2000 Washington Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2000 Washington Secretary of State election Washington presidential no 1996 Washington Secretary of State election 1996 2004 Washington Secretary of State election 2004 November 7, 2000 x160px File:Sam Reed - Washington secretary of state (cropped).jpg Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) 1,073,911 47.08% File:Don Bonker.jpg Don Bonker Democratic Party (United States) 1,063,689 46.63% 2000 Washington Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsReed: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Bonker: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Secretary of State Ralph Munro Republican Party (United States) Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) The 2000 Washington Secretary of State election took place on November 7, 2000. Republican Sam Reed was elected to succeed retiring incumbent Ralph Munro. Primary election The primary election took place in September. Leading contenders for the Republican nomination were Thurston County Auditor Sam Reed and Mike Wensman, a member of the Washington House of Representatives. Perennial candidate Will Baker and political newcomer James Findley of Wilkeson also sought the GOP nomination. During the primary contest Wensman, who was independently wealthy and largely self-financed his campaign, purchased television ads, marking the first time TV advertising had been used in a secretary of state race in the history of Washington.David Ammons 11 candidates compete for secretary-of- state post https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000905/4040711/11-candidates-compete-for-secretary-of--state-post Seattle Times 5 September 2000 15 May 2014 Nonetheless, Sam Reed - who had been endorsed by the outgoing Munro - coasted to victory in the primary. The Democratic nomination was sought by Washington State Democratic Party chairman Charles Rolland, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives Don Bonker, and Snohomish County Auditor Bob Terwilliger. Allen Norman of Seattle and Rand Daley of Olympia also vied for the nomination, which was ultimately won by Bonker. J. Bradley Gibson and Chris Loftis faced no opposition in their primary election contests as candidates of the Libertarian Party and Reform Party, respectively. Results thumb|275px|Results by county #E27F7F Reed #FFF0F5 10–20% #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #e27f7f 50–60% #7996e2 Bonker #EBF2FF 10–20% #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #51C2C2 Terwilliger #ACF2F2 30–40% Blanket primary 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 July 16, 2026 Washington State Republican Party Sam Reed 248,742 21.99 Washington State Democratic Party Don Bonker 239,843 21.20 Washington State Democratic Party Bob Terwilliger 140,766 12.44 Washington State Republican Party Mike Wensman 109,585 9.69 Washington State Republican Party James Findley 91,885 8.12 Washington State Democratic Party Charles Rolland 86,315 7.63 Washington State Republican Party Will Baker 57,649 5.10 Washington State Democratic Party Rand Daley 48,342 4.27 Washington State Democratic Party Allen Norman 44,896 3.97 Libertarian Party of Washington J. Bradley Gibson 38,121 3.37 Reform Party of the United States of America Chris Loftis 25,022 2.21 1,131,166 100.00 General election The general election was a close race, with Reed only eking out a victory over Bonker, despite outspending his opponent by a factor of nearly four to one.Katherine Tarpley Munro's successor will handle overhaul of state's primaries https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20001022/4049645/munros-successor-will-handle-overhaul-of-states-primaries Seattle Times 22 October 2000 15 May 2014 It was the ninth consecutive election for Washington secretary of state won by Republicans in the Democratic-leaning state. Results 2000 Washington Secretary of State electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=20&c=&c2=&t=878&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 2000 General Secretary of State Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 7, 2000 Secretary of State of Washington January 23, 2026Republican Party (United States) Sam Reed 1,073,911 47.08% –10.22%Democratic Party (United States) Don Bonker 1,063,689 46.63% +7.36%Libertarian Party (United States) J. Bradley Gibson 94,202 4.13% N/AReform Party of the United States of America Chris Loftis 49,417 2.17% N/A2,281,219 100.00% N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountySam Reed RepublicanDon Bonker DemocraticVarious candidates Other partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams3,00065.39%1,38030.08%2084.53%1,62035.31%4,588Asotin3,75851.83%2,99341.28%5006.90%76510.55%7,251Benton34,51362.88%17,08931.14%3,2835.98%17,42431.75%54,885Chelan15,59963.90%7,35030.11%1,4625.99%8,24933.79%24,411Clallam14,11847.95%13,06644.38%2,2597.67%1,0523.57%29,443Clark59,15946.74%59,57847.07%7,8336.19%-419-0.33%126,570Columbia1,25564.49%54728.11%1447.40%70836.38%1,946Cowlitz14,27240.59%18,66853.09%2,2226.32%-4,396-12.50%35,162Douglas7,30664.63%3,41630.22%5835.16%3,89034.41%11,305Ferry1,53354.54%1,00835.86%2709.61%52518.68%2,811Franklin7,78159.17%4,61235.07%7575.76%3,16924.10%13,150Garfield72961.42%36630.83%927.75%36330.58%1,187Grant14,06362.76%6,94430.99%1,3996.24%7,11931.77%22,406Grays Harbor8,78835.81%14,27858.19%1,4726.00%-5,490-22.37%24,538Island15,52051.42%12,84442.56%1,8166.02%2,6768.87%30,180Jefferson5,68338.25%8,09154.46%1,0847.30%-2,408-16.21%14,858King284,52340.23%377,57453.38%45,1806.39%-93,051-13.16%707,277Kitsap44,70646.33%45,55747.22%6,2246.45%-851-0.88%96,487Kittitas6,94853.21%5,24940.20%8616.59%1,69913.01%13,058Klickitat3,65649.43%3,17742.96%5637.61%4796.48%7,396Lewis16,43258.07%10,06735.57%1,7996.36%6,36522.49%28,298Lincoln3,08665.63%1,37929.33%2375.04%1,70736.30%4,702Mason9,52045.23%10,10748.02%1,4216.75%-587-2.79%21,048Okanogan7,74257.17%4,66334.43%1,1378.40%3,07922.74%13,542Pacific3,12335.40%5,17458.65%5255.95%-2,051-23.25%8,822Pend Oreille2,67553.62%1,89337.94%4218.44%78215.67%4,989Pierce114,23945.73%120,42148.21%15,1326.06%-6,182-2.47%249,792San Juan3,15140.88%3,93951.10%6188.02%-788-10.22%7,708Skagit20,54349.00%18,69944.61%2,6796.39%1,8444.40%41,921Skamania1,75345.23%1,67943.32%44411.46%741.91%3,876Snohomish107,81446.11%111,60147.73%14,3876.15%-3,787-1.62%233,802Spokane83,96753.34%63,70940.47%9,7486.19%20,25812.87%157,424Stevens9,52857.84%5,37032.60%1,5759.56%4,15825.24%16,473Thurston54,69259.20%32,76535.47%4,9225.33%21,92723.74%92,379Wahkiakum80644.29%89649.23%1186.48%-90-4.95%1,820Walla Walla11,87960.50%6,52633.24%1,2296.26%5,35327.26%19,634Whatcom31,62648.02%29,97945.52%4,2586.46%1,6472.50%65,863Whitman7,94454.37%5,74839.34%9186.28%2,19615.03%14,610Yakima36,48155.61%25,28738.54%3,8395.85%11,19417.06%65,607Totals1,073,91147.08%1,063,68946.63%143,6196.30%10,2220.45%2,281,219 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen) Jefferson (largest city: Port Townsend) King (largest city: Seattle) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) San Juan (largest city: Friday Harbor) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island) right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5–10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5–7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5–5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0–2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0–2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5–5% #ff8080 Republican — +5–7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5–10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold References secretary of state 2000 Category:2000 United States state secretary of state elections