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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 ...
[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 .
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 2024. The top-two primary was held on August 6. Incumbent Democratic Governor Jay Inslee was eligible to seek re-election to a fourth term but decided that he would not do so. [ 1 ]
Washington state elections in 2024 were held on November 5, 2024. Primary elections were held on August 6, 2024. [1] This was the first time since 1965 that Republicans have not held at least one executive office going into the election.
Washington was the sixth-most Democratic state in the election behind Vermont, Massachusetts, Maryland, Hawaii, and California; the latter five states voted for Harris by more than 20%. This was the first election since 1956 in which Washington voted to the left of New York (which had the largest swing to the right in this election) and Rhode ...
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 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.
In Washington, elections are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the Washington State Constitution, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.