2012 Candidate Endorsement List
Statewide Initiatives
| Initiative Number | Subject of Initiative | AWB's Position | Website |
| 1185 | 2/3 vote requirement for increasing taxes | Support | Campaign Website |
| 1240 | Allowing charter schools in Washington state | Support | Campaign Website |
Candidates for Statewide Office
| Statewide Office | Endorsed Candidate | Party | Candidate's Website |
| Governor | Rob McKenna | Republican | Campaign Website |
| Lieutenant Governor | Brad Owen | Democrat | Campaign Website |
| State Attorney General | Reagan Dunn | Republican | Campaign Website |
| Secretary of State | Kim Wyman | Republican | Campaign Website |
| State Treasurer | Jim McIntire | Democrat | Campaign Website |
| Supreme Court Position #8 | Justice Steven Gonzalez | Non-Partisan | Campaign Website |
| Supreme Court Position #9 | Richard Sanders | Non-Partisan | Campaign Website |
Candidates for Legislature
| District | Position | Name | Party | Campaign Website | Candidate's Survey |
| 1 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Sandy Guinn | R | Website | Survey |
| 1 | Senator | Dawb McCravey | R | Website | Survey |
| 2 | Rep.Pos.2 | J.T. Wilcox* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 2 | Senator | Randi Becker* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 3 | Senator | Nancy McLaughlin | GOP | Website | Survey |
| 4 | Senator | Mike Padden | R | Website | Survey |
| 4 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Larry Crouse* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 4 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Matt Shea* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 5 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Chad Magendanz | R | Website | Survey |
| 5 | Senator | Brad Toft | R | Website | Survey |
| 5 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Jay Rodne* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 6 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Jeff Holy | R | Website | Survey |
| 6 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Kevin Parker* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 7 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Shelly Short* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 7 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Joel Kretz* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 8 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Brad Klippert* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 8 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Larry Haler* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 9 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Susan Fagan* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 9 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Joe Schmick* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 9 | Senator | Mark Schoesler* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 10 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Dave Hayes | R | Website | Survey |
| 10 | Senator | Barbara Bailey | R | Website | Survey |
| 10 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Norma Smith* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 11 | Senator | Kristin Thompson | R | Website | Survey |
| 12 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Cary Condotta* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 12 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Mike Armstrong* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 12 | Senator | Linda Evans Parlette* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 13 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Matt Manweller | R | Website | Survey |
| 13 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Judy Warnick* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 14 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Norm Johnson* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 14 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Charles Ross* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 14 | Senator | Curtis King* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 15 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Bruce Chandler* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 15 | Rep. Pos. 2 | David Taylor* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 16 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Maureen Walsh* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 16 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Terry Nealey* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 16 | Senator | Mike Hewitt* | R | No Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 17 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Julie Olson | R | Website | Survey |
| 17 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Paul Harris | R | Website | Survey |
| 17 | Senator | Don Benton | R | Website | Survey |
| 18 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Brandon Vick | R | Website | Survey |
| 18 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Liz Pike | R | Website | Survey |
| 18 | Senator | Ann Rivers | R | Website | Survey |
| 18 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Ed Orcutt* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 19 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Dean Takko | D | Website | Survey |
| 19 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Brian Blake | D | Website | Survey |
| 19 | Senator | Brian Hatfield | D | Website | Survey |
| 20 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Richard DeBolt* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 20 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Gary Alexander* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 20 | Senator | Dan Swecker* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 23 | Rep. Pos. 2 | James M. Olsen | R | Website | Survey |
| 24 | Senator | Jim Hargrove | D | No Website | Survey |
| 25 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Shelly Schlumpf | R | Website | Survey |
| 25 | Senator | Bruce Dammeier | R | Website | Survey |
| 25 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Hans Zeiger* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 26 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Doug Richards | R | Website | Survey |
| 26 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Jan Angel* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 27 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Jake Fey | D | Website | Survey |
| 28 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Steve O'Ban | R | Website | Survey |
| 28 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Paul Wagemann | R | Website | Survey |
| 28 | Senator | Mike Carrell* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 29 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Terry Harder | R | Website | Survey |
| 30 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Linda Kochmar | R | Website | Survey |
| 30 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Katrina Asay* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 31 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Cathy Dahlquist* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 31 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Christopher Hurst* | D | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 35 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Dan Griffey | R | Website | Survey |
| 35 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Drew C. MacEwen | R | Website | Survey |
| 39 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Elizabeth Scott | R | Website | Survey |
| 39 | Senator | Kirk Pearson | R | Website | Survey |
| 39 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Dan Kristiansen* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 41 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Tim Eaves | R | Website | Survey |
| 41 | Senator | Steve Litzow* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 42 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Jason Overstreet* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 42 | Rep. pos. 2 | Vincent Buys* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 44 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Mark Harmsworth | R | Website | Survey |
| 44 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Mike Hope* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 45 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Joel Hussey | R | Website | Survey |
| 47 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Mike Hargrove* | R | Website | Automatic Endorsement |
| 48 | Rep. Pos. 1 | Ross Hunter | D | Website | Survey |
| 48 | Rep. Pos. 2 | Hank Myers | R | Website | Survey |
An asterisk (*) indicates that the candidate has received an automatic endorsement from AWB. This means this candidate has - on average - a 80% or higher scoring record with AWB.
