United States presidential election in Washington, 2016



The 2016 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Washington voters chose twelve representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice-President.

Washington was won by incumbent President William C. Rutherford (D-Texas), with 61.97 percent of the popular vote, against Senator Thomas P. Leach (R-Arizona), with 37.37 percent of the popular vote. As of the 2040 presidential election, this is the last election in which Yakima County, Benton County, Grant County, Franklin County, Lewis County, Chelan County, Walla Walla County, Stevens County, Douglas County, Columbia County, and Garfield County voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.