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Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
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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 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)
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)
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2004 United States Senate election in Washington
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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 R ...
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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
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2006 Washington State local elections
2008
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2008 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 2008 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 2008, and was part of the 2008 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the United States Electoral College, Elect ...
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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
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 pow ...
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U.S. House
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Governor
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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 in b ...
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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
2014
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2016
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2016 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
The 2016 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 8, 2016 as part of the 2016 United States presidential election. Washington was won by Hillary Clinton, who won the state with 52.54% of the vote over Donald Tru ...
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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, a ...
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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
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2017 Washington's 45th state senate district special election
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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State 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
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
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 ...
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:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital ...
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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
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Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative ...
Political events in Washington (state)
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