2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election


The 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, 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 [2012 United States House of Representatives 2012 United States Senate elections|elections in Washington|U.S. House] and governor of Washington.
Incumbent Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Peter J. Goldmark was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Clint Didier in a landslide.

Background

Golmark was elected in 2008, defeating then-incumbent public lands commissioner Doug Sutherland. He ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Third-party and independent candidates

Eliminated in primary

  • Stephen A. Sharon

General election

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

By congressional district

Goldmark won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.
DistrictGoldmarkDidierRepresentative
56%44%Suzan DelBene
61%39%Rick Larsen
51%49%Jaime Herrera Beutler
39%61%Doc Hastings
49%51%Cathy McMorris Rodgers
59%41%Derek Kilmer
82%18%Jim McDermott
52%48%Dave Reichert
71%29%Adam Smith
59%41%Denny Heck