The 2012 Washington Public Lands Commissioner election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington Public Lands Commissioner, concurrently with the 2012 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.
Incumbent Democratic Public Lands Commissioner Peter J. Goldmark was re-elected to a second term, defeating Republican Clint Didier in a landslide.
Golmark was elected in 2008, defeating then-incumbent public lands commissioner Doug Sutherland. He ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Washington is one of two states that holds a top-two primary, meaning that all candidates are listed on the same ballot regardless of party affiliation, and the top two move on to the general election.
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Goldmark won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.