The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in the U.S. state of

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Jay Inslee Jay Robert Inslee ( ; born February 9, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer who served from 2013 to 2025 as the 23rd governor of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012 as a ...

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*January 21: ''

Seattle Chinese Post The ''Seattle Chinese Post'' ( zh, t=西華報, s=西华报, first=t, p=Xī Huá Bào, j=Sai1 Waa4 Bou3) was a weekly Chinese-language newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. It was founded on 1982 by Assunta Ng, also fou ...

'' published its last issue, and ''

Northwest Asian Weekly The ''Northwest Asian Weekly'' is an Asian American newspaper based in Seattle, Washington's International District. It was founded in 1983 by Assunta Ng, publisher of the '' Seattle Chinese Post'', and published free weekly editions until Ja ...

'' became online-only. *January 23: Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula *March–December: 2023 Washington wildfires *May 14:

2023 South Coldwater Slide The 2023 South Coldwater Slide is a mudslide that occurred in May 2023 near Mt. St. Helens. The volume of debris, and subsequent destruction of a bridge, closed off Washington State Route 504 and access to the Mount St. Helens National Volcani ...

destroyed a bridge and cut off access to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument *May 24: WA 64 apple introduced by Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center *June 13: Killing of Eina Kwon *August 4–19: Over 60,000 people visited the LDS Moses Lake Temple prior to its September dedication. *September 16: Link light rail extended to

Hilltop, Tacoma, Washington The Hilltop Neighborhood is a historically diverse neighborhood in the Tacoma, Washington Central District. The National Register of Historic Places specifies the geographic area of Hilltop as located within the City of Tacoma and bounded on ...

with opening of the St. Joseph station *November 7 elections: ** 2023 Seattle City Council election: A slate of candidates endorsed by ''

The Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1891, ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Time ...

'' faced a slate endorsed by '' The Stranger'' in "the first major council shake-up since the 2020 protests", referencing the

George Floyd protests in Seattle The city of Seattle experienced protests over the murder of George Floyd in 2020 and 2021. Beginning on May 29, 2020, demonstrators took to the streets throughout the city for marches and sit-ins, often of a peaceful nature but which also devol ...

Capitol Hill Occupied Protest The Capitol Hill Occupied Protest (CHOP), also known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, originally Free Capitol Hill, later the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone (CHAZ), was an Occupation (protest), occupation protest and self-declared Autonomo ...

, and 2020–21 United States election protests. ** 2023 Spokane mayoral election: Lisa Brown was elected. *December 5: 2023 Pacific Northwest floods begin with an atmospheric river that set rainfall and temperature records.

Sports

; National events *July 9–11:

2023 Major League Baseball draft The 2023 Major League Baseball draft took place on July 9–11, 2023, in Seattle. The draft assigned amateur baseball players to MLB teams. For the first time, a draft lottery was used to set a portion of the draft order. The first six selections ...

*July 11:

2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 93rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game, held between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL) of Major League Baseball (MLB). The game was played on July 11, 2023, and was broadc ...

*October 1: WrestleDream (2023) inaugural event *November 17: 2023 NAIA cross country championships ;Professional teams *

2022–23 Seattle Kraken season The 2022–23 Seattle Kraken season was the second season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena. In January 2023, the Kraken became the first team in NHL history to win all seven ga ...

2023–24 Seattle Kraken season The 2023–24 Seattle Kraken season was the third season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise. They played their home games at Climate Pledge Arena. During the season, the Kraken played in the 2024 Winter Classic, winning 3–0 agains ...

* 2023 Seattle Mariners season * 2023 OL Reign season *

2023 Seattle Sea Dragons season The 2023 Seattle Sea Dragons season was the second season for the Seattle Sea Dragons as a professional American football franchise. They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season. T ...

* 2023 Seattle Seahawks season * 2023 Seattle Sounders FC season * 2023 Seattle Storm season ;College teams *Eastern Eagles **

2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team The 2023 Eastern Washington Eagles football team represented Eastern Washington University as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Aaron Best, the Eagles played t ...

2023–24 Washington Huskies women's basketball team The 2023–24 Washington Huskies women's basketball team represented the University of Washington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by third year head coach Tina Langley, played their home games at ...

2023 Washington Huskies football team The 2023 Washington Huskies football team represented the University of Washington as a member of the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies were led by Kalen DeBoer in his second and final season a ...

*WSU Cougars ** 2022–23 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team **

2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team were led by head coach Kyle Smith (basketball), Kyle Smith in his 5th and ...

2023 Washington State Cougars football team The 2023 Washington State Cougars football team represented Washington State University in the Pac–12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cougars were led by Jake Dickert in his third year as head coach. They pl ...

** 2022–23 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team **

2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played ...

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