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Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
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election
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
s are authorized by Articles II, III, and IV of the
Washington State Constitution
The Constitution of the State of Washington is the document that describes the structure and function of the government of the U.S. State of Washington. The constitution was adopted as part of Washington Territory's path to statehood in 1889. An e ...
, which respectively include the establishment of elections for the legislative, executive, and judiciary branches of the
state government; Article VI establishes election procedures and rights.
Washington uses a
vote-by-mail
Postal voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in person at a polling station or electronically via an electronic voting system.
In an ele ...
system under the supervision of the
Secretary of State, mandated statewide since 2011.
Counties
A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposes Chambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...
were previously able to choose between it and
in-person voting from 2005 onward, of which all but one adopted vote-by-mail by 2011.
In a 2020 study, Washington was ranked as the 2nd easiest state for citizens to vote in.
1996
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1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 1996 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 5, 1996, as part of the 1996 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president an ...
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1996 Washington gubernatorial election
The 1996 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1996. Though eligible for a second term, incumbent governor Mike Lowry chose not to run for reelection due to allegations of sexual harassment. This gubernatorial race was espec ...
2000
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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for presid ...
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2000 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2000 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Slade Gorton was seeking reelection to a third consecutive term, and his fourth overall, but he was unseated for a second time by ...
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2000 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide.
, this was the earliest gubernatorial electi ...
2002
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2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
2004
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2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 2004 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 2, 2004, and was part of the 2004 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for presi ...
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2004 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2004 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democrat U.S. Senator Patty Murray won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative George Net ...
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2004 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2004 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2004. The race gained national attention for its legal twists and extremely close finish, among the closest political races in United States election history. Republican Dino Ro ...
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Washington attorney general election, 2004
Washington has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2004, all 9 positions were up for reelection.
Governor
After a machine and manual recount, Christine Gregoire won the election by 133 votes.
Lt. Governor
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Washington secretary of state election, 2004
Washington has 9 Executive seats, all elected at large. In 2004, all 9 positions were up for reelection.
Governor
After a machine and manual recount, Christine Gregoire won the election by 133 votes.
Lt. Governor
Secretary o ...
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Washington ballot measures, 2004
The U.S. state of Washington has had a system of direct voting since gaining statehood in 1889. Citizens and the state legislature both have the ability to place new legislation, or legislation recently passed by the state legislature, on t ...
2006
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2006 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2006 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 7, 2006. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won reelection to a second term.
Background
The filing deadline was July 28, 2006, with the primary held September 19, 2006. Can ...
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2006 Washington State local elections
2008
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2008 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2008 gubernatorial election in Washington was held on November 4, 2008. Republican Dino Rossi and incumbent Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire emerged from the August 19 primary. This made the 2008 election a rematch between the candidat ...
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Washington attorney general election, 2008
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Washington secretary of state election, 2008
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Washington State local elections, 2008
2009
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2009 Washington State local elections
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2009 Seattle mayoral election
The 2009 Seattle mayoral election took place November 3, 2009. Incumbent Seattle mayor Greg Nickels sought reelection but finished third in the August 18, 2009 primary election. The general election was instead between Joe Mallahan and Michae ...
2010
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2010 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2010 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 2, 2010 alongside other elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and loca ...
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2012
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Presidential (
Democratic caucuses,
Republican caucuses)
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U.S. Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
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U.S. House
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
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Governor
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 political ...
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Executives
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State Supreme Court
In the United States, a state supreme court (known by other names in some states) is the highest court in the state judiciary of a U.S. state. On matters of state law, the judgment of a state supreme court is considered final and binding i ...
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State Senate
A state legislature in the United States is the legislative body of any of the 50 U.S. states. The formal name varies from state to state. In 27 states, the legislature is simply called the ''Legislature'' or the ''State Legislature'', whil ...
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State House
2013
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2013 Seattle mayoral election
The 2013 Seattle mayoral election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the mayor of Seattle. Incumbent Mayor Michael McGinn ran for re-election to a second term in office.
Municipal elections in Washington are officially non-partisan. A ...
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2013 Washington's 26th state senate district special election
2014
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2016
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2016 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2016 United States Senate election in Washington was held November 8, 2016, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democratic Senator Patty Murray ran for re-election to a fifth term ...
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2016 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016.
Under Washington's top-two primary law, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party. In the August 2 primary, residents voted for one of several candidat ...
2017
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2017 Seattle mayoral election
The 2017 Seattle mayoral election was held on November 7, 2017. It was won by former U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, who beat civic activist Cary Moon in the general election by 15 percentage points. The two candidates had advanced from an earlier ...
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2017 Washington's 45th state senate district special election
A special election was held on November 7, 2017, to fill the vacant seat in the Washington State Senate representing the 45th district. The seat was left vacant after the death of incumbent Andy Hill in October 2016. Dino Rossi, a former candi ...
2018
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2018 United States Senate election in Washington
The 2018 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6, 2018, in order to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Washington. Incumbent Democrat Maria Cantwell won re-election to a fourth term. ...
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2020
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2020 Washington gubernatorial election
The 2020 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 2020. The top-two primary was held on August 4. Incumbent Jay Inslee, the Democratic candidate, soundly defeated Loren Culp, the Republican candidate. As Washington does not ha ...
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2020 Washington State Senate election
The 2020 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2020 United States elections. Washington voters elected state senators in 26 of the 49 state legislative districts. Elections to the Washington State Senate were he ...
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2020 Washington House of Representatives election
The 2020 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 3, 2020. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing 2 state represent ...
2022
Federal elections
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State elections
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2022 Washington State Senate election
The 2022 Washington State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections, United States elections. Washington (state), Washington state voters elected state senators in 26 of the state's Washington state legislat ...
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2022 Washington House of Representatives election
The 2022 Washington House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections on November 8, 2022. Washington state voters elected state representatives in all 98 seats of the House, electing 2 state represent ...
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Political party strength in Washington (state)
Washington ratified its constitution and held its first state elections in 1889, the year it was admitted to the union as a state. It established the positions of governor, lieutenant governor, Secretary of State, attorney general, state treasurer ...
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United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Washington, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, Washington has participated in every U.S. presidential election.
Winners of the state are in bold. The shading ...
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Nonpartisan blanket primary
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for the same elected office run against each other at once, regardless of the political party. Partisan elections are, on the other hand, segregated by political party. ...
References
External links
Elections & Votingat the
Washington Secretary of State
The secretary of state of Washington is an independently elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the government of the U.S. state of Washington. Fifteen individuals have held the office of Secretary of State since statehood. The ...
official website
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Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
Political events in Washington (state)
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