1984 Washington gubernatorial election

1984 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee Booth Gardner John Spellman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,006,993 881,994
Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

County results
Gardner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Spellman:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Spellman
Republican

Elected Governor

Booth Gardner
Democratic

The 1984 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican John Spellman ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democrat Booth Gardner. This is the last time that the Washington Governor's office changed partisan control or that an incumbent Governor of Washington lost a general election.


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