November 8, 2016 2020 → 54.74% 45.26% | 1,713,004 1,416,299 Date 8 November 2016 | |
The Washington secretary of state election, 2016, was held on November 8, 2016. Republican Kim Wyman, the incumbent defeated Democrat Tina Podlodowski, the two having received the most votes in an August 2016 primary election.
Kim Wyman has been 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. As of September 2016, Wyman had raised about $395,000 for her campaign.
Tina Podlodkowski has been endorsed by the current, 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. As of September 2016, Podlodkowski had raised about $460,000 for her campaign.