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  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 60% 1,714,271
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 40% 1,135,453

93% in

Washington county results

Adams 67% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 61% 2,824
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 39% 1,826

Asotin 86% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 53% 5,186
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 47% 4,552

Benton 96% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 57% 44,495
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 43% 33,071

Chelan 95% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 53% 16,638
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 47% 14,717

Clallam 100% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 54% 20,047
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 46% 17,182

Clark 89% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 53% 94,827
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 47% 83,967

Columbia 50% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 63% 1,388
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 37% 813

Cowlitz 87% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 56% 24,579
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 44% 18,986

Douglas 90% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 58% 8,441
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 42% 6,102

Ferry 50% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 56% 1,899
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 44% 1,472
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Franklin 87% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 57% 11,041
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 43% 8,460

Garfield 50% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 64% 789
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 36% 453

Grant 89% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 61% 16,649
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 39% 10,481

Grays Harbor 95% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 61% 17,213
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 39% 10,805

Island 88% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 55% 22,621
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 45% 18,163

Jefferson 83% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 68% 12,675
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 32% 5,829

King 93% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 72% 619,026
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 28% 240,391

Kitsap 80% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 59% 65,105
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 41% 45,614

Kittitas 73% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 52% 7,725
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 48% 7,212

Klickitat 86% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 50% 4,888
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 50% 4,820
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Lewis 74% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 57% 14,919
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 43% 11,182

Lincoln 75% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 63% 3,617
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 37% 2,131

Mason 94% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 57% 15,854
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 43% 11,765

Okanogan 73% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 53% 6,735
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 47% 5,920

Pacific 86% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 61% 6,296
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 39% 4,055

Pend Oreille 75% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 57% 3,757
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 43% 2,861

Pierce 90% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 60% 200,029
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 40% 134,854

San Juan 83% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 70% 7,165
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 30% 3,040

Skagit 91% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 56% 26,609
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 44% 20,848

Skamania 75% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 53% 2,750
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 47% 2,436
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Snohomish 89% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 60% 180,850
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 40% 119,286

Spokane 86% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 50% 104,914
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 50% 104,153

Stevens 73% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 61% 11,400
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 39% 7,284

Thurston 89% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 63% 68,628
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 37% 41,119

Wahkiakum 50% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 55% 1,250
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 45% 1,007

Walla Walla 75% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 54% 9,933
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 46% 8,373

Whatcom 84% in

  1. ✓ Maria Cantwell 59% 52,161
  2. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 41% 36,947

Whitman 82% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 51% 7,400
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 49% 7,217

Yakima 73% in

  1. ✓ Michael Baumgartner 51% 34,589
  2. ✓ Maria Cantwell 49% 33,418
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Exit poll

Gender

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Male 57 43 50
Female 62 38 50

In which age group are you?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
18-29 65 35 22
30-44 58 41 26
45-64 58 42 35
65 or over 56 44 17

In which age group are you?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
18-24 - - 13
25-29 - - 9
30-39 59 41 17
40-49 55 45 18
50-64 60 40 26
65 or over 56 44 17

Race

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
White 57 43 75
Black - - 2
Hispanic or Latino - - 10
Asian - - 7
Other - - 6

Gender by race

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
White men 55 45 35
White women 59 41 39
Black men - - 1
Black women - - 1
Latino men - - 5
Latino women - - 5
All other races - - 12
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On most political matters, do you consider yourself:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Liberal 93 7 31
Moderate 65 35 34
Conservative 24 76 35

No matter how you voted today, do you usually think of yourself as a:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Democrat 96 4 36
Republican 11 89 24
Independent or something else 55 45 40

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
No high school diploma - - 3
High school graduate 63 37 16
Some college or associate degree 55 45 34
College graduate 59 41 32
Postgraduate study 67 33 15

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
College graduate 61 39 47
No college degree 58 42 53

What was the last grade of school you completed?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
More than high school graduate 58 41 81
High school graduate or less 63 37 19
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2011 total family income:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Under $30,000 73 27 15
$30,000 - $49,999 60 40 18
$50,000 - $99,999 52 48 41
$100,000 - $199,999 69 31 18
$200,000 - $249,999 - - 2
$250,000 or more - - 5

2011 total family income:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Under $50,000 66 34 34
$50,000 - $99,999 52 48 41
$100,000 or more 68 32 25

2011 total family income

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Under $50,000 66 34 34
$50,000 or more 58 42 66

2011 total family income:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Under $100,000 58 42 75
$100,000 or more 68 32 25

How often do you attend religious services?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
More than once a week 35 65 10
Once a week 39 61 23
A few times a month 59 41 13
A few times a year 65 35 25
Never 78 22 29
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How often do you attend religious services?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Weekly or more often 38 62 33
Occasionally 63 37 38
Never 78 22 29

Which ONE of these four issues is the most important facing the country?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Foreign policy - - 7
Federal budget deficit 37 63 17
The economy 57 43 54
Health care 85 15 19

Which ONE of these four is the biggest economic problem facing people like you?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
The housing market 66 34 10
Unemployment 64 36 23
Taxes 39 61 15
Rising prices 62 38 50

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Expand it 91 8 25
Leave it as is 95 5 17
Repeal some of it 43 57 29
Repeal all of it 17 83 24

What should happen to the 2010 health care law?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Expand it or leave it as is 93 7 41
Repeal some or all of it 31 68 53
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Who is more in touch with people like you?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Barack Obama 92 7 58
Mitt Romney 12 88 37

Who would better handle the economy?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Barack Obama 95 4 54
Mitt Romney 15 85 44

Which is closer to your view:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Government should do more to solve problems 93 7 40
Government is doing too many things better left to businesses and individuals 31 69 53

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy is:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Excellent - - 1
Good 89 11 20
Not so good 71 29 42
Poor 28 71 37

Do you think the condition of the nation's economy:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Excellent or good 89 11 21
Not so good or poor 51 49 79
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Is the U.S. economy:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Getting better 90 10 41
Getting worse 19 80 22
Staying about the same 47 53 36

Economic conditions:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Getting better 90 10 41
Staying the same and good - - 4
Staying the same and not good 45 55 32
Getting worse 19 80 22

Compared to four years ago, is your family's financial situation:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Better today 84 16 25
Worse today 28 72 30
About the same 67 33 44

Is your opinion of Barack Obama:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Favorable 90 10 60
Unfavorable 13 86 39

Is your opinion of Mitt Romney:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Favorable 20 80 44
Unfavorable 93 7 53
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Are you currently married?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Yes 51 49 60
No 72 28 40

Gender by marital status

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Married men 50 50 29
Married women 53 47 32
Not married men 66 34 21
Not married women 78 21 18

Does anyone in your household belong to a labor union?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Yes 60 39 25
No 58 42 75

In today's election for president, did you just vote for:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Barack Obama 94 6 56
Mitt Romney 13 87 42

In today's election for governor, did you just vote for:

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Jay Inslee 95 5 52
Rob McKenna 22 78 48
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How did you vote on Initiative 502 which allows the use and regulation of marijuana?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Yes 75 25 56
No 39 60 44

How did you vote on Measure 74, allowing marriage for same-sex couples?

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Approve 87 13 52
Reject 30 70 48

Population of area

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
Over 500,000 91 9 10
50,000 - 500,000 57 43 18
Suburbs 56 44 53
10,000 - 50,000 62 38 10
Rural 44 55 9

Population of area

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
City over 50,000 69 31 28
Suburbs 56 44 53
Small city and Rural 53 46 19

Geographic area

Category Cantwell Baumgartner % Total
King County 74 26 30
Greater Puget Sound 55 45 37
Olympic Peninsula/Southwest 53 46 13
East Washington 50 50 20
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