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2000 governor elections · Washington history

Washington governor election 2000

Gary Locke DEM +18.7 · held 11/7/00

Votes counted
2,469,852
Margin
18.7 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld
President in WA
D+5.6same year

General election 11/7/00

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Gary Locke WonDEM1,441,97358.38%
John CarlsonREP980,06039.68%
Steve LePageLIB47,8191.94%
Total2,469,852

Official source: results_report.aspx

Other Washington governor races

YearWinnerMargin
2024Bob Ferguson11.2
2020Jay Robert Inslee13.4
2016Jay Robert Inslee8.8
2012Jay Robert Inslee3.1
2008Christine Gregoire6.5
2004Christine Gregoire0.0
2000Gary Locke18.7
1996Gary Locke15.9

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Questions and answers

Who won the 2000 Washington governor race?

Gary Locke (DEM) won with 58.4% of the vote, ahead of John Carlson (39.7%), a margin of 18.7 points.

Did the Washington governor seat change party in 2000?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 2000 Washington governor race?

2,469,852 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.