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2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state) 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington; 2008 Washington gubernatorial election; Washington attorney general election, 2008; Washington secretary of state election, 2008; Washington State local elections, 2008
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, [4] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. [5]
An amendment fixing the salary of the state governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general and superintendent [38] Failed [39] 71,284 (29.51%) 170,242 (70.49%) Referendum Bill 1 A measure establishing a new highway system, funded by driver's license fees and new taxes [38] Failed [39] 117,452 (37.98%)
The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives , composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate , with 49 Senators plus the Lieutenant Governor acting as president. [ 1 ]
The Bill was re-introduced in 2009, passed, and was signed into law. [5] In 2005, Toby Nixon, a Republican member of the Washington State House of Representatives, started a campaign to implement the Schulze method for the election of the governor of Washington. This campaign ended when Nixon left office after a failed 2006 campaign for the ...
Lessons from Election 2011 "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures, State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year; 2011 state legislative elections on Ballotpedia; 2011 ballot measures and potential 2011 ballot measures on ...
The top two finishers, incumbent governor Jay Inslee (Democratic) [1] and Port of Seattle Commissioner Bill Bryant (Republican), moved on to the November general election, which Inslee won. As of 2024, this was the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was within single digits.
[11] [12] [13] Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee, who previously served in the U.S. House, was first elected to the governorship in the 2012 election and won reelection in 2016. When Inslee announced his candidacy for president, several political figures expressed interest in running for Governor if Inslee won the Democratic primaries .