2016 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2016 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016. The top-two primary was held on August 2. 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.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, announced that he would not seek a sixth term. Democratic state senator Cyrus Habib defeated Republican radio host Marty McClendon to succeed Owen.
Candidates
Democratic Party
Advanced to general
Eliminated in primary
- Karen Fraser, state senator
- Steve Hobbs, state senator
- Karen Wallace
Declined
- Brad Owen, incumbent lieutenant governor
Republican Party
Advanced to general
- Marty McClendon, radio host and candidate of Washington's 6th congressional district in 2014
Eliminated in primary
- Javier Figueroa, University Place city councilor
- Bill Penor
- Phillip Yin, journalist
Third-party and independent candidates
Eliminated in primary
- Paul Addis, business analyst for Alaska Airlines
- Daniel Davies
- Mark Greene, perennial candidate
Primary election
Results
Four Democrats, four Republicans, two third-party candidates, and one independent competed in the primary election. Cyrus Habib and Marty McClendon finished as top two and advanced to the general election.General election
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to RepublicanBy congressional district
Habib won six of ten congressional districts.| District | Habib | McClendon | Representative |
| 53% | 47% | Suzan DelBene | |
| 58% | 42% | Rick Larsen | |
| 44% | 56% | Jaime Herrera Beutler | |
| 36% | 64% | Dan Newhouse | |
| 41% | 59% | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | |
| 53% | 47% | Derek Kilmer | |
| 81% | 19% | Jim McDermott | |
| 81% | 19% | Pramila Jayapal | |
| 46% | 54% | Dave Reichert | |
| 69% | 31% | Adam Smith | |
| 53% | 47% | Denny Heck |