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Candidates
August 2012 primary election
Last updated: May 24, 2012 4:30 p.m.
Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot. The lot draw to determine the order of candidates on the ballot for each office was held on Friday, May 18, 2012.
NOTE: Each candidate for partisan office may state a political party that he or she prefers. A candidate's preference does not imply that the candidate is nominated or endorsed by the party, or that the party approves of or associates with that candidate.
Candidate list
The listing of regular candidates is also available as a CSV file
PCO candidates
Only contested races within a party will appear on the ballot.
Precinct committee officers on the primary ballot: PDF file | CSV file
| FEDERAL | |
| United States Senator partisan office |
Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party) Will Baker (Prefers Reform Party) Chuck Jackson (Prefers Republican Party) Timmy (Doc) Wilson (Prefers Democratic Party) Art Coday (Prefers Republican Party) Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party) Glen (Stocky) R. Stockwell (Prefers Republican Party) Mike the Mover (Prefers Republican Party) |
| United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office |
John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Darcy Burner (Prefers Democratic Party) Darshan Rauniyar (Prefers Democratic Party) Laura Ruderman (Prefers Democratic Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party) Steve Hobbs (Prefers Democratic Party) Larry Ishmael (Prefers Independent Party) Larry Ishmael (Prefers Independent Party) |
| United States Representative Congressional District No. 7 partisan office |
Don Rivers (Prefers Democratic Party) Goodspaceguy (Prefers Employmentwealth Party) Scott Sutherland (Prefers G.O.P. Party) Andrew Hughes (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party) Ron Bemis (Prefers Republican Party) Charles Allen (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| United States Representative Congressional District No. 8 partisan office |
Dave Reichert (Prefers Republican Party) Keith Swank (Prefers Republican Party) James Windle (States No Party Preference) Karen Porterfield (Prefers Democratic Party) Keith Arnold (Prefers Democratic Party) Ernest Huber (Prefers Republican Party) |
| United States Representative Congressional District No. 9 partisan office |
Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Postma (Prefers Republican Party) Tom Cramer (Prefers Democratic Party) Dave Christie (Prefers F.D.R. Democrat Party) John Orlinski (Prefers Republican Party) |
| United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office 1 month short term |
Brian Berry (Prefers Democratic Party) Ruth Morrison (Prefers Democrat Party) Laura Ruderman (Prefers Democratic Party) J. Byron Holcomb (Prefers Democratic Party) Darshan Rauniyar (Prefers Democratic Party) John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Brian Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party) Steven J. Gerdes (Prefers Republican Party) Bob Champion (Prefers Independent Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party) Darcy Burner (Prefers Democratic Party) |
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| STATE | |
| Governor partisan office |
Rob Hill (Prefers Democratic Party) Rob McKenna (Prefers Republican Party) Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party) James White (Prefers Independent Party) Christian Joubert (States No Party Preference) Shahram Hadian (Prefers Republican Party) L. Dale Sorgen (Prefers Independent Party) Max Sampson (Prefers Republican Party) Javier O. Lopez (Prefers Republican Party) |
| Lieutenant Governor partisan office |
Glenn Anderson (Prefers Indep Republican Party) Brad Owen (Prefers Democrat Party) James Robert Deal (States No Party Preference) Bill Finkbeiner (Prefers Republican Party) Dave T. Sumner IV (Prefers Neopopulist Party) Mark Greene (Prefers Democracy Indep. Party) |
| Secretary of State partisan office |
Jim Kastama (Prefers Democratic Party) David J. Anderson (States No Party Preference) Sam Wright (Prefers The Human Rights Party) Karen Murray (Prefers Constitution Party) Kathleen Drew (Prefers Democratic Party) Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party) Greg Nickels (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Treasurer partisan office |
Jim McIntire (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Auditor partisan office |
Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party) James Watkins (Prefers Republican Party) Mark Miloscia (Prefers Democratic Party) Craig Pridemore (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| Attorney General partisan office |
Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party) Stephen Pidgeon (Prefers Republican Party) |
| Commissioner of Public Lands partisan office |
Stephen A. Sharon (States No Party Preference) Peter J. Goldmark (Prefers Democratic Party) Clint Didier (Prefers Republican Party) |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction nonpartisan office |
James Bauckman Randy I. Dorn Don Hansler John Patterson Blair Ronald L. (Ron) Higgins |
| Insurance Commissioner partisan office |
John R. Adams (Prefers Republican Party) Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party) Scott Reilly (Prefers Republican Party) Brian C. Berend (Prefers Independent Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 1 partisan office |
Rosemary McAuliffe (Prefers Democratic Party) Guy Palumbo (Prefers Democratic Party) Dawn McCravey (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 1 partisan office |
Greg Rankich (Prefers Democratic Party) Derek Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party) Brian Travis (Prefers Republican Party) Sandy Guinn (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 2 partisan office |
Luis Moscoso (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 5 partisan office |
Brad Toft (Prefers Republican Party) Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 5 - Position 1 partisan office |
Jay Rodne (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 5 - Position 2 partisan office |
Ryan Dean Burkett (States No Party Preference) David Spring (Prefers Democratic Party) Chad Magendanz (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 11 partisan office |
Kristin Thompson (Prefers Republican Party) Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 11 - Position 1 partisan office |
Zack Hudgins (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Flynn (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 11 - Position 2 partisan office |
Steve Bergquist (Prefers Democratic Party) Bobby Virk (Prefers Democratic Party) Stephanie Bowman (Prefers Democratic Party) Rob Holland (Prefers Democratic Party) Sarah Sanoy-Wright (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 1 partisan office |
Linda Kochmar (Prefers Republican Party) Jerry Galland (Prefers Republican Party) Thom Macfarlane (Prefers Democratic Party) Roger Flygare (Prefers Democratic Party) Tony Moore (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 2 partisan office |
Katrina Asay (Prefers Republican Party) Rick Hoffman (Prefers Democratic Party) Roger Freeman (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 1 partisan office |
Brian L. Gunn (Prefers Democratic Party) Cathy Dahlquist (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 2 partisan office |
Lisa Connors (Prefers Republican Party) Christopher Hurst (Prefers Independent Dem. Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 1 partisan office |
Randy J. Hayden (Prefers Republican Party) Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 2 partisan office |
Robert Reedy (Prefers Republican Party) Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party) Eric R. Alvey (Prefers Gop Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 1 partisan office |
Will Benge (Prefers Republican Party) Tina Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 2 partisan office |
Dave Upthegrove (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 34 - Position 1 partisan office |
William Giammarese (Prefers Democratic Party) Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 34 - Position 2 partisan office |
Joe Fitzgibbon (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 36 - Position 1 partisan office |
Reuven Carlyle (Prefers Democratic Party) Robert Canamar (States No Party Preference) Leslie Klein (Prefers ( R ) Hope&Change Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 36 - Position 2 partisan office |
Gael Tarleton (Prefers Democratic Party) Sahar Fathi (Prefers Democratic Party) Ryan Gabriel (Prefers Republican Party) Evan Clifthorne (Prefers Democratic Party) Linde Knighton (Prefers Progressive Party) Brett Phillips (Prefers Democratic Party) Noel Christina Frame (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 37 - Position 1 partisan office |
Sharon Tomiko Santos (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 37 - Position 2 partisan office |
Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Non-Partisan Party) Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 39 partisan office |
Scott Olson (Prefers Democratic Party) Kirk Pearson (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 1 partisan office |
Linda Wright (Prefers Democrat Party) Dan Kristiansen (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 2 partisan office |
Robert G. Zimmerman (Prefers Republican Party) Elizabeth Scott (Prefers Republican Party) Robert Pilgrim (Prefers Republican Party) Gregory Dean Lemke (Prefers Republican Party) Jocelynne (Josie) Fallgatter (Prefers Democratic Party) Eleanor Walters (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 41 partisan office |
Maureen Judge (Prefers Democratic Party) Steve Litzow (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 41 - Position 1 partisan office |
Tim Eaves (Prefers Republican Party) Marcie Maxwell (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 41 - Position 2 partisan office |
Judy Clibborn (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 43 - Position 1 partisan office |
Kshama Sawant (Prefers Socialist Altern Party) Jamie Pedersen (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 43 - Position 2 partisan office |
Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party) Gregory Gadow (States No Party Preference) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 1 partisan office |
Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party) Jacob Bond (Prefers Democratic Party) Joel Hussey (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 2 partisan office |
Jim Thatcher (Prefers Republican Party) Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Senator Legislative Dist No. 46 partisan office unexpired 2-year term |
David Frockt (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 46 - Position 1 partisan office short and full term |
Sylvester Cann (Prefers Democratic Party) Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 46 - Position 2 partisan office |
Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party) Dusty Hoerler (Prefers Democratic Party) Scott M. Hodges (Prefers Republican Party) Shelly Crocker (Prefers Democratic Party) Sarajane Siegfriedt (Prefers Democratic Party) Stan Lippmann (Prefers Democratic-Repub Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 47 - Position 1 partisan office |
Bud Sizemore (Prefers Democratic Party) Mark Hargrove (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 47 - Position 2 partisan office |
Pat Sullivan (Prefers Democratic Party) Andy Massagli (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 48 - Position 1 partisan office |
Ross Hunter (Prefers Democratic Party) Bill Hirt (Prefers Republican Party) |
| State Representative Legislative Dist No. 48 - Position 2 partisan office |
Hank Myers (Prefers Republican Party) Cyrus Habib (Prefers Democratic Party) |
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| JUDICIAL | |
| State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 2 nonpartisan office |
Douglas W. McQuaid Susan Owens Scott Stafne |
| State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 8 nonpartisan office short and full term |
Bruce O. Danielson Steve Gonzalez |
| State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 9 nonpartisan office |
Bruce Hilyer Sheryl Gordon McCloud Richard B. Sanders John W. Ladenburg |
| Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1 Judge Position No. 4 nonpartisan office |
Ronald E. Cox |
| Court of Appeals, Division No. 1, District No. 1 Judge Position No. 7 nonpartisan office |
Marlin Appelwick |
| Superior Court Judge Position No. 25 nonpartisan office |
Elizabeth Berns Roger Davidheiser Eric Schmidt |
| Superior Court Judge Position No. 29 nonpartisan office |
Hong Tran Sean O'Donnell |
| Superior Court Judge Position No. 30 nonpartisan office |
Kimberly Allen Doug North |
| Superior Court Judge Position No. 42 nonpartisan office |
Sue Parisien Marianne Jones David Ruzumna Christopher A. Washington |
| Superior Court Judge Position No. 46 nonpartisan office |
Judy Ramseyer Gary Ernsdorff |
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