Democratic Party of the State of Washington
General Secretary	Shasti Conrad
Founded	1890
Headquarters	615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104
National affiliation	Democratic Party
Colors	Blue
Washington State Senate	30 / 49
Washington House of Representatives	59 / 98
U.S. Senate Seats	2 / 2
U.S. House Seats	8 / 10
Statewide Executive Offices	9 / 9
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Website
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Politics of Washington Elections

TheWashington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of theDemocratic Party in theU.S. state ofWashington, headquartered inSeattle.^[1] It is also commonly referred to as theWashington State Democrats and theWashington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington'sU.S. House seats, bothU.S. Senate seats, both houses of thestate legislature, and thegovernorship.

• Chair:Shasti Conrad
• Vice-Chair: John Thompson
• Treasurer: David Green
• Secretary: Diane Young

In addition, the State Central Committee has one representative from each of Washington's 10 Congressional Districts, six at-large members, and four DNC members. The final two members are a representative from the Young Democrats of Washington and the President of the Washington Federation of Democratic Women.^[2]

Each ofWashington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

Each ofWashington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.

The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:

Since2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:

• 
  Junior U.S. SenatorMaria Cantwell
• 
  Senior U.S. SenatorPatty Murray

Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the2020 census:

Washington Democrats in House of Representatives

District	Member	Photo
1st	Suzan DelBene
2nd	Rick Larsen
3rd	Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
6th	Emily Randall
7th	Pramila Jayapal
8th	Kim Schrier
9th	Adam Smith
10th	Marilyn Strickland

Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.^[a][3]

• 
  GovernorBob Ferguson
• 
  Lieutenant GovernorDenny Heck
• 
  Secretary of StateSteve Hobbs
• 
  TreasurerMike Pellicciotti
• 
  AuditorPat McCarthy
• 
  Attorney GeneralNicholas W. Brown
• 
  Superintendent of Public InstructionChris Reykdal
• 
  Commissioner of Public LandsDave Upthegrove
• 
  Insurance CommissionerPatty Kuderer

• Senate majority leader:Jamie Pedersen (43rd LD - Seattle)^[4]
• Senate president pro tempore:Steve Conway (29th LD - Tacoma)^[5]
• Speaker of the House:Laurie Jinkins (27th LD Pos. 1 - Tacoma)
• Speaker pro tempore of the House:Chris Stearns (47th LD Pos. 2 -Auburn)
• House majority leader:Joe Fitzgibbon (34th LD Pos. 2 - Seattle)^[6]

• King County:Shannon Braddock
• Pierce County:Ryan Mello^[7]
• Snohomish County:Dave Somers

• Seattle:Katie Wilson
• Spokane:Lisa Brown
• Tacoma:Victoria Woodards

Washington Democratic Party senatorial election results

Election	Senatorial candidate	Votes	Vote %	Result
1914	William W. Black	91,733	26.57%	LostN
1916	George Turner	135,339	37.06%	LostN
1920	George F. Cotterill	68,488	17.80%	LostN
1922	Clarence Dill	130,347	44.27%	WonY
1926	A. Scott Bullitt	148,783	46.51%	LostN
1928	Clarence Dill	261,524	53.42%	WonY
1932	Homer Bone	365,939	60.61%	WonY
1934	Lewis Schwellenbach	302,606	60.93%	WonY
1938	Homer Bone	371,535	62.62%	WonY
1940	Monrad Wallgren	404,718	54.16%	WonY
1944	Warren Magnuson	452,013	55.13%	WonY
1946	Hugh Mitchell	298,683	45.23%	LostN
1950	Warren Magnuson	397,719	53.40%	WonY
1952	Henry M. Jackson	595,288	56.23%	WonY
1956	Warren Magnuson	685,565	61.09%	WonY
1958	Henry M. Jackson	597,040	67.32%	WonY
1962	Warren Magnuson	491,365	52.09%	WonY
1964	Henry M. Jackson	875,950	72.21%	WonY
1968	Warren Magnuson	796,183	64.41%	WonY
1970	Henry M. Jackson	879,385	82.43%	WonY
1974	Warren Magnuson	611,811	60.70%	WonY
1976	Henry M. Jackson	1,071,219	71.84%	WonY
1980	Warren Magnuson	792,052	45.83%	LostN
1982	Henry M. Jackson	943,665	68.96%	WonY
1983 (special)	Mike Lowry	540,981	44.59%	LostN
1986	Brock Adams	677,471	50.66%	WonY
1988	Mike Lowry	904,183	48.91%	LostN
1992	Patty Murray	1,197,973	53.99%	WonY
1994	Ron Sims	752,352	44.25%	LostN
1998	Patty Murray	1,103,184	58.41%	WonY
2000	Maria Cantwell	1,199,437	48.73%	WonY
2004	Patty Murray	1,549,708	54.98%	WonY
2006	Maria Cantwell	1,184,659	56.81%	WonY
2010	Patty Murray	1,314,930	52.36%	WonY
2012	Maria Cantwell	1,855,493	60.45%	WonY
2016	Patty Murray	1,913,979	59.01%	WonY
2018	Maria Cantwell	1,803,364	58.43%	WonY
2022	Patty Murray	1,741,827	57.15%	WonY
2024	Maria Cantwell	2,252,577	59.09%	WonY

Washington Democratic Party gubernatorial election results

Election	Gubernatorial candidate	Votes	Vote %	Result
1889	Eugene Semple	24,732	42.32%	LostN
1892	Henry J. Snively	28,960	32.20%	LostN
1896	John Rankin Rogers	50,849	55.55%	WonY
1900	John Rankin Rogers	52,048	48.86%	WonY
1904	George Turner	59,119	40.87%	LostN
1908	John Pattison	58,126	33.00%	LostN
1912	Ernest Lister	97,251	30.55%	WonY
1916	Ernest Lister	181,645	48.10%	WonY
1920	William Wilson Black	66,079	16.39%	LostN
1924	Ben F. Hill	126,447	32.40%	LostN
1928	A. Scott Bullitt	214,334	42.73%	LostN
1932	Clarence D. Martin	352,215	57.29%	WonY
1936	Clarence D. Martin	466,550	69.36%	WonY
1940	Clarence Dill	386,706	49.49%	LostN
1944	Monrad Wallgren	428,834	51.51%	WonY
1948	Monrad Wallgren	417,035	47.22%	LostN
1952	Hugh Mitchell	510,675	47.35%	LostN
1956	Albert Rosellini	616,773	54.63%	WonY
1960	Albert Rosellini	611,987	50.34%	WonY
1964	Albert Rosellini	548,692	43.89%	LostN
1968	John J. O'Connell	560,262	44.28%	LostN
1972	Albert Rosellini	630,613	42.82%	LostN
1976	Dixy Lee Ray	821,797	53.14%	WonY
1980	Jim McDermott	749,813	43.32%	LostN
1984	Booth Gardner	1,006,993	53.31%	WonY
1988	Booth Gardner	1,166,448	62.21%	WonY
1992	Mike Lowry	1,184,315	52.16%	WonY
1996	Gary Locke	1,296,492	57.96%	WonY
2000	Gary Locke	1,441,973	58.38%	WonY
2004	Christine Gregoire	1,373,361	48.87%	WonY
2008	Christine Gregoire	1,598,738	53.24%	WonY
2012	Jay Inslee	1,582,802	51.54%	WonY
2016	Jay Inslee	1,760,520	54.25%	WonY
2020	Jay Inslee	2,294,243	56.56%	WonY
2024	Bob Ferguson	2,143,368	55.51%	WonY

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