2012Final results
2012 election for Washington Governor
Governor · Washington
Jay Inslee (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Rob McKenna (R) by 3.1 points.
Jay InsleeDemocrat · winner
51.5%1,582,802
Rob McKennaRepublican
48.5%1,488,245
3,071,047 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET