2000 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

none July 2026 2000 Washington Insurance Commissioner election Washington presidential no 1996 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 1996 2004 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 2004 November 7, 2000 Oic-commissioner-kreidler.jpg Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) 1,174,039 53.37% 3x4.svg Don Davidson Republican Party (United States) 933,568 42.44% 275px County results Kreidler: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Davidson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% insurance commissioner Deborah Senn Democratic Party (United States) Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, 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. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Deborah Senn retired to run for U.S. Senate.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/15/us/democrats-hopeful-in-a-washington-race.html Democratic former U.S. Representative Mike Kreidler defeated Republican former Bellevue Mayor Don Davidson to succeed Senn.https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2000/11/08/11516.htm 3 Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Mike Kreidler, former U.S. representative for WA 9 (1993–1995)https://www.heraldnet.com/2000/10/27/insurance-race-pits-two-political-veterans/ Eliminated in primary John Conniff, deputy insurance commissioner for health policy Declined Deborah Senn, incumbent insurance commissioner (1993–2001) (ran for U.S. Senate) Republican Party Advanced to general Don Davidson, former mayor of Bellevue Eliminated in primary Curtis Fackler, businessman Libertarian Party Advanced to general Mike Hihn, political consultanthttps://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000905/4040641/insurance-commissioner Primary election The blanket primary was held on September 19.https://www.whidbeynewstimes.com/2000/08/02/candidates-line-up-for-campaigns/ Candidates line up for campaigns Whidbey News-Times whidbeynewstimes.com July 23, 2026 Endorsements John Conniff (D) 35em Organizations National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League Tribes Muckleshoot Tribe Don Davidson (R) 35em Organizations Mainstream Republicans of Washington Mike Hihn (L) 35em Political parties Libertarian Party of Washington Mike Kreidler (D) 35em Labor unions AFL-CIO Washington Education Association Washington State Labor Council 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 July 23, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Kreidler 371,231 33.34 Washington State Republican Party Don Davidson 326,158 29.29 Washington State Democratic Party John Conniff 235,332 21.13 Washington State Republican Party Curtis Fackler 134,784 12.10 Libertarian Party of Washington Mike Hihn 46,112 4.14 1,113,617 100.00 General election Results 2000 Washington Insurance 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 July 23, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Kreidler 1,174,039 53.37 –1.99 Washington State Republican Party Don Davidson 933,568 42.44 +0.95 Libertarian Party of Washington Mike Hihn 92,185 4.19 +1.03 2,199,792 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyMike KreidlerDemocraticDon DavidsonRepublicanMike HihnLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,535 34.89% 2,716 61.73% 149 3.39% -1,181 -26.84% 4,400 Asotin 3,078 44.08% 3,609 51.69% 295 4.23% -531 -7.61% 6,982 Benton 20,981 39.75% 29,859 56.57% 1,947 3.69% -8,878 -16.82% 52,787 Chelan 8,563 36.47% 14,046 59.83% 868 3.70% -5,483 -23.35% 23,477 Clallam 13,321 47.80% 13,027 46.75% 1,518 5.45% 294 1.06% 27,866 Clark 55,518 46.44% 58,519 48.95% 5,504 4.60% -3,001 -2.51% 119,541 Columbia 587 32.08% 1,176 64.26% 67 3.66% -589 -32.19% 1,830 Cowlitz 17,698 53.38% 14,065 42.42% 1,390 4.19% 3,633 10.96% 33,153 Douglas 4,227 36.33% 6,988 60.06% 420 3.61% -2,761 -23.73% 11,635 Ferry 1,043 38.63% 1,479 54.78% 178 6.59% -436 -16.15% 2,700 Franklin 5,095 40.80% 6,952 55.66% 442 3.54% -1,857 -14.87% 12,489 Garfield 409 35.97% 677 59.54% 51 4.49% -268 -23.57% 1,137 Grant 7,634 35.18% 13,112 60.43% 953 4.39% -5,478 -25.25% 21,699 Grays Harbor 13,932 58.53% 8,779 36.88% 1,091 4.58% 5,153 21.65% 23,802 Island 13,781 47.58% 14,004 48.35% 1,181 4.08% -223 -0.77% 28,966 Jefferson 8,010 56.69% 5,367 37.98% 753 5.33% 2,643 18.70% 14,130 King 415,171 61.33% 234,173 34.59% 27,648 4.08% 180,998 26.74% 676,992 Kitsap 49,075 52.43% 40,293 43.05% 4,231 4.52% 8,782 9.38% 93,599 Kittitas 5,532 44.01% 6,502 51.73% 536 4.26% -970 -7.72% 12,570 Klickitat 3,084 43.50% 3,632 51.23% 374 5.28% -548 -7.73% 7,090 Lewis 10,656 39.58% 15,064 55.95% 1,202 4.46% -4,408 -16.37% 26,922 Lincoln 1,535 33.90% 2,791 61.64% 202 4.46% -1,256 -27.74% 4,528 Mason 10,848 53.84% 8,343 41.41% 956 4.75% 2,505 12.43% 20,147 Okanogan 4,818 36.88% 7,493 57.36% 752 5.76% -2,675 -20.48% 13,063 Pacific 4,597 56.73% 3,145 38.81% 362 4.47% 1,452 17.92% 8,104 Pend Oreille 2,076 42.47% 2,494 51.02% 318 6.51% -418 -8.55% 4,888 Pierce 135,829 55.58% 98,925 40.48% 9,626 3.94% 36,904 15.10% 244,380 San Juan 4,156 56.68% 2,719 37.08% 458 6.25% 1,437 19.60% 7,333 Skagit 20,337 49.76% 18,791 45.98% 1,744 4.27% 1,546 3.78% 40,872 Skamania 1,667 44.05% 1,776 46.93% 341 9.01% -109 -2.88% 3,784 Snohomish 122,619 53.87% 95,842 42.11% 9,148 4.02% 26,777 11.76% 227,609 Spokane 73,980 47.77% 74,492 48.10% 6,402 4.13% -512 -0.33% 154,874 Stevens 5,941 36.94% 9,167 57.00% 975 6.06% -3,226 -20.06% 16,083 Thurston 54,701 61.68% 30,478 34.37% 3,505 3.95% 24,223 27.31% 88,684 Wahkiakum 841 49.65% 772 45.57% 81 4.78% 69 4.07% 1,694 Walla Walla 7,503 39.66% 10,670 56.40% 746 3.94% -3,167 -16.74% 18,919 Whatcom 32,129 49.88% 29,360 45.58% 2,922 4.54% 2,769 4.30% 64,411 Whitman 6,129 44.12% 7,174 51.64% 590 4.25% -1,045 -7.52% 13,893 Yakima 25,403 40.48% 35,097 55.92% 2,259 3.60% -9,694 -15.45% 62,759Totals1,174,03953.37%933,56842.44%92,1854.19%240,47110.93%2,199,792 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Benton (largest city: Kennewick) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Ferry (largest city: Republic) Franklin (largest city: Pasco) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Okanogan (largest city: Omak) Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Walla Walla (largest city: Walla Walla) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) References Insurance commissioner Washington Insurance Commissioner election Category:2000 state constitutional officer elections in the United States