List of governors of Washington
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Governor of Washington | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Residence | Washington Governor's Mansion |
Term length | Four years |
Inaugural holder | Elisha P. Ferry |
Formation | November 11, 1889 |
Deputy | Brad Owen |
Salary | $166,891 (2010)[1] |
Website | www.governor.wa.gov |
The Governor of Washington is the leader of the Executive branch of the State of Washington's government. Jay Inslee is currently serving as governor.
Governor | Took office[a] | Left office | Appointed by | Notes | ||
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![]() | Isaac Stevens | December 3, 1853[2] | August 11, 1857[3] | Franklin Pierce | ||
![]() | LaFayette McMullen | September 10, 1857[4] | July 1858[5] | James Buchanan | ||
![]() | Richard D. Gholson | July 15, 1859[6] | February 14, 1861[7] | James Buchanan | [b] | |
![]() | William H. Wallace | Appointed April 9, 1861[9] | — | Abraham Lincoln | [c] | |
![]() | William Pickering | June 1862[11] | January 8, 1867[12] | Abraham Lincoln | [d] | |
![]() | George E. Cole | January 8, 1867[12] | March 4, 1867[12] | Andrew Johnson | [d] | |
![]() | Marshall F. Moore | August 26, 1867[14] | 1869 | Andrew Johnson | ||
![]() | Alvan Flanders | April 5, 1869[15] | March 14, 1870[16] | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
![]() | Edward Selig Salomon | Appointed March 4, 1870[17] | April 1872[17] | Ulysses S. Grant | ||
![]() | Elisha Peyre Ferry | Appointed April 26, 1872[18] | November 1, 1880[19] | Ulysses S. Grant | [e] | |
![]() | William Augustus Newell | November 1, 1880[19] | 1884 | Rutherford B. Hayes | ||
![]() | Watson Carvasso Squire | Appointed July 2, 1884[18] | April 1887[21] | Chester A. Arthur | [e] | |
![]() | Eugene Semple | Appointed April 9, 1887[22] | 1889 | Grover Cleveland | [e] | |
![]() | Miles Conway Moore | April 9, 1889[23] | November 11, 1889 | Benjamin Harrison |
Washington became a state on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years,.[24] It begins on the second Monday in the January after the election.[25]
Democratic (11) Populist (1) Republican (12)
(above numbering includes one governor twice)[f]
# | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Lt. Governor | Terms[g] | |||
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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 Rankin Rogers September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901 (Aged 63) | January 11, 1897 | December 26, 1901 | Populist | Thurston Daniels | 1 1⁄2[h][i] | ||
Democratic | Henry McBride | ||||||||
4 | ![]() | Henry McBride February 7, 1856- October 7, 1937 (Aged 81) | December 26, 1901 | January 9, 1905 | Republican | Vacant | 1⁄2[j] | ||
5 | ![]() | Albert Edward 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[i] | ||
7 | ![]() | Marion E. Hay December 9, 1865 – November 21, 1933 (Aged 67) | March 28, 1909 | January 11, 1913 | Republican | Vacant | 1⁄2[j] | ||
8 | ![]() | Ernest Lister June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919 (Aged 48) | January 11, 1913 | February 13, 1919 | Democratic | Louis Folwell Hart[k] | 1 1⁄2[l] | ||
9 | ![]() | Louis Folwell Hart January 4, 1862 – December 4, 1929 (Aged 67) | February 13, 1919 | January 12, 1925 | Republican | Vacant | 1 1⁄2[m] | ||
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[n] | 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[n] | 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 98) | January 11, 1965 | January 12, 1977 | Republican | John A. Cherberg[n] | 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[n] | 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[k] | |||||||||
20 | ![]() | Mike Lowry March 8, 1939 – May 1, 2017 (Aged 78) | January 13, 1993 | January 15, 1997 | Democratic | Joel Pritchard[k] | 1 | ||
21 | ![]() | Gary Locke (1950-01-21) January 21, 1950 (age 74) | January 15, 1997 | January 12, 2005 | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2 | ||
22 | ![]() | Christine Gregoire (1947-03-24) March 24, 1947 (age 77) | January 12, 2005 | January 16, 2013 | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2 | ||
23 | ![]() | Jay Inslee (1951-02-09) February 9, 1951 (age 73) | January 16, 2013 | Incumbent | Democratic | Brad Owen | 2[o] | ||
Cyrus Habib |