The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide.
As of 2022[update], this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living. This is the last time a Democratic nominee for governor outperformed the Democratic nominee for president in Washington.
This would also be the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was in double digits and in which any counties in Eastern Washington voted for a Democrat until Jay Inslee's 2020 landslide victory. This is the last and the most recent Washington gubernatorial election in which the winning candidate carried a majority of Washington's counties.
^"Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^"Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
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2000, washington, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 2000, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 2000, incumbent, democratic, governor, gary, locke, defeated, republican, candidate, john, carlson, second, term, landslide, 1996, novemb. For related races see 2000 United States gubernatorial elections The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7 2000 Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide 2000 Washington gubernatorial election 1996 November 7 2000 2004 Nominee Gary Locke John Carlson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1 441 973 980 060 Percentage 58 38 39 68 County results Locke 40 50 50 60 60 70 Carlson 40 50 50 60 Governor before election Gary Locke Democratic Elected Governor Gary Locke Democratic As of 2022 update this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living This is the last time a Democratic nominee for governor outperformed the Democratic nominee for president in Washington This would also be the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was in double digits and in which any counties in Eastern Washington voted for a Democrat until Jay Inslee s 2020 landslide victory This is the last and the most recent Washington gubernatorial election in which the winning candidate carried a majority of Washington s counties Contents 1 Primary election 1 1 Candidates 1 1 1 Democratic 1 1 2 Republican 1 1 3 Libertarian 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Debates 2 3 Results 2 3 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 2 3 2 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican 3 ReferencesPrimary election editCandidates edit Democratic edit Gary Locke incumbent Governor of Washington Meta Heller Republican edit John Carlson talk radio host on KVI AM Harold Hochstatter state senator Libertarian edit Steve W LePage Results edit 2000 Washington gubernatorial jungle primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gary Locke 701 929 54 32 Republican John Carlson 446 142 34 52 Republican Harold Hochstatter 93 467 7 23 Democratic Meta Heller 28 578 2 21 Libertarian Steve W LePage 22 186 1 72 Total votes 1 292 302 100 00 General election editCandidates edit Gary Locke D incumbent Governor of Washington John Carlson R talk radio host on KVI AM Debates edit Complete video of debate September 28 2000 C SPAN Complete video of debate October 11 2000 C SPAN Complete video of debate October 23 2000 C SPAN Results edit Governor of Washington election 2000 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Gary Locke incumbent 1 441 973 58 38 Republican John Carlson 980 060 39 68 Libertarian Steve LePage 47 819 1 94 Total votes 2 469 852 100 00 Democratic hold Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Clallam largest city Port Angeles Pend Oreille Largest city Newport Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit Kittias Largest city Ellensburg References edit Election Search Results Elections amp Voting WA Secretary of State www sos wa gov Retrieved March 15 2021 Election Search Results Elections amp Voting WA Secretary of State Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 Washington gubernatorial election amp oldid 1199111087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
