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Date Type Results
Nov 05, 2024 General Election
 Bob Ferguson
1,460,746
56.28% 		 Dave Reichert
1,129,854
43.53% 		  Write-In (W)
4,892
0.19%
Nov 03, 2020 General Election
 Jay Inslee(I)
2,294,243
56.56% 		 Loren Culp
1,749,066
43.12% 		  Write-In (W)
13,145
0.32%
Nov 08, 2016 General Election
 Jay Inslee(I)
1,760,520
54.39% 		 Bill Bryant
1,476,346
45.61%
Nov 06, 2012 General Election
 Jay Inslee
1,582,802
51.54% 		 Rob McKenna
1,488,245
48.46%
Nov 04, 2008 General Election
 Christine Gregoire(I)
1,598,738
53.24% 		 Dino Rossi
1,404,124
46.76%
Nov 02, 2004 General Election
 Christine Gregoire
1,373,361
48.87% 		 Dino Rossi
1,373,232
48.87% 		 Ruth E. Bennett
63,439
2.26%
Nov 07, 2000 General Election
 Gary Locke(I)
1,441,973
58.38% 		 John Carlson
980,060
39.68% 		 Steve W. LePage
47,819
1.94%
Nov 05, 1996 General Election
 Gary Locke
1,296,492
57.96% 		 Ellen Craswell
940,538
42.04%
Nov 03, 1992 General Election
 Michael E. "Mike" Lowry
1,184,315
52.16% 		 Kenneth O. Eikenberry
1,086,216
47.84%
Nov 08, 1988 General Election
 Booth Gardner(I)
1,166,448
62.21% 		 Bob Williams
708,481
37.79%
Nov 06, 1984 General Election
 Booth Gardner
1,006,993
53.31% 		 John D. Spellman(I)
881,994
46.69%
Nov 04, 1980 General Election
 John D. Spellman
981,083
56.68% 		 Jim McDermott
749,813
43.32%
Nov 02, 1976 General Election
 Dixy Lee Ray
821,797
53.14% 		 John D. Spellman
687,039
44.43% 		 Art Manning
12,406
0.80% 		 Thomas R. "Red" Kelly
12,400
0.80% 		 Henry M. Killman
4,137
0.27% 		 Maurice Willey
4,133
0.27% 		 Patricia A. Bethard
3,106
0.20%
  Evelyn K. Olafson
1,364
0.09%
Nov 07, 1972 General Election
 Daniel J. Evans(I)
747,825
50.78% 		 Albert Dean Rosellini
630,613
42.82% 		 Vick Gould
86,843
5.90% 		 Robin David
4,552
0.31% 		 Henry M. Killman
2,709
0.18%
Nov 05, 1968 General Election
 Daniel J. Evans(I)
692,378
54.72% 		 John J. O'Connell
560,262
44.28% 		 Ken Chriswell
11,502
0.91% 		 Henry M. Killman
1,113
0.09%
Nov 03, 1964 General Election
 Daniel J. Evans
697,256
55.77% 		 Albert Dean Rosellini(I)
548,692
43.89% 		 Henry M. Killman
4,326
0.35%
Nov 08, 1960 General Election
 Albert Dean Rosellini(I)
611,987
50.34% 		 Lloyd J. Andrews
594,122
48.87% 		 Henry M. Killman
8,647
0.71% 		 Jack W. Wright
992
0.08%
Nov 06, 1956 General Election
 Albert Dean Rosellini
616,773
54.63% 		 Emmett T. Anderson
508,041
45.00% 		 Henry M. Killman
4,163
0.37%
Nov 04, 1952 General Election
 Arthur B. Langlie(I)
567,822
52.65% 		 Hugh B. Mitchell
510,675
47.35%
Nov 02, 1948 General Election
 Arthur B. Langlie
445,958
50.50% 		 Monrad C. Wallgren(I)
417,035
47.22% 		 Russell H. Fluent
19,224
2.18% 		 Henry M. Killman
780
0.09% 		 Daniel Roberts
144
0.02%
Nov 07, 1944 General Election
 Monrad C. Wallgren
428,834
51.51% 		 Arthur B. Langlie(I)
400,604
48.12% 		 Allen Emerson
1,676
0.20% 		 Henry E.O. Gusey
1,369
0.16%
Nov 05, 1940 General Election
 Arthur B. Langlie
392,522
50.24% 		 Clarence C. Dill
386,706
49.49% 		 John Brockway
1,674
0.21% 		 P.J. Ater
426
0.05%
Nov 03, 1936 General Election
 Clarence D. Martin(I)
466,550
69.36% 		 Roland Hill Hartley
189,141
28.12% 		 Ove M. Nelson
6,349
0.94% 		 John F. McKay
4,221
0.63% 		 William Morley Bouck
1,994
0.30% 		 Malcolm M. Moore
1,947
0.29% 		 Harold P. Brockway
1,939
0.29%
  Eugene V. Solie
466
0.07%
Nov 08, 1932 General Election
 Clarence D. Martin
352,215
57.29% 		 John Arthur Gellatly
207,497
33.75% 		 Luvern Clyde Hicks
41,710
6.78% 		 John F. McKay
9,987
1.62% 		 Fred E. Walker
2,532
0.41% 		 Edward Kriz
449
0.07% 		 Maslen Meade
378
0.06%
Nov 06, 1928 General Election
 Roland Hill Hartley(I)
281,991
56.22% 		 A. Scott Bullitt
214,334
42.73% 		 James F. Stark
3,343
0.67% 		 Walter Price
1,262
0.25% 		 Aaron Fislerman (Fyslerman)
698
0.14%
Nov 04, 1924 General Election
 Roland Hill Hartley
220,162
56.41% 		 Ben F. Hill
126,447
32.40% 		 J.R. (Bob) Oman
40,073
10.27% 		 William A. Gilmore
1,954
0.50% 		 Emil Herman
898
0.23% 		 David D. Burgess
770
0.20%
Nov 02, 1920 General Election
 Louis Folwell Hart(I)
210,662
52.25% 		 Robert Bridges
121,371
30.10% 		 William Wilson Black
66,079
16.39% 		 David D. Burgess
5,086
1.26%
Jun 14, 1919 Appointment
 Louis Folwell Hart
1
100.00%
Nov 07, 1916 General Election
 Ernest Lister(I)
181,645
48.10% 		 Henry McBride
167,809
44.43% 		 Ludwig E. Katterfeld
21,167
5.60% 		 August B.L. Gellerman
3,514
0.93% 		 James Bradford
2,894
0.77% 		 James E. Riordan
623
0.16%
Nov 05, 1912 General Election
 Ernest Lister
97,251
30.55% 		 Marion East Hay(I)
96,629
30.35% 		 Robert T. Hodge
77,792
24.44% 		 Anna Agnes Maley
37,155
11.67% 		 George F. Stivers
8,163
2.56% 		 Abraham Lincoln Brearcliff
1,369
0.43%
Mar 28, 1909 Appointment
 Marion East Hay
1
100.00%
Nov 03, 1908 General Election
 Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove
110,190
62.38% 		 John Pattison
58,126
32.91% 		 George Ellsworth Boomer
4,811
2.72% 		 Arthur S. Caton
3,514
1.99%
Nov 08, 1904 General Election
 Albert Edward Mead
74,278
51.34% 		 George Turner
59,119
40.87% 		 David D. Burgess
7,420
5.13% 		 Ambrose H. Sherwood
2,782
1.92% 		 William McCormick
1,070
0.74%
Dec 26, 1901 Appointment
 Henry McBride
1
100.00%
Nov 06, 1900 General Election
 John Rankin Rogers(I)
52,048
48.86% 		 John M. Frink
49,860
46.81% 		 Robert E. Dunlap
2,103
1.97% 		 William C.B. Randolph
1,670
1.57% 		 William McCormick
843
0.79%
Nov 03, 1896 General Election
 John Rankin Rogers
50,849
55.55% 		 Potter C. (Charley) Sullivan
38,154
41.68% 		 Robert E. Dunlap
2,542
2.78%
Nov 08, 1892 General Election
 John Harte McGraw
33,281
37.01% 		 Henry J. Snively
28,960
32.20% 		 Cyrus W. Young
23,750
26.41% 		 Roger S. Greene
3,937
4.38%
Oct 01, 1889 General Election
 Elisha Peyre Ferry
33,711
57.68% 		 Eugene Semple
24,732
42.32%

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