The 2012 Washington State Treasurer election was held on November 6, 2012, to elect the Washington State Treasurer, 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. 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.
Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer James McIntire was first elected back in 2008 defeating then-assistant state treasurer Allan Martin. He was re-elected to a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Sharon Hanek in a landslide.
The top-two primary was held on August 7.
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
McIntire won eight of ten congressional districts, including two that elected Republicans.