2000 Washington State Auditor election

none January 2026 2000 Washington State Auditor election Washington presidential no 1996 Washington State Auditor election 1996 2004 Washington State Auditor election 2004 November 7, 2000 Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) 1,295,745 57.63% Richard McEntee Republican Party (United States) 829,458 36.89% Chris Caputo Libertarian Party (United States) 123,058 5.47% 275px County results Sonntag: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%McEntee: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% State Auditor Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) Brian Sonntag Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the Washington State Auditor, 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 State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected to his third term in office, defeating Republican Richard McEntee with 58% of the vote.https://www.heraldnet.com/2000/11/07/lowry-trails-in-bid-to-re-enter-politics/ Lowry trails in bid to re-enter politics HeraldNet.com July 26, 2026 3 Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Brian Sonntag, incumbent state auditor (1993–2013) Republican Party Advanced to general Richard McEntee, business consultanthttps://www.heraldnet.com/2000/10/30/democrats-confident-in-races-for-state-posts/ Libertarian Party Advanced to general Chris Caputo, former Microsoft software developer 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 26, 2026 Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Sonntag #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #E27F7F McEntee #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% 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 26, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 661,775 56.35 Washington State Republican Party Richard McEntee 441,270 37.57 Libertarian Party of Washington Chris Caputo 71,359 6.08 1,174,404 100.00 By county CountyBrian SonntagDemocraticRichard McEnteeRepublicanChris CaputoLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams1,28443.82%1,52752.12%1194.06%-243-8.29%2,930Asotin2,02647.81%1,88644.50%3267.69%1403.30%4,238Benton11,31042.71%13,73551.87%1,4345.42%-2,425-9.16%26,479Chelan6,50842.62%7,84151.35%9206.03%-1,333-8.73%15,269Clallam8,64949.33%7,60643.38%1,2777.28%1,0435.95%17,532Clark26,91950.21%23,24743.36%3,4426.42%3,6726.85%53,608Columbia57444.22%66451.16%604.62%-90-6.93%1,298Cowlitz11,30359.30%6,56234.43%1,1966.27%4,74124.87%19,061Douglas3,19744.41%3,62250.31%3805.28%-425-5.90%7,199Ferry92245.58%94846.86%1537.56%-26-1.29%2,023Franklin3,02143.59%3,52750.89%3825.51%-506-7.30%6,930Garfield37745.20%40748.80%506.00%-30-3.60%834Grant4,78440.65%6,32953.77%6575.58%-1,545-13.13%11,770Grays Harbor9,49165.13%4,20328.84%8796.03%5,28836.29%14,573Island8,77150.00%7,82044.58%9515.42%9515.42%17,542Jefferson5,78858.38%3,40034.29%7267.32%2,38824.09%9,914King207,45562.41%103,45031.12%21,5106.47%104,00531.29%332,415Kitsap33,33056.96%21,49636.73%3,6916.31%11,83420.22%58,517Kittitas3,19650.23%2,80444.07%3635.70%3926.16%6,363Klickitat1,45946.42%1,48547.25%1996.33%-26-0.83%3,143Lewis6,88944.43%7,54748.68%1,0686.89%-658-4.24%15,504Lincoln1,32041.47%1,70553.57%1584.96%-385-12.10%3,183Mason7,37258.48%4,48435.57%7515.96%2,88822.91%12,607Okanogan3,67044.41%3,96948.03%6247.55%-299-3.62%8,263Pacific3,42364.78%1,57529.81%2865.41%1,84834.97%5,284Pend Oreille1,77752.07%1,40041.02%2366.91%37711.05%3,413Pierce87,93961.73%46,95632.96%7,5545.30%40,98328.77%142,449San Juan2,29153.77%1,61137.81%3598.43%68015.96%4,261Skagit11,03650.83%9,45043.53%1,2245.64%1,5867.31%21,710Skamania96946.77%87542.23%22811.00%944.54%2,072Snohomish62,43455.15%43,89538.77%6,8826.08%18,53916.38%113,211Spokane44,01052.37%34,94941.59%5,0706.03%9,06110.78%84,029Stevens3,84640.23%4,88251.07%8328.70%-1,036-10.84%9,560Thurston33,46863.26%16,39030.98%3,0455.76%17,07832.28%52,903Wahkiakum69456.24%46337.52%776.24%23118.72%1,234Walla Walla5,07149.16%4,73645.91%5084.92%3353.25%10,315Whatcom15,04150.84%13,00543.96%1,5385.20%2,0366.88%29,584Whitman3,72848.27%3,62046.87%3754.86%1081.40%7,723Yakima16,43346.34%17,19948.50%1,8295.16%-766-2.16%35,461Totals661,77556.35%441,27037.57%71,3596.08%220,50518.78%1,174,404 General election Results 2000 Washington State Auditor 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 26, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brian Sonntag (incumbent) 1,295,745 57.63 –6.54 Washington State Republican Party Richard McEntee 829,458 36.89 +1.06 Libertarian Party of Washington Chris Caputo 123,058 5.47 N/A 2,248,261 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyBrian SonntagDemocraticRichard McEnteeRepublicanChris CaputoLibertarianMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams1,99243.86%2,36752.11%1834.03%-375-8.26%4,542Asotin3,38447.34%3,30946.29%4556.37%751.05%7,148Benton24,60343.19%29,96052.59%2,4034.22%-5,357-9.40%56,966Chelan10,75744.60%12,19350.56%1,1684.84%-1,436-5.95%24,118Clallam14,38650.61%12,23843.05%1,8036.34%2,1487.56%28,427Clark62,03150.28%54,49244.17%6,8545.56%7,5396.11%123,377Columbia82243.15%1,00452.70%794.15%-182-9.55%1,905Cowlitz19,30457.20%12,65637.50%1,7885.30%6,64819.70%33,748Douglas5,12743.31%6,20352.40%5084.29%-1,076-9.09%11,838Ferry1,25244.91%1,32847.63%2087.46%-76-2.73%2,788Franklin6,03146.28%6,35848.79%6424.93%-327-2.51%13,031Garfield50442.64%61451.95%645.41%-110-9.31%1,182Grant8,92940.39%12,08654.67%1,0924.94%-3,157-14.28%22,107Grays Harbor15,07062.67%7,71332.07%1,2645.26%7,35730.59%24,047Island15,23651.40%12,90143.53%1,5035.07%2,3357.88%29,640Jefferson8,94560.81%4,88033.17%8856.02%4,06527.63%14,710King448,28364.65%202,63629.22%42,4846.13%245,64735.43%693,403Kitsap53,67656.20%36,49438.21%5,3445.59%17,18217.99%95,514Kittitas6,53150.64%5,72144.36%6465.01%8106.28%12,898Klickitat3,54448.32%3,29244.88%4996.80%2523.44%7,335Lewis12,64446.38%13,13348.18%1,4845.44%-489-1.79%27,261Lincoln1,90641.56%2,48254.12%1984.32%-576-12.56%4,586Mason12,07358.85%7,30235.60%1,1395.55%4,77123.26%20,514Okanogan5,87743.80%6,72450.11%8186.10%-847-6.31%13,419Pacific5,51664.03%2,66530.93%4345.04%2,85133.09%8,615Pend Oreille2,46149.42%2,16943.55%3507.03%2925.86%4,980Pierce158,02162.50%83,46033.01%11,3464.49%74,56129.49%252,827San Juan4,36258.11%2,60634.72%5387.17%1,75623.39%7,506Skagit21,97053.07%17,21641.59%2,2095.34%4,75411.48%41,395Skamania1,86847.93%1,63742.01%39210.06%2315.93%3,897Snohomish130,28056.63%87,39037.99%12,3765.38%42,89018.64%230,046Spokane83,29952.86%66,34342.10%7,9575.05%16,95610.76%157,599Stevens6,72541.49%8,30651.25%1,1767.26%-1,581-9.76%16,207Thurston56,21163.27%27,96731.48%4,6645.25%28,24431.79%88,842Wahkiakum98756.34%67838.70%874.97%30917.64%1,752Walla Walla9,33648.12%9,14647.14%9194.74%1900.98%19,401Whatcom34,02752.52%27,33142.18%3,4345.30%6,69610.33%64,792Whitman7,09462.37%3,52731.01%7536.62%3,56731.36%11,374Yakima30,68147.55%30,93147.94%2,9124.51%-250-0.39%64,524Totals1,295,74557.63%829,45836.89%123,0585.47%466,28720.74%2,248,261 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams (largest city: Othello) Benton (largest city: Kennewick) Chelan (largest city: Wenatchee) Columbia (largest city: Dayton) Ferry (largest city: Republic) Franklin (largest city: Pasco) Garfield (largest city: Pomeroy) Lewis (largest city: Centralia) Lincoln (largest city: Davenport) Okanogan (largest city: Omak) Stevens (largest city: Colville) Yakima (largest city: Yakima) References State auditor Washington Washington State Auditor election