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Election 2016 Results

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2016 Washington governor election

Jay Inslee (Democrat) beat Bill Bryant (Republican) in Washington in 2016, 54.4% to 45.6%, a margin of 8.8 points and 285,067 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2012, when Jay Inslee also won.

Republicans led in 30 of the 39 counties and Democrats in 9. The largest, King, cast 999,185 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.7 points. The closest was Whitman, where 111 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Jay Inslee won Democratic 1,759,614 54.4%
Bill Bryant Republican 1,474,547 45.6%
Total3,234,161

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 677,943 67.8% 321,242 32.2% 999,185 D+35.7
Pierce 176,822 50.1% 176,275 49.9% 353,097 D+0.2
Snohomish 182,541 52.3% 166,760 47.7% 349,301 D+4.5
Spokane 106,009 46.0% 124,576 54.0% 230,585 R+8.1
Clark 96,032 48.1% 103,787 51.9% 199,819 R+3.9
Thurston 71,830 54.9% 58,994 45.1% 130,824 D+9.8
Kitsap 66,360 52.6% 59,727 47.4% 126,087 D+5.3
Whatcom 62,634 56.6% 47,953 43.4% 110,587 D+13.3
Benton 31,122 38.0% 50,698 62.0% 81,820 R+23.9
Yakima 35,158 45.0% 42,980 55.0% 78,138 R+10.0
Skagit 28,261 49.6% 28,696 50.4% 56,957 R+0.8
Cowlitz 19,217 42.7% 25,780 57.3% 44,997 R+14.6
Island 21,797 50.3% 21,560 49.7% 43,357 D+0.5
Clallam 19,354 49.0% 20,108 51.0% 39,462 R+1.9
Lewis 11,088 32.3% 23,269 67.7% 34,357 R+35.5
Chelan 13,657 41.4% 19,365 58.6% 33,022 R+17.3
Grays Harbor 14,034 48.6% 14,840 51.4% 28,874 R+2.8
Grant 9,242 32.3% 19,401 67.7% 28,643 R+35.5
Mason 13,126 46.1% 15,365 53.9% 28,491 R+7.9
Walla Walla 10,672 41.8% 14,834 58.2% 25,506 R+16.3
Franklin 9,636 40.5% 14,159 59.5% 23,795 R+19.0
Stevens 7,148 31.1% 15,851 68.9% 22,999 R+37.8
Jefferson 13,399 65.5% 7,049 34.5% 20,448 D+31.1
Kittitas 7,984 41.8% 11,139 58.2% 19,123 R+16.5
Whitman 8,723 49.7% 8,834 50.3% 17,557 R+0.6
Okanogan 7,400 43.3% 9,693 56.7% 17,093 R+13.4
Douglas 5,441 34.8% 10,197 65.2% 15,638 R+30.4
San Juan 7,509 69.1% 3,356 30.9% 10,865 D+38.2
Klickitat 4,517 41.9% 6,260 58.1% 10,777 R+16.2
Pacific 5,313 49.5% 5,428 50.5% 10,741 R+1.1
Asotin 4,149 42.5% 5,609 57.5% 9,758 R+15.0
Pend Oreille 2,520 36.6% 4,364 63.4% 6,884 R+26.8
Lincoln 1,616 28.0% 4,160 72.0% 5,776 R+44.0
Skamania 2,476 44.5% 3,094 55.5% 5,570 R+11.1
Adams 1,533 32.7% 3,151 67.3% 4,684 R+34.5
Ferry 1,360 37.7% 2,252 62.3% 3,612 R+24.7
Wahkiakum 941 40.0% 1,413 60.0% 2,354 R+20.1
Columbia 688 31.6% 1,491 68.4% 2,179 R+36.9
Garfield 362 30.2% 837 69.8% 1,199 R+39.6

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