2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

none July 2026 July 2026 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election Washington presidential No 1996 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election 1996 2004 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election 2004 November 7, 2000 File:Brad Owen 2.jpg Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) 1,247,838 54.25% 3x4.svg Mike Elliott Republican Party (United States) 872,853 37.95% 3x4.svg Ruth Bennett Libertarian Party (United States) 179,567 7.81% 275px County results Owen: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Elliott: #ffb2b2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) Brad Owen Democratic Party (United States) The 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Mike Elliott in a landslide.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 23, 2026 3 Candidates Democratic Party Advanced to general Brad Owen, incumbent lieutenant governor (1997–2017)https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/20000904/4040495/4-try-to-oust-lieutenant-governor 4 try to oust lieutenant governor The Seattle Times July 23, 2026 Eliminated in primary Lonnie Williams Sr., Mountlake Terrace city councilorhttps://www.spokesman.com/stories/2000/jul/29/a-list-of-candidates-who-filed-for-office-by/ spokesman.com A List Of Candidates Who Filed For Office By Friday'S Deadline July 23, 2026 Republican Party Advanced to general Mike Elliott, mayor of Rainier Eliminated in primary Joe Mitschelen, Army reservist and engineer Libertarian Party Advanced to general Ruth Bennett, travel agent 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 Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Owen #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #E27F7F Elliott #FFE0EA 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #FF9A50 Mitschelen #FFCCA9 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 17, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brad Owen (incumbent) 502,523 43.54 Washington State Republican Party Mike Elliott 279,494 24.22 Washington State Republican Party Joe Mitschelen 160,186 13.88 Washington State Democratic Party Lonnie Williams Sr. 129,966 11.26 Libertarian Party of Washington Ruth Bennett 82,035 7.11 1,154,204 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyBrad Owen DemocraticMike Elliott RepublicanJoe Mitschelen RepublicanLonnie William Sr. DemocraticRuth Bennett LibertarianMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams94132.57%98734.16%57519.90%2408.31%1465.05%-46-1.59%2,889Asotin1,07025.31%1,19228.20%65815.57%93422.10%3738.82%-122-2.89%4,227Benton8,83933.48%8,34331.61%5,20719.73%2,4699.35%1,5395.83%4961.88%26,397Chelan4,58030.99%4,18028.29%4,09127.68%1,0797.30%8475.73%4002.71%14,777Clallam8,42646.10%4,31723.62%2,69814.76%1,5108.26%1,3287.27%4,10922.48%18,279Clark19,85237.65%15,53529.46%7,75514.71%5,96311.31%3,6276.88%4,3178.19%52,732Columbia40031.77%45436.06%22617.95%1138.98%665.24%-54-4.29%1,259Cowlitz8,13743.91%3,94721.30%2,58913.97%2,50913.54%1,3487.27%4,19022.61%18,530Douglas2,11329.88%2,22131.41%1,74424.66%6098.61%3845.43%-108-1.53%7,071Ferry62931.43%57828.89%45022.49%1909.50%1547.70%512.55%2,001Franklin2,32332.64%2,42434.05%1,20716.96%74110.41%4235.94%-101-1.42%7,118Garfield30236.21%28033.57%12715.23%779.23%485.76%222.64%834Grant3,36229.23%3,56430.99%2,80424.38%1,0018.70%7706.70%-202-1.76%11,501Grays Harbor9,30562.74%1,94813.13%1,4239.59%1,3489.09%8085.45%7,35749.60%14,832Island6,49937.21%5,13129.38%2,71415.54%1,93611.09%1,1846.78%1,3687.83%17,464Jefferson4,91750.02%1,78218.13%1,31313.36%9429.58%8778.92%3,13531.89%9,831King161,99349.56%62,51119.13%40,37812.35%35,06610.73%26,8998.23%99,48230.44%326,847Kitsap26,96546.98%12,76722.25%7,64113.31%6,24110.87%3,7776.58%14,19824.74%57,391Kittitas2,40539.28%1,56025.48%1,17119.12%5348.72%4537.40%84513.80%6,123Klickitat1,16837.62%81526.25%64720.84%2738.79%2026.51%35311.37%3,105Lewis5,68436.95%5,12633.33%2,34415.24%1,2237.95%1,0046.53%5583.63%15,381Lincoln1,06934.46%1,06534.33%57018.38%2618.41%1374.42%40.13%3,102Mason8,19761.88%2,34317.69%9617.25%9767.37%7705.81%5,85444.19%13,247Okanogan2,10325.05%1,73920.71%3,15537.58%7198.56%6798.09%-1,052-12.53%8,395Pacific2,50848.08%1,18222.66%4909.39%67312.90%3636.96%1,32625.42%5,216Pend Oreille1,22036.41%93627.93%53616.00%38311.43%2768.24%2848.48%3,351Pierce56,67342.18%34,76225.87%16,03211.93%17,63413.12%9,2746.90%21,91116.31%134,375San Juan1,90346.16%91322.14%51912.59%3438.32%44510.79%99024.01%4,123Skagit8,54240.34%5,74427.13%3,30815.62%1,9289.11%1,6537.81%2,79813.21%21,175Skamania72334.88%54626.34%33416.11%23411.29%23611.38%1778.54%2,073Snohomish44,67440.16%26,58623.90%17,05715.33%15,30013.75%7,6326.86%18,08816.26%111,249Spokane31,59338.19%24,62229.76%10,26512.41%11,33513.70%4,9175.94%6,9718.43%82,732Stevens2,62227.53%3,26734.30%1,70917.94%1,03110.83%8959.40%-645-6.77%9,524Thurston29,48155.67%10,65320.12%4,9379.32%4,6408.76%3,2486.13%18,82835.55%52,959Wahkiakum42735.76%30625.63%19716.50%15212.73%1129.38%12110.13%1,194Walla Walla3,88538.58%3,10930.87%1,66016.48%8488.42%5695.65%7767.71%10,071Whatcom11,68940.14%8,52829.29%3,57112.26%3,37811.60%1,9536.71%3,16110.86%29,119Whitman2,67835.61%2,61634.78%1,00313.34%76910.22%4556.05%620.82%7,521Yakima12,62634.89%10,91530.16%6,12016.91%4,36412.06%2,1645.98%1,7114.73%36,189Totals502,52343.54%279,49424.22%160,18613.88%129,96611.26%82,0357.11%223,02919.32%1,154,204 General election Results 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial 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 17, 2026 Washington State Democratic Party Brad Owen (incumbent) 1,247,838 54.25 +6.23 Washington State Republican Party Mike Elliott 872,853 37.95 –8.51 Libertarian Party of Washington Ruth Bennett 179,567 7.81 +5.97 2,300,258 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county CountyBrad OwenDemocraticMike ElliottRepublicanRuth BennettLibertarianMarginTotal#%#%#%#% Adams 1,934 41.79% 2,489 53.78% 205 4.43% -555 -11.99% 4,628 Asotin 3,346 45.49% 3,473 47.21% 537 7.30% -127 -1.73% 7,356 Benton 23,921 42.92% 28,450 51.04% 3,365 6.04% -4,529 -8.13% 55,736 Chelan 9,334 38.30% 13,311 54.62% 1,727 7.09% -3,977 -16.32% 24,372 Clallam 15,642 52.05% 12,011 39.97% 2,396 7.97% 3,631 12.08% 30,049 Clark 62,412 48.98% 56,765 44.54% 8,256 6.48% 5,647 4.43% 127,433 Columbia 753 38.46% 1,079 55.11% 126 6.44% -326 -16.65% 1,958 Cowlitz 18,849 54.18% 13,305 38.24% 2,636 7.58% 5,544 15.94% 34,790 Douglas 4,508 37.40% 6,786 56.31% 758 6.29% -2,278 -18.90% 12,052 Ferry 1,160 40.87% 1,416 49.89% 262 9.23% -256 -9.02% 2,838 Franklin 5,814 43.78% 6,727 50.66% 739 5.56% -913 -6.88% 13,280 Garfield 493 40.68% 640 52.81% 79 6.52% -147 -12.13% 1,212 Grant 8,347 37.13% 12,552 55.83% 1,584 7.05% -4,205 -18.70% 22,483 Grays Harbor 16,528 66.66% 6,551 26.42% 1,717 6.92% 9,977 40.24% 24,796 Island 14,760 48.25% 13,562 44.34% 2,267 7.41% 1,198 3.92% 30,589 Jefferson 8,989 60.01% 4,737 31.62% 1,254 8.37% 4,252 28.38% 14,980 King 433,564 60.73% 213,323 29.88% 66,982 9.38% 220,241 30.85% 713,869 Kitsap 54,800 56.16% 36,122 37.02% 6,654 6.82% 18,678 19.14% 97,576 Kittitas 6,142 46.72% 5,952 45.28% 1,052 8.00% 190 1.45% 13,146 Klickitat 3,511 46.67% 3,404 45.25% 608 8.08% 107 1.42% 7,523 Lewis 12,232 43.43% 13,948 49.52% 1,985 7.05% -1,716 -6.09% 28,165 Lincoln 2,002 41.60% 2,580 53.62% 230 4.78% -578 -12.01% 4,812 Mason 13,859 64.13% 6,207 28.72% 1,545 7.15% 7,652 35.41% 21,611 Okanogan 5,201 37.84% 7,273 52.91% 1,272 9.25% -2,072 -15.07% 13,746 Pacific 5,139 58.68% 2,966 33.87% 652 7.45% 2,173 24.81% 8,757 Pend Oreille 2,303 45.56% 2,279 45.08% 473 9.36% 24 0.47% 5,055 Pierce 136,108 54.03% 98,016 38.91% 17,767 7.05% 38,092 15.12% 251,891 San Juan 4,348 55.86% 2,610 33.53% 826 10.61% 1,738 22.33% 7,784 Skagit 21,242 50.56% 17,482 41.61% 3,287 7.82% 3,760 8.95% 42,011 Skamania 1,834 46.08% 1,689 42.44% 457 11.48% 145 3.64% 3,980 Snohomish 125,643 53.52% 91,891 39.14% 17,233 7.34% 33,752 14.38% 234,767 Spokane 80,441 50.27% 69,352 43.34% 10,228 6.39% 11,089 6.93% 160,021 Stevens 6,485 39.18% 8,607 52.00% 1,459 8.82% -2,122 -12.82% 16,551 Thurston 55,648 60.87% 28,822 31.53% 6,951 7.60% 26,826 29.34% 91,421 Wahkiakum 876 49.08% 763 42.75% 146 8.18% 113 6.33% 1,785 Walla Walla 8,824 44.49% 9,815 49.49% 1,193 6.02% -991 -5.00% 19,832 Whatcom 33,862 50.94% 27,219 40.95% 5,390 8.11% 6,643 9.99% 66,471 Whitman 6,914 46.86% 6,771 45.89% 1,070 7.25% 143 0.97% 14,755 Yakima 30,070 45.44% 31,908 48.22% 4,199 6.35% -1,838 -2.78% 66,177Totals1,247,83854.25%872,85337.95%179,5677.81%374,98516.30%2,300,258 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) References 2000 Lieutenant Governor Washington