1996 Washington gubernatorial election

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1996 Washington gubernatorial election
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  1992 November 5, 1996 2000  
  Gary Locke.jpg Ellen Craswell 1977.jpg
Nominee Gary Locke Ellen Craswell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,296,492940,538
Percentage57.96%42.04%

1996 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Locke:      50–60%     60–70%
Craswell:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Mike Lowry
Democratic

Elected Governor

Gary Locke
Democratic

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 especially significant in that it resulted in the first Asian American governor in the mainland United States (after George Ariyoshi of island state Hawaii), Democrat Gary Locke.

Contents

Primary election

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

Blanket primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Locke 287,762 23.65%
Democratic Norm Rice 212,88817.50%
Republican Ellen Craswell 185,680 15.26%
Republican Dale Foreman 162,61513.37%
Democratic Jay Inslee 118,5719.75%
Republican Norm Maleng 109,0888.97%
Republican Jim Waldo63,8545.25%
Republican Pam Roach 29,5332.43%
Republican Nona Brazier21,2371.75%
Democratic Brian Zetlen6,1520.51%
Republican Warren E. Hanson4,8860.40%
Republican Bob Tharp4,8250.40%
Socialist Workers Jeff Powers3,7420.31%
Democratic Mohammad H. Said3,0070.25%
Democratic Max Englerius2,8370.23%
Total votes1,216,677 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Debates

Results

1996 gubernatorial election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Gary Locke 1,296,492 57.96% +5.80%
Republican Ellen Craswell 940,53842.04%−5.80%
Majority355,95415.91%
Total votes2,237,030 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing +11.59%

Results by county

This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which Kittitas County has voted for a Democrat.

County [4] Gary Locke
Democratic
Ellen Craswell
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%
Adams 1,82940.13%2,72959.87%-900-19.75%4,558
Asotin 3,69650.89%3,56749.11%1291.78%7,263
Benton 25,89948.34%27,68251.66%-1,783-3.33%53,581
Chelan 9,92842.23%13,58457.77%-3,656-15.55%23,512
Clallam 14,53649.31%14,94150.69%-405-1.37%29,477
Clark 58,40052.65%52,52547.35%5,8755.30%110,925
Columbia 86344.10%1,09455.90%-231-11.80%1,957
Cowlitz 19,17558.07%13,84341.93%5,33216.15%33,018
Douglas 4,35340.27%6,45659.73%-2,103-19.46%10,809
Ferry 1,25144.76%1,54455.24%-293-10.48%2,795
Franklin 5,68546.66%6,49953.34%-814-6.68%12,184
Garfield 51140.56%74959.44%-238-18.89%1,260
Grant 8,91641.04%12,80758.96%-3,891-17.91%21,723
Grays Harbor 15,85160.66%10,27839.34%5,57321.33%26,129
Island 14,87452.59%13,40947.41%1,4655.18%28,283
Jefferson 8,26859.18%5,70240.82%2,56618.37%13,970
King 490,28467.03%241,13432.97%249,15034.06%731,418
Kitsap 50,12154.84%41,27545.16%8,8469.68%91,396
Kittitas 6,60953.17%5,82246.83%7876.33%12,431
Klickitat 3,33749.20%3,44550.80%-108-1.59%6,782
Lewis 11,37742.15%15,61357.85%-4,236-15.69%26,990
Lincoln 1,94738.92%3,05561.08%-1,108-22.15%5,002
Mason 11,42155.30%9,23144.70%2,19010.60%20,652
Okanogan 5,48942.36%7,46857.64%-1,979-15.27%12,957
Pacific 5,69962.85%3,36837.15%2,33125.71%9,067
Pend Oreille 2,30846.94%2,60953.06%-301-6.12%4,917
Pierce 131,19455.43%105,50044.57%25,69410.86%236,694
San Juan 4,56763.19%2,66036.81%1,90726.39%7,227
Skagit 21,52252.81%19,23247.19%2,2905.62%40,754
Skamania 1,91552.04%1,76547.96%1504.08%3,680
Snohomish 126,42557.40%93,82742.60%32,59814.80%220,252
Spokane 84,74053.30%74,24946.70%10,4916.60%158,989
Stevens 6,68740.62%9,77759.38%-3,090-18.77%16,464
Thurston 53,10661.10%33,81338.90%19,29322.20%86,919
Wahkiakum 1,01356.47%78143.53%23212.93%1,794
Walla Walla 9,71050.11%9,66949.89%410.21%19,379
Whatcom 34,67954.02%29,51745.98%5,1628.04%64,196
Whitman 8,74355.60%6,98144.40%1,76211.21%15,724
Yakima 29,56447.76%32,33852.24%-2,774-4.48%61,902
Totals1,296,49257.96%940,53842.04%355,95415.91%2,237,030

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  2. Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Official Returns of the Washington State Primary September 17, 1996. Olympia, Washington. pp. 2–4.
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