The 2012 Washington Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2012, concurrently with the other statewide elections and the

gubernatorial election A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of a state's official representative. Depending on the type of political region or polity, a ''governor'' ma ...

. Incumbent Republican State Attorney General

Rob McKenna Robert Marion McKenna (born October 1, 1962) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 17th attorney general of Washington from 2005 to 2013 after serving on the Metropolitan King County Council from 1996 to 2005. A member of the ...

retired to run for governor. Democratic

King County Council The Metropolitan King County Council, the legislative body of King County, Washington, consists of nine members elected by district. The Council adopts laws, sets policy, and holds final approval over the budget. Its current name and structure is ...

member Bob Ferguson won the general election over Republican King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn.

Primary election

2012 Washington Attorney General primary results map by county

Democratic candidates

* Bob Ferguson,

member

Republican candidates

* Reagan Dunn, King County Councilmember *Stephen Pidgeon, attorney and anti-gay activist

Results

General election

Polling

Graphical summary

Results

By congressional district

Ferguson won 6 of 10 congressional districts.

References

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2012 United States state attorney general elections