United States Presidential election7 Nov 2028in 729 days Senate D 97% House D 58% Calendar Track record Research
PollingForecast.com United States
Closest results
United States · Election results history · 1988 governors · Washington
Election 1988 Results

Each election opens in its own mode: the forecast before the votes are counted, the live count while races are still too close to call, and the results once every race is decided.

1988 Washington governor election

Booth Gardner (Democrat) beat Bob Williams (Republican) in Washington in 1988, 62.2% to 37.8%, a margin of 24.4 points and 457,967 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1984, when Booth Gardner also won.

Democrats led in 31 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 8. The largest, King, cast 648,950 votes and went to the Democrat by 39.8 points. The closest was Adams, where 15 votes separated the two parties.

United States
Results
2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979 1978 1977 1976 1975 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950 1949 1948 1947 1946 1945 1944 1943 1942 1941 1940 1939 1938 1937 1936 1935 1934 1933 1932 1931 1930 1929 1928 1927 1926 1925 1924 1923 1922 1921 1920 1919 1918 1917 1916 1915 1914 1913 1912 1911 1910 1909 1908 1907 1906 1905 1904 1903 1902 1901 1900 1899 1898 1897 1896 1895 1894 1893 1892 1891 1890 1889 1888 1887 1886 1885 1884 1883 1882 1881 1880 1879 1878 1877 1876 1875 1874 1873 1872 1871 1870 1869 1868 1867 1866 1865
If only voted How this works
If the polls miss like

Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Booth Gardner won Democratic 1,166,448 62.2%
Bob Williams Republican 708,481 37.8%
Total1,874,929

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 453,572 69.9% 195,378 30.1% 648,950 D+39.8
Pierce 119,459 63.3% 69,307 36.7% 188,766 D+26.6
Snohomish 105,357 62.5% 63,123 37.5% 168,480 D+25.1
Spokane 80,678 56.7% 61,571 43.3% 142,249 D+13.4
Clark 45,072 57.7% 33,086 42.3% 78,158 D+15.3
Kitsap 42,616 60.6% 27,683 39.4% 70,299 D+21.2
Thurston 42,583 62.7% 25,292 37.3% 67,875 D+25.5
Yakima 29,695 49.6% 30,137 50.4% 59,832 R+0.7
Whatcom 31,321 62.3% 18,934 37.7% 50,255 D+24.6
Benton 15,407 34.4% 29,333 65.6% 44,740 R+31.1
Skagit 19,902 60.3% 13,089 39.7% 32,991 D+20.7
Cowlitz 14,154 49.3% 14,584 50.7% 28,738 R+1.5
Grays Harbor 16,951 69.8% 7,336 30.2% 24,287 D+39.6
Lewis 10,256 43.4% 13,380 56.6% 23,636 R+13.2
Clallam 13,776 59.4% 9,406 40.6% 23,182 D+18.9
Island 12,369 57.1% 9,277 42.9% 21,646 D+14.3
Chelan 11,037 58.1% 7,961 41.9% 18,998 D+16.2
Grant 9,383 51.5% 8,830 48.5% 18,213 D+3.0
Walla Walla 8,916 50.4% 8,789 49.6% 17,705 D+0.7
Mason 9,699 60.9% 6,217 39.1% 15,916 D+21.9
Whitman 9,337 60.8% 6,026 39.2% 15,363 D+21.6
Stevens 5,880 48.5% 6,249 51.5% 12,129 R+3.0
Okanogan 6,824 57.3% 5,078 42.7% 11,902 D+14.7
Franklin 4,438 40.3% 6,587 59.7% 11,025 R+19.5
Kittitas 6,723 63.4% 3,886 36.6% 10,609 D+26.7
Jefferson 6,378 65.9% 3,300 34.1% 9,678 D+31.8
Douglas 5,208 54.8% 4,296 45.2% 9,504 D+9.6
Pacific 5,513 67.4% 2,668 32.6% 8,181 D+34.8
Asotin 4,345 65.7% 2,264 34.3% 6,609 D+31.5
Klickitat 3,482 57.1% 2,617 42.9% 6,099 D+14.2
San Juan 3,814 65.9% 1,976 34.1% 5,790 D+31.7
Lincoln 2,423 51.1% 2,317 48.9% 4,740 D+2.2
Adams 2,228 49.8% 2,243 50.2% 4,471 R+0.3
Pend Oreille 2,317 60.4% 1,517 39.6% 3,834 D+20.9
Skamania 1,653 52.4% 1,504 47.6% 3,157 D+4.7
Ferry 1,161 57.2% 870 42.8% 2,031 D+14.3
Columbia 918 46.6% 1,054 53.4% 1,972 R+6.9
Wahkiakum 820 52.1% 755 47.9% 1,575 D+4.1
Garfield 783 58.3% 561 41.7% 1,344 D+16.5

Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bob Ferguson (D) D+11.3
2020 Jay Inslee (D) D+13.4
2016 Jay Inslee (D) D+8.8
2012 Jay Inslee (D) D+3.1
2008 Christine Gregoire (D) D+6.5
2004 Christine Gregoire (D) level
2000 Gary Locke (D) D+18.7
1996 Gary Locke (D) D+15.9
1992 Mike Lowry (D) D+4.3
1988 Booth Gardner (D) D+24.4
1984 Booth Gardner (D) D+6.6
1980 John D. Spellman (R) R+13.4
1976 Dixy Lee Ray (D) D+8.7
1972 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+8.0
1968 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+10.4
1964 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+11.9
1960 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+1.5
1956 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+9.6
1952 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+5.3
1948 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+3.3
1944 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+3.4
1940 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+0.7
1936 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+41.2
1932 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+23.5
1928 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+13.5
1924 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+24.0
1920 Louis F. Hart (R) R+36.2
1916 Ernest Lister (D) D+3.7
1912 Ernest Lister (D) D+0.2
1908 Samuel G. Cosgrove (R) R+29.6
1904 Albert E. Mead (R) R+10.5
1900 John Rankin Rogers (D) D+2.1
1896 John Rankin Rogers (other)
1892 John H. McGraw (R) R+4.8
1889 Elisha P. Ferry (R) R+15.4