2012 Washington State Treasurer election

none February 2026 October 2025 2012 Washington State Treasurer election Washington presidential No 2008 Washington State Treasurer election 2008 2016 Washington State Treasurer election 2016 November 6, 2012 Jim McIntire Portrait (cropped).jpg James McIntire Democratic Party (United States) 1,695,401 58.71% 3x4.svg Sharon Hanek Republican Party (United States) 1,192,150 41.29% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results McIntire: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Hanek: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% State Treasurer James McIntire Democratic Party (United States) James McIntire Democratic Party (US) The 2012 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, concurrently with the 2012 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. Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer James McIntire was first elected back in 2008 defeating then-assistant state treasurer Allan Martin.https://www.seattletimes.com/politics/randy-dorn-defeats-bergeson-for-state-schools-post/ https://web.archive.org/web/20190219021953/https://www.seattletimes.com/politics/randy-dorn-defeats-bergeson-for-state-schools-post/ 2019-02-19 live Randy Dorn defeats Bergeson for state schools post ...Democrat Jim McIntire defeated Republican Allan Martin for state treasurer, which was an open seat. Shaw Linda November 7, 2008 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription He was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Sharon Hanek in a landslide.https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/inslee-to-be-next-washington-governor-as-gops-mckenna-concedes-race The top-two primary was held on August 7. 3 Primary election Democratic Party Advanced to general James McIntire, incumbent state treasurer (2009–2017)2012 Primary Candidates Who Have Filed https://eledataweb.votewa.gov/Candidates/WhoFiled?countyCode=xx&electiondate=201208&_gl=1*7kjf09*_ga*NTE5MDg0OTc5LjE3NjEzMjYwMTk.*_ga_7B08VE04WV*czE3NjEzMzEyNjQkbzIkZzEkdDE3NjEzMzE5OTAkajUyJGwwJGgw*_ga_X6SDF160YQ*czE3NjEzMzEyNjQkbzIkZzEkdDE3NjEzMzE5OTAkajUyJGwwJGgw 2025-10-24 eledataweb.votewa.gov Republican Party Advanced to general Sharon Hanek, CPA (write-in candidate)https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/write-in-candidate-makes-it-onto-ballot-in-state-treasurers-race/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160125193808/http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/write-in-candidate-makes-it-onto-ballot-in-state-treasurers-race/ 2016-01-25 live Write-in candidate makes it onto ballot in state treasurer’s race Shannon Brad September 17, 2012 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 McIntire #0d0596 90–100% Blanket primary resultshttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/state-treasurer.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250508184602/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/state-treasurer.html May 8, 2025 live State Treasurer Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington October 24, 2025 Washington Democratic Party James McIntire (incumbent) 925,850 96.62 Washington Republican Party Sharon Hanek (write-in) 32,339 3.38 958,189 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/state-treasurer_bycounty.html State Treasurer - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington January 17, 2026James McIntire DemocraticSharon Hanek Republican (write-in)MarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,52598.64%211.36%1,50497.28%1,546Asotin3,21498.74%411.26%3,17397.48%3,255Benton18,50796.09%7533.91%17,75492.18%19,260Chelan10,62297.71%2492.29%10,37395.42%10,871Clallam12,63992.19%1,0707.81%11,56984.39%13,709Clark44,40693.22%3,2286.78%41,17886.45%47,634Columbia71498.35%121.65%70296.69%726Cowlitz11,76797.10%3512.90%11,41694.21%12,118Douglas4,37297.63%1062.37%4,26695.27%4,478Ferry1,01997.23%292.77%99094.47%1,048Franklin5,56195.86%2404.14%5,32191.73%5,801Garfield37094.15%235.85%34788.30%393Grant7,26595.62%3334.38%6,93291.23%7,598Grays Harbor9,64398.52%1451.48%9,49897.04%9,788Island15,52695.91%6624.09%14,86491.82%16,188Jefferson8,18198.86%941.14%8,08797.73%8,275King299,44698.00%6,0962.00%293,35096.01%305,542Kitsap40,90797.73%9492.27%39,95895.47%41,856Kittitas5,39496.68%1853.32%5,20993.37%5,579Klickitat2,57497.61%632.39%2,51195.22%2,637Lewis9,46594.49%5525.51%8,91388.98%10,017Lincoln1,84994.58%1065.42%1,74389.16%1,955Mason10,07594.95%5365.05%9,53989.90%10,611Okanogan4,81297.84%1062.16%4,70695.69%4,918Pacific4,40998.68%591.32%4,35097.36%4,468Pend Oreille2,13096.51%773.49%2,05393.02%2,207Pierce101,69797.76%2,3332.24%99,36495.51%104,030San Juan3,68092.12%3157.88%3,36584.23%3,995Skagit18,56996.16%7413.84%17,82892.33%19,310Skamania1,44696.72%493.28%1,39793.44%1,495Snohomish96,33996.43%3,5713.57%92,76892.85%99,910Spokane60,45793.85%3,9636.15%56,49487.70%64,420Stevens6,31592.64%5027.36%5,81385.27%6,817Thurston39,32597.05%1,1942.95%38,13194.11%40,519Wahkiakum78497.76%182.24%76695.51%802Walla Walla8,24197.86%1802.14%8,06195.72%8,421Whatcom27,77892.29%2,3227.71%25,45684.57%30,100Whitman4,79496.65%1663.35%4,62893.31%4,960Yakima20,03395.71%8994.29%19,13491.41%20,932Totals925,85096.62%32,3393.38%893,51193.25%958,189 General election Endorsements Jim McIntire (D) 50em Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-times-recommends-jim-mcintire-for-state-treasurer/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160210133341/http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-times-recommends-jim-mcintire-for-state-treasurer/ 2016-02-10 live The Times recommends Jim McIntire for state treasurer Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 23, 2012 The Seattle Times October 24, 2025 subscription Results 2012 Washington State Treasurer election2011 General Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/2011-general-data.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20250625074651/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-05/2011-general-data.zip June 25, 2025 Washington Democratic Party James McIntire (incumbent) 1,695,401 58.71 +7.63 Washington Republican Party Sharon Hanek 1,192,150 41.29 –7.63 2,887,551 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/state-treasurer_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250318042210/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/state-treasurer_bycounty.html March 18, 2025 live State Treasurer - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 6, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington October 24, 2025James McIntire DemocraticSharon Hanek RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,59835.73%2,87564.27%-1,277-28.55%4,473Asotin4,10444.64%5,09055.36%-986-10.72%9,194Benton30,58341.58%42,97258.42%-12,389-16.84%73,555Chelan13,22844.41%16,55655.59%-3,328-11.17%29,784Clallam19,52954.62%16,22645.38%3,3039.24%35,755Clark93,41052.60%84,18047.40%9,2305.20%177,590Columbia74936.43%1,30763.57%-558-27.14%2,056Cowlitz22,73254.76%18,78245.24%3,9509.51%41,514Douglas5,51439.55%8,42960.45%-2,915-20.91%13,943Ferry1,36842.64%1,84057.36%-472-14.71%3,208Franklin9,11942.34%12,42057.66%-3,301-15.33%21,539Garfield41035.25%75364.75%-343-29.49%1,163Grant9,59437.06%16,29562.94%-6,701-25.88%25,889Grays Harbor16,05459.59%10,88840.41%5,16619.17%26,942Island20,90253.49%18,17346.51%2,7296.98%39,075Jefferson12,60767.65%6,03032.35%6,57735.29%18,637King619,97070.64%257,73729.36%362,23341.27%877,707Kitsap65,87357.01%49,67442.99%16,19914.02%115,547Kittitas7,85147.49%8,68252.51%-831-5.03%16,533Klickitat4,71549.10%4,88850.90%-173-1.80%9,603Lewis13,13441.43%18,56558.57%-5,431-17.13%31,699Lincoln1,99536.35%3,49463.65%-1,499-27.31%5,489Mason14,58454.87%11,99745.13%2,5879.73%26,581Okanogan7,32446.53%8,41853.47%-1,094-6.95%15,742Pacific5,69657.70%4,17642.30%1,52015.40%9,872Pend Oreille2,67042.72%3,58057.28%-910-14.56%6,250Pierce181,66356.93%137,43643.07%44,22713.86%319,099San Juan6,72668.13%3,14731.87%3,57936.25%9,873Skagit27,89054.36%23,41345.64%4,4778.73%51,303Skamania2,62551.67%2,45548.33%1703.35%5,080Snohomish178,49458.17%128,33341.83%50,16116.35%306,827Spokane102,99149.55%104,86450.45%-1,873-0.90%207,855Stevens7,98938.11%12,97461.89%-4,985-23.78%20,963Thurston72,58661.76%44,94038.24%27,64623.52%117,526Wahkiakum1,11753.60%96746.40%1507.20%2,084Walla Walla10,53245.33%12,70154.67%-2,169-9.34%23,233Whatcom54,25156.71%41,41443.29%12,83713.42%95,665Whitman7,99950.56%7,82349.44%1761.11%15,822Yakima35,22548.33%37,65651.67%-2,431-3.34%72,881Totals1,695,40158.71%1,192,15041.29%503,25117.43%2,887,551 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) 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% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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 By congressional district McIntire won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.2012 General Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2012-general-data2.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20240910015641/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2012-general-data2.zip 2024-09-10 District McIntire Hanek RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 55% 45%Suzan DelBeneWashington 2 2nd 60% 40%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 52% 48%Jaime Herrera BeutlerWashington 4 4th 43% 57%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 48% 52%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 59% 41%Derek KilmerWashington 7 7th 81% 19%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 52% 48%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 70% 30%Adam SmithWashington 10 10th 59% 41%Denny Heck References State treasurer 2012 Washington (state)