2000 Washington State Auditor election
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November 7, 2000
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 Sonntag: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% McEntee: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Washington State Auditor election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the Washington State Auditor, concurrently with the 2000 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.
Two-term incumbent Democratic State Auditor Brian Sonntag was re-elected to his third term in office, defeating Republican Richard McEntee with 58% of the vote.[1]
Candidates
[edit]Democratic Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Brian Sonntag, incumbent state auditor (1993–2013)[2]
Republican Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]- Richard McEntee, business consultant[2]
Libertarian Party
[edit]Advanced to general
[edit]Primary election
[edit]The blanket primary was held on September 19.[3]
Results
[edit]
Sonntag
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
McEntee
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Sonntag (incumbent) | 661,775 | 56.35 | |
| Republican | Richard McEntee | 441,270 | 37.57 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Caputo | 71,359 | 6.08 | |
| Total votes | 1,174,404 | 100.00 | ||
By county
[edit]| County[4] | Brian Sonntag Democratic |
Richard McEntee Republican |
Chris Caputo Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,284 | 43.82% | 1,527 | 52.12% | 119 | 4.06% | -243 | -8.29% | 2,930 |
| Asotin | 2,026 | 47.81% | 1,886 | 44.50% | 326 | 7.69% | 140 | 3.30% | 4,238 |
| Benton | 11,310 | 42.71% | 13,735 | 51.87% | 1,434 | 5.42% | -2,425 | -9.16% | 26,479 |
| Chelan | 6,508 | 42.62% | 7,841 | 51.35% | 920 | 6.03% | -1,333 | -8.73% | 15,269 |
| Clallam | 8,649 | 49.33% | 7,606 | 43.38% | 1,277 | 7.28% | 1,043 | 5.95% | 17,532 |
| Clark | 26,919 | 50.21% | 23,247 | 43.36% | 3,442 | 6.42% | 3,672 | 6.85% | 53,608 |
| Columbia | 574 | 44.22% | 664 | 51.16% | 60 | 4.62% | -90 | -6.93% | 1,298 |
| Cowlitz | 11,303 | 59.30% | 6,562 | 34.43% | 1,196 | 6.27% | 4,741 | 24.87% | 19,061 |
| Douglas | 3,197 | 44.41% | 3,622 | 50.31% | 380 | 5.28% | -425 | -5.90% | 7,199 |
| Ferry | 922 | 45.58% | 948 | 46.86% | 153 | 7.56% | -26 | -1.29% | 2,023 |
| Franklin | 3,021 | 43.59% | 3,527 | 50.89% | 382 | 5.51% | -506 | -7.30% | 6,930 |
| Garfield | 377 | 45.20% | 407 | 48.80% | 50 | 6.00% | -30 | -3.60% | 834 |
| Grant | 4,784 | 40.65% | 6,329 | 53.77% | 657 | 5.58% | -1,545 | -13.13% | 11,770 |
| Grays Harbor | 9,491 | 65.13% | 4,203 | 28.84% | 879 | 6.03% | 5,288 | 36.29% | 14,573 |
| Island | 8,771 | 50.00% | 7,820 | 44.58% | 951 | 5.42% | 951 | 5.42% | 17,542 |
| Jefferson | 5,788 | 58.38% | 3,400 | 34.29% | 726 | 7.32% | 2,388 | 24.09% | 9,914 |
| King | 207,455 | 62.41% | 103,450 | 31.12% | 21,510 | 6.47% | 104,005 | 31.29% | 332,415 |
| Kitsap | 33,330 | 56.96% | 21,496 | 36.73% | 3,691 | 6.31% | 11,834 | 20.22% | 58,517 |
| Kittitas | 3,196 | 50.23% | 2,804 | 44.07% | 363 | 5.70% | 392 | 6.16% | 6,363 |
| Klickitat | 1,459 | 46.42% | 1,485 | 47.25% | 199 | 6.33% | -26 | -0.83% | 3,143 |
| Lewis | 6,889 | 44.43% | 7,547 | 48.68% | 1,068 | 6.89% | -658 | -4.24% | 15,504 |
| Lincoln | 1,320 | 41.47% | 1,705 | 53.57% | 158 | 4.96% | -385 | -12.10% | 3,183 |
| Mason | 7,372 | 58.48% | 4,484 | 35.57% | 751 | 5.96% | 2,888 | 22.91% | 12,607 |
| Okanogan | 3,670 | 44.41% | 3,969 | 48.03% | 624 | 7.55% | -299 | -3.62% | 8,263 |
| Pacific | 3,423 | 64.78% | 1,575 | 29.81% | 286 | 5.41% | 1,848 | 34.97% | 5,284 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,777 | 52.07% | 1,400 | 41.02% | 236 | 6.91% | 377 | 11.05% | 3,413 |
| Pierce | 87,939 | 61.73% | 46,956 | 32.96% | 7,554 | 5.30% | 40,983 | 28.77% | 142,449 |
| San Juan | 2,291 | 53.77% | 1,611 | 37.81% | 359 | 8.43% | 680 | 15.96% | 4,261 |
| Skagit | 11,036 | 50.83% | 9,450 | 43.53% | 1,224 | 5.64% | 1,586 | 7.31% | 21,710 |
| Skamania | 969 | 46.77% | 875 | 42.23% | 228 | 11.00% | 94 | 4.54% | 2,072 |
| Snohomish | 62,434 | 55.15% | 43,895 | 38.77% | 6,882 | 6.08% | 18,539 | 16.38% | 113,211 |
| Spokane | 44,010 | 52.37% | 34,949 | 41.59% | 5,070 | 6.03% | 9,061 | 10.78% | 84,029 |
| Stevens | 3,846 | 40.23% | 4,882 | 51.07% | 832 | 8.70% | -1,036 | -10.84% | 9,560 |
| Thurston | 33,468 | 63.26% | 16,390 | 30.98% | 3,045 | 5.76% | 17,078 | 32.28% | 52,903 |
| Wahkiakum | 694 | 56.24% | 463 | 37.52% | 77 | 6.24% | 231 | 18.72% | 1,234 |
| Walla Walla | 5,071 | 49.16% | 4,736 | 45.91% | 508 | 4.92% | 335 | 3.25% | 10,315 |
| Whatcom | 15,041 | 50.84% | 13,005 | 43.96% | 1,538 | 5.20% | 2,036 | 6.88% | 29,584 |
| Whitman | 3,728 | 48.27% | 3,620 | 46.87% | 375 | 4.86% | 108 | 1.40% | 7,723 |
| Yakima | 16,433 | 46.34% | 17,199 | 48.50% | 1,829 | 5.16% | -766 | -2.16% | 35,461 |
| Totals | 661,775 | 56.35% | 441,270 | 37.57% | 71,359 | 6.08% | 220,505 | 18.78% | 1,174,404 |
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General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Brian Sonntag (incumbent) | 1,295,745 | 57.63 | –6.54 | |
| Republican | Richard McEntee | 829,458 | 36.89 | +1.06 | |
| Libertarian | Chris Caputo | 123,058 | 5.47 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,248,261 | 100.00 | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
[edit]| County[5] | Brian Sonntag Democratic |
Richard McEntee Republican |
Chris Caputo Libertarian |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,992 | 43.86% | 2,367 | 52.11% | 183 | 4.03% | -375 | -8.26% | 4,542 |
| Asotin | 3,384 | 47.34% | 3,309 | 46.29% | 455 | 6.37% | 75 | 1.05% | 7,148 |
| Benton | 24,603 | 43.19% | 29,960 | 52.59% | 2,403 | 4.22% | -5,357 | -9.40% | 56,966 |
| Chelan | 10,757 | 44.60% | 12,193 | 50.56% | 1,168 | 4.84% | -1,436 | -5.95% | 24,118 |
| Clallam | 14,386 | 50.61% | 12,238 | 43.05% | 1,803 | 6.34% | 2,148 | 7.56% | 28,427 |
| Clark | 62,031 | 50.28% | 54,492 | 44.17% | 6,854 | 5.56% | 7,539 | 6.11% | 123,377 |
| Columbia | 822 | 43.15% | 1,004 | 52.70% | 79 | 4.15% | -182 | -9.55% | 1,905 |
| Cowlitz | 19,304 | 57.20% | 12,656 | 37.50% | 1,788 | 5.30% | 6,648 | 19.70% | 33,748 |
| Douglas | 5,127 | 43.31% | 6,203 | 52.40% | 508 | 4.29% | -1,076 | -9.09% | 11,838 |
| Ferry | 1,252 | 44.91% | 1,328 | 47.63% | 208 | 7.46% | -76 | -2.73% | 2,788 |
| Franklin | 6,031 | 46.28% | 6,358 | 48.79% | 642 | 4.93% | -327 | -2.51% | 13,031 |
| Garfield | 504 | 42.64% | 614 | 51.95% | 64 | 5.41% | -110 | -9.31% | 1,182 |
| Grant | 8,929 | 40.39% | 12,086 | 54.67% | 1,092 | 4.94% | -3,157 | -14.28% | 22,107 |
| Grays Harbor | 15,070 | 62.67% | 7,713 | 32.07% | 1,264 | 5.26% | 7,357 | 30.59% | 24,047 |
| Island | 15,236 | 51.40% | 12,901 | 43.53% | 1,503 | 5.07% | 2,335 | 7.88% | 29,640 |
| Jefferson | 8,945 | 60.81% | 4,880 | 33.17% | 885 | 6.02% | 4,065 | 27.63% | 14,710 |
| King | 448,283 | 64.65% | 202,636 | 29.22% | 42,484 | 6.13% | 245,647 | 35.43% | 693,403 |
| Kitsap | 53,676 | 56.20% | 36,494 | 38.21% | 5,344 | 5.59% | 17,182 | 17.99% | 95,514 |
| Kittitas | 6,531 | 50.64% | 5,721 | 44.36% | 646 | 5.01% | 810 | 6.28% | 12,898 |
| Klickitat | 3,544 | 48.32% | 3,292 | 44.88% | 499 | 6.80% | 252 | 3.44% | 7,335 |
| Lewis | 12,644 | 46.38% | 13,133 | 48.18% | 1,484 | 5.44% | -489 | -1.79% | 27,261 |
| Lincoln | 1,906 | 41.56% | 2,482 | 54.12% | 198 | 4.32% | -576 | -12.56% | 4,586 |
| Mason | 12,073 | 58.85% | 7,302 | 35.60% | 1,139 | 5.55% | 4,771 | 23.26% | 20,514 |
| Okanogan | 5,877 | 43.80% | 6,724 | 50.11% | 818 | 6.10% | -847 | -6.31% | 13,419 |
| Pacific | 5,516 | 64.03% | 2,665 | 30.93% | 434 | 5.04% | 2,851 | 33.09% | 8,615 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,461 | 49.42% | 2,169 | 43.55% | 350 | 7.03% | 292 | 5.86% | 4,980 |
| Pierce | 158,021 | 62.50% | 83,460 | 33.01% | 11,346 | 4.49% | 74,561 | 29.49% | 252,827 |
| San Juan | 4,362 | 58.11% | 2,606 | 34.72% | 538 | 7.17% | 1,756 | 23.39% | 7,506 |
| Skagit | 21,970 | 53.07% | 17,216 | 41.59% | 2,209 | 5.34% | 4,754 | 11.48% | 41,395 |
| Skamania | 1,868 | 47.93% | 1,637 | 42.01% | 392 | 10.06% | 231 | 5.93% | 3,897 |
| Snohomish | 130,280 | 56.63% | 87,390 | 37.99% | 12,376 | 5.38% | 42,890 | 18.64% | 230,046 |
| Spokane | 83,299 | 52.86% | 66,343 | 42.10% | 7,957 | 5.05% | 16,956 | 10.76% | 157,599 |
| Stevens | 6,725 | 41.49% | 8,306 | 51.25% | 1,176 | 7.26% | -1,581 | -9.76% | 16,207 |
| Thurston | 56,211 | 63.27% | 27,967 | 31.48% | 4,664 | 5.25% | 28,244 | 31.79% | 88,842 |
| Wahkiakum | 987 | 56.34% | 678 | 38.70% | 87 | 4.97% | 309 | 17.64% | 1,752 |
| Walla Walla | 9,336 | 48.12% | 9,146 | 47.14% | 919 | 4.74% | 190 | 0.98% | 19,401 |
| Whatcom | 34,027 | 52.52% | 27,331 | 42.18% | 3,434 | 5.30% | 6,696 | 10.33% | 64,792 |
| Whitman | 7,094 | 62.37% | 3,527 | 31.01% | 753 | 6.62% | 3,567 | 31.36% | 11,374 |
| Yakima | 30,681 | 47.55% | 30,931 | 47.94% | 2,912 | 4.51% | -250 | -0.39% | 64,524 |
| Totals | 1,295,745 | 57.63% | 829,458 | 36.89% | 123,058 | 5.47% | 466,287 | 20.74% | 2,248,261 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adams (largest city: Othello)
- Benton (largest city: Kennewick)
- Chelan (largest city: Wenatchee)
- Columbia (largest city: Dayton)
- Ferry (largest city: Republic)
- Franklin (largest city: Pasco)
- Garfield (largest city: Pomeroy)
- Lewis (largest city: Centralia)
- Lincoln (largest city: Davenport)
- Okanogan (largest city: Omak)
- Stevens (largest city: Colville)
- Yakima (largest city: Yakima)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lowry trails in bid to re-enter politics". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 3 https://www.heraldnet.com/2000/10/30/democrats-confident-in-races-for-state-posts/
- ↑ "Candidates line up for campaigns | Whidbey News-Times". whidbeynewstimes.com. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Munro, Ralph (September 19, 2000). "Elections Search Results September 2000 Primary". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved July 26, 2026.
- 1 2 Munro, Ralph (November 7, 2000). "Elections Search Results November 2000 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved July 26, 2026.