1996 Washington Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 1996 Washington Secretary of State election Washington presidential no 1992 Washington Secretary of State election 1992 2000 Washington Secretary of State election 2000 November 5, 1996 Ralph Munro.jpg Ralph Munro Republican Party (United States) 1,223,769 57.30% Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney 01 (cropped).jpg Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney Democratic Party (United States) 838,632 39.27% 1996 Washington Secretary of State election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMunro: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Kenney: #A5B0FF 40–50% Secretary of State Ralph Munro Republican Party (United States) Ralph Munro Republican Party (United States) The 1996 Washington Secretary of State election took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent secretary of state Ralph Munro was re-elected. Primary election The primary election took place in September, with Republican incumbent Ralph Munro running unopposed. Natural Law candidate Gary Gill and Democratic candidate Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney were also uncontested for their parties nominations. General election In the general election, Munro coasted to victory over Kenney and Gill. Kenney, at the time of the election, was serving as a member of the board of trustees of the Seattle community college district. Owing to the relative efficiency of her campaign against the long-serving and affable incumbent Munro (described by the Associated Press at the time as "possibly the GOP's most popular officeholder" in WashingtonDavid Ammons Secretary of State campaign challenger finds campaign tough sledding Moscow-Pullman Daily News 1 November 1996 ), governor Mike Lowry appointed Kenney to a vacant seat in the Washington House of Representatives following her defeat.http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=9868 Kenney, Phyllis Gutierrez (b. 1936) historylink.org HistoryLink 15 May 2014 Results 1996 Washington Secretary of State electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=17&c=&c2=&t=878&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results November 1996 General Secretary of State Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 5, 1996 Secretary of State of Washington January 23, 2026Republican Party (United States) Ralph Munro (incumbent) 1,223,769 57.30% +1.16%Democratic Party (United States) Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney 838,632 39.27% –1.48%Natural Law Party (United States) Gary Gill 73,229 3.43% N/A2,281,219 100.00% N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountyRalph Munro RepublicanPhyllis Gutiérrez Kenney DemocraticGary Gill Natural LawMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%Adams2,91766.74%1,32430.29%1302.97%1,59336.44%4,371Asotin3,46750.49%3,09745.10%3034.41%3705.39%6,867Benton33,04564.60%16,49032.24%1,6183.16%16,55532.36%51,153Chelan15,74769.95%6,06826.95%6973.10%9,67942.99%22,512Clallam16,70960.03%10,07636.20%1,0513.78%6,63323.83%27,836Clark58,40354.78%44,25641.51%3,9483.70%14,14713.27%106,607Columbia1,16762.98%64034.54%462.48%52728.44%1,853Cowlitz15,75549.69%14,89946.99%1,0523.32%8562.70%31,706Douglas7,08968.30%2,97628.67%3143.03%4,11339.63%10,379Ferry1,47055.53%1,05839.97%1194.50%41215.56%2,647Franklin7,28561.15%4,29536.05%3332.80%2,99025.10%11,913Garfield77264.12%40333.47%292.41%36930.65%1,204Grant13,37864.18%6,76132.44%7053.38%6,61731.75%20,844Grays Harbor12,84152.05%10,99844.58%8303.36%1,8437.47%24,669Island16,28660.50%9,62135.74%1,0123.76%6,66524.76%26,919Jefferson7,02652.28%5,85243.54%5614.17%1,1748.74%13,439King374,42554.18%290,68242.06%25,9773.76%83,74312.12%691,084Kitsap54,89461.90%31,27635.27%2,5062.83%23,61826.63%88,676Kittitas7,45162.38%4,11534.45%3783.16%3,33627.93%11,944Klickitat3,36252.08%2,84044.00%2533.92%5228.09%6,455Lewis17,11565.44%8,07430.87%9633.68%9,04134.57%26,152Lincoln3,16066.11%1,48531.07%1352.82%1,67535.04%4,780Mason11,68558.39%7,58137.88%7453.72%4,10420.51%20,011Okanogan7,29359.99%4,24834.94%6165.07%3,04525.05%12,157Pacific4,06447.32%4,19348.82%3313.85%-129-1.50%8,588Pend Oreille2,53553.90%1,96741.82%2014.27%56812.08%4,703Pierce130,94057.58%89,69839.45%6,7622.97%41,24218.14%227,400San Juan3,67453.46%2,82641.12%3725.41%84812.34%6,872Skagit22,70258.20%14,80837.96%1,5003.85%7,89420.24%39,010Skamania1,76950.66%1,54444.22%1795.13%2256.44%3,492Snohomish120,00556.92%84,24339.96%6,5893.13%35,76216.96%210,837Spokane87,13157.07%61,49540.28%4,0572.66%25,63616.79%152,683Stevens9,57061.58%5,29734.08%6754.34%4,27327.49%15,542Thurston55,39565.79%25,88430.74%2,9253.47%29,51135.05%84,204Wahkiakum92754.95%69641.26%643.79%23113.69%1,687Walla Walla11,33161.51%6,56135.62%5292.87%4,77025.89%18,421Whatcom35,31958.07%23,11638.00%2,3903.93%12,20320.06%60,825Whitman8,63558.87%5,57438.00%4603.14%3,06120.87%14,669Yakima37,03061.19%21,61535.72%1,8743.10%15,41525.47%60,519Totals1,223,76957.30%838,63239.27%73,2293.43%385,13718.03%2,135,630 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Skamania (largest city: Carson) right 275px Swing by county Legend #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% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #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% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References secretary of state 1996 Category:1996 United States state secretary of state elections