2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election

2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Brad Owen Mike Elliott Ruth Bennett
Party Democratic Republican Libertarian
Popular vote 1,247,838 872,853 179,567
Percentage 54.25% 37.95% 7.81%
Owen:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Elliott:      40–50%      50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Brad Owen
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Brad Owen
Democratic

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

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Joe Mitschelen, Army reservist and engineer[3]

Libertarian Party

Advanced to general

  • Ruth Bennett, travel agent[2]

Primary election

The blanket primary was held on September 19.[4]

Results

Results by county
  Owen
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Elliott
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  Mitschelen
  •   30–40%
Blanket primary election results[5]
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

General election

Results

2000 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election[6]
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

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
Totals1,247,83854.25%872,85337.95%179,5677.81%374,98516.30%2,300,258

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

References

  1. ↑ "Lowry trails in bid to re-enter politics". HeraldNet.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 "4 try to oust lieutenant governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  3. 1 2 "A List Of Candidates Who Filed For Office By Friday'S Deadline". spokesman.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Candidates line up for campaigns | Whidbey News-Times". whidbeynewstimes.com. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ Munro, Ralph (September 19, 2000). "Elections Search Results September 2000 Primary". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Munro, Ralph (November 7, 2000). "Elections Search Results November 2000 General". Secretary of State of Washington. Retrieved July 17, 2026.
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