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 · 1996 governors · Washington
Election 1996 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.

1996 Washington governor election

Gary Locke (Democrat) beat Ellen Craswell (Republican) in Washington in 1996, 58.0% to 42.0%, a margin of 15.9 points and 355,954 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when Mike Lowry won.

Democrats led in 22 of the 39 counties and Republicans in 17. The largest, King, cast 731,418 votes and went to the Democrat by 34.1 points. The closest was Walla Walla, where 41 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
Gary Locke won Democratic 1,296,492 58.0%
Ellen Craswell Republican 940,538 42.0%
Total2,237,030

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 490,284 67.0% 241,134 33.0% 731,418 D+34.1
Pierce 131,194 55.4% 105,500 44.6% 236,694 D+10.9
Snohomish 126,425 57.4% 93,827 42.6% 220,252 D+14.8
Spokane 84,740 53.3% 74,249 46.7% 158,989 D+6.6
Clark 58,400 52.6% 52,525 47.4% 110,925 D+5.3
Kitsap 50,121 54.8% 41,275 45.2% 91,396 D+9.7
Thurston 53,106 61.1% 33,813 38.9% 86,919 D+22.2
Whatcom 34,679 54.0% 29,517 46.0% 64,196 D+8.0
Yakima 29,564 47.8% 32,338 52.2% 61,902 R+4.5
Benton 25,899 48.3% 27,682 51.7% 53,581 R+3.3
Skagit 21,522 52.8% 19,232 47.2% 40,754 D+5.6
Cowlitz 19,175 58.1% 13,843 41.9% 33,018 D+16.1
Clallam 14,536 49.3% 14,941 50.7% 29,477 R+1.4
Island 14,874 52.6% 13,409 47.4% 28,283 D+5.2
Lewis 11,377 42.2% 15,613 57.8% 26,990 R+15.7
Grays Harbor 15,851 60.7% 10,278 39.3% 26,129 D+21.3
Chelan 9,928 42.2% 13,584 57.8% 23,512 R+15.5
Grant 8,916 41.0% 12,807 59.0% 21,723 R+17.9
Mason 11,421 55.3% 9,231 44.7% 20,652 D+10.6
Walla Walla 9,710 50.1% 9,669 49.9% 19,379 D+0.2
Stevens 6,687 40.6% 9,777 59.4% 16,464 R+18.8
Whitman 8,743 55.6% 6,981 44.4% 15,724 D+11.2
Jefferson 8,268 59.2% 5,702 40.8% 13,970 D+18.4
Okanogan 5,489 42.4% 7,468 57.6% 12,957 R+15.3
Kittitas 6,609 53.2% 5,822 46.8% 12,431 D+6.3
Franklin 5,685 46.7% 6,499 53.3% 12,184 R+6.7
Douglas 4,353 40.3% 6,456 59.7% 10,809 R+19.5
Pacific 5,699 62.9% 3,368 37.1% 9,067 D+25.7
Asotin 3,696 50.9% 3,567 49.1% 7,263 D+1.8
San Juan 4,567 63.2% 2,660 36.8% 7,227 D+26.4
Klickitat 3,337 49.2% 3,445 50.8% 6,782 R+1.6
Lincoln 1,947 38.9% 3,055 61.1% 5,002 R+22.2
Pend Oreille 2,308 46.9% 2,609 53.1% 4,917 R+6.1
Adams 1,829 40.1% 2,729 59.9% 4,558 R+19.7
Skamania 1,915 52.0% 1,765 48.0% 3,680 D+4.1
Ferry 1,251 44.8% 1,544 55.2% 2,795 R+10.5
Columbia 863 44.1% 1,094 55.9% 1,957 R+11.8
Wahkiakum 1,013 56.5% 781 43.5% 1,794 D+12.9
Garfield 511 40.6% 749 59.4% 1,260 R+18.9

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