Electoral history of Jay Inslee
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is the electoral history of Jay Inslee, the 23rd Governor of Washington since 2013. He previously served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993. He was also a member of the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 4th congressional district from 1993 to 1995 and from Washington's 1st congressional district from 1999 to 2012. Inslee sought the 2020 Democratic nomination for President and centered his candidacy around climate change, but ended his campaign before voting began.
1988
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lynn Charmichael | 9,210 | 42.83% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 8,624 | 40.11% | |
| Republican | Glen W. Blomgren | 3,668 | 17.06% | |
| Total votes | 21,502 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 17,114 | 51.64% | |
| Republican | Lynn Charmichael | 16,028 | 48.36% | |
| Total votes | 33,142 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 10,358 | 58.94% | |
| Republican | Ted Mellotte | 7,216 | 41.06% | |
| Total votes | 17,574 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 16,395 | 61.82% | |
| Republican | Ted Mellotte | 10,125 | 38.18% | |
| Total votes | 26,520 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1992
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doc Hastings | 28,952 | 23.86% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 27,429 | 22.61% | |
| Democratic | Jim Jesernig | 26,320 | 21.69% | |
| Republican | Alex McLean | 13,605 | 11.21% | |
| Republican | Jeffrey C. Sullivan | 12,074 | 9.95% | |
| Republican | Bill Almon | 9,168 | 7.56% | |
| Democratic | Joe Walkenhauer | 3,774 | 3.11% | |
| Total votes | 121,322 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 106,556 | 50.84% | |
| Republican | Doc Hastings | 103,028 | 49.16% | |
| Total votes | 209,584 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
1994
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doc Hastings | 50,343 | 49.51% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 41,917 | 41.22% | |
| Democratic | Craig L. Williams | 9,431 | 9.27% | |
| Total votes | 101,691 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Doc Hastings | 92,828 | 53.34% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 81,198 | 46.66% | |
| Total votes | 174,026 | 100% | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Rick White (incumbent) | 59,636 | 49.58% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 52,602 | 43.73% | |
| American Heritage | Bruce Craswell | 8,051 | 6.69% | |
| Total votes | 120,289 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 112,726 | 49.77% | |
| Republican | Rick White (incumbent) | 99,910 | 44.12% | |
| American Heritage | Bruce Craswell | 13,837 | 6.11% | |
| Total votes | 226,473 | 100% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2000
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 80,362 | 55.57% | |
| Republican | Dan McDonald | 60,303 | 41.70% | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Newman | 3,950 | 2.73% | |
| Total votes | 144,615 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 155,820 | 54.55% | |
| Republican | Dan McDonald | 121,823 | 42.65% | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Newman | 7,993 | 2.80% | |
| Total votes | 285,636 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 65,368 | 56.28% | |
| Republican | Joseph Marine | 42,473 | 36.57% | |
| Democratic | Mike The Mover | 5,291 | 4.56% | |
| Libertarian | Mark B. Wilson | 3,025 | 2.60% | |
| Total votes | 144,615 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 114,087 | 55.64% | |
| Republican | Joseph Marine | 84,696 | 41.31% | |
| Libertarian | Mark B. Wilson | 6,251 | 3.05% | |
| Total votes | 205,034 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2004
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 89,168 | 63.23% | |
| Republican | Randy Eastwood | 50,050 | 35.49% | |
| Libertarian | Charles Moore | 1,803 | 1.28% | |
| Total votes | 141,021 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 204,121 | 62.28% | |
| Republican | Randy Eastwood | 117,850 | 35.96% | |
| Libertarian | Charles Moore | 5,798 | 1.77% | |
| Total votes | 327,769 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 75,644 | 65.54% | |
| Republican | Larry W. Ishmael | 39,592 | 34.36% | |
| Total votes | 115,236 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 163,832 | 67.72% | |
| Republican | Larry Ishmael | 78,105 | 32.28% | |
| Total votes | 241,937 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 104,342 | 66.44% | |
| Republican | Larry Ishmael | 52,700 | 33.56% | |
| Total votes | 157,042 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 233,780 | 67.76% | |
| Republican | Larry Ishmael | 111,240 | 32.24% | |
| Total votes | 345,020 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 90,208 | 55.85% | |
| Republican | James Watkins | 44,269 | 27.41% | |
| Republican | Matthew Burke | 20,185 | 12.50% | |
| Independent | David D. Schirle | 6,864 | 4.25% | |
| Total votes | 161,526 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 172,642 | 57.67% | |
| Republican | James Watkins | 126,737 | 42.33% | |
| Total votes | 299,379 | 100% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Washington gubernatorial elections
1996
Main article: 1996 Washington gubernatorial election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Gary Locke | 287,762 | 23.65% | |
| Democratic | Norm Rice | 212,888 | 17.50% | |
| Republican | Ellen Craswell | 185,680 | 15.26% | |
| Republican | Dale Foreman | 162,615 | 13.37% | |
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 118,571 | 9.75% | |
| Republican | Norm Maleng | 109,088 | 8.97% | |
| Republican | Jim Waldo | 63,584 | 5.25% | |
| Republican | Pam Roach | 29,533 | 2.43% | |
| Republican | Nona Brazier | 21,237 | 1.75% | |
| Democratic | Brian Zetlen | 6,152 | 0.51% | |
| Republican | Warren E. Hanson | 4,886 | 0.40% | |
| Republican | Bob Tharp | 4,825 | 0.40% | |
| Socialist Workers | Jeff Powers | 3,742 | 0.31% | |
| Democratic | Mohammad H. Said | 3,007 | 0.25% | |
| Democratic | Max Englerius | 2,837 | 0.23% | |
| Total votes | 1,216,407 | 100% | ||
2012
Main article: 2012 Washington gubernatorial election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 664,534 | 47.13% | |
| Republican | Rob McKenna | 604,872 | 42.90% | |
| Republican | Shahram Hadian | 46,169 | 3.27% | |
| Democratic | Rob Hill | 45,453 | 3.22% | |
| Independent | James White | 13,764 | 0.98% | |
| Independent | Christian Joubert | 10,457 | 0.74% | |
| Independent | L. Dale Sorgen | 9,734 | 0.69% | |
| Republican | Max Sampson | 8,753 | 0.62% | |
| Republican | Javier O. Lopez | 6,131 | 0.43% | |
| Total votes | 1,409,867 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee | 1,582,802 | 51.54% | |
| Republican | Rob McKenna | 1,488,245 | 48.46% | |
| Total votes | 3,071,047 | 100.0% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2016
Main article: 2016 Washington gubernatorial election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 687,412 | 49.30% | |
| Republican | Bill Bryant | 534,519 | 38.33% | |
| Republican | Bill Hirt | 48,382 | 3.47% | |
| Democratic | Patrick O'Rourke | 40,572 | 2.91% | |
| Independent | Steve Rubenstein | 22,582 | 1.62% | |
| Democratic | James Robert Deal | 14,623 | 1.05% | |
| Democratic | Johnathan Dodds | 14,152 | 1.01% | |
| Republican | Goodspaceguy | 13,191 | 0.95% | |
| Socialist Workers | Mary Martin | 10,374 | 0.74% | |
| Independent | David Blomstrom | 4,512 | 0.32% | |
| Independent | Christian Joubert | 4,103 | 0.29% | |
| Total votes | 1,394,422 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | |
| Republican | Bill Bryant | 1,476,346 | 45.49% | |
| Write-in | 8,416 | 0.26% | ||
| Total votes | 3,245,282 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2020
Main article: 2020 Washington gubernatorial election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 1,247,916 | 50.14% | |
| Republican | Loren Culp | 433,238 | 17.41% | |
| Republican | Joshua Freed | 222,553 | 8.94% | |
| Republican | Tim Eyman | 159,495 | 6.41% | |
| Republican | Raul Garcia | 135,045 | 5.43% | |
| Republican | Phil Fortunato | 99,265 | 3.99% | |
| Democratic | Don L. Rivers | 25,601 | 1.03% | |
| Trump Republican Party | Leon Aaron Lawson | 23,073 | 0.93% | |
| Green | Liz Hallock | 21,537 | 0.87% | |
| Democratic | Cairo D'Almeida | 14,657 | 0.59% | |
| Trump Republican Party | Anton Sakharov | 13,935 | 0.56% | |
| Pre2016 Republican Party | Nate Herzog | 11,303 | 0.45% | |
| Democratic | Gene Hart | 10,605 | 0.43% | |
| Democratic | Omari Tahir Garrett | 8,751 | 0.35% | |
| Unaffiliated Party | Ryan Ryals | 6,264 | 0.25% | |
| Socialist Workers | Henry Clay Dennison | 5,970 | 0.24% | |
| Trump Republican Party | Goodspaceguy | 5,646 | 0.23% | |
| Republican | Richard L. Carpenter | 4,962 | 0.2% | |
| Independent | Elaina J. Gonzales | 4,772 | 0.19% | |
| Republican | Matthew Murray | 4,489 | 0.18% | |
| Independent | Thor Amundson | 3,638 | 0.15% | |
| Republican | Bill Hirt | 2,854 | 0.11% | |
| Republican | Martin L. Wheeler | 2,686 | 0.11% | |
| Republican | Ian Gonzales | 2,537 | 0.1% | |
| New-Liberty Party | Joshua Wolf | 2,315 | 0.09% | |
| No Party Preference | Cregan M. Newhouse | 2,291 | 0.09% | |
| No Party Preference | Brian R. Weed | 2,178 | 0.09% | |
| StandupAmerica Party | Alex Tsimerman | 1,721 | 0.07% | |
| Republican | Tylor Grow | 1,509 | 0.06% | |
| Independent | Dylan B. Nails | 1,470 | 0.06% | |
| Independent | Craig Campbell | 1,178 | 0.05% | |
| American Patriot Party | William Miller | 1,148 | 0.05% | |
| No Party Preference | Cameron M. Vessey | 718 | 0.03% | |
| Propertarianist Party | Winston Wilkes | 702 | 0.03% | |
| Fifth Republic Party | David W. Blomstrom | 519 | 0.02% | |
| Cascadia Labour Party | David Voltz | 480 | 0.02% | |
| Write-in | 1,938 | 0.08% | ||
| Total votes | 2,488,959 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jay Inslee (incumbent) | 2,294,243 | 56.56% | |
| Republican | Loren Culp | 1,749,066 | 43.12% | |
| Write-in | 13,145 | 0.32% | ||
| Total votes | 4,056,454 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ↑ "Congressional District 1". Secretary of State of Washington. September 4, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Congressional District 1". Secretary of State of Washington. November 26, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Congressional District 1". Secretary of State of Washington. September 3, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Congressional District 1". Secretary of State of Washington. November 29, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ "Governor". Secretary of State of Washington. August 7, 2012. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ Reed, Sam (November 6, 2012). "Governor". Secretary of State of Washington. Archived from the original on September 8, 2025. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ↑ "Governor". Secretary of State of Washington. August 2, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
- ↑ "2016 General Data". sos.wa.gov. Archived from the original on 2025-03-15.
- ↑ Wyman, Kim (August 21, 2020). "Canvass of the Returns of the Primary Held on August 4, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 15, 2025. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ↑ Wyman, Kim (December 1, 2020). "Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 3, 2020" (PDF). Secretary of State of Washington. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2025-06-29. Retrieved July 15, 2025.