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John Rankin Rogers (September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901) was an American politician who served as the third governor of Washington from 1897 to 1901. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democratic Party, Rogers was elected to two consecutive terms in 1896 and 1900, but died before completing his fifth year in office.
Inslee, who was eligible to run for a third term due to the lack of gubernatorial term limits, [1] initially launched a campaign for president of the United States in the 2020 election. When he dropped out of that race in August 2019 due to extremely low polling numbers, [2] he announced he would seek a third term as governor. [3]
The term for governor is four years, [2] commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election. [62] 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. [63]
(The Center Square) – A day after outgoing three-term Gov. Jay Inslee delivered his final State of the State address, Bob Ferguson was sworn in as the state’s 24th governor on Wednesday.
(The Center Square) – Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson has defeated Republican Dave Reichert in the Washington state governor's race. The Associated Press called the race for Ferguson ...
Washington state Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz is dropping her bid for the governor’s office to run for Congress. Franz, a Democrat who lives in Grays Harbor County, is running to ...
The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016. Under Washington's top-two primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the August 2 primary, residents voted for one of several candidates from a range of party affiliations.
Bird failed to make it past August’s primary election and blamed the state party for a lack of support.