Washington gubernatorial election, 2016
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election will take place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Washington, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Under Washington's nonpartisan blanket primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the primary, which will be held on August 2, 2016, voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. The top two finishers — regardless of party — advance to the general election in November, even if a candidate manages to receive a majority of the votes cast in the primary election. California is the only other state with this system, a so-called "top two primary" (Louisiana has a similar "jungle primary").
Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee is running for re-election to a second term in office. [1]
Contents
Background
Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire declined to seek a third term in 2012 and Democratic former U.S. Representative Jay Inslee was elected to succeed her, defeating Republican Rob McKenna, the outgoing Attorney General of Washington, by 51.5% to 48.5%. The last Republican to hold the office of Governor was John Spellman in 1985, meaning that Washington has the second longest period (South Dakota has not had a Democratic Governor since 1979) of one-party statehouse rule in America.[2]
Candidates
Democratic Party
Declared
- James Robert Deal[3]
- Jonathan Dodds[3]
- Jay Inslee, incumbent Governor
- Patrick O'Rourke[3]
Republican Party
Declared
- Bill Bryant, Seattle Port Commissioner[4]
- Goodspaceguy, perennial candidate[3]
- Bill Hirt[3]
Declined
- Jan Angel, State Senator[5]
- Bruce Dammeier, State Senator[6]
- Michael Baumgartner, State Senator and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012[7]
- Cathy Dahlquist, former State Representative[5]
- Jaime Herrera Beutler, U.S. Representative[7]
- Andy Hill, State Senator[8]
- Steve Litzow, State Senator[8]
- Rob McKenna, former Attorney General of Washington and nominee for Governor in 2012[5][7]
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. Representative[7]
- Dave Reichert, U.S. Representative (running for re-election)[9]
Third Party and Independent Candidates
Declared
- David Blomstrom (Fifth Republic)[3]
- Christian Joubert (Holistic)[3]
- Mary Martin (Socialist Workers)[3]
Declined
- Randy Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction[10]
General election
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Bill Bryant (R) |
Undecided |
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| Moore Information | May 16–18, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.0% | 43% | 36% | 18% |
| Elway Poll | April 14–17, 2016 | 503 | ± 3.5% | 48% | 36% | 16% |
| Elway Poll | December 28–30, 2015 | 500 | ± 4.5% | 39% | 30% | 31% |
| Public Policy Polling | May 14–17, 2015 | 879 | ± 3.3% | 46% | 34% | 21% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Jay Inslee (D) |
Bill Bryant (R) |
Randy Dorn (I) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway Poll | April 14–17, 2016 | 503 | ± 3.5% | 41% | 26% | 7% | 25% |
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References
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External links
- Official campaign websites
