The 1992 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor

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chose not to run for a third term. This resulted in an open race for Governor of Washington in which Democrat

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narrowly defeated Republican

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Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

, former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the

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* Joseph E. King, speaker state representative *Sally McQuown *Richard "Onery Dick" Short

Republican

, State Attorney General *

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, U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district *Dan McDonald, state senator

Results

General election

Candidates

(D), former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district *

(R), State Attorney General

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 27, 1992 -

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Polling

Endorsements

Results

References

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1992 United States gubernatorial elections

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