Edward William Brooke III was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1967 until 1979. Prior to serving in the Senate,he served as the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1963 until 1967. Following his election in 1966,he became the first African American popularly elected to the United States Senate. Born to a middle-class black family,Brooke was raised in Washington,D.C. He graduated from the Boston University School of Law in 1948,after serving in the United States Army during World War II. Beginning in 1950,he became involved in politics,when he ran for a seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. After serving as chairman of the Finance Commission of Boston,Brooke was elected attorney general in 1962,becoming the first African-American to be elected attorney general of any state.
Daniel Jackson Evans is an American politician who served as the 16th governor of Washington from 1965 to 1977,and as United States senator representing Washington State from 1983 to 1989.
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 since Galusha Grow in 1862 to be defeated in a re-election campaign.
Joel McFee Pritchard was an American businessman and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington as a member of the Republican party. Pritchard also invented the game of pickleball,along with two friends,in 1965.
The 1958 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate which occurred in the middle of President Dwight D. Eisenhower's second term.
Compton Ignatius White Jr. was a two-term congressman from northern Idaho. A Democrat,he was elected to the open seat in the first district in 1962 and re-elected in 1964. White left office in January 1967 and is the last from the Idaho Panhandle region to represent the state in Congress.
Wesley Carl Uhlman is an American attorney and politician who served as the 47th mayor of Seattle,Washington.
Henry McBride was an American politician who served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Washington from 1900 to 1901 and as the fourth governor of Washington from 1901 to 1905.
Stanley Lloyd Greigg was an American politician who served one term as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from northwestern Iowa. A Democrat,he was elected to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of longtime Republican representative Charles B. Hoeven in 1964,but lost to Republican Wiley Mayne two years later in 1966. Greigg was later one of the victims of the Watergate break-in in 1972.
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.
The 2002 House elections in Washington occurred on November 5,2002 to elect the members of the State of Washington's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Washington has nine seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Though competitive races occurred in several districts,no seat switched hands as a result of the elections this year.
2009 United States elections were held on Tuesday,November 3. During this off-year election,the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. In total,only the seat representing New York's 23rd congressional district changed party hands,increasing the Democratic Party's majority over the Republicans in the United States House of Representatives,258–177.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Washington were held on Tuesday,6 November 2012,to elect the ten U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's ten congressional districts,a gain of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election,and a U.S. Senate election. The state certified the returns on 6 December 2012. Primary elections were held on 7 August 2012.
Michael K. Ross was an American civil rights activist,construction worker,and member of the Washington House of Representatives who served from 1970 to 1972. He is the last Republican to have been elected from Washington's 37th legislative district.
Samuel J. Smith was a member of the Washington House of Representatives and the Seattle City Council. He was the first African-American to serve as a Seattle city councilman.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Washington on November 8,2016. The primary was held on August 2.
A special election was held on November 7,2017,to fill the vacant seat in the Washington State Senate representing the 45th district. The seat was left vacant after the death of incumbent Andy Hill in October 2016. Dino Rossi,a former candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010 and for governor in 2004 and 2008,was appointed to fill the seat until the election. He announced that he would not run for the seat. The election was then contested between Manka Dhingra of the Democratic Party and Jinyoung Lee Englund of the Republican Party,who advanced as the top two finishers in the August primary. Dhingra won the election by more than ten percent,giving the Democratic caucus a 25–24 majority for the 2018 session.
The 2021 United States elections were held in large part on Tuesday,November 2,2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia. In addition,state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates,along with numerous state legislative special elections,citizen initiatives,mayoral races,and a variety of other local elections. Six special elections to the United States House of Representatives also took place on November 2 or earlier as a result of either deaths or vacancies. The first of these was held on March 20.
The 2000 House elections in Washington occurred on November 7,2000,to elect the members of the State of Washington's delegation to the United States House of Representatives. Washington has nine seats in the House,apportioned according to the 1990 United States Census. This election saw the Democrats flip one Republican-held open seat. These elections occurred alongside Al Gore's victory in the state over George W. Bush in the Presidential election.
