In
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...
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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
A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal or national government. A state government may have some level of political autonomy, or ...
; 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 purposesChambers 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)
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2000 United States Senate election in Washington
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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 elect ...
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 presid ...
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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 Democrat U.S. Senator Patty Murray won re-election to a third term, defeating Republican U.S. Representative George Nethercutt. She became only the fourt ...
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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
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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 Ros ...
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Washington attorney general election, 2004
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Washington secretary of state election, 2004
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Washington ballot measures, 2004
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
2010
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2010 United States Senate election in Washington
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2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
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
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Governor
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Executives
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State Supreme Court
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State Senate
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State House
2013
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2013 Seattle mayoral election
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2013 Washington's 26th state senate district special election
A special election was held on November 5, 2013, to elect a senator to fill the rest of Derek Kilmer's term in the Washington State Senate representing the 26th district.
Background
The seat was left vacant after incumbent Derek Kilmer was ...
2014
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2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington
2016
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2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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2016 United States Senate election in Washington
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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
Federal elections
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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
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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
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2022 Washington House of Representatives election
See also
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Political party strength in Washington (state)
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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
Washington commonly refers to:
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* Washington, D.C., the capital ...
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Nonpartisan blanket primary
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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
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...
Political events in Washington (state)
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