Washington

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Introduction

Washington is a state located in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Admitted into the Union in 1889, Washington was the 42nd state to join. It is bordered by Oregon to the south, Idaho to the west, and British Columbia to the north. Its capital is Olympia and its largest city is Seattle. Washington currently leans towards the Democratic Party and has not voted Republican for a major statewide office in decades. It last voted Republican for President in 1984, for Governor in 1980, and for Senator in 1994.

Elected Officials, State

Position Name Party Since
Governor Jay Inslee Democrat 2013
Lt. Governor Cyrus Habib Democrat 2017
Secretary of State Kim Wyman Republican 2013
State Treasurer Duane Davidson Republican 2017
State Auditor Pat McCarthy Democrat 2017
Attorney General Bob Ferguson Democrat 2013
Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz Democrat 2017
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal Non-partisan 2017
Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler Democrat 2001

State Legislature

Washington has a bicameral legislature.

Senate
Seats Party Seats Caucus
29 Democratic Party 28 Democratic Caucus
20 Republican Party 21 Republican Caucus


House of Representatives
Seats Party
57 Democratic Party
41 Republican Party

Elected officials, Federal

Position Name Party Since
Sr Senator Patty Murray Democrat 1993
Jr Senator Maria Cantwell Democrat 2001
WA-01 Rep. Suzan DelBene Democrat 2012
WA-02 Rep. Rick Larsen Democrat 2001
WA-03 Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler Republican 2011
WA-04 Rep. Dan Newhouse Republican 2015
WA-05 Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers Republican 2005
WA-06 Rep. Derek Kilmer Democrat 2013
WA-07 Rep. Pramila Jayapal Democrat 2017
WA-08 Rep. Kim Schrier Democrat 2019
WA-09 Rep. Adam Smith Democrat 1997
WA-10 Rep. Denny Heck Democrat 2013

Election Law

Election Results

For Presidential, Gubernatorial, Senatorial, and other election results from 1892 to present for Washington State, visit the following page:

Presidential Election Results

2008 - 2004 - 2000 - 1996 - 1992 - 1988 - 1984 - 1980 - 1976 - 1972 - 1968 - 1964 - 1960 - 1956 - 1952 - 1948 - 1944 - 1940 - 1936 - 1932 - 1928 - 1924 - 1920 - 1916 - 1912 - 1908 - 1904 - 1900 - 1896 - 1892

Congressional Elections

Legislative Elections

Counties

Adams County, WashingtonAsotin County, WashingtonBenton County, WashingtonChelan County, WashingtonClallam County, WashingtonClark County, WashingtonColumbia County, WashingtonCowlitz County, WashingtonDouglas County, WashingtonFerry County, WashingtonFranklin County, WashingtonGarfield County, WashingtonGrant County, WashingtonGrays Harbor County, WashingtonIsland County, WashingtonJefferson County, WashingtonKing County, WashingtonKitsap County, WashingtonKittitas County, WashingtonKlickitat County, WashingtonLewis County, WashingtonLincoln County, WashingtonMason County, WashingtonOkanogan County, WashingtonPacific County, WashingtonPend Oreille County, WashingtonPierce County, WashingtonSan Juan County, WashingtonSkagit County, WashingtonSkamania County, WashingtonSnohomish County, WashingtonSpokane County, WashingtonStevens County, WashingtonThurston County, WashingtonWahkiakum County, WashingtonWalla Walla County, WashingtonWhatcom County, WashingtonWhitman County, WashingtonYakima County, WashingtonWashington County Map
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See Also

Flag of Washington State of Washington
Executive Governor | Lt. Governor | Secretary of State | State Treasurer | State Auditor | Attorney General | Commissioner of Public Lands | Superintendent of Public Instruction | Insurance Commissioner
Legislature State Senate | State House of Representatives
Counties Adams | Asotin | Lincoln