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voted for a Democrat until

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landslide victory.

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic

* Gary Locke, incumbent

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* Meta Heller

Republican

* John Carlson, talk radio host on

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* Harold Hochstatter, state senator

Libertarian

* Steve W. LePage

Results

General election

Candidates

* Gary Locke (D), incumbent

* John Carlson (R), talk radio host on

Debates

Complete video of debate
September 28, 2000 - C-SPAN
Complete video of debate
October 11, 2000 - C-SPAN
Complete video of debate
October 23, 2000 - C-SPAN

Results

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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(largest city: Port Angeles) * Pend Oreille (Largest city: Newport)

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Kittias (Largest city:

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)

References

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2000 United States gubernatorial elections

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