2012 Washington Secretary of State election

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 Washington Secretary of State election Washington presidential no 2008 Washington Secretary of State election 2008 2016 Washington Secretary of State election 2016 November 6, 2012 File:Kim Wyman 2 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Kim Wyman Republican Party (United States) 1,464,741 50.38% 3x4.svg Kathleen Drew Democratic Party (United States) 1,442,868 49.62% 275px County results 275px Congressional district results 275px Precinct results Wyman: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Drew: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Tie: #ae8bb1 50% #808080 No votes Secretary of State Sam Reed Republican Party (United States) Kim Wyman Republican Party (United States) The 2012 Washington Secretary of State election took place on November 6, 2012. Republican Kim Wyman was narrowly elected Secretary of State to succeed incumbent Republican Sam Reed, who did not seek re-election. Primary election The primary election took place in August. Under Washington's top-two primary system, introduced in the early 2000s, the primary was designed to narrow the field of candidates to two, rather than select specific party nominees, and candidates could designate themselves as affiliated with any political party, whether it existed or not. Seven candidates contested the primary: Thurston County Auditor Kim Wyman ran under the Republican Party designation. Karen Murray ran under the Constitution Party designation. Sam Wright ran under the Human Rights Party designation. David J. Anderson ran as an independent candidate. Former Seattle mayor Greg Nickels, state senator Jim Kastama, and former state legislator Kathleen Drew, all ran under the Democratic Party designation. Wyman and Drew scored the most votes in the primary contest, thereby becoming the two candidates to advance to the general election. Wyman received 39.75-percent of the vote and Drew 21.73-percent. 2012 Washington Secretary of State blanket primary electionhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/secretary-of-state.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250418011621/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/secretary-of-state.html April 18, 2025 live Secretary of State Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington October 21, 2025 Endorsements Jim Kastama (D) Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/sen-jim-kastama-for-washington-secretary-of-state/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150629080535/http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/sen-jim-kastama-for-washington-secretary-of-state/ 2015-06-29 live Sen. Jim Kastama for Washington secretary of state Editorial Board The Seattle Times July 20, 2012 The Seattle Times October 22, 2025 subscription Kim Wyman (R) Statewide officials Bruce Chapman, former secretary of state of Washington (1975–1981) Ralph Munro, former secretary of state of Washington (1981–2001) Sam Reed, secretary of state of Washington (2001–2013) Results thumb|275px|County results #e27f7f Wyman #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #7996e2 Drew #bdd3ff 30–40% County results thumb|275px|Congressional district results #e27f7f Wyman #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #7996e2 Drew #bdd3ff 30–40% Congressional district results Washington State Republican Party Kim Wyman 528,754 39.75 Washington State Democratic Party Kathleen Drew 289,052 21.73 Washington State Democratic Party Greg Nickels 210,832 15.85 Washington State Democratic Party Jim Kastama 185,425 13.94 Constitution Party (United States) Karen Murray 50,888 3.83 Independent politician David J. Anderson 44,276 3.33 Human Rights Sam Wright 20,809 1.56 1,330,036 100.00 By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20120807/secretary-of-state_bycounty.html Secretary of State - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed August 7, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington September 3, 2026Kim Wyman RepublicanKathleen Drew DemocraticGreg Nickels DemocraticJim Kastama DemocraticVarious candidates Other partiesMarginTotal votes#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams1,41658.78%2148.88%2038.43%1486.14%42817.77%1,20249.90%2,409Asotin2,14446.08%82017.62%54111.63%3968.51%75216.16%1,32428.45%4,653Benton16,15553.75%4,13013.74%2,2777.58%2,6578.84%4,83516.09%12,02540.01%30,054Chelan8,33850.99%1,97912.10%2,20313.47%1,4048.59%2,42814.85%6,13537.52%16,352Clallam8,32943.26%3,86620.08%3,00815.62%1,8539.62%2,19611.41%4,46323.18%19,252Clark30,55446.27%12,67919.20%7,35011.13%7,70511.67%7,74711.73%17,87527.07%66,035Columbia61558.18%11010.41%787.38%908.51%16415.52%50547.78%1,057Cowlitz7,28440.64%3,65520.39%2,08311.62%2,34813.10%2,55414.25%3,62920.25%17,924Douglas4,01955.72%83511.58%91412.67%4976.89%94813.14%3,10543.05%7,213Ferry80048.34%28517.22%1247.49%1509.06%29617.89%51531.12%1,655Franklin4,85655.01%1,12412.73%6927.84%6987.91%1,45716.51%3,73242.28%8,827Garfield35362.26%5710.05%488.47%468.11%6311.11%29652.20%567Grant6,52954.83%1,40611.81%1,20310.10%8347.00%1,93516.25%5,12343.03%11,907Grays Harbor4,79034.69%2,44617.71%3,14422.77%1,51410.96%1,91413.86%1,64611.92%13,808Island9,43841.99%4,50420.04%4,05918.06%2,38010.59%2,0989.33%4,93421.95%22,479Jefferson3,34229.57%3,53631.29%2,21419.59%1,1249.95%1,0859.60%-194-1.72%11,301King120,09729.64%116,89928.85%82,98020.48%68,13816.81%17,1244.23%3,1980.79%405,238Kitsap23,47740.69%12,05920.90%10,63818.44%7,01312.15%4,5167.83%11,41819.79%57,703Kittitas3,98448.92%1,20814.83%1,12113.76%83510.25%99612.23%2,77634.09%8,144Klickitat1,84746.48%81620.53%3097.78%42110.59%58114.62%1,03125.94%3,974Lewis8,31653.89%1,70811.07%2,03713.20%1,1917.72%2,17914.12%6,27940.69%15,431Lincoln1,76959.62%31410.58%1896.37%2317.79%46415.64%1,45549.04%2,967Mason5,88539.68%2,56717.31%2,82719.06%1,63811.04%1,91612.92%3,05820.62%14,833Okanogan3,81247.61%1,32116.50%83710.45%7429.27%1,29416.16%2,49131.11%8,006Pacific2,15436.68%1,23721.07%1,00217.06%71312.14%76613.04%91715.62%5,872Pend Oreille1,47544.33%53916.20%38811.66%2487.45%67720.35%93628.13%3,327Pierce57,88440.06%22,03315.25%18,69812.94%36,26625.10%9,6016.65%21,61814.96%144,482San Juan1,68532.33%1,59730.64%96618.53%56010.74%4047.75%881.69%5,212Skagit11,17342.20%4,60217.38%4,79618.11%3,01811.40%2,88710.90%6,37724.09%26,476Skamania95844.13%45420.91%1657.60%26312.11%33115.25%50423.22%2,171Snohomish56,47741.96%29,16521.67%22,36016.61%17,03112.65%9,5747.11%27,31220.29%134,607Spokane42,24344.19%18,67719.54%10,58911.08%9,3029.73%14,78015.46%23,56624.65%95,591Stevens5,36551.19%1,36213.00%7647.29%9218.79%2,06819.73%4,00338.20%10,480Thurston27,94648.92%11,99921.00%8,26114.46%5,2139.12%3,7116.50%15,94727.91%57,130Wahkiakum49342.10%23219.81%14812.64%13411.44%16414.01%26122.29%1,171Walla Walla6,27752.15%1,79814.94%1,1209.30%1,1469.52%1,69614.09%4,47937.21%12,037Whatcom18,39642.89%11,23226.19%6,54615.26%3,3137.72%3,4057.94%7,16416.70%42,892Whitman3,32348.58%1,29518.93%6539.55%6469.44%92313.49%2,02829.65%6,840Yakima14,75649.25%4,29214.33%3,29711.01%2,5988.67%5,01616.74%10,46434.93%29,959Totals528,75439.75%289,05221.73%210,83215.85%185,42513.94%115,9738.72%239,70218.02%1,330,036 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Cowlitz (largest city: Longview) Grays Harbor (largest city: Aberdeen) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Jefferson (largest city: Port Townsend) King (largest city: Seattle) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) San Juan (largest city: Friday Harbor) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Wahkiakum (largest city: Puget Island) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham) right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00BDEC Democratic — +12.5–15% #09ceff Democratic — +10–12.5% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #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 #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold 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 Wyman Drew Nickels Kastama RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 45% 20% 16% 13%Suzan DelBeneWashington 2 2nd 39% 24% 18% 11%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 46% 18% 12% 11%Jaime Herrera BeutlerWashington 4 4th 52% 14% 9% 8%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 46% 18% 10% 10%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 38% 21% 18% 14%Norm DicksWashington 7 7th 19% 37% 24% 17%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 47% 16% 14% 15%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 31% 25% 21% 19%Adam SmithWashington 10 10th 43% 17% 13% 20%Denny Heck General election Republican Kim Wyman won the general election in a close-fought contest, and was the only Republican elected to statewide office in Washington. With Wyman's victory, Republicans extended their control of the office of Secretary of State of Washington to 48 consecutive years, having won each of the preceding 12 elections. Post-primary endorsements Kim Wyman (R) 50em Newspapers The Seattle Timeshttps://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-times-recommends-kim-wyman-for-washingtonrsquos-secretary-of-state/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160306113842/http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorial-the-times-recommends-kim-wyman-for-washingtonrsquos-secretary-of-state/ 2016-03-06 live Editorial: The Times recommends Kim Wyman for Washington’s secretary of state Editorial Board The Seattle Times October 7, 2012 The Seattle Times October 22, 2025 subscription Tri-City HeraldKim Wyman best choice for secretary of state http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/10/03/2122059/kim-wyman-best-choice-for-secretary.html Tri-City Herald 3 October 2012 26 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121105080128/http://www.tri-cityherald.com/2012/10/03/2122059/kim-wyman-best-choice-for-secretary.html 5 November 2012 dead Walla Walla Union-BulletinKim Wyman clear choice for Washington's secretary of state http://union-bulletin.com/news/2012/oct/04/kim-wyman-clear-choice-washingtons-secretary-state/ Walla Walla Union-Bulletin 12 October 2012 26 November 2012 https://archive.today/20130205073412/http://union-bulletin.com/news/2012/oct/04/kim-wyman-clear-choice-washingtons-secretary-state/ 5 February 2013 dead dmy-all The Wenatchee WorldKim Wyman for secretary of state http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2012/oct/20/kim-wyman-for-secretary-of-state/ The Wenatchee World 20 October 2012 26 November 2012 Labor unions Washington Education Associationhttp://ourvoicewashingtonea.org/elections/statewide/wyman/ WEA-PAC recommends Kim Wyman for election as Secretary of State Washington Education Association 26 November 2012 Polling Graphical summary Opinion polling for the 2012 Washington Secretary of State election.chart Opinion polling for the 2012 Washington Secretary of State election.tab 700px Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KimWyman (R) KathleenDrew (D) UndecidedElway ResearchElway ResearchOctober 18–21, 2012451 (RV)± 4.5%34%34%32%Elway ResearchElway ResearchSeptember 9–12, 2012405 (RV)± 5.0%32%40%28% Results 2012 Washington Secretary of State 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 State Republican Party Kim Wyman 1,464,741 50.38% –7.95% Washington State Democratic Party Kathleen Drew 1,442,868 49.62% +7.95% 2,907,609 100.00% N/A Washington State Republican Party By county +County resultsCountyhttps://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/secretary-of-state_bycounty.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250325171908/https://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20121106/secretary-of-state_bycounty.html March 25, 2025 live Secretary of State - County Results Reed Sam Sam Reed November 6, 2012 Secretary of State of Washington August 7, 2025Kim Wyman RepublicanKathleen Drew DemocraticMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams3,23571.94%1,26228.06%1,97343.87%4,497Asotin5,56060.00%3,70640.00%1,85420.01%9,266Benton50,31868.00%23,68432.00%26,63435.99%74,002Chelan19,28264.35%10,68135.65%8,60128.71%29,963Clallam19,69955.09%16,05844.91%3,64110.18%35,757Clark98,25155.06%80,18044.94%18,07110.13%178,431Columbia1,53673.28%56026.72%97646.56%2,096Cowlitz21,88652.21%20,03647.79%1,8504.41%41,922Douglas9,65568.66%4,40731.34%5,24837.32%14,062Ferry2,02362.63%1,20737.37%81625.26%3,230Franklin14,27565.88%7,39434.12%6,88131.76%21,669Garfield86673.14%31826.86%54846.28%1,184Grant18,06469.33%7,99030.67%10,07438.67%26,054Grays Harbor13,66550.09%13,61549.91%500.18%27,280Island21,37654.26%18,02045.74%3,3568.52%39,396Jefferson7,50740.18%11,17559.82%-3,668-19.63%18,682King345,26839.05%538,98660.95%-193,718-21.91%884,254Kitsap59,48851.17%56,77448.83%2,7142.33%116,262Kittitas10,18361.08%6,48838.92%3,69522.16%16,671Klickitat5,47756.66%4,18943.34%1,28813.33%9,666Lewis21,52067.04%10,57832.96%10,94234.09%32,098Lincoln4,05473.43%1,46726.57%2,58746.86%5,521Mason14,62354.56%12,18145.44%2,4429.11%26,804Okanogan9,61160.25%6,34239.75%3,26920.49%15,953Pacific4,73448.16%5,09651.84%-362-3.68%9,830Pend Oreille4,05064.40%2,23935.60%1,81128.80%6,289Pierce168,77352.69%151,55647.31%17,2175.37%320,329San Juan3,68937.03%6,27462.97%-2,585-25.95%9,963Skagit27,81553.76%23,92046.24%3,8957.53%51,735Skamania2,73153.66%2,35846.34%3737.33%5,089Snohomish153,51349.75%155,03050.25%-1,517-0.49%308,543Spokane121,35258.10%87,49941.90%33,85316.21%208,851Stevens14,20067.55%6,82232.45%7,37835.10%21,022Thurston70,37458.40%50,13341.60%20,24116.80%120,507Wahkiakum1,18555.74%94144.26%24411.48%2,126Walla Walla15,09264.61%8,26835.39%6,82429.21%23,360Whatcom46,49148.32%49,72251.68%-3,231-3.36%96,213Whitman9,12257.66%6,69942.34%2,42315.32%15,821Yakima44,19860.37%29,01339.63%15,18520.74%73,211Totals1,464,74150.38%1,442,86849.62%21,8730.75%2,907,609 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Jefferson (largest city: Port Townsend) King (largest city: Seattle) Pacific (largest city: Raymond) Snohomish (largest city: Everett) Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham) 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 Wyman won six of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Democrats.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 Wyman Podlodowski RepresentativeWashington 1 1st 53% 47%Suzan DelBeneWashington 2 2nd 47% 53%Rick LarsenWashington 3 3rd 56% 44%Jaime Herrera BeutlerWashington 4 4th 65% 35%Doc HastingsWashington 5 5th 60% 40%Cathy McMorris RodgersWashington 6 6th 49.9% 50.1%Derek KilmerWashington 7 7th28%72%Jim McDermottWashington 8 8th 57% 43%Dave ReichertWashington 9 9th 40% 60%Adam SmithWashington 10 10th 55% 45%Denny Heck References secretary of state 2012 Category:2012 United States state secretary of state elections Category:November 2012 in the United States