats Richard Mourdock (R) — Pickup
Maine
- Angus King (I) defeats Charlie Summers (R) — Pickup*
Florida
- Bill Nelson (D) defeats Connie Mack — Hold
Maryland
- Ben Cardin (D) defeats Dan Bongino (R) — Hold
Minnesota
- Amy Klobuchar (D) defeats Kurt Bills (R) — Hold
Missouri
- Claire McCaskill (D) defeats Todd Akin (R) — Hold
Pennsylvania
- Bob Casey (D) defeats Tom Smith (R) — Hold
Ohio
- Sherrod Brown (D) defeats Mandel (R) — Hold
Montana
- Jon Tester (D) defeats Denny Rehberg (R) — Hold
Wisconsin
- Tammy Baldwin (D) defeats Tommy Thompson (R) — Hold
North Dakota
- Heidi Heitkamp (D) defeats Rick Berg (R) — Hold
Nebraska
- Deb Fischer (R) defeats Bob Kerrey (D) — Loss
Nevada
- Dean Heller (R) defeats Shelley Berkley (D) — No gain
Hawaii
- Mazie Hirono defeats Linda Lingle (R) — Hold
Washington
- Maria Cantwell (D) defeats Michael Baumgartner (R) — Hold
* Angus King has not yet declared which party he will caucus with, though he is expected to caucus with the Democrats. New England has one other independent senator who already caucuses with the Democrats: Bernie Sanders of Vermont.
U.S. HOUSE RACES
Kentucky
- Chandler loses — Loss
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