Referendum on the primary election system
Initiative 872|
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Choice
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Votes
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%
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 Yes
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1,632,225
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59.85%
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 No
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1,095,190
|
40.15%
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| Total votes
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2,727,415
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100.00%
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|
|
 Results by county:
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Yes:
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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| Source: Washington Secretary of State[1] |
Initiative 872 was a 2004 ballot initiative that replaced the open primary being used in Washington state with a top-two nonpartisan blanket primary. It was challenged in court up to the US Supreme Court, which upheld the top-two primary in Washington State Grange v. Washington State Republican Party.[2]
