The 2012 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, 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 U.S. House and governor of Washington. 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 State Treasurer James McIntire was first elected back in 2008 defeating then-assistant state treasurer Allan Martin. He was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Sharon Hanek in a landslide.https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/inslee-to-be-next-washington-governor-as-gops-mckenna-concedes-race

The top-two primary was held on August 7.

Primary election Democratic Party Advanced to general James McIntire, incumbent state treasurer (2009–2017)

Republican Party

Advanced to general Sharon Hanek, CPA (write-in candidate)

Results

By county +CountyJames McIntire DemocraticSharon Hanek Republican (write-in)MarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,52598.64%211.36%1,50497.28%1,546Asotin3,21498.74%411.26%3,17397.48%3,255Benton18,50796.09%7533.91%17,75492.18%19,260Chelan10,62297.71%2492.29%10,37395.42%10,871Clallam12,63992.19%1,0707.81%11,56984.39%13,709Clark44,40693.22%3,2286.78%41,17886.45%47,634Columbia71498.35%121.65%70296.69%726Cowlitz11,76797.10%3512.90%11,41694.21%12,118Douglas4,37297.63%1062.37%4,26695.27%4,478Ferry1,01997.23%292.77%99094.47%1,048Franklin5,56195.86%2404.14%5,32191.73%5,801Garfield37094.15%235.85%34788.30%393Grant7,26595.62%3334.38%6,93291.23%7,598Grays Harbor9,64398.52%1451.48%9,49897.04%9,788Island15,52695.91%6624.09%14,86491.82%16,188Jefferson8,18198.86%941.14%8,08797.73%8,275King299,44698.00%6,0962.00%293,35096.01%305,542Kitsap40,90797.73%9492.27%39,95895.47%41,856Kittitas5,39496.68%1853.32%5,20993.37%5,579Klickitat2,57497.61%632.39%2,51195.22%2,637Lewis9,46594.49%5525.51%8,91388.98%10,017Lincoln1,84994.58%1065.42%1,74389.16%1,955Mason10,07594.95%5365.05%9,53989.90%10,611Okanogan4,81297.84%1062.16%4,70695.69%4,918Pacific4,40998.68%591.32%4,35097.36%4,468Pend Oreille2,13096.51%773.49%2,05393.02%2,207Pierce101,69797.76%2,3332.24%99,36495.51%104,030San Juan3,68092.12%3157.88%3,36584.23%3,995Skagit18,56996.16%7413.84%17,82892.33%19,310Skamania1,44696.72%493.28%1,39793.44%1,495Snohomish96,33996.43%3,5713.57%92,76892.85%99,910Spokane60,45793.85%3,9636.15%56,49487.70%64,420Stevens6,31592.64%5027.36%5,81385.27%6,817Thurston39,32597.05%1,1942.95%38,13194.11%40,519Wahkiakum78497.76%182.24%76695.51%802Walla Walla8,24197.86%1802.14%8,06195.72%8,421Whatcom27,77892.29%2,3227.71%25,45684.57%30,100Whitman4,79496.65%1663.35%4,62893.31%4,960Yakima20,03395.71%8994.29%19,13491.41%20,932Totals925,85096.62%32,3393.38%893,51193.25%958,189

General election Endorsements

Results

By county +CountyJames McIntire DemocraticSharon Hanek RepublicanMarginTotal votes#%#%#%Adams1,59835.73%2,87564.27%-1,277-28.55%4,473Asotin4,10444.64%5,09055.36%-986-10.72%9,194Benton30,58341.58%42,97258.42%-12,389-16.84%73,555Chelan13,22844.41%16,55655.59%-3,328-11.17%29,784Clallam19,52954.62%16,22645.38%3,3039.24%35,755Clark93,41052.60%84,18047.40%9,2305.20%177,590Columbia74936.43%1,30763.57%-558-27.14%2,056Cowlitz22,73254.76%18,78245.24%3,9509.51%41,514Douglas5,51439.55%8,42960.45%-2,915-20.91%13,943Ferry1,36842.64%1,84057.36%-472-14.71%3,208Franklin9,11942.34%12,42057.66%-3,301-15.33%21,539Garfield41035.25%75364.75%-343-29.49%1,163Grant9,59437.06%16,29562.94%-6,701-25.88%25,889Grays Harbor16,05459.59%10,88840.41%5,16619.17%26,942Island20,90253.49%18,17346.51%2,7296.98%39,075Jefferson12,60767.65%6,03032.35%6,57735.29%18,637King619,97070.64%257,73729.36%362,23341.27%877,707Kitsap65,87357.01%49,67442.99%16,19914.02%115,547Kittitas7,85147.49%8,68252.51%-831-5.03%16,533Klickitat4,71549.10%4,88850.90%-173-1.80%9,603Lewis13,13441.43%18,56558.57%-5,431-17.13%31,699Lincoln1,99536.35%3,49463.65%-1,499-27.31%5,489Mason14,58454.87%11,99745.13%2,5879.73%26,581Okanogan7,32446.53%8,41853.47%-1,094-6.95%15,742Pacific5,69657.70%4,17642.30%1,52015.40%9,872Pend Oreille2,67042.72%3,58057.28%-910-14.56%6,250Pierce181,66356.93%137,43643.07%44,22713.86%319,099San Juan6,72668.13%3,14731.87%3,57936.25%9,873Skagit27,89054.36%23,41345.64%4,4778.73%51,303Skamania2,62551.67%2,45548.33%1703.35%5,080Snohomish178,49458.17%128,33341.83%50,16116.35%306,827Spokane102,99149.55%104,86450.45%-1,873-0.90%207,855Stevens7,98938.11%12,97461.89%-4,985-23.78%20,963Thurston72,58661.76%44,94038.24%27,64623.52%117,526Wahkiakum1,11753.60%96746.40%1507.20%2,084Walla Walla10,53245.33%12,70154.67%-2,169-9.34%23,233Whatcom54,25156.71%41,41443.29%12,83713.42%95,665Whitman7,99950.56%7,82349.44%1761.11%15,822Yakima35,22548.33%37,65651.67%-2,431-3.34%72,881Totals1,695,40158.71%1,192,15041.29%503,25117.43%2,887,551

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles) Clark (largest city: Vancouver) Island (largest city: Oak Harbor) Kitsap (largest city: Bremerton) Mason (largest city: Shelton) Pierce (largest city: Tacoma) Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon) Skamania (largest city: Carson) Whitman (largest city: Pullman)

By congressional district McIntire won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans. District McIntire Hanek Representative 55% 45%Suzan DelBene 60% 40%Rick Larsen 52% 48%Jaime Herrera Beutler 43% 57%Doc Hastings 48% 52%Cathy McMorris Rodgers 59% 41%Derek Kilmer 81% 19%Jim McDermott 52% 48%Dave Reichert 70% 30%Adam Smith 59% 41%Denny Heck

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