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Washington State Democratic Party

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nameDemocratic Party of the State of Washington
logoWashington State Democratic Party logo.svgclass=skin-invert
general_secretaryShasti Conrad
foundation1890
colorsBlue
headquarters615 2nd Ave., Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98104
nationalDemocratic Party
seats1_titleWashington State Senate
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seats2_titleWashington House of Representatives
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seats3_titleU.S. Senate Seats
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seats4_titleU.S. House Seats
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website
stateWashington
countrythe United States
colorcode
country_dab1Politics of Washington (state)
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seats5_titleStatewide Executive Offices
symbol[[File:Democratic Disc.svg100px]]

Seattle, WA 98104 The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

Organization

Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)

  • 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.

County party organizations

Each of Washington'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.

Legislative district organizations

Each of Washington'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.

Other state organizations

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.

Current elected officials

The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:

[[U.S. Senate]]

Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:

File:Maria Cantwell (cropped).jpg|Junior U.S. Senator File:Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg|Senior U.S. Senator

[[U.S. House of Representatives]]

Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:

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Statewide officeholders

Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.

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Legislative leadership

  • Senate majority leader: Jamie Pedersen (43rd LD - Seattle)
  • Senate president pro tempore: Steve Conway (29th LD - Tacoma)
  • 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)

County Executives

  • King County: Shannon Braddock
  • Pierce County: Ryan Mello
  • Snohomish County: Dave Somers

Mayors

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

Election results

Presidential

ElectionPresidential TicketVotesVote %Electoral votesResult
1892Grover Cleveland/Adlai E. Stevenson29,80233.88%
1896William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall53,31456.97%
1900William Jennings Bryan/Adlai E. Stevenson44,83341.70%
1904Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis28,09819.36%
1908William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern58,69131.92%
1912Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall86,84026.90%
1916Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall183,38848.13%
1920James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt84,29821.14%
1924John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan42,84210.16%
1928Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson156,77231.30%
1932Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner353,26057.46%
1936Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner459,57966.38%
1940Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace462,14558.22%
1944Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman486,77456.84%
1948Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley476,16552.61%
1952Adlai Stevenson/John Sparkman492,84545.69%
1956Adlai Stevenson/Estes Kefauver523,00245.44%
1960John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson599,29848.27%
1964Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey779,88161.97%
1968Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie616,03747.23%
1972George McGovern/Sargent Shriver568,33438.64%
1976Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale717,32346.11%
1980Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale650,19337.32%
1984Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro807,35242.86%
1988Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen933,51650.05%
1992Bill Clinton/Al Gore993,03743.41%
1996Bill Clinton/Al Gore1,123,32349.84%
2000Al Gore/Joe Lieberman1,247,65250.13%
2004John Kerry/John Edwards1,510,20152.77%
2008Barack Obama/Joe Biden1,750,84857.65%
2012Barack Obama/Joe Biden1,755,39656.16%
2016Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine1,742,71852.54%
2020Joe Biden/Kamala Harris2,369,61257.97%
2024Kamala Harris/Tim Walz2,245,84957.23%

Senatorial

ElectionSenatorial candidateVotesVote %Result
1914William W. Black91,73326.57%Lost
1916George Turner135,33937.06%Lost
1920George F. Cotterill68,48817.80%Lost
1922Clarence Dill130,34744.27%Won
1926A. Scott Bullitt148,78346.51%Lost
1928Clarence Dill261,52453.42%Won
1932Homer Bone365,93960.61%Won
1934Lewis Schwellenbach302,60660.93%Won
1938Homer Bone371,53562.62%Won
1940Monrad Wallgren404,71854.16%Won
1944Warren Magnuson452,01355.13%Won
1946Hugh Mitchell298,68345.23%Lost
1950Warren Magnuson397,71953.40%Won
1952Henry M. Jackson595,28856.23%Won
1956Warren Magnuson685,56561.09%Won
1958Henry M. Jackson597,04067.32%Won
1962Warren Magnuson491,36552.09%Won
1964Henry M. Jackson875,95072.21%Won
1968Warren Magnuson796,18364.41%Won
1970Henry M. Jackson879,38582.43%Won
1974Warren Magnuson611,81160.70%Won
1976Henry M. Jackson1,071,21971.84%Won
1980Warren Magnuson792,05245.83%Lost
1982Henry M. Jackson943,66568.96%Won
1983 (special)Mike Lowry540,98144.59%Lost
1986Brock Adams677,47150.66%Won
1988Mike Lowry904,18348.91%Lost
1992Patty Murray1,197,97353.99%Won
1994Ron Sims752,35244.25%Lost
1998Patty Murray1,103,18458.41%Won
2000Maria Cantwell1,199,43748.73%Won
2004Patty Murray1,549,70854.98%Won
2006Maria Cantwell1,184,65956.81%Won
2010Patty Murray1,314,93052.36%Won
2012Maria Cantwell1,855,49360.45%Won
2016Patty Murray1,913,97959.01%Won
2018Maria Cantwell1,803,36458.43%Won
2022Patty Murray1,741,82757.15%Won
2024Maria Cantwell2,252,57759.09%Won

Gubernatorial

ElectionGubernatorial candidateVotesVote %Result
1889Eugene Semple24,73242.32%Lost
1892Henry J. Snively28,96032.20%Lost
1896John Rankin Rogers50,84955.55%Won
1900John Rankin Rogers52,04848.86%Won
1904George Turner59,11940.87%Lost
1908John Pattison58,12633.00%Lost
1912Ernest Lister97,25130.55%Won
1916Ernest Lister181,64548.10%Won
1920William Wilson Black66,07916.39%Lost
1924Ben F. Hill126,44732.40%Lost
1928A. Scott Bullitt214,33442.73%Lost
1932Clarence D. Martin352,21557.29%Won
1936Clarence D. Martin466,55069.36%Won
1940Clarence Dill386,70649.49%Lost
1944Monrad Wallgren428,83451.51%Won
1948Monrad Wallgren417,03547.22%Lost
1952Hugh Mitchell510,67547.35%Lost
1956Albert Rosellini616,77354.63%Won
1960Albert Rosellini611,98750.34%Won
1964Albert Rosellini548,69243.89%Lost
1968John J. O'Connell560,26244.28%Lost
1972Albert Rosellini630,61342.82%Lost
1976Dixy Lee Ray821,79753.14%Won
1980Jim McDermott749,81343.32%Lost
1984Booth Gardner1,006,99353.31%Won
1988Booth Gardner1,166,44862.21%Won
1992Mike Lowry1,184,31552.16%Won
1996Gary Locke1,296,49257.96%Won
2000Gary Locke1,441,97358.38%Won
2004Christine Gregoire1,373,36148.87%Won
2008Christine Gregoire1,598,73853.24%Won
2012Jay Inslee1,582,80251.54%Won
2016Jay Inslee1,760,52054.25%Won
2020Jay Inslee2,294,24356.56%Won
2024Bob Ferguson2,143,36855.51%Won

Notes

References

References

  1. "[http://www.wa-democrats.org/index.php?page=contact Contact Us]." Washington State Democratic Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  2. "Executive Committee".
  3. (13 June 2014). "Elected Officials".
  4. Laurel Demkovich. (2024-11-11). "Seattle senator Pedersen to become new WA Senate majority leader". Washington State Standard.
  5. Demkovich, Laurel. (2024-11-21). "WA Senate Democrats choose new committee chairs ahead of 2025 session". Washington State Standard.
  6. Cornfield, Jerry. (2024-11-27). "In WA state Legislature, Democrats and Republicans are sticking with their leaders". Washington State Standard.
  7. "News Flash".
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