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John Dennis Spellman (December 29, 1926 – January 16, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Washington U.S. state from 1981 to 1985 and as the first King County executive from 1969 to 1981. Spellman was elected governor in 1980 amid large gains for Republicans across the
The 1984 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican John Spellman ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democrat Booth Gardner. Despite Republican President Ronald Reagan carrying the state by 13 points in the concurrent 1984 Election. This is the last time that the Washington ...
The 1980 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1980. Incumbent Democratic governor Dixy Lee Ray ran for a second term, but lost in the primary to State Representative Jim McDermott. McDermott was defeated in the general election by Republican candidate John Spellman, the King County Executive.
No Republican has won an election as Washington's governor since 1980, when John Spellman was elected. He lost reelection in 1984. Washington has the longest current streak of Democratic governors ...
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] [3] ... John Spellman (1926–2018)
The first county executive was John Spellman, from 1969 to 1981. The current executive is Dow Constantine , elected to replace Ron Sims since he resigned to become Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Obama administration on May 8, 2009.
The legislature ordered a primary election on October 11; [5] it featured 33 candidates (19 Democrats, 13 Republicans, and one Socialist Labor), [6] [7] setting the modern record for number of candidates in a Washington U.S. Senate election. [8] As of 2024, this was the last time King County voted for a Republican U.S. Senate candidate. This ...
The 1976 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1976. This election was especially significant in that Washington elected its first female governor, Dixy Lee Ray . Wesley C. Uhlman and John Patric unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary.