2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

none February 2026 2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election Washington presidential no 1996 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 1996 2004 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election 2004 November 7, 2000 3x4.svg Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) 1,154,048 49.48% File:Michael E. Lowry.jpg Mike Lowry Democratic Party (United States) 1,052,366 45.12% 3x4.svg Steve Layman Libertarian Party (United States) 125,985 5.40% 275px County results Sutherland: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Lowry: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Public Lands Commissioner Jennifer Belcher Democratic Party (United States) Doug Sutherland Republican Party (United States) The 2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, concurrently with the 2000 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections, including for U.S. House and governor of Washington. Two-term incumbent Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Jennifer Belcher initially ran for re-election to a third term in office but ultimately decided to retire.Partlow Bob Pierce official to take on Belcher The Olympian January 6, 2000 Olympia, Washington B1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-olympian/177534148/ February 28, 2026https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/apr/02/jennifer-belcher-washingtons-first-female-public-l/ Republican Pierce County Executive Doug Sutherland defeated Democratic former Governor Mike Lowry to succeed Belcher.https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/2000/11/25/sutherland-to-scuttle-live-aboard-challenges/ 3 Candidates Republican Party Advanced to general Doug Sutherland, Pierce County Executive (1993–2001) Eliminated in primary Patrick A. Parrish Withdrew Bruce Mackey Democratic Party Advanced to general Mike Lowry, former governor of Washington (1993–1997)https://www.nwpb.org/nw-news/2017-05-01/former-washington-gov-mike-lowry-dies Eliminated in primary Georgia Gardner, state senator (1998–2003) Mike the Mover, perennial candidatehttps://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/2000/08/02/candidates-line-up-for-campaigns/ Jim O'Donnell Bob Penhale Tim Reid Withdrew Jennifer Belcher, incumbent public lands commissioner (1993–2001) Libertarian Party Advanced to general Steve Layman Primary election The blanket primary was held on September 19. Results Blanket primary election resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=18&c=&c2=&t=2&t2=1&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 2000 Primary Munro Ralph Ralph Munro September 19, 2000 Secretary of State of Washington February 28, 2026 Washington State Republican Party Doug Sutherland 391,558 32.99 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Lowry 346,197 29.17 Washington State Democratic Party Georgia Gardner 142,795 12.03 Washington State Republican Party Patrick A. Parrish 92,191 7.77 Washington State Democratic Party Jim O'Donnell 76,022 6.41 Washington State Democratic Party Tim Reid 48,317 4.07 Libertarian Party of Washington Steve Layman 39,786 3.35 Washington State Democratic Party Mike the Mover 34,168 2.88 Washington State Democratic Party Bob Penhale 15,862 1.34 1,186,896 100.00 General election Endorsements Doug Sutherland (R) State senators Tim Sheldon, LD-35 (1997–2023) (Democratic)https://www.heraldnet.com/2000/11/12/sheldons-decision-allows-democrats-to-maintain-slim-majority/ Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/goldmark-for-public-lands-commissioner/ Goldmark for Public Lands commissioner After twice endorsing Sutherland... Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 20, 2008 The Seattle Times February 28, 2026 subscription Results 2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=20&c=&c2=&t=2&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2000 General Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 7, 2000 Secretary of State of Washington February 28, 2026 Washington State Republican Party Doug Sutherland 1,154,048 49.48 +4.85 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Lowry 1,052,366 45.12 –7.03 Libertarian Party of Washington Steve Layman 125,985 5.40 N/A 2,332,399 100.00 N/A Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) By county CountyMike LowryDemocraticDoug SutherlandRepublicanSteve LaymanLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,504 31.77% 3,067 64.79% 163 3.44% 1,563 33.02% 4,734 Asotin 3,445 46.12% 3,665 49.06% 360 4.82% 220 2.95% 7,470 Benton 17,945 32.10% 35,622 63.72% 2,334 4.18% 17,677 31.62% 55,901 Chelan 7,529 30.08% 16,271 65.01% 1,227 4.90% 8,742 34.93% 25,027 Clallam 10,503 35.00% 17,489 58.28% 2,018 6.72% 6,986 23.28% 30,010 Clark 52,745 42.00% 65,815 52.40% 7,035 5.60% 13,070 10.41% 125,595 Columbia 543 27.44% 1,374 69.43% 62 3.13% 831 41.99% 1,979 Cowlitz 14,606 42.07% 18,103 52.14% 2,012 5.79% 3,497 10.07% 34,721 Douglas 3,525 28.72% 8,124 66.19% 624 5.08% 4,599 37.47% 12,273 Ferry 937 32.17% 1,784 61.24% 192 6.59% 847 29.08% 2,913 Franklin 4,616 35.34% 7,928 60.70% 518 3.97% 3,312 25.36% 13,062 Garfield 411 33.12% 786 63.34% 44 3.55% 375 30.22% 1,241 Grant 7,410 32.49% 14,210 62.30% 1,188 5.21% 6,800 29.81% 22,808 Grays Harbor 10,362 41.30% 13,336 53.15% 1,391 5.54% 2,974 11.85% 25,089 Island 12,757 41.25% 16,367 52.92% 1,802 5.83% 3,610 11.67% 30,926 Jefferson 7,295 48.51% 6,850 45.55% 892 5.93% -445 -2.96% 15,037 King 395,988 54.20% 297,596 40.73% 37,078 5.07% -98,392 -13.47% 730,662 Kitsap 42,695 43.42% 50,012 50.86% 5,629 5.72% 7,317 7.44% 98,336 Kittitas 4,986 37.17% 7,704 57.43% 724 5.40% 2,718 20.26% 13,414 Klickitat 2,915 38.39% 4,212 55.47% 466 6.14% 1,297 17.08% 7,593 Lewis 7,822 27.23% 19,235 66.97% 1,664 5.79% 11,413 39.74% 28,721 Lincoln 1,507 30.64% 3,206 65.18% 206 4.19% 1,699 34.54% 4,919 Mason 8,419 39.47% 11,508 53.95% 1,403 6.58% 3,089 14.48% 21,330 Okanogan 4,380 31.44% 8,745 62.76% 808 5.80% 4,365 31.33% 13,933 Pacific 3,937 44.21% 4,541 50.99% 427 4.80% 604 6.78% 8,905 Pend Oreille 1,853 35.86% 2,916 56.44% 398 7.70% 1,063 20.57% 5,167 Pierce 108,201 42.04% 134,340 52.20% 14,831 5.76% 26,139 10.16% 257,372 San Juan 4,068 52.05% 3,213 41.11% 535 6.84% -855 -10.94% 7,816 Skagit 17,137 39.85% 23,647 54.99% 2,221 5.16% 6,510 15.14% 43,005 Skamania 1,535 38.55% 2,063 51.81% 384 9.64% 528 13.26% 3,982 Snohomish 108,434 45.48% 116,384 48.82% 13,582 5.70% 7,950 3.33% 238,400 Spokane 70,854 43.95% 82,721 51.31% 7,647 4.74% 11,867 7.36% 161,222 Stevens 5,695 33.16% 10,419 60.66% 1,062 6.18% 4,724 27.50% 17,176 Thurston 38,561 42.50% 46,459 51.21% 5,711 6.29% 7,898 8.70% 90,731 Wahkiakum 602 32.74% 1,153 62.70% 84 4.57% 551 29.96% 1,839 Walla Walla 7,215 35.71% 12,109 59.93% 882 4.37% 4,894 24.22% 20,206 Whatcom 29,220 42.69% 35,307 51.58% 3,925 5.73% 6,087 8.89% 68,452 Whitman 6,665 44.17% 7,815 51.79% 611 4.05% 1,150 7.62% 15,091 Yakima 23,544 36.03% 37,952 58.08% 3,845 5.88% 14,408 22.05% 65,341Totals1,052,36645.12%1,154,04849.48%125,9855.40%101,6824.36%2,332,399 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Thurston (largest city: Lacey) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham) References Public lands commissioner Washington Public Lands Commissioner election