2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election

none October 2025 related races 2012 Washington elections 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election Washington presidential no 2008 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 2008 2016 Washington Insurance Commissioner election 2016 November 6, 2012 Oic-commissioner-kreidler.jpg Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) 1,662,555 58.30% 3x4.svg John Adams Republican Party (United States) 1,188,926 41.70% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results Kreidler: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Adams: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% insurance commissioner Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) Mike Kreidler Democratic Party (United States) The 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the insurance commissioner of Washington, 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. Incumbent Democratic Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler was re-elected to a fourth term in a landslide.https://www.mondaq.com/unitedstates/insurance-laws-and-products/205650/five-insurance-commissioner-elections-all-incumbents-re-elected Background Incumbent Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler, first elected in 2000 and re-elected two times, most recently in 2008, ran for re-election to a fourth term in office. Primary election Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two advance to the general election. Democratic candidates Advanced to general Mike Kreidler, incumbent insurance commissioner (2001–2025)2012 Primary Candidates Who Have Filed https://eledataweb.votewa.gov/Candidates/WhoFiled?countyCode=xx&electiondate=201208&_gl=1*n9s5ns*_ga*MTc0MTI1MjUyMC4xNzYxODUwODIx*_ga_7B08VE04WV*czE3NjE4NTk0MjIkbzIkZzAkdDE3NjE4NTk0MzIkajUwJGwwJGgw*_ga_X6SDF160YQ*czE3NjE4NTk0MjIkbzIkZzAkdDE3NjE4NTk0MzIkajUwJGwwJGgw 2025-10-30 eledataweb.votewa.gov Republican candidates Advanced to general John Adams, insurance broker Eliminated in primary Scott Reilly Third-party and independent candidates Eliminated in primary Brian C. Berend (Independent)https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/statewide-regional-candidates-file/ Endorsements Mike Kreidler (D) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttp://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/seattle-times-editorial-board-endorsements-for-2012-primary/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160107080102/http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/seattle-times-editorial-board-endorsements-for-2012-primary/ 2016-01-07 live Seattle Times editorial board endorsements for 2012 primary Editorial Board The Seattle Times July 20, 2012 The Seattle Times October 30, 2025 subscription Results thumb|275px|County results #7996e2 Kreidler #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #e27f7f Adams #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #FF9A50 Reilly #FFCCA9 30–40% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #7996e2 Kreidler #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Congressional district results Blanket primary resultshttp://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/insurance-commissioner.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250313134129/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/insurance-commissioner.html March 13, 2025 live Insurance Commissioner Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington October 30, 2025 Washington State Democratic Party Mike Kreidler (incumbent) 712,095 54.91 Washington State Republican Party John Adams 279,052 21.52 Washington State Republican Party Scott Reilly 241,377 18.61 Independent politician Brian C. Berend 64,303 4.96 1,296,827 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/insurance-commissioner_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20260112205242/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/insurance-commissioner_bycounty.html January 12, 2026 live Insurance Commissioner - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington August 27, 2026Mike Kreidler DemocraticJohn Adams RepublicanScott Reilly RepublicanBrian C. Berend IndependentMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%Adams60226.60%96542.64%57825.54%1185.21%-363-16.04%2,263Asotin1,75238.80%1,29128.59%1,05423.34%4199.28%46110.21%4,516Benton9,63933.47%9,17031.85%7,96327.65%2,0237.03%4691.63%28,795Chelan5,93037.86%5,12532.72%3,52922.53%1,0816.90%8055.14%15,665Clallam9,35749.57%4,37723.19%3,95120.93%1,1916.31%4,98026.38%18,876Clark28,13544.78%15,43424.56%15,27224.30%3,9946.36%12,70120.21%62,835Columbia29729.70%39939.90%22322.30%818.10%-102-10.20%1,000Cowlitz8,28147.53%4,25924.45%3,20718.41%1,6749.61%4,02223.09%17,421Douglas2,36034.30%2,22032.27%1,81826.42%4827.01%1402.03%6,880Ferry58336.97%43927.84%40925.94%1469.26%1449.13%1,577Franklin2,77132.38%2,73031.90%2,52529.51%5316.21%410.48%8,557Garfield14427.91%19637.98%14528.10%316.01%-51-9.88%516Grant3,55731.30%3,65332.14%3,13027.54%1,0259.02%-96-0.84%11,365Grays Harbor7,54755.44%2,79420.52%2,06515.17%1,2088.87%4,75334.91%13,614Island11,48052.52%4,94122.60%4,26919.53%1,1705.35%6,53929.91%21,860Jefferson7,07864.01%1,76415.95%1,51813.73%6986.31%5,31448.06%11,058King270,82468.06%59,70115.00%55,00113.82%12,4063.12%211,12353.06%397,932Kitsap30,39953.66%12,69622.41%11,08319.56%2,4714.36%17,70331.25%56,649Kittitas3,25542.65%2,05926.98%1,80023.59%5176.77%1,19615.67%7,631Klickitat1,50840.12%1,07128.49%83722.27%3439.12%43711.63%3,759Lewis5,39336.67%4,92033.46%3,22821.95%1,1647.92%4733.22%14,705Lincoln85130.03%86030.35%94233.24%1816.39%-82-2.89%2,834Mason7,59752.30%3,23022.24%2,55717.60%1,1417.86%4,36730.07%14,525Okanogan2,96938.98%2,29230.09%1,77423.29%5817.63%6778.89%7,616Pacific3,03852.81%1,28022.25%93416.24%5018.71%1,75830.56%5,753Pend Oreille1,18236.56%85826.54%81125.09%38211.82%32410.02%3,233Pierce75,83953.38%32,90023.16%27,39919.29%5,9254.17%42,93930.23%142,063San Juan3,19762.93%85816.89%75214.80%2735.37%2,33946.04%5,080Skagit13,45851.85%6,15723.72%4,86018.72%1,4815.71%7,30128.13%25,956Skamania90043.95%54426.56%44821.88%1567.62%35617.38%2,048Snohomish72,81954.93%30,16622.76%23,87718.01%5,7054.30%42,65332.17%132,567Spokane41,12844.13%22,40524.04%23,14024.83%6,5317.01%17,98819.30%93,204Stevens3,21831.94%3,08830.65%2,87828.56%8928.85%1301.29%10,076Thurston34,75662.58%10,74419.34%7,54313.58%2,4984.50%24,01243.23%55,541Wahkiakum54047.24%27423.97%22419.60%1059.19%26623.27%1,143Walla Walla4,09235.89%3,53030.96%2,91625.58%8637.57%5624.93%11,401Whatcom22,12553.72%9,13022.17%8,28120.11%1,6464.00%12,99531.56%41,182Whitman2,73842.12%1,73526.69%1,58024.30%4486.89%1,00315.43%6,501Yakima10,75637.57%8,79730.73%6,85623.95%2,2217.76%1,9596.84%28,630Totals712,09554.91%279,05221.52%241,37718.61%64,3034.96%433,04333.39%1,296,827 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin (largest city: Clarkston) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) right 275px Swing by county Legend #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 Trend relative to the state 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% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district District2012 Primary Data https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2012-primary-data.zip sos.wa.gov live https://web.archive.org/web/20250625074646/https://www.sos.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-05/2012-primary-data.zip June 25, 2025 Kreidler Adams Reilly RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 52% 24% 20%Suzan DelBeneWashington 2 2nd 57% 21% 17%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 44% 26% 22%Jaime Herrera BeutlerWashington 4 4th 35% 32% 26%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 42% 26% 25%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 56% 21% 18%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 79% 9% 9%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 47% 26% 22%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 66% 17% 14%Adam SmithWashington 10 10th 57% 22% 17%Denny Heck General election Results 2012 Washington Insurance Commissioner 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 Mike Kreidler (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 1,662,555 58.30 –3.08 John Adams Republican Party (United States) 1,188,926 41.70 +3.08 2,851,481 100.00 N/A Washington State Democratic Party By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/insurance-commissioner_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250616040937/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/insurance-commissioner_bycounty.html June 16, 2025 live Insurance Commissioner - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 6, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington October 30, 2025Mike Kreidler DemocraticJohn Adams RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,46333.49%2,90566.51%-1,442-33.01%4,368Asotin3,93343.39%5,13156.61%-1,198-13.22%9,064Benton28,46239.31%43,93360.69%-15,471-21.37%72,395Chelan12,40042.40%16,84657.60%-4,446-15.20%29,246Clallam18,33352.47%16,61047.53%1,7234.93%34,943Clark87,74350.47%86,12349.53%1,6200.93%173,866Columbia67733.50%1,34466.50%-667-33.00%2,021Cowlitz21,72753.15%19,15346.85%2,5746.30%40,880Douglas5,22338.17%8,46261.83%-3,239-23.67%13,685Ferry1,30041.71%1,81758.29%-517-16.59%3,117Franklin8,53540.09%12,75659.91%-4,221-19.83%21,291Garfield35931.41%78468.59%-425-37.18%1,143Grant8,97735.33%16,43164.67%-7,454-29.34%25,408Grays Harbor15,62858.88%10,91341.12%4,71517.76%26,541Island20,74453.81%17,80746.19%2,9377.62%38,551Jefferson12,34967.50%5,94532.50%6,40435.01%18,294King613,28470.76%253,42029.24%359,86441.52%866,704Kitsap64,81656.62%49,66943.38%15,14713.23%114,485Kittitas7,43746.15%8,67953.85%-1,242-7.71%16,116Klickitat4,33946.58%4,97753.42%-638-6.85%9,316Lewis12,64940.58%18,52259.42%-5,873-18.84%31,171Lincoln1,80233.33%3,60466.67%-1,802-33.33%5,406Mason14,71455.88%11,61944.12%3,09511.75%26,333Okanogan6,94445.06%8,46754.94%-1,523-9.88%15,411Pacific5,53157.06%4,16242.94%1,36914.12%9,693Pend Oreille2,54141.21%3,62558.79%-1,084-17.58%6,166Pierce180,57256.97%136,36643.03%44,20613.95%316,938San Juan6,64268.64%3,03531.36%3,60737.27%9,677Skagit27,46554.35%23,06845.65%4,3978.70%50,533Skamania2,42649.00%2,52551.00%-99-2.00%4,951Snohomish177,86158.42%126,61441.58%51,24716.83%304,475Spokane98,79048.14%106,41151.86%-7,621-3.71%205,201Stevens7,57037.09%12,84162.91%-5,271-25.82%20,411Thurston74,63163.60%42,71836.40%31,91327.19%117,349Wahkiakum1,05151.70%98248.30%693.39%2,033Walla Walla9,61142.01%13,26857.99%-3,657-15.98%22,879Whatcom53,27056.65%40,76343.35%12,50713.30%94,033Whitman7,42348.65%7,83551.35%-412-2.70%15,258Yakima33,33346.21%38,79653.79%-5,463-7.57%72,129Totals1,662,55558.30%1,188,92641.70%473,62916.61%2,851,481 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg) Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Spokane (largest city: Spokane) Whitman (largest city: Pullman) right 275px Swing by county Legend #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px Trend relative to the state 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% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip By congressional district Kreidler won seven of ten congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.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 Kreidler Adams RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 55% 45%Suzan DelBeneWashington 2 2nd 61% 39%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 49.9% 50.1%Jaime Herrera BeutlerWashington 4 4th 41% 59%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 46% 54%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 60% 40%Denny Heck References Insurance commissioner Washington Insurance Commissioner election