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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 has the longest current streak of Democratic governors in the country. Washington’s contest is one of 11 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2024. Show comments
Oct. 18—Two new polls show Democrat Bob Ferguson holding a steady lead over Republican Dave Reichert in the race for Washington's next governor. The polls show Ferguson with roughly 50% of the ...
Governor Doug Burgum was re-elected to a second term in 2020 with 65.8% of the vote. In the November 2022 elections, voters amended the North Dakota Constitution to place a limit of two, four-year terms for succeeding governors sworn into office after the amendment's effective date of January 1, 2023. [25]
Jul. 23—If history repeats itself, this year's race for Washington's next governor will be close. Ballots dropped last week for the Aug. 6 state primary elections. This year marks the first ...
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]
The state's attorney general and former congressman appear on track for a general election matchup. Ferguson and Reichert move toward November showdown in Washington governor’s race Skip to main ...
Washington had not had a Republican governor since John Spellman left office in 1985, the longest streak of Democratic leadership of any state in the country and the third longest streak of one-party leadership after South Dakota (which had not had a Democratic governor since Harvey L. Wollman left office in 1979) and Utah (which had not had a ...