Spending records set by:
- Statewide initiative campaigns,
- Gubernatorial candidates,
- Other statewide office candidates,
- State senate candidates, and
- State house candidates.
Note: Some totals may have been affected by post-election reports. Check the campaign's most recent C-4 to ensure accuracy.
STATEWIDE INITIATIVES
| MEASURE | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|
| I-1183 - privatizing liquor sales | 2011 | $20,242,406 |
| I-1107 - ending sales tax on candy & soda | 2010 | $16,797,752 |
| I-1631 - carbon emissions fee measure | 2018 | $16,398,366 |
| Ref 74 - same sex marriage | 2012 | $14,825,402 |
| I-1240 - charter schools | 2012 | $11,401,371 |
| MEASURE | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|
| I-1631 - carbon emissions fee measure | 2018 | $31,147,414 |
| I-522 - labelling genetically modified food | 2013 | $24,354,637* |
| I-1183 - privatizing liquor sales | 2011 | $12,351,656 |
| Ref 67 - insurance reform | 2007 | $11,526,117 |
| I-1100 - privatizing liquor sales | 2010 | $9,170,340 |
*The total posted here is less than the sum of expenditures by the two opposition committees because those expenditures included a $11 million transfer from the Grocery Manufacturers Association committee to the No on 522 committee.
| MEASURE | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|
| I-316 - mandatory death penalty | 1975 | $14,006 |
| I-345 - eliminating sales tax on food | 1977 | $20,865 |
| I-601 - limiting tax increases | 1993 | $46,433 |
STATEWIDE OFFICES
Governor
| NAME | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|
| Ferguson | 2024 | $14,537,971 |
| McKenna | 2012 | $13,828,000 |
| Gregoire | 2008 | $13,666,802 |
| Inslee | 2012 | $12,323,350 |
| Rossi | 2008 | $11,592,136 |
| ELECTION YEAR | TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $26,607,847 |
| 2024 | $26,217,226 |
| 2008 | $25,271,226 |
| 2004 | $14,584,1986 |
| 2016 | $13,895,450 |
Other Statewide Offices
| NAME | YEAR | OFFICE SOUGHT | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson | 2020 | Attorney General | $4,325,639 |
| Brown | 2024 | Attorney General | $2,234,434 |
| Constantine | 2021 | King County Executive | $1,939,649 |
| McKenna | 2008 | Attorney General | $1,882,960 |
| Ferguson | 2012 | Attorney General | $1,683,474 |
| ELECTION YEAR | OFFICE SOUGHT | TOTAL AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Attorney General | $5,608,035 |
| 2012 | Attorney General | $4,186,070 |
| 2024 | Attorney General | $3,993,577 |
| 2004 | Attorney General | $3,378,641 |
| 2024 | Public Lands Commissioner | $2,815,063 |
Senate
| NAME | LEG DIST | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englund | 45 | 2017 | $1,624,782 |
| Dhingra | 45 | 2017 | $1,526,476 |
| Connelly | 27 | 2012 | $1,031,022 |
| Randall | 26 | 2022 | $1,014,703 |
| Hill | 45 | 2014 | $991,363 |
| NAMES | LEG DIST | YEAR | TOTAL SPENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Englund, Dhingra | 45 | 2017 | $3,151,259 |
| Nobles, O'Ban | 28 | 2020 | $1,812,679 |
| Randall, Young | 26 | 2022 | $1,796,611 |
| Muzzall, St. Clair | 10 | 2024 | $1,555,176 |
| Shewmake,Sefzik | 42 | 2022 | $1,548,431 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | OPPONENTS | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $966,684 | Nobles over O'Ban | 28 |
| 2022 | $690,615 | Shewmake over Sefzik | 42 |
| 2006 | $560,081 | Marr over Benson | 6 |
| 2018 | $492,660 | Wilson over Miloscia | 30 |
| 2016 | $484,530 | Wellman over Litzow | 41 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | NAME | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $1,526,733 | Dhingra | 45 |
| 2018 | $650,822 | Randall | 26 |
| 2016 | $558,723 | Wilson | 17 |
| 2024 | $519,080 | Harris | 17 |
| 2024 | $478,388 | Cortes | 18 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | NAME | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15,249 | Lovelett | 40 |
| 2010 | $26,649 | Kline | 37 |
| 2024 | $28,929 | Hansen | 23 |
| 2006 | $39,755 | Morton | 7 |
| 2024 | $48,006 | Christian | 4 |
State House
| NAME | LEG DIST | YEAR | AMOUNT SPENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer | 45 | 2024 | $673,108 |
| Richards | 26 | 2024 | $581,982 |
| Walen | 48 | 2024 | 572,891 |
| Rule | 42 | 2022 | $555,613 |
| Shavers | 10 | 2024 | $517,018 |
| NAMES | LEG DIST | YEAR | TOTAL SPENT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule, Thompson | 42 | 2022 | $930,074 |
| Richards,Young | 26 | 2024 | $880,476 |
| Hickel, Gregory | 30 | 2015 | $821,735 |
| Springer, Demyan | 45 | 2024 | $813,712 |
| Paul, Bruch | 10 | 2020 | $813,357 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | OPPONENTS | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $517,018 | Shavers over Gilday | 10 |
| 2018 | $362,745 | Leavitt over Muri | 28 |
| 2020 | $350,630 | Rule over Van Werven | 42 |
| 2016 | $329,833 | Hickel over Reeves | 30 |
| 2018 | $324,633 | Entenman over Hargrove | 47 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | NAME | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $581,982 | Richards | 26 |
| 2020 | $390,613 | Berg | 44 |
| 2020 | $378,892 | Berry | 36 |
| 2018 | $375,713 | Ramos | 5 |
| 2020 | $354,675 | Gilday | 10 |
| YEAR | AMOUNT | NAME | DIST |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $15,249 | Lovelett | 40 |
| 2024 | $21,583 | Pollett | 46 |
| 2024 | $22,947 | Chase | 4 |
| 2024 | $22,499 | Ley | 18 |
| 2024 | $23,546 | McEntire | 19 |