The following is a list of gubernatorial election results in the state of Washington from statehood in 1889 until the present.
Voting Record
1889
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Elisha P. Ferry*
|
Republican
|
33,711
|
58%
|
|
|
Eugene Semple
|
Democratic
|
24,732
|
42%
|
|
|
Write-ins
|
-
|
11
|
0%
|
|
1892
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
John H. McGraw
|
Republican
|
33,281
|
37%
|
|
|
Henry J. Snively
|
Democratic
|
28,960
|
32%
|
|
|
C. W. Young
|
People's
|
23,750
|
26%
|
|
|
Roger S. Greene
|
Prohibition
|
3,937
|
4%
|
|
1896
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
John R. Rogers
|
People's
|
50,849
|
56%
|
|
|
Potter C. Sullivan
|
Republican
|
38,154
|
42%
|
|
|
Robert E. Dunlap
|
Prohibition
|
2,542
|
3%
|
|
1900
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
John R. Rogers*
|
Democratic
|
52,048
|
49%
|
|
|
John M. Frink
|
Republican
|
49,860
|
47%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
4,543
|
4%
|
|
1904
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Albert E. Mead
|
Republican
|
74,278
|
51%
|
|
|
George Turner
|
Democratic
|
59,119
|
41%
|
|
|
David Burgess
|
Socialist
|
7,421
|
5%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
3,852
|
3%
|
|
1908
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Samuel G. Cosgrove
|
Republican
|
110,190
|
63%
|
|
|
John Pattison
|
Democratic
|
58,126
|
33%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
7,925
|
4%
|
|
1912
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Ernest Lister
|
Democratic
|
97,251
|
31%
|
|
|
Marion E. Hay
|
Republican
|
96,629
|
30%
|
|
|
Robert T. Hodge
|
Progressive
|
77,731
|
24%
|
|
|
Anna Agnes Maley
|
Socialist
|
37,155
|
12%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
9,532
|
3%
|
|
1916
|
Governor Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Ernest Lister*
|
Democratic
|
181,645
|
48%
|
|
|
Henry McBride
|
Republican
|
167,809
|
44%
|
|
|
L.E. Katterfeld
|
Socialist
|
21,117
|
6%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
6,431
|
2%
|
|
1920
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Louis F. Hart
|
Republican
|
210,662
|
53%
|
|
|
Robert Bridges
|
Farmer-Labor
|
121,371
|
30%
|
|
|
W.W. Black
|
Democratic
|
66,079
|
17%
|
|
|
David Burgess
|
Socialist Labor
|
1,296
|
0%
|
|
1924
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Roland H. Hartley
|
Republican
|
220,162
|
56%
|
|
|
Ben F. Hill
|
Democratic
|
126,447
|
32%
|
|
|
J.R. Oman
|
Farmer-Labor
|
40,073
|
10%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
3,622
|
1%
|
|
1928
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Roland H. Hartley*
|
Republican
|
281,991
|
56%
|
|
|
Scott Bullitt
|
Democratic
|
214,334
|
43%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
5,303
|
1%
|
|
1932
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Clarence D. Martin
|
Democratic
|
352,215
|
57%
|
|
|
John A. Gellatly
|
Republican
|
207,497
|
34%
|
|
|
L.C. Hicks
|
Liberty
|
41,710
|
7%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
13,346
|
2%
|
|
1936
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Clarence D. Martin*
|
Democratic
|
466,550
|
69%
|
|
|
Roland H. Hartley
|
Republican
|
189,141
|
28%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
16,916
|
3%
|
|
1940
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Arthur B. Langlie
|
Republican
|
392,522
|
50%
|
|
|
C.C. Dill
|
Democratic
|
386,706
|
49%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
2,100
|
0%
|
|
1944
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Monrad C. Wallgren
|
Democratic
|
428,834
|
52%
|
|
|
Arthur B. Langlie*
|
Republican
|
400,604
|
48%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
3,045
|
0%
|
|
1948
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Arthur B. Langlie
|
Republican
|
445,958
|
50%
|
|
|
Monrad C. Wallgren*
|
Democratic
|
417,035
|
47%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
20,148
|
2%
|
|
1952
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Arthur B. Langlie*
|
Republican
|
567,822
|
53%
|
|
|
Hugh B. Mitchell
|
Democratic
|
510,675
|
47%
|
|
1956
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Albert D. Rosellini
|
Democratic
|
616,773
|
55%
|
|
|
Emmett T. Anderson
|
Republican
|
508,041
|
45%
|
|
|
Henry Killman
|
Socialist Labor
|
4,163
|
0%
|
|
1960
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Albert D. Rosellini*
|
Democratic
|
611,987
|
50%
|
|
|
Lloyd Andrews
|
Republican
|
594,122
|
49%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
9,639
|
1%
|
|
1964
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Daniel J. Evans
|
Republican
|
697,256
|
56%
|
|
|
Albert D. Rosellini*
|
Democratic
|
548,692
|
44%
|
|
|
Henry Killman
|
Socialist Labor
|
4,326
|
0%
|
|
1968
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Daniel J. Evans*
|
Republican
|
692,378
|
55%
|
|
|
John J. O'Connell
|
Democratic
|
560,262
|
44%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
12,715
|
1%
|
|
1972
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Daniel J. Evans*
|
Republican
|
747,825
|
51%
|
|
|
Albert D. Rosellini
|
Democratic
|
630,613
|
43%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
94,104
|
6%
|
|
1976
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Dixy Lee Ray
|
Democratic
|
821,797
|
53%
|
|
|
John Spellman
|
Republican
|
689,739
|
45%
|
|
|
Others
|
-
|
58,346
|
4%
|
|
1980
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
John Spellman
|
Republican
|
981,783
|
57%
|
|
|
Jim McDermott
|
Democratic
|
749,813
|
43%
|
|
1984
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Booth Gardner
|
Democratic
|
1,006,993
|
53%
|
|
|
John Spellman*
|
Republican
|
881,994
|
47%
|
|
1988
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Booth Gardner*
|
Democratic
|
1,166,448
|
62%
|
|
|
Bob Williams
|
Republican
|
708,481
|
38%
|
|
1992
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Mike Lowry
|
Democratic
|
1,184,315
|
52%
|
|
|
Ken Eikenberry
|
Republican
|
1,086,216
|
48%
|
|
1996
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Gary Locke
|
Democratic
|
1,296,492
|
58%
|
|
|
Ellen Craswell
|
Republican
|
940,538
|
42%
|
|
2000
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Gary Locke*
|
Democratic
|
1,441,973
|
58%
|
|
|
John Carlson
|
Republican
|
980,060
|
40%
|
|
|
Steve LePage
|
Libertarian
|
47,819
|
2%
|
|
2004
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Christine Gregoire
|
Democratic
|
1,373,361
|
49%
|
|
|
Dino Rossi
|
Republican
|
1,373,232
|
49%
|
|
|
Ruth Bennett
|
Libertarian
|
63,465
|
2%
|
|
2008
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Christine Gregoire*
|
Democratic
|
1,598,738
|
53%
|
|
|
Dino Rossi
|
Republican
|
1,404,124
|
47%
|
|
2012
|
Candidate
|
Party
|
Votes
|
%
|
Won
|
|
Jay Inslee
|
Democratic
|
1,582,802
|
52%
|
|
|
Rob McKenna
|
Republican
|
1,488,245
|
48%
|
|