Bill Bryant (politician)

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On May 14, 2015, Bryant announced his campaign for Governor of Washington in the 2016 election, running as a Republican. He has made reduction of traffic congestion and traffic noise on the 520 bridge as major goals of his campaign. [10] Bryant also supported same-sex marriage as well as abortion rights and opposed capital punishment, placing him in the socially liberal faction of the Republican Party, while opposing raising the statewide minimum wage, making him fiscally conservative. [11] On November 8, 2016, Bryant lost the election to incumbent Democrat Jay Inslee, receiving 45.5% of the vote to Inslee's 54.2%. [12] Bryant won 30 of 39 counties, with many of his greatest margins in Washington's most rural areas. [13] Inslee won 68% of the vote in King County, Washington's largest, which proved decisive. [13] Bryant remains the last Republican gubernatorial candidate in Washington to come within single digits of winning. [14]

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References

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  2. "Inslee, Jay (b. 1951) - HistoryLink.org".
  3. "Bill Bryant". Port of Seattle. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07.
  4. Murray, Vance advance to general election for U.S. Senate; Inslee, Bryant move on in race for governor, Associated Press, August 2, 2016 via KCPQ television
  5. "Governor Candidate Bill Bryant to Speak at Lincoln Day Dinner in Chehalis", The Chronicle, Centralia, Washington, February 22, 2016
  6. 1 2 Speaker program: Bill Bryant, Rotary Club of Bellevue, March 11, 2016, retrieved 2016-08-18
  7. Jim Camden (July 4, 2016), "Bill Bryant faces major obstacles in bid to replace Washington Gov. Jay Inslee", Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington
  8. Young, Bob (November 20, 2007). "Fisken concedes defeat in Port Commission race". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  9. "November 8, 2011 General Election Results". King County Auditor. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  10. Brunner, Jim (May 14, 2015). "Port Commissioner Bill Bryant announces run for governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
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  12. "November 8, 2016 General Election Results (Washington)". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. 1 2 "November 8, 2016 General Election Results (Washington)". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  14. Brunner, Jim (November 3, 2020). "Jay Inslee defeats Loren Culp, wins third term as Washington's governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved November 3, 2021.
Bill Bryant
Bill Bryant.jpg
Member of the Seattle Port Commission
Position 5
In office
January 1, 2008 January 1, 2016
Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Governor of Washington
2016
Succeeded by
Loren Culp