Jay Inslee | |
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.jpg) Inslee in 2024 | |
| 23rdGovernor of Washington | |
| In office January 16, 2013 – January 15, 2025 | |
| Lieutenant | Brad Owen Cyrus Habib Denny Heck |
| Preceded by | Christine Gregoire |
| Succeeded by | Bob Ferguson |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromWashington | |
| In office January 3, 1999 – March 20, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Rick White |
| Succeeded by | Suzan DelBene |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Sid Morrison |
| Succeeded by | Doc Hastings |
| Constituency | 4th district |
| Member of theWashington House of Representatives from the14th district | |
| In office January 9, 1989 – January 11, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Lewis |
| Succeeded by | Dave Lemmon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jay Robert Inslee (1951-02-09)February 9, 1951 (age 74) Seattle,Washington, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Washington (BA) Willamette University (JD) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | Campaign website |
Jay Inslee speaks in opposition to a bill to increase offshorefracking off the coast ofVirginia and in theGulf of Mexico. Recorded May 5, 2011 | |
Jay Robert Inslee (/ˈɪnzli/INZ-lee;[1] born February 9, 1951) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 23rdgovernor of Washington from 2013 to 2025. A member of theDemocratic Party, he served from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012 as a member of theU.S. House of Representatives, and was a candidate for the2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
Born and raised inSeattle, Inslee graduated from theUniversity of Washington andWillamette University College of Law. He served in theWashington House of Representatives from 1989 to 1993. In 1992, Inslee was elected to representWashington's 4th congressional district, based aroundCentral Washington, in the U.S. House of Representatives. Defeated for reelection in1994, Inslee briefly returned to private legal practice. He made his first run for governor of Washington in1996, coming in fifth in theblanket primary with 10% of the vote. Inslee then served as regional director for theUnited States Department of Health and Human Services under PresidentBill Clinton.
Inslee returned to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1999 representingWashington's 1st congressional district. The new district included Seattle's northern suburbs inKing County,Snohomish County, andKitsap County. He was reelected six times before announcing that he would make another run for the governorship in the2012 election. He defeated RepublicanRob McKenna, thestate attorney general, 51% to 48%. Inslee was reelected to a second term in2016. Hewas briefly a candidate for theDemocratic nomination for the 2020 U.S. presidential election. He was reelected to a third term as governor in2020. On May 1, 2023, he announced that he would not run for a fourth term.
As governor, Inslee has emphasizedclimate change,education,criminal justice reform, anddrug policy reform. He has garnered national attention for his critiques of PresidentDonald Trump. Inslee joined stateattorney generalBob Ferguson and state solicitor generalNoah Purcell in suing thefirst Trump administration overExecutive Order 13769, which halted travel for 90 days from seven Muslim-majority countries and imposed a total ban on Syrian refugees entering the United States. The case,Washington v. Trump, led to the order being blocked by the courts, and other executive orders later superseded it.
Jay Robert Inslee was born February 9, 1951, in Seattle, Washington, the oldest of three sons of Adele A. (née Brown; d. 2007) and Frank E. Inslee (1926–2014). Inslee is a fifth-generation Washingtonian.[2][3] Inslee describes his family as being ofEnglish andWelsh descent.[4]
Inslee attended Seattle'sIngraham High School, where he was an honor-roll student and star athlete, graduating in 1969. He playedcenter on his high schoolbasketball team and was also the startingquarterback on hisfootball team.[5]
Inslee's interest inenvironmental issues originated at an early age, with his parents leading groups of high school students on trips cleaningMount Rainier. He met his future wife, Trudi Tindall, at Ingraham during his sophomore year. Graduating at the height of theVietnam War, Inslee receivedstudent deferments from the draft.[3][2][6]
Inslee began college atStanford University, where he initially intended on studying medicine. After a year, he was forced to drop out because he was unable to get a scholarship.[5] He returned home and, living in his parents' basement, attended theUniversity of Washington. He received aBachelor of Arts with a major ineconomics in 1973. He then attended theWillamette UniversityCollege of Law inSalem,Oregon, receiving aJuris Doctor in 1976.[3][6]
Inslee and his wife were married on August 27, 1972, and have three sons: Jack, Connor, and Joseph.[3][7] After Inslee finished law school, they moved toSelah, a suburb ofYakima. Inslee joined the law firm Peters, Schmalz, Leadon & Fowler, working as a city prosecutor.[8] He practiced in Selah for 10 years. He first became politically active in 1985, while advocating for the construction of a new high school. The experience sparked Inslee's interest in politics, emboldening him to run for political office.[3][9]
Inslee ran for theWashington House of Representatives in 1988 after incumbent Republican State Representative Jim Lewis left office.[10] His opponent, Lynn Carmichael, was the former mayor ofYakima and considered the front-runner in the race. Inslee also struggled to balance his moreprogressive ideology with theconservative leanings ofCentral Washington. His campaign attempted to rectify this by emphasizing his rural upbringing and legal experience supporting local average people, farms and businesses. TheWashington State Trial Lawyers Association became Inslee's biggest contributor.[8]
When presented with a potential state budget surplus, Inslee called for a tax cut for the middle class, which Carmichael called irresponsible. Inslee claimed Carmichael had supported asales tax, which she denied. Inslee was an energetic and active campaigner, benefiting fromretail politics.[8]
In the blanket primary, Carmichael ranked first with 43% and Inslee ranked second with 40%. Republican Glen Blomgren ranked third with 17%.[11] In the general election, Inslee defeated Carmichael 52%-48%.[12] In 1990, Inslee was reelected with 62% of the vote against Republican Ted Mellotte.[13]
In the Washington state legislature, Inslee pursued a bill to provide initial funding to build five branch campuses of theWashington State University system. Although the bill failed, his tenacity made an impression on House SpeakerJoe King, who said: "He's not afraid to incur the wrath of the speaker or the caucus."[14] Inslee also focused on preventingsteroid usage among high school athletes and pushed for a bill requiring all drivers to carryauto insurance.[5] In 1991, he voted for a bill that required the state to devise a cost-effective energy strategy and state agencies and school districts to pursue and maintainenergy-efficient operations.[15]
Inslee served on the Higher Education and Housing Committees.[16][17]
In 1992, six-term incumbent U.S. RepresentativeSid Morrison chose not to run for reelection representingWashington's 4th congressional district, instead mounting a campaign for governor. Morrison was a popularmoderate Republican incumbent who was considered successful and well-liked in the Democratic-controlled Congress.[18] Despite initially declining to run, Inslee launched a campaign for the open Congressional seat, based in the central-eastern part of the state. His home area of the district, anchored by Yakima, is relatively rural and agriculture-based, while the southeastern part is more focused on research and nuclear waste disposal, anchored by theTri-Cities. Inslee defeated a favored state senator to win the Democratic primary by 1%. Despite the district's conservative lean, Inslee won the general election in an extremely close race.[5][19]
He lost his bid for reelection in theRepublican Revolution of 1994 in a rematch against his 1992 opponent,Doc Hastings. Inslee attributed his 1994 defeat in large part to his vote for theFederal Assault Weapons Ban.[20]
In Congress, Inslee passed the Yakima River Enhancement Act,[21] a bill long held up in Congress, by brokering a breakthrough with irrigators and wildlife advocates. He also helped to open Japanese markets to American apples and to fund and oversee the nation's biggest nuclear waste site at theHanford Nuclear Reservation nearRichland, Washington.[22][23]
Inslee moved toBainbridge Island, a suburb ofSeattle, and briefly resumed the practice of law.[5]
Inslee ran forgovernor of Washington in1996, losing in theblanket primary. DemocraticKing County Executive and former State RepresentativeGary Locke ranked first with 24% of the vote. DemocraticMayor of SeattleNorm Rice ranked second with 18%, but did not qualify for the general election. Republican State SenatorEllen Craswell ranked third with 15%, and became the Republican candidate in the general election. Republican State Senator and Senate Majority LeaderDale Foreman ranked fourth with 13%. Inslee ranked fifth with 10%. No other candidate on the ballot received double digits.[25]
After his failed gubernatorial bid, Inslee was appointed regional director for theUnited States Department of Health and Human Services by then-PresidentBill Clinton.[26]
Inslee ran again for Congress in 1998, this time in the 1st congressional district against two-term incumbentRick White. His campaign attracted national attention when he became the first Democratic candidate to air television ads attacking his opponent and the Republican congressional leadership for theLewinsky scandal.[27][28] Inslee won with 49.8% of the vote to White's 44.1%; he had an unintentional assist in his successful return by the conservative third-party candidacy of Bruce Craswell, husband of 1996 GOP gubernatorial nomineeEllen Craswell.[29][30]
Inslee was reelected six times. In 2000, he defeatedState Senate Minority Leader Dan McDonald with 54.6% of the vote. In 2002, Inslee defeated former state representative Joe Marine with 55.6% of the vote after the district was made more Democratic by redistricting. He never faced another contest that close, and was reelected three more times with over 60% of the vote.[31][32]
In July 2003, afterGary Locke announced he would not seek a third term as Washington's governor, Inslee briefly flirted with a gubernatorial bid before deciding to remain in Congress.[33]
During the 2009-2010 campaign cycle, Inslee raised $1,140,025. In data compiled for the period 2005 to 2007 and excluding individual contributions of less than $200, 64 percent of Inslee's donations were from outside the state of Washington and 86 percent came from outside his district (compared to 79 percent for the average House member). 43 percent of Inslee's donations came from Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland. The largest interests funding Inslee's campaign were pharmaceutical and health-related companies, lawyers and law firms, and high-tech companies.[34][32]
In 2010 he won by a 15-point margin, with 57.67% of the votes cast in his favor.[35]
As a member of the centristNew Democrat Coalition, Inslee vocally supported policiescombating climate change.[36][37]
Inslee was awarded a "Friend of the National Parks" award by theNational Parks Conservation Association (NPCA) in 2001 for his support of legislation protecting the integrity and quality of theNational Park System.[38]
Inslee was "one of Congress's most ardent advocates of strong action to combat global warming," according toThe New York Times.[39] He was the first public figure to propose an Apollo-like energy program, in an opinion editorial in theSeattle Post-Intelligencer on December 19, 2002, and a series of similar pieces in other publications.[40] Inslee co-authoredApollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy, in which he argues that through improved federal policies the United States can wean itself off foreign oil andfossil fuel, create millions ofgreen-collar jobs, and stopglobal warming. He has been a prominent supporter of the Apollo Alliance.[41] Inslee strongly believes theEnvironmental Protection Agency should remain authorized to regulategreenhouse gas emissions. In a 2011 House hearing on theEnergy Tax Prevention Act, he said Republicans have "an allergy to science and scientists" during a discussion of whether theregulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act should remain in place following a controversial court finding on the issue.[42]
Inslee was an outspoken critic of theGeorge W. Bush administration's2003 invasion of Iraq. On July 31, 2007, he introduced legislation calling for an inquiry to determine whether thenUnited States Attorney GeneralAlberto Gonzales should be impeached. Gonzales eventually resigned.[43]
Still an avid basketball player and fan, Inslee identified as a member of "Hoopaholics", a charity group dedicated to "treatment of old guys addicted to basketball and who can no longer jump", as Inslee has often joked.[44] In October 2009, he played basketball at the White House in a series of games featuring members of Congress on one team and members of the administration, including President Obama, on the other.[45]
Inslee voted for thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the federal health care law.[46]
In 2011, Inslee voted in favor of authorizing the use of U.S. armed forces in the2011 Libyan civil war and against limiting the use of funds to supportNATO's2011 military intervention in Libya.[47]
Inslee was once touted as a candidate forUnited States Secretary of the Interior and forUnited States Secretary of Energy during thePresidential transition of Barack Obama.[48][49]
On March 20, 2012, Inslee left Congress to focus on his campaign for governor of Washington.[50]
On June 27, 2011, Inslee announced his candidacy for governor of Washington.[51] His campaign focused on job creation, outlining dozens of proposals to increase job growth in clean energy, the aerospace industry, and biotechnology. He also supported a ballot measure to legalize gay marriage, which passed, and opposed tax increases.[52] Though trailing in early polls, he won election with 51% of the vote, a three-point margin over his Republican opponent,state attorney generalRob McKenna.[53][54]
In December 2015, Inslee announced on Washington's public affairs TV channelTVW that he would run for a second term as governor. He emphasized increased spending on transportation and education as his primary first-term accomplishment, though he had struggled to work with the Republican-controlledMajority Coalition Caucus in the State Senate.[55]
In the general election Inslee faced former Port of Seattle CommissionerBill Bryant. The primary issues of the campaign wereclimate change, job creation,minimum wage, andcapital gains taxes. Inslee far outraised Bryant,[56][55][57] and was reelected in November with 54% of the vote.[56][58][57]
On March 1, 2019, Inslee announced he would run for president, but kept open the possibility of running for a third term if his presidential campaign failed. Several potential Democratic gubernatorial candidates, including state Attorney GeneralBob Ferguson, Commissioner of Public LandsHilary Franz, and King County ExecutiveDow Constantine, were all waiting to announce campaigns until Inslee made his decision.[59] As Inslee's presidential campaign failed to gain traction during the summer of 2019, he was pressured to drop out and make his gubernatorial plans clear to the other potential candidates.[60] On August 21, 2019, Inslee dropped out of the presidential campaign and announced the next day he would run for reelection as governor.[61][62][63]
Inslee's major opponents in the election were State SenatorPhil Fortunato,Republic, Washington police chief Loren Culp,Yakima physician Raul Garcia, activistTim Eyman and formerBothell mayor Joshua Freed.[64][65] Inslee finished first in the primary, with 50% of the vote. Culp finished a distant second, with 17%.[66] Inslee and Culp advanced to the general election, which Inslee won with 57% of the vote.[67] His margin of victory was the largest in a gubernatorial election in Washington sinceGary Locke's in2000 and he also became the first Democrat in two decades to win a county inEastern Washington, winningWhitman County.[68]
Inslee became the first Washington governor elected to a third term sinceDan Evans was reelectedin 1972.[69][70][71]
During the 2013 session, thelegislature failed to create a fiscal budget plan during the initial session, and Inslee was forced to call two special sessions to provide time for a budget to be created. The Republican-controlledSenate and Democratic-controlledHouse each passed its own budget and could not agree on one.[72] Finally, in June 2013, Inslee signed a $33.6 billion budget to which both houses had agreed as a compromise. The budget increased funding for education by $1 billion. It also adjustedproperty taxes andtax breaks in order to increase state revenue by $1 billion.[73]
On June 13, 2013, Inslee signed an additionalestate tax into law. The tax had bipartisan support, and passed the Senate, 30–19.[74]
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In December 2013, Inslee was elected to serve as finance chair of theDemocratic Governors Association.[75]
In January 2014, Inslee gave a speech commending machinists who voted to renewBoeing's contract with Seattle area union employees, allowing the company to build itsBoeing 777x aircraftin Everett. He said the contract would bring Washington to a new industrial plateau and be a turning point for Washington jobs:
These jobs are in the thousands and it is not only on the 777X, the first model of the 777X, but all the subsequent derivative models as well.
The plan was to prevent Boeing from building part of the aircraft in Washington and part of it elsewhere, as they did with theBoeing 787, which was partially constructed inSouth Carolina.[76][77]
On February 11, 2014, Inslee announced amoratorium onexecutions in Washington:
There have been too many doubts raised about capital punishment, there are too many flaws in this system today. There is too much at stake to accept an imperfect system.
Inslee cited the high cost of pursuing the death penalty, the randomness with which it is sought, and the lack of evidence that it is a deterrent.[78][79]
Inslee began his second term on January 11, 2017, proposing full funding of state education (in compliance with theMcCleary decision) and addressing mental health needs while also raising worker pay.[80] After newly inaugurated PresidentDonald Trump signed anexecutive order on January 27 banning people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, Inslee and Attorney GeneralBob Ferguson announced their intention to sue Trump, alleging his order was unconstitutional. The civil action,Washington v. Trump, was filed on January 30 and on February 3 successfully earned atemporary restraining order to forbid federal enforcement of some of the ban's provisions.[81][82] An appeal and request to stay filed by the federal government was subsequently denied by theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Inslee and Ferguson declared victory over Trump on February 16, after his administration announced it would revise the travel ban to comply with the court decisions.[83] Inslee garnered national media attention during the lawsuit.[84]
During the 2017 legislative session, theWashington State Legislature failed to pass a state operating budget by the end of its regular session on April 25, so Inslee called for a 30-day special session. The legislature again failed to pass a budget during that session, forcing Inslee to call a third one, beginning June 22. As the state's fiscal year ends on June 30, apartial government shutdown was feared.[85] Conflict over resource allocation betweenrural areas andurban areas was a major reason for the impasse. TheState Senate passed a budget on June 30 and Inslee signed it into law shortly after 11 pm. Its specifics were still being released several hours after it was enacted. Lawmakers critiqued the haste with which the budget was considered and passed, having received the 616-page document only that day.[86] By the end of the third session on July 20, the legislature had still failed to pass acapital budget concerning long-term goals and improvements.[87] This was the third time during Inslee's tenure the state's budget was passed in the last week of the legislative session.[88]
In December 2017 Inslee awarded $6.4 million in grant funding for apprenticeships and career connections to 29,000 youth in 11 communities.[89] He called this initiative Career Connect Washington. It includes a Task Force and several prominent stakeholder groups includingAlaska Airlines,Amazon,Boeing,Microsoft, andKaiser Permanente. Career Connect Washington has established new apprenticeship opportunities, including the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee's registered Youth Apprenticeship program for high school students.[90][91][92]
Inslee served as chair of theDemocratic Governors Association for the2018 election cycle,[93] in which Democrats gained seven net governorships nationwide.[94]
In December 2018, Inslee announced new legislation aimed at reducing the state's carbon emissions over approximately two decades. It would effectively require Washington utilities to end the use of fossil fuels by mid-century, making Washington "adopt a clean fuel standard", "promote electric and low-emission vehicles", and "provide incentives to renovate existing buildings to reduce" emissions.[95]
In January 2019, Inslee said he would provide an expedited process for approximately 3,500 people convicted of small-time cannabis possession to apply for and receive pardons.[96]
In March and April 2020, Inslee ordered significant social distancing measures statewide, including banning large events, a stay-at-home order, and the closing of all schools due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[97]
On June 8, 2020, in the wake ofprotests over police brutality, a group of protesters established theCapitol Hill Autonomous Zone (also known as the Zone or the CHAZ) inSeattle.[98] The Zone prided itself on offering free food and beingfree of police.[99] However, it also experienced internal violence and vandalism, including four shootings in ten days.[100] PresidentDonald Trump condemned the Zone, saying that Seattle had been taken over by anarchists, and called on Inslee and themayor of Seattle to "take back" the neighborhood from protesters.[101] Inslee responded that he was unaware of the Zone's existence, but called on Trump to "stay out of Washington State's business".[102][103]
In November 2020, Inslee was named a candidate forSecretary of Energy,Secretary of the Interior and the administrator of theEnvironmental Protection Agency in theBiden Administration.[104][105]
Inslee began his third term on January 13, 2021.
On April 8, 2021, Inslee signed a bill restoring voting rights to convicted felons after they finish serving their sentences. This made Washington the 20th state to have such laws, and it was primarily sponsored by representativeTarra Simmons, who was formerly incarcerated herself.[106]
On May 4, 2021, Inslee signed a newcapital gains tax into law. The tax narrowly passed the Senate, 25–24. It affects certain investments, such as the sale of stocks and bonds, and taxes profits that total $250,000 or more at 7%. It includes many exemptions, including retirement accounts, livestock, timber, and real estate.[107] This was followed by two lawsuits, which were later consolidated into one, led by formerstate attorney general and Inslee's 2012 gubernatorial opponentRob McKenna.[108] The lawsuit alleges that the tax is a state income tax in disguise and is unconstitutional due to precedent, with a graduated state income tax being declared unconstitutional in 1933. In September 2021,Grant County superior court judge Brian Huber allowed this lawsuit to proceed.[109] In March 2023, theWashington Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit and upheld the new capital gains tax, which took effect in April 2023.[110]
In August 2021, Inslee mandated vaccinations for state and health care workers by October 18 without a weekly testing alternative.[111]
Upon the resignation of New York governorAndrew Cuomo on August 23, 2021, Inslee became the longest-serving current governor in the United States.[112] Inslee filed initial paperwork to run for a fourth term in the2024 election,[113] but announced in May 2023 that he would not run for a fourth term. Although some governors have run for a fourth term, none has been elected to a fourth term in the state's history.[114]
Following the resignation ofRepublicanSecretary of StateKim Wyman, to take a job in theBiden administration, Inslee was tasked with appointing her replacement.[115] He appointed state senatorSteve Hobbs, a Democrat, noting that former Republican governorJohn Spellman appointed RepublicanDan Evans to fill the vacancy created by the death of Democratic U.S. SenatorScoop Jackson in 1983. Hobbs is a moderate who opposed many of Inslee's priorities while in the state senate, including abolishing the death penalty,gun control, reducing carbon emissions, expanding voting rights to parolees, and a stateincome tax. These positions put him at odds with Inslee and were widely seen as a prime reason for his appointment. The appointment led to theWashington State Democratic Party holding all nine statewide executive offices for the first time since theGreat Depression.[116][117]
In 2023, Inslee praised the Washington House of Representatives' passage of a bill banning assault weapons.[118] In 2023, several conservative organizations sued the Washington state government over SB5599, a bill Inslee signed into law that permits youth shelters to notify state authorities instead of parents when a minor seeks medical treatments such as abortion, puberty blockers, or gender-reassignment surgery.[119] Critics of the bill argue that it infringes on parental rights protected by the First and Fourteenth Amendments, claiming it deprives parents of their "fundamental right to direct the care and upbringing of their children" and their rights to the free exercise of religion, due process, free speech, and equal protection.[120][121]
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Throughout 2018, speculation rose that Inslee might run for president of the United States inthe 2020 election. He garnered national attention because ofWashington v. Trump, a lawsuit challenging thefirst Trump Administration'sorder to ban people from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.[122][84] While Inslee was chair of theDemocratic Governors Association, Democrats gained seven net governorships inthe 2018 gubernatorial elections, further propelling him into the national spotlight and fueling speculation that he would run.[94] Inslee citedclimate change as his primary motivation for running, strongly criticizing the Trump Administration's policies.[123]
In January 2019, reports surfaced that Inslee was beginning to form anexploratory committee, the first step in a campaign.[124][125][126] Inslee was adark-horse candidate; initially, he was rarely included inpolling for the primary, was not well known outside Washington, and made few trips to early primary states such as Iowa and New Hampshire. But he pointed to former PresidentsJimmy Carter andBill Clinton, calling them "pretty much unknown governors of small states" and adding, "this is a wide-open field. No one has a lock on this. No one has a total crystal ball as to what the nation wants."[123]
Inslee announced his candidacy for president on March 1, 2019, saying he would focus on combating climate change.[127] His campaign requested a debate focused on climate change. TheDemocratic National Committee denied the request, but 53 of its voting members wrote an open letter protesting that decision.[128][129]
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Facing poor polling numbers and seeing no path to victory, Inslee announced the suspension of his campaign onThe Rachel Maddow Show on August 21, 2019,[130][131] and announced the following day that he would run for a third term as governor inthe 2020 election.[62] Inslee endorsedJoe Biden for the presidency on April 22, 2020.[132]
| Date | Position | Status | Opponent | Result | Vote share | Opponent vote share |
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| 1988 | WA Representative | Open seat | Lynn Carmichael (R) | Elected | 52% | 48% |
| 1990 | WA Representative | Incumbent | Ted Mellotte (R) | Re-elected | 62% | 38% |
| 1992 | U.S. Representative | Open seat | Doc Hastings (R) | Elected | 51% | 49% |
| 1994 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Doc Hastings (R) | Defeated | 47% | 53% |
| 1996 | WA Governor | Open seat primary | Gary Locke (D), others | Defeated | 10% | |
| 1998 | U.S. Representative | Challenger | Rick White (R) | Elected | 50% | 44% |
| 2000 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Dan McDonald (R) | Re-elected | 55% | 43% |
| 2002 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Joe Marine (R) | Re-elected | 56% | 41% |
| 2004 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Randy Eastwood (R) | Re-elected | 62% | 36% |
| 2006 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Larry W. Ishmael (R) | Re-elected | 68% | 32% |
| 2008 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | Larry W. Ishmael (R) | Re-elected | 68% | 32% |
| 2010 | U.S. Representative | Incumbent | James Watkins (R) | Re-elected | 58% | 42% |
| 2012 | WA Governor | Open seat | Rob McKenna (R) | Elected | 51% | 48% |
| 2016 | WA Governor | Incumbent | Bill Bryant (R) | Re-elected | 54% | 45% |
| 2020 | WA Governor | Incumbent | Loren Culp (R) | Re-elected | 57% | 43% |
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