Candidates

November 2012 general election

Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot.

NOTE: Each candidate for president and vice-president is the official nominee of a political party. For other partisan offices, each candidate 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.

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FEDERAL
President and Vice President of the United States partisan office	Barack Obama and Joe Biden Democratic Party Nominees Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan Republican Party Nominees Gary Johnson and James P. Gray Libertarian Party Nominees Virgil Goode and James N. Clymer Constitution Party Nominees Jill Stein and Cheri Honkala Green Party Nominees Peta Lindsay and Yari Osorio Socialism & Liberation Party Nominees James Harris and Alyson Kennedy Socialist Workers Party Nominees Ross C. (Rocky) Anderson and Luis J. Rodriguez Justice Party Nominees
United States Senator partisan office	Maria Cantwell (Prefers Democratic Party) Michael Baumgartner (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office	John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 7 partisan office	Jim McDermott (Prefers Democratic Party) Ron Bemis (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 8 partisan office	Dave Reichert (Prefers Republican Party) Karen Porterfield (Prefers Democratic Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 9 partisan office	Adam Smith (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Postma (Prefers Republican Party)
United States Representative Congressional District No. 1 partisan office 1 month short term	John Koster (Prefers Republican Party) Suzan DelBene (Prefers Democratic Party)
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STATE
Governor partisan office	Jay Inslee (Prefers Democratic Party) Rob McKenna (Prefers Republican Party)
Lieutenant Governor partisan office	Brad Owen (Prefers Democrat Party) Bill Finkbeiner (Prefers Republican Party)
Secretary of State partisan office	Kim Wyman (Prefers Republican Party) Kathleen Drew (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Treasurer partisan office	Jim McIntire (Prefers Democratic Party) Sharon Hanek (Prefers Republican Party)
State Auditor partisan office	James Watkins (Prefers Republican Party) Troy Kelley (Prefers Democratic Party)
Attorney General partisan office	Bob Ferguson (Prefers Democratic Party) Reagan Dunn (Prefers Republican Party)
Commissioner of Public Lands partisan office	Peter J. Goldmark (Prefers Democratic Party) Clint Didier (Prefers Republican Party)
Superintendent of Public Instruction nonpartisan office	Randy I. Dorn
Insurance Commissioner partisan office	Mike Kreidler (Prefers Democratic Party) John R. Adams (Prefers Republican Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 1 partisan office	Rosemary McAuliffe (Prefers Democratic Party) Dawn McCravey (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 1 partisan office	Derek Stanford (Prefers Democratic Party) Sandy Guinn (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 1 - Position 2 partisan office	Luis Moscoso (Prefers Democratic Party) Mark T. Davies (States No Party Preference)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 5 partisan office	Mark Mullet (Prefers Democratic Party) Brad Toft (Prefers Republican 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	Chad Magendanz (Prefers Republican Party) David Spring (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 11 partisan office	Bob Hasegawa (Prefers Democratic Party) Kristin Thompson (Prefers Republican 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) Sarah Sanoy-Wright (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 1 partisan office	Linda Kochmar (Prefers Republican Party) Roger Flygare (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 30 - Position 2 partisan office	Katrina Asay (Prefers Republican Party) Roger Freeman (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 1 partisan office	Cathy Dahlquist (Prefers Republican Party) Brian L. Gunn (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 31 - Position 2 partisan office	Christopher Hurst (Prefers Independent Dem. Party) Lisa Connors (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 1 partisan office	Cindy Ryu (Prefers Democratic Party) Randy J. Hayden (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 32 - Position 2 partisan office	Ruth Kagi (Prefers Democratic Party) Robert Reedy (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 1 partisan office	Tina Orwall (Prefers Democratic Party) Will Benge (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 33 - Position 2 partisan office	Dave Upthegrove (Prefers Democratic Party) Martin Metz (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 34 - Position 1 partisan office	Eileen L. Cody (Prefers Democratic Party) William Giammarese (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) Leslie Klein (Prefers ( R ) Hope&change Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 36 - Position 2 partisan office	Gael Tarleton (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	Eric Pettigrew (Prefers Democratic Party) Tamra Smilanich (Prefers Non-partisan Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 39 partisan office	Kirk Pearson (Prefers Republican Party) Scott Olson (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 1 partisan office	Dan Kristiansen (Prefers Republican Party) Linda Wright (Prefers Democrat Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 39 - Position 2 partisan office	Eleanor Walters (Prefers Democratic Party) Elizabeth Scott (Prefers Republican Party)
State Senator Legislative Dist No. 41 partisan office	Steve Litzow (Prefers Republican Party) Maureen Judge (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 41 - Position 1 partisan office	Marcie Maxwell (Prefers Democratic Party) Tim Eaves (Prefers Republican 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	Jamie Pedersen (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 43 - Position 2 partisan office	Frank Chopp (Prefers Democratic Party) Kshama Sawant (Prefers Socialist Altern Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 1 partisan office	Roger Goodman (Prefers Democratic Party) Joel Hussey (Prefers Republican Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 45 - Position 2 partisan office	Larry Springer (Prefers Democratic Party) Jim Thatcher (Prefers Republican 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	Gerry Pollet (Prefers Democratic Party) Sylvester Cann (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 46 - Position 2 partisan office	Jessyn Farrell (Prefers Democratic Party) Sarajane Siegfriedt (Prefers Democratic Party)
State Representative Legislative Dist No. 47 - Position 1 partisan office	Mark Hargrove (Prefers Republican Party) Bud Sizemore (Prefers Democratic 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	Cyrus Habib (Prefers Democratic Party) Hank Myers (Prefers Republican Party)
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COUNTY
Sheriff nonpartisan office unexpired 1-year term	Steve Strachan John Urquhart
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JUDICIAL
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 2 nonpartisan office	Susan Owens
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 8 nonpartisan office short and full term	Steve Gonzalez
State Supreme Court Justice Position No. 9 nonpartisan office	Sheryl Gordon McCloud Richard B. Sanders
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. 42 nonpartisan office	Sue Parisien Christopher A. Washington
District Court West Electoral District Judge Position No. 1 nonpartisan office unexpired 2-year term	Johanna Bender
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