United States Senate election in Washington, 2012
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The 2012 United States Senate election in Washington will take place on November 6, 2012 concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election
as well as other elections to the United States Senate
and House of Representatives
and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell
is running for re-election to a third term.
won re-election to serve a second term with 56.85% of the vote against Mike McGavick
in the 2006 Washingtonian U.S. senatorial election.
Official Campaign Websites
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as well as other elections to the United States Senate
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and House of Representatives
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and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell
Maria Cantwell
Maria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party....
is running for re-election to a third term.
Background
Maria CantwellMaria Cantwell
Maria E. Cantwell is the junior United States Senator from the state of Washington and a member of the Democratic Party....
won re-election to serve a second term with 56.85% of the vote against Mike McGavick
Mike McGavick
Michael S. "Mike" McGavick is an American business executive and a graduate of the University of Washington....
in the 2006 Washingtonian U.S. senatorial election.
Potential
- Bill Bryant, Port of Seattle Commission President
- Clint DidierClint DidierClint Bradley Didier is a former professional American football player. He was a tight end in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins from 1982 to 1987 and for the Green Bay Packers from 1988 to 1989...
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, U.S. representative - Jaime Herrera Beutler, U.S. representative
- Susan HutchisonSusan HutchisonSusan Hutchison is a former television news anchor and political candidate in Seattle, Washington. She is the Executive Director of the Charles and Lisa Simonyi Fund for Arts and Sciences. Hutchison's twenty-five year career as a journalist began at KITV news in Honolulu and continued at KIRO-TV...
, Charles Simonyi Fund for the Arts and Sciences executive director and former news anchor - Cathy McMorris Rodgers, U.S. representative
- Dave ReichertDave ReichertDavid George Reichert is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as Sheriff of King County, Washington.-Early life, education and career:...
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Declined
- John Koster, Snohomish County Councilman and 2010 Republican nominee for congress (running for congress)
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
MichaelBaumgartner (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA (report) | November 21-23, 2011 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 51% | 39% | — | 10% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Clint Didier (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 12–15, 2011 | 1,098 | ± 3.0% | 51% | 35% | — | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Susan Hutchison (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA (report) | November 21-23, 2011 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 49% | 38% | — | 13% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 12–15, 2011 | 1,098 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 35% | — | 16% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Cathy M. Rodgers (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 12–15, 2011 | 1,098 | ± 3.0% | 50% | 31% | — | 19% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | July 27-August 1, 2010 | 1,204 | ± 2.8% | 49% | 37% | — | 13% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Dave Reichert (R) |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey USA (report) | November 21-23, 2011 | 549 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 41% | — | 10% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 12–15, 2011 | 1,098 | ± 3.0% | 49% | 35% | — | 16% |
| Public Policy Polling (report) | July 27-August 1, 2010 | 1,204 | ± 2.8% | 47% | 41% | — | 12% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Maria Cantwell (D) |
Dino Rossi (R) | Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (report) | May 12–15, 2011 | 1,098 | ± 3.0% | 53% | 40% | — | 8% |
"Open primary" matchup
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Bill Bryant (R) | Maria Cantwell (D) |
Clint Didier (R) | Susan Hutchison (R) | Dave Reichert (R) | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elway Poll (report) | April 25–27, 2011 | 405 | ± 5% | 1% | 47% | 6% | 7% | 9% | 30% |
See also
- United States Senate elections, 2012United States Senate elections, 2012Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...
- United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2012The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the ten U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's ten congressional districts, a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States Census...
- Washington gubernatorial election, 2012Washington gubernatorial election, 2012The 2012 Washington Gubernatorial Election will take place on November 6, 2012. Candidates in the election will be chosen in an August 7, 2012, primary election, under the state's nonpartisan blanket primary system, which allows voters to vote for any candidate running in the race, regardless of...
External links
- Washington Secretary of State's listing of candidates who have filed for office
- U.S. Congress candidates for Washington at Project Vote SmartProject Vote SmartProject Vote Smart is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States...
Official Campaign Websites