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The term for governor is four years, [2] commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election. [64] If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is unable to discharge their duties, the lieutenant governor assumes the duties of governor, though still officially retains the office of lieutenant governor. [65]
Washington has not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, [2] the longest streak of Democratic leadership of any state in the country and the third-longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota (which has not had a Democratic governor since Harvey Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which has not had a ...
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Inslee, the longest-serving governor in office in the U.S. and only the second Washington governor to be elected to three consecutive terms, announced in May he would not seek a fourth term.
Ferguson, 59, the state’s three-term attorney general, was beating Reichert, 74, a former seven-term congressman and prior King County sheriff, by a whopping margin of 56.3% to 43.5%. Results ...
Washington had not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, the longest streak of Democratic leadership of any state in the country and the third longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota (which had not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which had not had a ...
Candidates running for federal, state and county offices this year have until 5 p.m. Friday, May 10, to file paperwork with the Washington Secretary of State’s Office to get on the ballot.
The executive is composed of the Governor, several other statewide elected officials and the Governor's cabinet. The Washington State Legislature consists of the House of Representatives and State Senate. The judiciary is composed of the Washington Supreme Court and lower courts. There is also local government, consisting of counties ...