Maria Ellen Cantwell is an American politician and former businesswoman serving as the junior United States senator from Washington since 2001. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the Washington House of Representatives from 1987 to 1993,and in the United States House of Representatives from Washington's 1st congressional district from 1993 to 1995.
George Rector Nethercutt Jr. is an American lawyer,author,and politician. He was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005,representing Washington's 5th congressional district.
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. He is the longest-serving current governor in the United States.
Thomas Stephen Foley was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 49th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1989 to 1995. A member of the Democratic Party,Foley represented Washington's fifth district for thirty years (1965–1995). He was the first Speaker of the House in over a century since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign
Lisa Jo Brown is an American politician and educator who is the current mayor of Spokane,Washington. She previously served as the director of the Washington State Department of Commerce. A member of the Democratic Party,Brown has served in both houses of the Washington State Legislature,including eight years as the first Democratic female majority leader of the Washington State Senate. She has also served as the chancellor of Washington State University Spokane,a position she stepped down from in order to mount an unsuccessful campaign for the U.S. House.
Bradley Allen Klippert is an American politician,minister,law enforcement officer,and military officer who formerly served as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 8th Legislative District.
Christopher J. Marr was a state senator from Spokane,Washington,representing Washington's 6th Legislative District in the Washington State Legislature in Olympia. He was defeated in the November 2010 general election by Michael Baumgartner,after one term in office. The election battle between Marr and Baumgartner was considered the most expensive legislative race in Washington State history. Marr's term effectively ended in January,2011.
The 1915 Washington State football team represented Washington State College during the 1915 college football season as an independent. The offense scored 204 points while the defense allowed only ten points,with five shutouts. Led by head coach William Dietz,the team won all seven games,including the Rose Bowl against now FCS team Brown University on New Year's Day in Pasadena,California. The win is Washington State's only Rose Bowl or New Year's Six Bowl win.
The 1983 United States Senate special election in Washington was a special election to fill the seat which had been held by longtime Senator Henry Jackson,who unexpectedly died on September 1. Three-term former governor Dan Evans was appointed by Governor John Spellman on September 8, and he won the special election over congressman Mike Lowry on November 8. Jackson had won a sixth term the previous year,so more than five years remained in the term.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Washington took place on November 6,2012,concurrently with the 2012 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to the United States Senate and House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell won re-election to a third term by a significant margin,outperforming President Barack Obama's margin in the concurrent presidential election by 6%.
Matthew Thomas Shea is an American far-right lawyer,pastor,and politician. A Republican,he represented the 4th legislative district in the Washington House of Representatives from 2009 to 2021. A 2019 report published by the Washington House of Representatives accused Shea of domestic terrorism in relation to his role in a series of standoffs with federal authorities.
Rich Cowan was the 2012 Democratic nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington's 5th congressional district. He is also an American film producer,director,and screenwriter. He co-founded North by Northwest Productions,a video and film production company based in Spokane,Washington. After starting the company in 1990 with a group of partners,he served as its CEO for 22 years,launching the movie industry in the Inland Northwest and producing more than 40 feature films.
Andrew Swire Billig is an American politician of the Democratic Party and co-owner of the Spokane Indians minor league baseball team. On November 6,2012,Billig was elected to the Washington State Senate,representing the 3rd Legislative District. He currently serves as the Senate Majority Leader.
Bruce Q. Chandler is an American businessman and politician from Washington. Chandler is a Republican member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing District 15,Position 1 since 1999.
Edmund Thomas Orcutt is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives,representing the 18th district,serving since 2002. Due to redistricting,Orcutt now resides in the 20th district in Washington. In the 2012 election,Orcutt ran for the seat in that district,and won,with 68% of the vote. Orcutt began representing the 20th district,in his sixth full term,in January 2013.
Elections held in the state of Washington on November 6,2012. A nonpartisan blanket primary was held on August 7,2012.
John Eric Braun is an American politician from Washington. A Republican,Braun serves in the Washington State Senate,representing the 20th district. Braun serves as the President of Braun Northwest and as an officer in the US Navy Reserve.
Jon Snyder is a former member of the Spokane City Council. He was first elected in 2009. Snyder chaired the Public Safety Committee for the City of Spokane.
The 2024 Washington gubernatorial election will be held on November 5,2024. The top-two primary will be held on August 6.
The 2022 Washington Secretary of State special election was held on November 8,2022. Incumbent Kim Wyman,a Republican,resigned from the office on November 19,2021,to become the senior election security lead for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration's Department of Homeland Security. Washington governor Jay Inslee,a Democrat,announced he would appoint state senator Steve Hobbs as her replacement,the first Democrat to hold the office in more than fifty years.
