2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
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November 7, 2000
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The 2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Brad Owen, first elected to the office in 1996, was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Mike Elliott in a landslide.[1]
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Brad Owen, incumbent lieutenant governor (1997–2017)[2]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Lonnie Williams Sr., Mountlake Terrace city councilor[3]
Republican Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]Eliminated in primary
[edit]Libertarian Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Ruth Bennett, travel agent[2]
Primary election
[edit]The blanket primary was held on September 19.[4]
Results
[edit]
Owen
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Elliott
- 20–30%
- 30–40%
Mitschelen
- 30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Owen (incumbent) | 502,523 | 43.54 | |
| Republican | Mike Elliott | 279,494 | 24.22 | |
| Republican | Joe Mitschelen | 160,186 | 13.88 | |
| Democratic | Lonnie Williams Sr. | 129,966 | 11.26 | |
| Libertarian | Ruth Bennett | 82,035 | 7.11 | |
| Total votes | 1,154,204 | 100.00 | ||
By county
[edit]| County[5] | Brad Owen
Democratic |
Mike Elliott
Republican |
Joe Mitschelen
Republican |
Lonnie William Sr.
Democratic |
Ruth Bennett
Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 941 | 32.57% | 987 | 34.16% | 575 | 19.90% | 240 | 8.31% | 146 | 5.05% | -46 | -1.59% | 2,889 |
| Asotin | 1,070 | 25.31% | 1,192 | 28.20% | 658 | 15.57% | 934 | 22.10% | 373 | 8.82% | -122 | -2.89% | 4,227 |
| Benton | 8,839 | 33.48% | 8,343 | 31.61% | 5,207 | 19.73% | 2,469 | 9.35% | 1,539 | 5.83% | 496 | 1.88% | 26,397 |
| Chelan | 4,580 | 30.99% | 4,180 | 28.29% | 4,091 | 27.68% | 1,079 | 7.30% | 847 | 5.73% | 400 | 2.71% | 14,777 |
| Clallam | 8,426 | 46.10% | 4,317 | 23.62% | 2,698 | 14.76% | 1,510 | 8.26% | 1,328 | 7.27% | 4,109 | 22.48% | 18,279 |
| Clark | 19,852 | 37.65% | 15,535 | 29.46% | 7,755 | 14.71% | 5,963 | 11.31% | 3,627 | 6.88% | 4,317 | 8.19% | 52,732 |
| Columbia | 400 | 31.77% | 454 | 36.06% | 226 | 17.95% | 113 | 8.98% | 66 | 5.24% | -54 | -4.29% | 1,259 |
| Cowlitz | 8,137 | 43.91% | 3,947 | 21.30% | 2,589 | 13.97% | 2,509 | 13.54% | 1,348 | 7.27% | 4,190 | 22.61% | 18,530 |
| Douglas | 2,113 | 29.88% | 2,221 | 31.41% | 1,744 | 24.66% | 609 | 8.61% | 384 | 5.43% | -108 | -1.53% | 7,071 |
| Ferry | 629 | 31.43% | 578 | 28.89% | 450 | 22.49% | 190 | 9.50% | 154 | 7.70% | 51 | 2.55% | 2,001 |
| Franklin | 2,323 | 32.64% | 2,424 | 34.05% | 1,207 | 16.96% | 741 | 10.41% | 423 | 5.94% | -101 | -1.42% | 7,118 |
| Garfield | 302 | 36.21% | 280 | 33.57% | 127 | 15.23% | 77 | 9.23% | 48 | 5.76% | 22 | 2.64% | 834 |
| Grant | 3,362 | 29.23% | 3,564 | 30.99% | 2,804 | 24.38% | 1,001 | 8.70% | 770 | 6.70% | -202 | -1.76% | 11,501 |
| Grays Harbor | 9,305 | 62.74% | 1,948 | 13.13% | 1,423 | 9.59% | 1,348 | 9.09% | 808 | 5.45% | 7,357 | 49.60% | 14,832 |
| Island | 6,499 | 37.21% | 5,131 | 29.38% | 2,714 | 15.54% | 1,936 | 11.09% | 1,184 | 6.78% | 1,368 | 7.83% | 17,464 |
| Jefferson | 4,917 | 50.02% | 1,782 | 18.13% | 1,313 | 13.36% | 942 | 9.58% | 877 | 8.92% | 3,135 | 31.89% | 9,831 |
| King | 161,993 | 49.56% | 62,511 | 19.13% | 40,378 | 12.35% | 35,066 | 10.73% | 26,899 | 8.23% | 99,482 | 30.44% | 326,847 |
| Kitsap | 26,965 | 46.98% | 12,767 | 22.25% | 7,641 | 13.31% | 6,241 | 10.87% | 3,777 | 6.58% | 14,198 | 24.74% | 57,391 |
| Kittitas | 2,405 | 39.28% | 1,560 | 25.48% | 1,171 | 19.12% | 534 | 8.72% | 453 | 7.40% | 845 | 13.80% | 6,123 |
| Klickitat | 1,168 | 37.62% | 815 | 26.25% | 647 | 20.84% | 273 | 8.79% | 202 | 6.51% | 353 | 11.37% | 3,105 |
| Lewis | 5,684 | 36.95% | 5,126 | 33.33% | 2,344 | 15.24% | 1,223 | 7.95% | 1,004 | 6.53% | 558 | 3.63% | 15,381 |
| Lincoln | 1,069 | 34.46% | 1,065 | 34.33% | 570 | 18.38% | 261 | 8.41% | 137 | 4.42% | 4 | 0.13% | 3,102 |
| Mason | 8,197 | 61.88% | 2,343 | 17.69% | 961 | 7.25% | 976 | 7.37% | 770 | 5.81% | 5,854 | 44.19% | 13,247 |
| Okanogan | 2,103 | 25.05% | 1,739 | 20.71% | 3,155 | 37.58% | 719 | 8.56% | 679 | 8.09% | -1,052 | -12.53% | 8,395 |
| Pacific | 2,508 | 48.08% | 1,182 | 22.66% | 490 | 9.39% | 673 | 12.90% | 363 | 6.96% | 1,326 | 25.42% | 5,216 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,220 | 36.41% | 936 | 27.93% | 536 | 16.00% | 383 | 11.43% | 276 | 8.24% | 284 | 8.48% | 3,351 |
| Pierce | 56,673 | 42.18% | 34,762 | 25.87% | 16,032 | 11.93% | 17,634 | 13.12% | 9,274 | 6.90% | 21,911 | 16.31% | 134,375 |
| San Juan | 1,903 | 46.16% | 913 | 22.14% | 519 | 12.59% | 343 | 8.32% | 445 | 10.79% | 990 | 24.01% | 4,123 |
| Skagit | 8,542 | 40.34% | 5,744 | 27.13% | 3,308 | 15.62% | 1,928 | 9.11% | 1,653 | 7.81% | 2,798 | 13.21% | 21,175 |
| Skamania | 723 | 34.88% | 546 | 26.34% | 334 | 16.11% | 234 | 11.29% | 236 | 11.38% | 177 | 8.54% | 2,073 |
| Snohomish | 44,674 | 40.16% | 26,586 | 23.90% | 17,057 | 15.33% | 15,300 | 13.75% | 7,632 | 6.86% | 18,088 | 16.26% | 111,249 |
| Spokane | 31,593 | 38.19% | 24,622 | 29.76% | 10,265 | 12.41% | 11,335 | 13.70% | 4,917 | 5.94% | 6,971 | 8.43% | 82,732 |
| Stevens | 2,622 | 27.53% | 3,267 | 34.30% | 1,709 | 17.94% | 1,031 | 10.83% | 895 | 9.40% | -645 | -6.77% | 9,524 |
| Thurston | 29,481 | 55.67% | 10,653 | 20.12% | 4,937 | 9.32% | 4,640 | 8.76% | 3,248 | 6.13% | 18,828 | 35.55% | 52,959 |
| Wahkiakum | 427 | 35.76% | 306 | 25.63% | 197 | 16.50% | 152 | 12.73% | 112 | 9.38% | 121 | 10.13% | 1,194 |
| Walla Walla | 3,885 | 38.58% | 3,109 | 30.87% | 1,660 | 16.48% | 848 | 8.42% | 569 | 5.65% | 776 | 7.71% | 10,071 |
| Whatcom | 11,689 | 40.14% | 8,528 | 29.29% | 3,571 | 12.26% | 3,378 | 11.60% | 1,953 | 6.71% | 3,161 | 10.86% | 29,119 |
| Whitman | 2,678 | 35.61% | 2,616 | 34.78% | 1,003 | 13.34% | 769 | 10.22% | 455 | 6.05% | 62 | 0.82% | 7,521 |
| Yakima | 12,626 | 34.89% | 10,915 | 30.16% | 6,120 | 16.91% | 4,364 | 12.06% | 2,164 | 5.98% | 1,711 | 4.73% | 36,189 |
| Totals | 502,523 | 43.54% | 279,494 | 24.22% | 160,186 | 13.88% | 129,966 | 11.26% | 82,035 | 7.11% | 223,029 | 19.32% | 1,154,204 |
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General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brad Owen (incumbent) | 1,247,838 | 54.25 | +6.23 | |
| Republican | Mike Elliott | 872,853 | 37.95 | –8.51 | |
| Libertarian | Ruth Bennett | 179,567 | 7.81 | +5.97 | |
| Total votes | 2,300,258 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[6] | Brad Owen Democratic |
Mike Elliott Republican |
Ruth Bennett Libertarian |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,934 | 41.79% | 2,489 | 53.78% | 205 | 4.43% | -555 | -11.99% | 4,628 |
| Asotin | 3,346 | 45.49% | 3,473 | 47.21% | 537 | 7.30% | -127 | -1.73% | 7,356 |
| Benton | 23,921 | 42.92% | 28,450 | 51.04% | 3,365 | 6.04% | -4,529 | -8.13% | 55,736 |
| Chelan | 9,334 | 38.30% | 13,311 | 54.62% | 1,727 | 7.09% | -3,977 | -16.32% | 24,372 |
| Clallam | 15,642 | 52.05% | 12,011 | 39.97% | 2,396 | 7.97% | 3,631 | 12.08% | 30,049 |
| Clark | 62,412 | 48.98% | 56,765 | 44.54% | 8,256 | 6.48% | 5,647 | 4.43% | 127,433 |
| Columbia | 753 | 38.46% | 1,079 | 55.11% | 126 | 6.44% | -326 | -16.65% | 1,958 |
| Cowlitz | 18,849 | 54.18% | 13,305 | 38.24% | 2,636 | 7.58% | 5,544 | 15.94% | 34,790 |
| Douglas | 4,508 | 37.40% | 6,786 | 56.31% | 758 | 6.29% | -2,278 | -18.90% | 12,052 |
| Ferry | 1,160 | 40.87% | 1,416 | 49.89% | 262 | 9.23% | -256 | -9.02% | 2,838 |
| Franklin | 5,814 | 43.78% | 6,727 | 50.66% | 739 | 5.56% | -913 | -6.88% | 13,280 |
| Garfield | 493 | 40.68% | 640 | 52.81% | 79 | 6.52% | -147 | -12.13% | 1,212 |
| Grant | 8,347 | 37.13% | 12,552 | 55.83% | 1,584 | 7.05% | -4,205 | -18.70% | 22,483 |
| Grays Harbor | 16,528 | 66.66% | 6,551 | 26.42% | 1,717 | 6.92% | 9,977 | 40.24% | 24,796 |
| Island | 14,760 | 48.25% | 13,562 | 44.34% | 2,267 | 7.41% | 1,198 | 3.92% | 30,589 |
| Jefferson | 8,989 | 60.01% | 4,737 | 31.62% | 1,254 | 8.37% | 4,252 | 28.38% | 14,980 |
| King | 433,564 | 60.73% | 213,323 | 29.88% | 66,982 | 9.38% | 220,241 | 30.85% | 713,869 |
| Kitsap | 54,800 | 56.16% | 36,122 | 37.02% | 6,654 | 6.82% | 18,678 | 19.14% | 97,576 |
| Kittitas | 6,142 | 46.72% | 5,952 | 45.28% | 1,052 | 8.00% | 190 | 1.45% | 13,146 |
| Klickitat | 3,511 | 46.67% | 3,404 | 45.25% | 608 | 8.08% | 107 | 1.42% | 7,523 |
| Lewis | 12,232 | 43.43% | 13,948 | 49.52% | 1,985 | 7.05% | -1,716 | -6.09% | 28,165 |
| Lincoln | 2,002 | 41.60% | 2,580 | 53.62% | 230 | 4.78% | -578 | -12.01% | 4,812 |
| Mason | 13,859 | 64.13% | 6,207 | 28.72% | 1,545 | 7.15% | 7,652 | 35.41% | 21,611 |
| Okanogan | 5,201 | 37.84% | 7,273 | 52.91% | 1,272 | 9.25% | -2,072 | -15.07% | 13,746 |
| Pacific | 5,139 | 58.68% | 2,966 | 33.87% | 652 | 7.45% | 2,173 | 24.81% | 8,757 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,303 | 45.56% | 2,279 | 45.08% | 473 | 9.36% | 24 | 0.47% | 5,055 |
| Pierce | 136,108 | 54.03% | 98,016 | 38.91% | 17,767 | 7.05% | 38,092 | 15.12% | 251,891 |
| San Juan | 4,348 | 55.86% | 2,610 | 33.53% | 826 | 10.61% | 1,738 | 22.33% | 7,784 |
| Skagit | 21,242 | 50.56% | 17,482 | 41.61% | 3,287 | 7.82% | 3,760 | 8.95% | 42,011 |
| Skamania | 1,834 | 46.08% | 1,689 | 42.44% | 457 | 11.48% | 145 | 3.64% | 3,980 |
| Snohomish | 125,643 | 53.52% | 91,891 | 39.14% | 17,233 | 7.34% | 33,752 | 14.38% | 234,767 |
| Spokane | 80,441 | 50.27% | 69,352 | 43.34% | 10,228 | 6.39% | 11,089 | 6.93% | 160,021 |
| Stevens | 6,485 | 39.18% | 8,607 | 52.00% | 1,459 | 8.82% | -2,122 | -12.82% | 16,551 |
| Thurston | 55,648 | 60.87% | 28,822 | 31.53% | 6,951 | 7.60% | 26,826 | 29.34% | 91,421 |
| Wahkiakum | 876 | 49.08% | 763 | 42.75% | 146 | 8.18% | 113 | 6.33% | 1,785 |
| Walla Walla | 8,824 | 44.49% | 9,815 | 49.49% | 1,193 | 6.02% | -991 | -5.00% | 19,832 |
| Whatcom | 33,862 | 50.94% | 27,219 | 40.95% | 5,390 | 8.11% | 6,643 | 9.99% | 66,471 |
| Whitman | 6,914 | 46.86% | 6,771 | 45.89% | 1,070 | 7.25% | 143 | 0.97% | 14,755 |
| Yakima | 30,070 | 45.44% | 31,908 | 48.22% | 4,199 | 6.35% | -1,838 | -2.78% | 66,177 |
| Totals | 1,247,838 | 54.25% | 872,853 | 37.95% | 179,567 | 7.81% | 374,985 | 16.30% | 2,300,258 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Clallam (largest city: Port Angeles)
- Clark (largest city: Vancouver)
- Island (largest city: Oak Harbor)
- Kittitas (largest city: Ellensburg)
- Klickitat (largest city: Goldendale)
- Pend Oreille (largest city: Newport)
- Skagit (largest city: Mount Vernon)
- Skamania (largest city: Carson)
- Snohomish (largest city: Everett)
- Spokane (largest city: Spokane)
- Whatcom (largest city: Bellingham)
- Whitman (largest city: Pullman)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lowry trails in bid to re-enter politics". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- 1 2 3 "4 try to oust lieutenant governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- 1 2 "A List Of Candidates Who Filed For Office By Friday'S Deadline". spokesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "Candidates line up for campaigns | Whidbey News-Times". whidbeynewstimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- 1 2 Munro, Ralph (September 19, 2000). "Elections Search Results September 2000 Primary". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Munro, Ralph (November 7, 2000). "Elections Search Results November 2000 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on March 5, 2026. Retrieved July 17, 2026.