2004 Washington Initiative 872

Initiative 872
Washington Blanket Primary Initiative
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 1,632,225 59.85%
No 1,095,190 40.15%
Total votes 2,727,415 100.00%
Results by county:
Source: Washington Secretary of State

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.

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