| WASHINGTON | 12
Electoral Votes |
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| Population (Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Washington Secretary of State)
Washington has: 39 counties. Five largest counties: King, Pierce, Snohomish, Spokane, Clark. Five largest cities: Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Vancouver, Bellevue. Government
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Party of WA Seattle
Post-Intelligencer, p  The Evergreen
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Population*: 5,123,524. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 64.7%. Washington has vote by mail. Voter Registration Deadline: Oct. 10, 2016 - mail or online. Oct. 31, 2016 - in person. Voting Starts: Oct. 21, 2016 - "Start of 18-day voting period (through Election Day). |
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Overview: As in 2012 the major party principals made few
visits to Washington State, focusing on
fundraisers in the Seattle area. The outcome was fairly
consistent with recent presidential races, as the Clinton-Kaine ticket
obtained a plurality of 520,971 votes (16.23 percentage points).
Clinton carried 12 counties to 27 for Trump. While the presidential election in Washington state drew little attention, the post-election was not so quiet. When the state's 12 electors gathered at the state capitol in Olympia on Dec. 19, eight cast their votes for Clinton but four "faithless electors" declined to support the Democratic nominee. Three voted for former Sec. of State Colin Powell and one voted for Faith Spotted Eagle; they are subject to a fine of up to $1,000 (see Chiafalo et al. v. Inslee et al. [PDF]). BALLOT [PDF] [SOS] | Clinton | Trump |
| [State Primary: August 2, 2016] |
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Democratic Precinct Caucuses -- Saturday, March 26, 2016 |
| A record 1.42 million Washingtonians
participated in the May 24 primary (+).
However,
as
in
2008,
the
Democratic Party did not use the primary as
part of its presidential nominating process. (In
2004 and 2012 the presidential primary was cancelled altogether). |
| Democrats 118 Delegates: 67 District, 22 At-Large, 12 PLEO, 17 Unpledged. details |
Republicans 44 Delegates: 3 RNC; 11 At-Large; 30 by CD (3 x 10 CDs). details |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,535,438. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 67.0%. "Most voters are choosing to vote by mail this election. Of the 39 counties, 37 are using vote-by-mail exclusively. King and Pierce also offer poll-site voting on November 4, but most of their voters are voting by mail." -SoS Registration: Mail-in or online deadline is Oct. 4, 2008; in-person deadline, at county elections office, is Oct. 20. Absentee: Request as early as 90 days before the election. "You will receive your absentee or mail-in ballot approximately 14 days prior to the election." |
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2008
Overview The Obama-Biden ticket amassed a plurality of 521,632 votes (17.17 percentage points), carrying 20 counties to 19 for McCain. There were few candidate visits. The presidential race in Washington tightened for a time after the Republican National Convention, but for most of the Fall the governor's race was the center of attention. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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| Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,272,914. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 66.9%. Total Registration: 3,508,208. 2,884,783 total votes were cast; of these 1,974,606, or 68.4%, were absentee ballots. |
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2004
Overview The presidential race in Washington was not closely contested, and the state saw few visits by the candidates. Kerry improved upon Gore's showing, gaining a plurality of 205,307 votes (7.18 percentage points). Kerry carried 12 counties to 27 for Bush. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush-Cheney '04 |
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 4,098,044. Total
Registration: 3,335,714. 2,517,028
total
votes
were
cast;
of
these
1,364,607,
or
54.2%,
were
absentee
ballots.
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2000
Overview Washington had gone Democratic for the past three elections, but the Nader factor created a degree of uncertainty. The Bush campaign invested significant resources; Gore-Lieberman nonetheless ended up winning the state with a plurality of 138,788 votes (5.58 percentage points). Gore carried 11 counties to 28 for Bush. Washington was the scene of one of the most closely fought U.S. Senate races as Maria Cantwell (D) defeated incumbent Slade Gorton (R) with a plurality of just 2,229 votes (0.09 percentage points). Voters also faced seven ballot measures. General Election Activity |
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