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2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election

The 2000 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 7, 2000, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, 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 Public Lands Commissioner Jennifer Belcher initially ran for re-election to a third term in office but ultimately decided to retire. Republican Pierce County Executive Doug Sutherland defeated Democratic former Governor Mike Lowry to succeed Belcher.

Candidates

Republican Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

  • Patrick A. Parrish

Withdrew

  • Bruce Mackey

Democratic Party

Advanced to general

Eliminated in primary

Withdrew

Libertarian Party

Advanced to general

  • Steve Layman

Primary election

The blanket primary was held on September 19.

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

References