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
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female gover ...
.
Wesley C. Uhlman and
John Patric
John Patric (May 22, 1902 – August 31, 1985) was an American writer. He was a contributing writer for ''National Geographic (magazine), National Geographic'' during the mid to late 1930s and early 1940s and was the author of two books. His 194 ...
unsuccessfully ran in the blanket primary.
General election
Candidates
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Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female gover ...
(D), former
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John Spellman
John Dennis Spellman (December 29, 1926 – January 16, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Washington from 1981 to 1985 and as the first King County Executive from 1969 to 1981.
Spellman was elected governor in ...
(R),
King County Executive
Results
References
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1976
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 ...
1976 United States gubernatorial elections
Gubernatorial
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of politica ...
November 1976 events in the United States