2016 Washington Secretary of State election

2016 Washington Secretary of State election
	Wyman: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90%; Podlodowski: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Tie: 50% No data
Secretary of State before election; Kim Wyman; Republican	Elected Secretary of State ; Kim Wyman; Republican

The Washington Secretary of State election, 2016, was held on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Republican Kim Wyman won reelection over Democratic nominee Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election.^[1]

Kim Wyman was endorsed by the three preceding secretaries of state (Ralph Munro, Sam Reed, and Bruce Chapman), as well as the Seattle Times, King County Director of Elections Julie Wise, Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, the Washington Education Association, the Rental Housing Association of Washington, and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Union.^[2]^[3] As of September 2016, Wyman had raised about $395,000 for her campaign.^[4]

Tina Podlodowski was endorsed by the incumbent, and two preceding, governors of Washington (Jay Inslee, Christine Gregoire, and Gary Locke), as well as Lakewood city councilor Mary Moss, the Washington State High School Democrats, and The Stranger.^[5] As of September 2016, Podlodowski had raised about $460,000 for her campaign.^[4]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Kim Wyman (R)	Tina Podlodowski (D)	Undecided
Elway Poll	October 20–22, 2016	502 (RV)	± 4.5%	41%	37%	22%
Normington Petts & Associates (D)^[a]	September 27–29, 2016	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	31%	35%	34%
Elway Poll	August 9–13, 2016	500 (RV)	± 4.5%	41%	33%	26%

By congressional district

Wyman won 8 of 10 congressional districts, including four that elected Democrats.^[6]

District	Wyman	Podlodowski	Representative
1st	58%	42%	Suzan DelBene
2nd	51%	49%	Rick Larsen
3rd	63%	37%	Jaime Herrera Beutler
4th	70%	30%	Dan Newhouse
5th	65%	35%	Cathy McMorris Rodgers
6th	55%	45%	Derek Kilmer
7th	31%	69%	Jim McDermott
8th	62%	38%	Dave Reichert
9th	42%	58%	Adam Smith
10th	59%	41%	Denny Heck

Notes

^ Poll sponsored by Podlodowski's campaign

References

^ "Washington secretary of state could face tough re-election test". Seattle Times. May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "Kim Wyman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "ENDORSEMENTS". kimwyman.com. Kim Wyman. Archived from the original on September 14, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Statewide Candidates". pdc.wa.gov. Public Disclosure Commission. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "Endorsements". Voters for Tina. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)