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The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020. It followed a top-two primary held on August 4. Incumbent Governor Jay Inslee , the Democratic candidate, defeated Loren Culp, the Republican candidate by a wide margin.
Washington has 12 electoral votes for the presidential election, remaining unchanged from 2016. [2] A presidential primary for both parties was held on March 10, 2020, with 13 candidates for the Democrats and one candidate for the Republicans. [3]
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]
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Official portrait of Washington state governor Jay Inslee. This is the electoral history of Jay Inslee, the 23rd Governor of Washington since 2013. He previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993.
This year’s race for Washington governor pits Ferguson against Republican Dave Reichert ... between 2020 and 2022, rates of violent crime declined nationwide but increased in Washington state ...
Bird failed to make it past August’s primary election and blamed the state party for a lack of support. Failed WA governor candidate Semi Bird resigns post, accusing state GOP of ‘conflicts ...
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016, except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms. These two states elected their current governors in 2018.