Jay Robert Inslee is an American politician,lawyer,and economist who has served as the 23rd governor of Washington since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012,and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
John Dennis Spellman was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Washington from 1981 to 1985 and as the first King County Executive from 1969 to 1981.
Dan Goeb Patrick is an American radio talk show host,television broadcaster,and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas since January 2015,under Greg Abbott.
William Troy Bolling is an American businessman,politician and educator who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
John Andrew Cherberg was an American politician,football coach,teacher and television executive. He served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1957 to 1989,a longer tenure than any other lieutenant governor in the state's history. Previously he was head coach of the University of Washington football team from 1953 to 1955,compiling a record of 10–18–2. Two decades earlier he had been a college football player at Washington.
John A. Sanchez is an American politician who served as the 29th lieutenant governor of New Mexico from 2011 to 2019.
Marko Sakari Liias is an American politician serving as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 21st district since 2014. The district,located entirely within Snohomish County,includes portions of Lynnwood and Everett,as well as his hometown of Mukilteo and his native Edmonds. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 2008 to 2014.
Michael R. Cooney is an American politician who served as the 36th lieutenant governor of Montana from 2016 to 2021. He previously served in the Montana House of Representatives (1977–1981),as the secretary of state of Montana (1989–2001),in the Montana Senate (2003–2011),as the president of the Montana Senate (2007–2009) and ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Montana in 2000. Cooney was the Democratic nominee for governor of Montana in the 2020 election,losing to Republican U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte.
Carlos Lopez-Cantera is an American politician who served as the 19th lieutenant governor of Florida from 2014 to 2019.
The 1978 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1978. Former Massachusetts Port Authority executive director Edward J. King was elected to a four-year term,from January 4,1979,until January 6,1983. King won the Democratic nomination by defeating incumbent Governor of Massachusetts Michael Dukakis in the Democratic primary.
Earl Walker Jackson Sr. is an American conservative politician,Protestant minister,and lawyer in Virginia. He was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election. Jackson was a Republican primary candidate for the United States Senate in Virginia in the 2012 election and 2018 election. He is head pastor at Exodus Faith Ministries,located in Chesapeake,Virginia and founder of S.T.A.N.D.,a Christian political organization.
Calvin Bruce Anderson was an American military officer and politician who served as a member of the Washington State Senate,representing the 43rd district in 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1995,and was the first openly gay member of the Washington State Legislature.
Referendum 74 was a Washington state referendum to approve or reject the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. On June 12,2012,state officials announced that enough signatures in favor of the referendum had been submitted and scheduled the referendum to appear on the ballot in the November 6 general election. The law was upheld by voters in the November 6,2012 election by a final margin of 7.4% and the result was certified on December 5.
Kamyar Cyrus Habib, is an American Jesuit,politician,lawyer,and educator who served as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 2017 to 2021. As of the time of his departure from office,he was the first and only Iranian American official to hold statewide elected office in the United States.
Spencer James Cox is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 18th governor of Utah since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the eighth lieutenant governor of Utah from 2013 to 2021.
Brady Piñero Walkinshaw is an American businessman and politician who served in the Washington State House of Representatives from 2013 to 2017. Walkinshaw represented the 43rd legislative district,which encompasses much of central Seattle. Since 2017,he has served as CEO of Grist,a Seattle-based online magazine focusing on environmental news.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
Brian A. Benjamin is an American politician and businessman who was lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until his resignation on April 12,2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
Joseph-Thanh Nguyen is an American politician who is a member of the Washington State Senate from the 34th district. Nguyen,a second-generation Vietnamese American,was raised with his three siblings in White Center,Washington,by his mother. He was a candidate for King County Executive in 2021 but was defeated by Dow Constantine 56 percent to 44 percent.
The 2020 Washington lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the lieutenant governor of Washington concurrently with the 2020 Washington elections. The top-two primary was held on August 4,and Democrats Denny Heck and Marko Liias advanced to the general election,which Heck won.
