John Dennis Spellman was an American politician who served as the 18th governor of Washington U.S. state from 1981 to 1985 and as the first King County executive from 1969 to 1981.
Dennis Lynn Heck is an American politician serving as the 17th lieutenant governor of Washington. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as the U.S. representative for Washington's 10th congressional district from 2013 to 2021 and as a state representative from 1977 to 1985.
Sheila Yvette Oliver was an American politician who served as the second lieutenant governor of New Jersey from 2018 until her death in 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Oliver was the first Black woman to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey and was the first woman of color elected to statewide office in New Jersey.
William Troy Bolling is an American businessman,politician and educator who served as the 39th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party,headquartered in Bellevue.
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 businessman and 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.
Earl Walker Jackson Sr. is an American conservative politician,Protestant minister,and lawyer in Virginia who was a candidate in the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries. He was the Republican Party nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013. Jackson unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the United States Senate in Virginia in the 2012 and 2018 elections. He is head pastor at Exodus Faith Ministries,located in Chesapeake,Virginia and founder of Staying True to America's National Destiny,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,lawyer,and politician who served as both a state legislator from 2013 to 2017 and then as the 16th lieutenant governor of Washington from 2017 to 2021. He also served as the state's acting governor for over six months,primarily in 2019 during the presidential campaign of Governor Jay Inslee. He is the first Iranian American to hold statewide elected office in the United States.
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.
Deidre Marie Henderson is an American politician serving as the ninth lieutenant governor of Utah since January 4,2021. From 2013 to 2021,she served as member of the Utah State Senate for District 7,which is based in Spanish Fork,Utah.
Charles Moorehead Stokes was an American politician,jurist,and lawyer who served several terms in the Washington State House of Representatives.
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 the lieutenant governor of New York from September 2021 until he resigned on April 12,2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 30th district in the New York State Senate from 2017 to 2021.
Joshua "Josh" Franquez Tenorio is a Guamanian politician and businessman currently serving as the 10th Lieutenant Governor of Guam since January 7,2019. He is the first openly gay lieutenant governor elected in the United States and is a member of the Democratic Party.
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.
