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January 3, 1989 – January 3, 1995 101st 102nd 103rd: Elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Lost re-election. Linda Smith : Republican: January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999 104th 105th: Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for U.S. senator. Brian Baird : Democratic: January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2011 106th ...
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]
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]
Unlike some state legislatures, the Washington State Legislature does not hold a special election between general elections if a seat becomes vacant in the middle of a term. Instead, the county central committee of the political party that last held the seat in the county that contains the district nominates three candidates and the board of ...
Term 1: January to March (Term 1 holidays: one week) Term 2: March to May (Term 2 holidays: one month) Term 3: July to September (Term 3 holidays: one week) Term 4: September to November or late October (Term 4 holidays: seven weeks) Terms 1 and 2 are known as Semester 1, and terms 3 and 4 as Semester 2.
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 state is divided into 49 legislative districts of equal population, each of which elects two representatives and one senator. Representatives serve two-year terms, while senators serve for four years. There are no term limits. The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives.
Senator Party Term District established January 1, 1903. John Earles: Democratic: 1903 – 1907 Robert L. Kline: Republican: 1907 – 1911 Henry M. White