List of Governors of Washington

Governor of Washington
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent Jay Inslee since January 16, 2013
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Washington Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	Elisha P. Ferry
Formation	November 11, 1889
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Salary	$166,891 (2014)[1]
Website	www.governor.wa.gov

The Governor of Washington is the head of the executive branch of the Government of the State of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.^[2][3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws,^[4] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills.^[5] The Washington Governor may also convene the legislature on "extraordinary occasions".^[4]

Washington Territory had 14 territorial governors from its organization in 1853 until the formation of the state of Washington in 1889. Territorial governors were appointed by the President of the United States. Elisha Peyre Ferry had the longest term of eight years and went on to become the state's first governor. William H. Wallace was appointed governor but never took office due to being elected as the territory's congressional delegate. George E. Cole was appointed governor and took office, but his appointment was never ratified by the U.S. Senate and he was replaced as governor after four months.

Twenty-one individuals have held the office of Governor of Washington since the state's admission to the Union, with Arthur B. Langlie serving non-consecutive terms. Langlie and Daniel J. Evans are the state's only three term governors. Populist Party candidate John Rankin Rogers is the only non-Democratic or Republican nominee to win office. The current governor is Democrat Jay Inslee, who took office on January 16, 2013 and was reelected in 2016; his term will expire on January 13, 2021. The last Republican to hold the office was John Spellman in 1985; Washington has had the longest streak of Democratic governors in the nation.^[6][7][a]

Contents

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  1 Governors
  
  
  
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    1.1 Governors of the Territory of Washington
    
  
  
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    1.2 Governors of the State of Washington
    
  
  
  
  


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  2 Other high offices held
  


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  3 See also
  


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  4 Notes
  


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  5 References
  


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  6 External links
  

Governors

Governors of the Territory of Washington

For the period before Washington Territory was formed, see the List of Governors of Oregon Territory.

Washington Territory was created on March 2, 1853 from the northern half of Oregon Territory. At this point, Washington Territory also included the northern panhandle of modern Idaho and parts of Montana.^[8] The southern half of Idaho was assigned to the Washington Territory in 1859 after Oregon was admitted as a state.^[9] Idaho Territory was split from Washington Territory in 1863 giving Washington Territory its final borders.^[10]

Due to the long distance between Washington, D.C. and Olympia, there was often a lengthy gap between a governor being appointed and his arrival in the territory.

Governor			Took office[b]	Left office	Appointed by	Notes
		Isaac Stevens	December 3, 1853[11]	August 11, 1857[12]	Franklin Pierce
		LaFayette McMullen	September 10, 1857[13]	July 1858[14]	James Buchanan
		Richard D. Gholson	July 15, 1859[15]	February 14, 1861[16]	James Buchanan	[c]
		William H. Wallace	Appointed April 9, 1861[18]	—	Abraham Lincoln	[d]
		William Pickering	June 1862[20]	January 8, 1867[21]	Abraham Lincoln	[e]
		George E. Cole	January 8, 1867[21]	March 4, 1867[21]	Andrew Johnson	[e]
		Marshall F. Moore	August 26, 1867[23]	1869	Andrew Johnson
		Alvan Flanders	April 5, 1869[24]	March 14, 1870[25]	Ulysses S. Grant
		Edward Selig Salomon	Appointed March 4, 1870[26]	April 1872[26]	Ulysses S. Grant
		Elisha Peyre Ferry	Appointed April 26, 1872[27]	November 1, 1880[28]	Ulysses S. Grant	[f]
		William Augustus Newell	November 1, 1880[28]	1884	Rutherford B. Hayes
		Watson Carvasso Squire	Appointed July 2, 1884[27]	April 1887[30]	Chester A. Arthur	[f]
		Eugene Semple	Appointed April 9, 1887[31]	1889	Grover Cleveland	[f]
		Miles Conway Moore	April 9, 1889[32]	November 11, 1889	Benjamin Harrison

Governors of the State of Washington

Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years,^[2] commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election.^[33] If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is unable to discharge their duties, the lieutenant governor assumes the office of governor. If both the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are unable to fulfill their duties, the secretary of state is next in line, and then the treasurer.^[34] There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve.^[35] The office of lieutenant governor is not elected on the same ticket as the governor.

Parties

  Democratic (11)
  Populist (1)
  Republican (12)
(above numbering includes one governor twice)^[g]

#	Governor			Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor		Terms[h]
1			Elisha Peyre Ferry August 9, 1825 – October 14, 1895 (Aged 70)	November 11, 1889	January 9, 1893	Republican		Charles E. Laughton	1
2			John McGraw October 4, 1850 – June 23, 1910 (Aged 59)	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Republican		F. H. Luce	1
3			John Rogers September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901 (Aged 63)	January 11, 1897	December 26, 1901	Populist		Thurston Daniels	​1 1⁄2[i][j]
						Democratic		Henry McBride
4			Henry McBride February 7, 1856- October 7, 1937 (Aged 81)	December 26, 1901	January 9, 1905	Republican	Vacant		​1⁄2[k]
5			Albert E. Mead December 14, 1861 – March 19, 1913 (Aged 51)	January 9, 1905	January 27, 1909	Republican		Charles E. Coon	1
6			Samuel G. Cosgrove April 10, 1847 – March 28, 1909 (Aged 61)	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Republican		Marion E. Hay	​1⁄2[j]
7			Marion E. Hay December 9, 1865 – November 21, 1933 (Aged 67)	March 28, 1909	January 11, 1913	Republican	Vacant		​1⁄2[k]
8			Ernest Lister June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919 (Aged 48)	January 11, 1913	February 13, 1919	Democratic		Louis Folwell Hart[l]	​1 1⁄2[m]
9			Louis Folwell Hart January 4, 1862 – December 4, 1929 (Aged 67)	February 13, 1919	January 12, 1925	Republican	Vacant		​1 1⁄2[n]
								William J. Coyle
10			Roland H. Hartley June 26, 1864 – September 21, 1952 (Aged 88)	January 12, 1925	January 9, 1933	Republican		W. Lon Johnson	2
								John Arthur Gellatly
11			Clarence D. Martin June 29, 1886 – August 11, 1955 (Aged 69)	January 9, 1933	January 13, 1941	Democratic		Victor A. Meyers	2
12			Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65)	January 13, 1941	January 8, 1945	Republican		Victor A. Meyers[o]	1
13			Monrad C. Wallgren April 17, 1891 – September 18, 1961 (Aged 70)	January 8, 1945	January 12, 1949	Democratic		Victor A. Meyers	1
14			Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65)	January 12, 1949	January 14, 1957	Republican		Victor A. Meyers[o]	2
								Emmett T. Anderson
15			Albert Rosellini January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011 (Aged 101)	January 14, 1957	January 11, 1965	Democratic		John A. Cherberg	2
16			Daniel J. Evans (1925-10-16) October 16, 1925 (age 93)	January 11, 1965	January 12, 1977	Republican		John A. Cherberg[o]	3
17			Dixy Lee Ray September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994 (Aged 79)	January 12, 1977	January 14, 1981	Democratic		John A. Cherberg	1
18			John Spellman December 29, 1926 – January 15, 2018 (Aged 91)	January 14, 1981	January 16, 1985	Republican		John A. Cherberg[o]	1
19			Booth Gardner August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013 (Aged 76)	January 16, 1985	January 13, 1993	Democratic		John A. Cherberg	2
								Joel Pritchard[l]
20			Mike Lowry March 8, 1939 – May 1, 2017 (Aged 78)	January 13, 1993	January 15, 1997	Democratic		Joel Pritchard[l]	1
21			Gary Locke (1950-01-21) January 21, 1950 (age 69)	January 15, 1997	January 12, 2005	Democratic		Brad Owen	2
22			Christine Gregoire (1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 72)	January 12, 2005	January 16, 2013	Democratic		Brad Owen	2
23			Jay Inslee (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 68)	January 16, 2013	Incumbent	Democratic		Brad Owen	2[p]
								Cyrus Habib

Other high offices held

Six of Washington's territorial governors and four of its state governors have served higher federal or confederate offices, or as governors of other states. Three represented Washington Territory as delegates to the U.S. House, and one additionally represented Idaho Territory in the same fashion, as well as serving as Governor of Idaho Territory. Two territorial governors represented eastern states, one as a representative from, and governor of, New Jersey, and one represented Virginia both in the United States and Confederate Houses. Three governors represented the state in the U.S. Senate, and two represented the state in the House. One governor has served in the United States Cabinet. Two of the territorial governors (marked with *) resigned their office to serve as territorial delegates.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Other offices held	Source
Isaac Stevens	1853–1857	Delegate from Washington Territory*	[38]
LaFayette McMullen	1857–1859	Representative and Confederate Representative from Virginia	[39]
William H. Wallace	1861–1861	Delegate from Washington Territory*, Delegate from Idaho Territory, Governor of Idaho Territory	[40]
Alvan Flanders	1869–1870	Delegate from Washington Territory	[41]
William A. Newell	1880–1884	Representative from New Jersey, Governor of New Jersey	[42]
Watson C. Squire	1884–1887	Senator from Washington	[43]
Monrad Wallgren	1945–1949	Senator and Representative from Washington	[44]
Daniel J. Evans	1965–1977	Senator from Washington	[45]
Mike Lowry	1993–1998	Representative from Washington	[46]
Gary Locke	1997–2005	Secretary of Commerce, Ambassador to China	[47]
Jay Inslee	2013–present	Representative from Washington

See also

• List of Washington state legislatures

Notes

1. 
   ^ Note that this statistic includes only states; the District of Columbia has been controlled by elected Democrats since 1975.
   


2. 
   ^ Due to the long distance between Washington D.C. and Washington Territory, and the slow speed of communications and travel of the day, weeks or months could go by between the appointment of a governor and the governor actually taking office. The actual dates governors took office are sometimes vague; the ones in this list are cited mostly with contemporary news coverage, but other resources and almanacs give slightly different dates.
   


3. 
   ^ Received a leave of absence in May 1860 to move his wife from Texas to Kentucky. He never returned to Washington Territory.^[16][17]
   


4. 
   ^ Appointed as governor, but did not take office as he was elected as a delegate from Washington Territory.^[19]
   


5. 
   ^ ^ab President Johnson removed Governor Pickering in November 1866. Governor Cole arrived on January 8, 1867 after being appointed governor. Governor Pickering would not relinquish power until the U.S. Senate approved of Governor Cole's nomination on the basis that President Johnson was being impeached. However, the state's legislature looked to Governor Cole as the real governor. The U.S. Senate eventually failed to ratify his nomination.^[22]
   


6. 
   ^ ^abc Was a resident of Washington Territory at the time of appointment. This could have cut down on the time between appointment and taking office.^[29]
   


7. 
   ^ The official numbering includes ten Democrats, 12 Republicans, and John Rogers, who served as both a Democrat and a Populist. Rogers' term is counted as both Populist and Democratic.
   


8. 
   ^ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
   


9. 
   ^ Rogers was elected as a Populist for his first term and a Democrat for his second.^[36]
   


10. 
    ^ ^ab Died in office.
    


11. 
    ^ ^ab As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
    


12. 
    ^ ^abc Represented the Republican Party.
    


13. 
    ^ Lister became ill during his second term, relinquished his office to the Lieutenant Governor, and died a few months later.^[37]
    


14. 
    ^ As lieutenant governor, Hart filled the unexpired term after Lister relinquished his office due to ill health.^[37]
    


15. 
    ^ ^abcd Represented the Democratic Party.
    


16. 
    ^ Inslee's second term expires in January 2021.
    

References

General

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Constitution

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Specific

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   ^ "2013 and 2014 Salary Schedule, Adopted May 22, 2013" (PDF). Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2014.
   


2. 
   ^ ^ab WA Const. art. III, § 2.
   


3. 
   ^ WA Const. art. III, § 8.
   


4. 
   ^ ^ab WA Const. art. III, § 5.
   


5. 
   ^ WA Const. art. III, § 12.
   


6. 
   ^ "What 2014 elections say about 2016 governor's race". SeattlePI. September 29, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
   


7. 
   ^ Brunner, Jim (August 11, 2012). "McKenna win would end drought for GOP in races for governor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
   


8. 
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9. 
   ^ "Washington Territory". Chronological History of Idaho. State of Idaho. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17.
   


10. 
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11. 
    ^ "Glorious News for Washington! Arrival of Governor Stevens" (PDF). Washington Pioneer. Olympia. December 3, 1853. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


12. 
    ^ "Letter from Gov. Stevens" (PDF). Pioneer and Democrat. Olympia. August 14, 1857. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


13. 
    ^ "Arrival of Governor McMullen" (PDF). Pioneer and Democrat. Olympia. September 11, 1857. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


14. 
    ^ Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1890). History of Washington, Idaho, and Montana: 1845–1889, Volume 31. Washington State Library. p. 209. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
    


15. 
    ^ "Sworn In" (PDF). Pioneer and Democrat. Olympia. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


16. 
    ^ ^ab McMullin and Walker p. 314
    


17. 
    ^ "Granted Leave of Absence" (PDF). Pioneer and Democrat. Olympia. May 18, 1860. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


18. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker p. 315
    


19. 
    ^ "Wallace, William". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
    


20. 
    ^ "Our New Governor" (PDF). Puget Sound Herald. June 12, 1862. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


21. 
    ^ ^abc "Gubernatorial War!" (PDF). Puget Sound Weekly. January 14, 1867. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


22. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker pp. 317–318
    


23. 
    ^ "Arrival of General Moore" (PDF). The Vancouver Register. August 31, 1867. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
    


24. 
    ^ "Flanders, Alvan". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
    


25. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker p. 320
    


26. 
    ^ ^ab McMullin and Walker p. 321
    


27. 
    ^ ^ab McMullin and Walker p. 322
    


28. 
    ^ ^ab "Governor Ferry's Retirement" (PDF). Puget Sound Mail. October 31, 1880. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
    


29. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker pp. 322–328.
    


30. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker p. 325
    


31. 
    ^ McMullin and Walker p. 326
    


32. 
    ^ Snowden, Clinton (1911). History of Washington: the rise and progress of an American state. New York: Century History Company. p. 153. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
    


33. 
    ^ WA Const. art. III, § 4
    


34. 
    ^ WA Const. art. III, § 10
    


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