2000 Washington Attorney General election
November 7, 2000
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County results Gregoire: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Pope: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 Washington Attorney General election, took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent attorney general and future governor, Christine Gregoire, was re-elected by a wide margin in a victory over Republican and perennial candidate Richard Pope.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Christine Gregoire (incumbent) | 1,292,887 | 55.98% | ||
| Republican | Richard Pope | 883,002 | 38.23% | ||
| Libertarian | Richard Shepard | 90,941 | 3.94% | ||
| Natural Law | Luanne Coachman | 23,685 | 1.03% | ||
| Independent | Stan Lippmann | 19,120 | 0.83% | ||
| Total votes | 2,309,635 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
By county
| County[1] | Christine Gregoire Democratic |
Richard Pope Republican |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,925 | 41.80% | 2,460 | 53.42% | 220 | 4.78% | -535 | -11.62% | 4,605 |
| Asotin | 3,240 | 45.05% | 3,477 | 48.35% | 475 | 6.60% | -237 | -3.30% | 7,192 |
| Benton | 26,464 | 47.75% | 26,246 | 47.36% | 2,708 | 4.89% | 218 | 0.39% | 55,418 |
| Chelan | 9,729 | 39.66% | 13,458 | 54.87% | 1,342 | 5.47% | -3,729 | -15.20% | 24,529 |
| Clallam | 14,357 | 49.00% | 12,945 | 44.18% | 1,998 | 6.82% | 1,412 | 4.82% | 29,300 |
| Clark | 58,920 | 47.19% | 58,424 | 46.80% | 7,506 | 6.01% | 496 | 0.40% | 124,850 |
| Columbia | 767 | 39.60% | 1,082 | 55.86% | 88 | 4.54% | -315 | -16.26% | 1,937 |
| Cowlitz | 18,447 | 54.28% | 13,420 | 39.49% | 2,118 | 6.23% | 5,027 | 14.79% | 33,985 |
| Douglas | 4,659 | 38.74% | 6,713 | 55.83% | 653 | 5.43% | -2,054 | -17.08% | 12,025 |
| Ferry | 1,153 | 40.92% | 1,426 | 50.60% | 239 | 8.48% | -273 | -9.69% | 2,818 |
| Franklin | 6,351 | 47.65% | 6,283 | 47.14% | 694 | 5.21% | 68 | 0.51% | 13,328 |
| Garfield | 462 | 39.05% | 643 | 54.35% | 78 | 6.59% | -181 | -15.30% | 1,183 |
| Grant | 9,058 | 40.28% | 12,160 | 54.07% | 1,270 | 5.65% | -3,102 | -13.79% | 22,488 |
| Grays Harbor | 14,968 | 60.71% | 8,034 | 32.58% | 1,654 | 6.71% | 6,934 | 28.12% | 24,656 |
| Island | 15,579 | 50.98% | 13,336 | 43.64% | 1,643 | 5.38% | 2,243 | 7.34% | 30,558 |
| Jefferson | 8,769 | 59.01% | 5,214 | 35.09% | 877 | 5.90% | 3,555 | 23.92% | 14,860 |
| King | 454,104 | 62.68% | 226,650 | 31.28% | 43,769 | 6.04% | 227,454 | 31.39% | 724,523 |
| Kitsap | 53,977 | 55.01% | 38,790 | 39.53% | 5,351 | 5.45% | 15,187 | 15.48% | 98,118 |
| Kittitas | 6,595 | 50.36% | 5,802 | 44.31% | 698 | 5.33% | 793 | 6.06% | 13,095 |
| Klickitat | 3,401 | 45.84% | 3,508 | 47.28% | 510 | 6.87% | -107 | -1.44% | 7,419 |
| Lewis | 11,875 | 42.02% | 14,738 | 52.16% | 1,644 | 5.82% | -2,863 | -10.13% | 28,257 |
| Lincoln | 1,877 | 39.48% | 2,625 | 55.22% | 252 | 5.30% | -748 | -15.73% | 4,754 |
| Mason | 11,612 | 55.42% | 7,931 | 37.85% | 1,410 | 6.73% | 3,681 | 17.57% | 20,953 |
| Okanogan | 5,139 | 37.94% | 7,393 | 54.58% | 1,013 | 7.48% | -2,254 | -16.64% | 13,545 |
| Pacific | 5,020 | 58.27% | 3,068 | 35.61% | 527 | 6.12% | 1,952 | 22.66% | 8,615 |
| Pend Oreille | 2,341 | 46.19% | 2,322 | 45.82% | 405 | 7.99% | 19 | 0.37% | 5,068 |
| Pierce | 146,720 | 57.96% | 93,487 | 36.93% | 12,940 | 5.11% | 53,233 | 21.03% | 253,147 |
| San Juan | 4,504 | 58.36% | 2,691 | 34.87% | 523 | 6.78% | 1,813 | 23.49% | 7,718 |
| Skagit | 22,244 | 52.55% | 17,610 | 41.60% | 2,475 | 5.85% | 4,634 | 10.95% | 42,329 |
| Skamania | 1,804 | 46.10% | 1,696 | 43.34% | 413 | 10.55% | 108 | 2.76% | 3,913 |
| Snohomish | 132,148 | 55.90% | 91,265 | 38.61% | 12,990 | 5.49% | 40,883 | 17.29% | 236,403 |
| Spokane | 86,633 | 53.76% | 65,700 | 40.77% | 8,804 | 5.46% | 20,933 | 12.99% | 161,137 |
| Stevens | 6,551 | 39.83% | 8,554 | 52.01% | 1,342 | 8.16% | -2,003 | -12.18% | 16,447 |
| Thurston | 56,031 | 61.33% | 29,877 | 32.70% | 5,447 | 5.96% | 26,154 | 28.63% | 91,355 |
| Wahkiakum | 908 | 51.36% | 749 | 42.36% | 111 | 6.28% | 159 | 8.99% | 1,768 |
| Walla Walla | 9,294 | 46.87% | 9,426 | 47.53% | 1,111 | 5.60% | -132 | -0.67% | 19,831 |
| Whatcom | 36,183 | 53.98% | 26,742 | 39.90% | 4,100 | 6.12% | 9,441 | 14.09% | 67,025 |
| Whitman | 7,127 | 48.77% | 6,586 | 45.07% | 900 | 6.16% | 541 | 3.70% | 14,613 |
| Yakima | 31,951 | 48.51% | 30,471 | 46.26% | 3,448 | 5.23% | 1,480 | 2.25% | 65,870 |
| Totals | 1,292,887 | 55.98% | 883,002 | 38.23% | 133,746 | 5.79% | 409,885 | 17.75% | 2,309,635 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Munro, Ralph (November 7, 2000). "Elections Search Results November 2000 General Attorney General". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on November 26, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2026.