# Washington State Democratic Party > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Washington_State_Democratic_Party > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Washington_State_Democratic_Party.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Democratic_Party > Source revision: 1352389799 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox political party | name = Washington State Democratic Party | logo = Washington State Democratic Party logo.svg{{!}}class=skin-invert | chairperson = [Shasti Conrad](/source/Shasti_Conrad) | foundation = 1890 | colors = [Blue](/source/Blue) | headquarters = 615 2nd Ave., Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98104 | ideology = | position = | national = [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) | seats1_title = [Washington State Senate](/source/Washington_State_Senate) | seats1 = {{Composition bar|30|49|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | seats2_title = [Washington House of Representatives](/source/Washington_House_of_Representatives) | seats2 = {{Composition bar|59|98|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | seats3_title = [U.S. Senate Seats](/source/United_States_Senate) | seats3 = {{Composition bar|2|2|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | seats4_title = [U.S. House Seats](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) | seats4 = {{Composition bar|8|10|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | website = {{Official website|https://wadems.org/}} | state = Washington | country = the United States | colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}} | country_dab1 = Politics of Washington (state) | seats5 = {{Composition bar|9|9|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}} | seats5_title = [Statewide Executive Offices](/source/Washington_(state)) | symbol = 100px }} The '''Washington State Democratic Party,''' commonly referred to as the '''''Washington Democrats''''' or the '''''Washington Democratic Party,''''' is the affiliate of the [Democratic Party](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) in the [U.S. state](/source/U.S._state) of [Washington](/source/Washington_(state)). It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's [U.S. House](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) seats, both [U.S. Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) seats, both houses of the [state legislature](/source/Washington_State_Legislature), and the [governorship](/source/Governor_of_Washington). Washington Democrats have won every election that has occurred since 1980, resulting in the longest democratic governorship streak in the country. ==Organization== ===Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)=== * Chair: [Shasti Conrad](/source/Shasti_Conrad) * Vice-chair: John Thompson * Treasurer: David Green * Secretary: Diane Young In addition, the State Central Committee has one representative from each of Washington's 10 Congressional Districts, six at-large members, and four DNC members. The final two members are a representative from the Young Democrats of Washington and the President of the Washington Federation of Democratic Women.{{Cite web |title=Executive Committee |url=https://wadems.org/about/board/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Washington State Democratic Party |language=en-US}} ===County party organizations=== Each of [Washington's 39 counties](/source/List_of_Washington_counties) has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee. ===Legislative district organizations=== Each of [Washington's 49 legislative districts](/source/Washington's_legislative_districts) has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee. ===Other state organizations=== Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee. ==Current elected officials== The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats: ===[U.S. Senate](/source/U.S._Senate)=== Since [2001](/source/United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington%2C_2000), Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate: File:Maria Cantwell (cropped).jpg|Junior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Cantwell|first=Maria}} File:Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg|Senior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Murray|first=Patty}} ===[U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives)=== Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the [2020](/source/2020_United_States_Census) census: {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Washington Democrats in House of Representatives |- !scope="col"| District !scope="col"| Member !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Photo |- !scope="row"| [1st](/source/Washington's_1st_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Suzan|last=DelBene}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [2nd](/source/Washington's_2nd_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Rick|last=Larsen}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [3rd](/source/Washington's_3rd_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Marie|last=Gluesenkamp Perez}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [6th](/source/Washington's_6th_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Emily|last=Randall}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [7th](/source/Washington's_7th_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Pramila|last=Jayapal}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [8th](/source/Washington's_8th_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Kim|last=Schrier}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [9th](/source/Washington's_9th_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Adam|last=Smith|dab=Washington politician}} |center|frameless|130px |- !scope="row"| [10th](/source/Washington's_10th_congressional_district) |{{Sortname|first=Marilyn|last=Strickland}} |center|frameless|130px |} ===Statewide officeholders=== Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.{{efn|The [Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction](/source/Washington_State_Office_of_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction) is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wa-democrats.org/content/statewide-officials|title=Elected Officials|date=13 June 2014|website=wa-democrats.org}} File:Bob Ferguson at his 2023 Shrimp Feed 02 (cropped).jpg|[Governor](/source/List_of_governors_of_Washington) {{Sortname|last=Ferguson|first=Bob|dab=politician}} File:Denny Heck official photo (cropped).jpg|[Lieutenant Governor](/source/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington) {{Sortname|last=Heck|first=Denny}} File:Steve Hobbs (cropped).jpg|[Secretary of State](/source/Secretary_of_State_of_Washington) {{Sortname|last=Hobbs|first=Steve|dab=Washington politician}} File:Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti.jpg|[Treasurer](/source/Washington_State_Treasurer) {{Sortname|last=Pellicciotti|first=Mike}} File:Pat McCarthy (19280364431).jpg|[Auditor](/source/Washington_State_Auditor) {{Sortname|last=McCarthy|first=Pat|dab=politician}} Nicholas W. Brown, U.S. Attorney official (cropped).jpg|[Attorney General](/source/Attorney_General_of_Washington) {{Sortname|last=W. Brown|first=Nicholas|dab=lawyer}} File:Chris Reykdal at Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Reception 2017 (cropped).jpg|[Superintendent of Public Instruction](/source/Washington_State_Office_of_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction) {{Sortname|last=Reykdal|first=Chris}} File:Dave Upthegrove (18653999254).jpg|[Commissioner of Public Lands](/source/Washington_State_Department_of_Natural_Resources) {{Sortname|last=Upthegrove|first=Dave}} 3x4.svg|[Insurance Commissioner](/source/Washington_State_Office_of_the_Insurance_Commissioner) {{Sortname|last=Kuderer|first=Patty}} ===Legislative leadership=== * Senate majority leader: [Jamie Pedersen](/source/Jamie_Pedersen) ([43rd LD](/source/Washington's_43rd_legislative_district) - Seattle){{Cite web |author=Laurel Demkovich |author2=Jerry Cornfield |date=2024-11-11 |title=Seattle senator Pedersen to become new WA Senate majority leader |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/11/seattle-senator-pedersen-to-become-new-wa-senate-majority-leader/ |access-date=2024-12-04|language=en-US}} * Senate president pro tempore: [Steve Conway](/source/Steve_Conway_(politician)) ([29th LD](/source/Washington's_29th_legislative_district) - Tacoma){{Cite news |last=Demkovich |first=Laurel |date=2024-11-21 |title=WA Senate Democrats choose new committee chairs ahead of 2025 session |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-senate-democrats-name-new-committee-chairs-ahead-of-2025-session/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |language=en-US}} * Speaker of the House: [Laurie Jinkins](/source/Laurie_Jinkins) ([27th LD](/source/Washington's_27th_legislative_district) Pos. 1 - Tacoma) * Speaker pro tempore of the House: [Chris Stearns](/source/Chris_Stearns) ([47th LD](/source/Washington's_47th_legislative_district) Pos. 2 - [Auburn](/source/Auburn%2C_Washington)) * House majority leader: [Joe Fitzgibbon](/source/Joe_Fitzgibbon) ([34th LD](/source/Washington's_34th_legislative_district) Pos. 2 - Seattle){{Cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=2024-11-27 |title=In WA state Legislature, Democrats and Republicans are sticking with their leaders |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/in-wa-state-legislature-democrats-and-republicans-are-sticking-with-their-leaders/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |language=en-US}} === County Executives === * [King County](/source/King_County_Executive): [Girmay Zahilay](/source/Girmay_Zahilay){{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior |date=2025-11-26 |title=Girmay Zahilay sworn in as King County Executive, youngest in history, promising changes |url=https://komonews.com/news/local/girmay-zahilay-sworn-in-as-king-county-executive-youngest-in-history-promising-changes-ethiopian-refugees-south-seattle-politics-office-history |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=KOMO |language=en}} * [Pierce County](/source/Pierce_County_Executive): [Ryan Mello](/source/Ryan_Mello){{Cite web |title=News Flash |url=https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6634 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.piercecountywa.gov |language=en}} * [Snohomish County](/source/Snohomish_County_Executive): [Dave Somers](/source/Dave_Somers){{Cite web |title=About the Executive - Dave Somers {{!}} Snohomish County, WA - Official Website |url=https://snohomishcountywa.gov/1922/About |access-date=2026-04-16 |website=snohomishcountywa.gov}} ===Mayors=== * [Seattle](/source/Seattle): [Katie Wilson](/source/Katie_Wilson) * [Spokane](/source/Spokane%2C_Washington): [Lisa Brown](/source/Lisa_Brown_(Washington_politician)) * [Tacoma](/source/Tacoma%2C_Washington): [Victoria Woodards](/source/Victoria_Woodards) == Election results == === Presidential === {| class="wikitable" |+Washington Democratic Party presidential election results !Election !Presidential Ticket !Votes !Vote % !Electoral votes !Result |- |'''[1892](/source/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Grover Cleveland](/source/Grover_Cleveland)/[Adlai E. Stevenson](/source/Adlai_Stevenson_I) |29,802 |33.88% |{{Composition bar|0|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1896](/source/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[William Jennings Bryan](/source/William_Jennings_Bryan)/[Arthur Sewall](/source/Arthur_Sewall) |53,314 |56.97% |{{Composition bar|4|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1900](/source/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[William Jennings Bryan](/source/William_Jennings_Bryan)/[Adlai E. Stevenson](/source/Adlai_Stevenson_I) |44,833 |41.70% |{{Composition bar|0|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1904](/source/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Alton B. Parker](/source/Alton_B._Parker)/[Henry G. Davis](/source/Henry_Gassaway_Davis) |28,098 |19.36% |{{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1908](/source/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[William Jennings Bryan](/source/William_Jennings_Bryan)/[John W. Kern](/source/John_W._Kern) |58,691 |31.92% |{{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1912](/source/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Woodrow Wilson](/source/Woodrow_Wilson)/[Thomas R. Marshall](/source/Thomas_R._Marshall) |86,840 |26.90% |{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1916](/source/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Woodrow Wilson](/source/Woodrow_Wilson)/[Thomas R. Marshall](/source/Thomas_R._Marshall) |183,388 |48.13% |{{Composition bar|7|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1920](/source/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[James M. Cox](/source/James_M._Cox)/[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt) |84,298 |21.14% |{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1924](/source/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[John W. Davis](/source/John_W._Davis)/[Charles W. Bryan](/source/Charles_W._Bryan) |42,842 |10.16% |{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1928](/source/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Al Smith](/source/Al_Smith)/[Joseph T. Robinson](/source/Joseph_Taylor_Robinson) |156,772 |31.30% |{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1932](/source/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt)/[John N. Garner](/source/John_Nance_Garner) |353,260 |57.46% |{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1936](/source/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt)/[John N. Garner](/source/John_Nance_Garner) |459,579 |66.38% |{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1940](/source/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt)/[Henry A. Wallace](/source/Henry_A._Wallace) |462,145 |58.22% |{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1944](/source/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Franklin D. Roosevelt](/source/Franklin_D._Roosevelt)/[Harry S. Truman](/source/Harry_S._Truman) |486,774 |56.84% |{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1948](/source/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Harry S. Truman](/source/Harry_S._Truman)/[Alben W. Barkley](/source/Alben_W._Barkley) |476,165 |52.61% |{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1952](/source/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Adlai Stevenson](/source/Adlai_Stevenson_II)/[John Sparkman](/source/John_Sparkman) |492,845 |45.69% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1956](/source/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Adlai Stevenson](/source/Adlai_Stevenson_II)/[Estes Kefauver](/source/Estes_Kefauver) |523,002 |45.44% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1960](/source/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[John F. Kennedy](/source/John_F._Kennedy)/[Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson) |599,298 |48.27% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1964](/source/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson)/[Hubert Humphrey](/source/Hubert_Humphrey) |779,881 |61.97% |{{Composition bar|9|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1968](/source/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Hubert Humphrey](/source/Hubert_Humphrey)/[Edmund Muskie](/source/Edmund_Muskie) |616,037 |47.23% |{{Composition bar|9|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1972](/source/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[George McGovern](/source/George_McGovern)/[Sargent Shriver](/source/Sargent_Shriver) |568,334 |38.64% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1976](/source/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Jimmy Carter](/source/Jimmy_Carter)/[Walter Mondale](/source/Walter_Mondale) |717,323 |46.11% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1980](/source/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Jimmy Carter](/source/Jimmy_Carter)/[Walter Mondale](/source/Walter_Mondale) |650,193 |37.32% |{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1984](/source/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Walter Mondale](/source/Walter_Mondale)/[Geraldine Ferraro](/source/Geraldine_Ferraro) |807,352 |42.86% |{{Composition bar|0|10|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1988](/source/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Michael Dukakis](/source/Michael_Dukakis)/[Lloyd Bentsen](/source/Lloyd_Bentsen) |933,516 |50.05% |{{Composition bar|10|10|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[1992](/source/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Bill Clinton](/source/Bill_Clinton)/[Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore) |993,037 |43.41% |{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[1996](/source/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Bill Clinton](/source/Bill_Clinton)/[Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore) |1,123,323 |49.84% |{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[2000](/source/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Al Gore](/source/Al_Gore)/[Joe Lieberman](/source/Joe_Lieberman) |1,247,652 |50.13% |{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[2004](/source/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[John Kerry](/source/John_Kerry)/[John Edwards](/source/John_Edwards) |1,510,201 |52.77% |{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[2008](/source/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)/[Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) |1,750,848 |57.65% |{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[2012](/source/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Barack Obama](/source/Barack_Obama)/[Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) |1,755,396 |56.16% |{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[2016](/source/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Hillary Clinton](/source/Hillary_Clinton)/[Tim Kaine](/source/Tim_Kaine) |1,742,718 |52.54% |{{Composition bar|8|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |- |'''[2020](/source/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden)/[Kamala Harris](/source/Kamala_Harris) |2,369,612 |57.97% |{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Won}} |- |'''[2024](/source/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state))''' |[Kamala Harris](/source/Kamala_Harris)/[Tim Walz](/source/Tim_Walz) |2,245,849 |57.23% |{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}} |{{Lost}} |} === Senatorial === {| class="wikitable" |+Washington Democratic Party senatorial election results !Election !Senatorial candidate !Votes !Vote % !Result |- |'''[1914](/source/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |William W. Black |91,733 |26.57% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1916](/source/1916_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[George Turner](/source/George_Turner_(American_politician)) |135,339 |37.06% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1920](/source/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[George F. Cotterill](/source/George_F._Cotterill) |68,488 |17.80% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1922](/source/1922_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Clarence Dill](/source/Clarence_Dill) |130,347 |44.27% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1926](/source/1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |A. Scott Bullitt |148,783 |46.51% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1928](/source/1928_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Clarence Dill](/source/Clarence_Dill) |261,524 |53.42% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1932](/source/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Homer Bone](/source/Homer_Bone) |365,939 |60.61% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1934](/source/1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Lewis Schwellenbach](/source/Lewis_Schwellenbach) |302,606 |60.93% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1938](/source/1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Homer Bone](/source/Homer_Bone) |371,535 |62.62% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1940](/source/1940_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Monrad Wallgren](/source/Monrad_Wallgren) |404,718 |54.16% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1944](/source/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |452,013 |55.13% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1946](/source/1946_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Hugh Mitchell](/source/Hugh_Mitchell_(politician)) |298,683 |45.23% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1950](/source/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |397,719 |53.40% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1952](/source/1952_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |595,288 |56.23% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1956](/source/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |685,565 |61.09% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1958](/source/1958_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |597,040 |67.32% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1962](/source/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |491,365 |52.09% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1964](/source/1964_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |875,950 |72.21% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1968](/source/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |796,183 |64.41% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1970](/source/1970_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |879,385 |82.43% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1974](/source/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |611,811 |60.70% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1976](/source/1976_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |1,071,219 |71.84% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1980](/source/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Warren Magnuson](/source/Warren_Magnuson) |792,052 |45.83% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1982](/source/1982_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Henry M. Jackson](/source/Henry_M._Jackson) |943,665 |68.96% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1983 (special)](/source/1983_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Washington)''' |[Mike Lowry](/source/Mike_Lowry) |540,981 |44.59% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1986](/source/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Brock Adams](/source/Brock_Adams) |677,471 |50.66% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1988](/source/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Mike Lowry](/source/Mike_Lowry) |904,183 |48.91% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1992](/source/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,197,973 |53.99% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1994](/source/1994_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Ron Sims](/source/Ron_Sims) |752,352 |44.25% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1998](/source/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,103,184 |58.41% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2000](/source/2000_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Maria Cantwell](/source/Maria_Cantwell) |1,199,437 |48.73% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2004](/source/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,549,708 |54.98% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2006](/source/2006_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Maria Cantwell](/source/Maria_Cantwell) |1,184,659 |56.81% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2010](/source/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,314,930 |52.36% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2012](/source/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Maria Cantwell](/source/Maria_Cantwell) |1,855,493 |60.45% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2016](/source/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,913,979 |59.01% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2018](/source/2018_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Maria Cantwell](/source/Maria_Cantwell) |1,803,364 |58.43% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2022](/source/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray) |1,741,827 |57.15% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2024](/source/2024_United_States_Senate_election_in_Washington)''' |[Maria Cantwell](/source/Maria_Cantwell) |2,252,577 |59.09% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |} === Gubernatorial === {| class="wikitable" |+Washington Democratic Party gubernatorial election results !Election !Gubernatorial candidate !Votes !Vote % !Result |- |'''[1889](/source/1889_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Eugene Semple](/source/Eugene_Semple) |24,732 |42.32% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1892](/source/1892_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |Henry J. Snively |28,960 |32.20% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1896](/source/1896_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[John Rankin Rogers](/source/John_Rankin_Rogers) |50,849 |55.55% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1900](/source/1900_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[John Rankin Rogers](/source/John_Rankin_Rogers) |52,048 |48.86% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1904](/source/1904_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[George Turner](/source/George_Turner_(American_politician)) |59,119 |40.87% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1908](/source/1908_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |John Pattison |58,126 |33.00% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1912](/source/1912_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Ernest Lister](/source/Ernest_Lister) |97,251 |30.55% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1916](/source/1916_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Ernest Lister](/source/Ernest_Lister) |181,645 |48.10% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1920](/source/1920_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |William Wilson Black |66,079 |16.39% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1924](/source/1924_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |Ben F. Hill |126,447 |32.40% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1928](/source/1928_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |A. Scott Bullitt |214,334 |42.73% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1932](/source/1932_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Clarence D. Martin](/source/Clarence_D._Martin) |352,215 |57.29% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1936](/source/1936_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Clarence D. Martin](/source/Clarence_D._Martin) |466,550 |69.36% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1940](/source/1940_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Clarence Dill](/source/Clarence_Dill) |386,706 |49.49% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1944](/source/1944_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Monrad Wallgren](/source/Monrad_Wallgren) |428,834 |51.51% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1948](/source/1948_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Monrad Wallgren](/source/Monrad_Wallgren) |417,035 |47.22% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1952](/source/1952_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Hugh Mitchell](/source/Hugh_Mitchell_(politician)) |510,675 |47.35% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1956](/source/1956_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Albert Rosellini](/source/Albert_Rosellini) |616,773 |54.63% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1960](/source/1960_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Albert Rosellini](/source/Albert_Rosellini) |611,987 |50.34% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1964](/source/1964_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Albert Rosellini](/source/Albert_Rosellini) |548,692 |43.89% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1968](/source/1968_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[John J. O'Connell](/source/John_J._O'Connell_(politician)) |560,262 |44.28% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1972](/source/1972_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Albert Rosellini](/source/Albert_Rosellini) |630,613 |42.82% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1976](/source/1976_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Dixy Lee Ray](/source/Dixy_Lee_Ray) |821,797 |53.14% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1980](/source/1980_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Jim McDermott](/source/Jim_McDermott) |749,813 |43.32% |'''Lost''' {{N}} |- |'''[1984](/source/1984_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Booth Gardner](/source/Booth_Gardner) |1,006,993 |53.31% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1988](/source/1988_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Booth Gardner](/source/Booth_Gardner) |1,166,448 |62.21% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1992](/source/1992_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Mike Lowry](/source/Mike_Lowry) |1,184,315 |52.16% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[1996](/source/1996_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Gary Locke](/source/Gary_Locke) |1,296,492 |57.96% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2000](/source/2000_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Gary Locke](/source/Gary_Locke) |1,441,973 |58.38% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2004](/source/2004_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Christine Gregoire](/source/Christine_Gregoire) |1,373,361 |48.87% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2008](/source/2008_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Christine Gregoire](/source/Christine_Gregoire) |1,598,738 |53.24% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2012](/source/2012_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Jay Inslee](/source/Jay_Inslee) |1,582,802 |51.54% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2016](/source/2016_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Jay Inslee](/source/Jay_Inslee) |1,760,520 |54.25% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2020](/source/2020_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Jay Inslee](/source/Jay_Inslee) |2,294,243 |56.56% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |- |'''[2024](/source/2024_Washington_gubernatorial_election)''' |[Bob Ferguson](/source/Bob_Ferguson_(politician)) |2,143,368 |55.51% |'''Won''' {{Y}} |} ==See also== {{Portal|United States}} * [Washington State Republican Party](/source/Washington_State_Republican_Party) ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.wa-democrats.org/ Washington State Democratic Party] *[http://www.wa-democrats.org/sites/wademocrats/files/user_files/PDFs/Platform/00%20-%20Full%20Platform.pdf 2012 Washington State Democratic Party Platform] {{WashingtonPoliticalParties}} {{U.S. Democratic Party state parties}} {{Authority control}} Category:Washington State Democratic Party Democratic Party Category:Democratic Party (United States) by state Category:Liberalism in the United States --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Washington State Democratic Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Democratic_Party) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_State_Democratic_Party?action=history)). 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