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Governor of Washington
Flag of the State of Washington
Incumbent Christine Gregoire since January 12, 2005
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Washington Governor's Mansion
Term length	4 years
Inaugural holder	Elisha P. Ferry
Formation	November 11, 1889 Constitution of Washington
Website	http://www.governor.wa.gov]

This is a list of governors of the U.S. state of Washington. Washington is one of only 11 states in which gubernatorial elections occur the same years as presidential elections. In most states, gubernatorial elections occur in even-numbered years that are not presidential election years (years like 2002 or 2006, which are even-numbered but not evenly divisble by 4). Presidential elections occur in every year that is evenly divisible by 4, like 2004 or 2008. Five states hold elections in odd numbered years, two states, New Hampshire and Vermont are the only states in which governors have two year terms. Elections in these states occur every even numbered year. There is no limit on the number of terms a governor may serve.

1 List of Washington Territory governors (1853-1889)
2 List of Washington State governors (1889-present)
- 2.1 Notes
3 Other high offices held
4 Living former governors
5 Further reading

List of Washington Territory governors (1853-1889)

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Isaac Stevens	1853	1857	Democratic
2	LaFayette McMullen	1857	1859	Democratic
3	Richard D. Gholson	1859	1861	Democratic
4	William H. Wallace	1861	1861	Republican
5	William Pickering	1862	1866	Republican
6	George E. Cole	1866	1867	Democratic
7	Marshall F. Moore	1867	1869	Republican
8	Alvan Flanders	1869	1870	Republican
9	Edward Selig Salomon	1870	1872	Republican
10	Elisha Peyre Ferry	1872	1880	Republican
11	William Augustus Newell	1880	1884	Republican
12	Watson Carvasso Squire	1884	1887	Republican
13	Eugene Semple	1887	1889	Democratic
14	Miles Conway Moore	1889	1889	Republican

List of Washington State governors (1889-present)

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1	Elisha Peyre Ferry	November 11, 1889	January 9, 1893	Republican
2	John McGraw	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Republican
3	John Rogers	January 11, 1897	December 26, 1901	Democratic	^[1]^[2]
3	John Rogers	January 11, 1897	December 26, 1901	Populist	^[1]^[2]
4	Henry McBride	December 26, 1901	January 9, 1905	Republican	^[3]
5	Albert E. Mead	January 9, 1905	January 27, 1909	Republican
6	Samuel G. Cosgrove	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Republican	^[2]
7	Marion E. Hay	March 28, 1909	January 11, 1913	Republican	^[3]
8	Ernest Lister	January 11, 1913	June 14, 1919	Democratic	^[2]
9	Louis Folwell Hart	June 14, 1919	January 12, 1925	Republican	^[4]
10	Roland H. Hartley	January 12, 1925	January 9, 1933	Republican
11	Clarence D. Martin	January 9, 1933	January 13, 1941	Democratic
12	Arthur B. Langlie	January 13, 1941	January 8, 1945	Republican
13	Monrad C. Wallgren	January 8, 1945	January 12, 1949	Democratic
14	Arthur B. Langlie	January 12, 1949	January 14, 1957	Republican
15	Albert D. Rosellini	January 14, 1957	January 11, 1965	Democratic
16	Daniel J. Evans	January 11, 1965	January 12, 1977	Republican
17	Dixy Lee Ray	January 12, 1977	January 14, 1981	Democratic
18	John D. Spellman	January 14, 1981	January 16, 1985	Republican
19	Booth Gardner	January 16, 1985	January 13, 1993	Democratic
20	Mike Lowry	January 13, 1993	January 15, 1997	Democratic
21	Gary Locke	January 15, 1997	January 12, 2005	Democratic
22	Christine Gregoire	January 12, 2005	Incumbent	Democratic

Notes

^ Was elected as a Democrat for his first term, and a Populist for his second.
^ ^a ^b ^c Died in office.
^ ^a ^b As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Washington except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress		Other offices held
Name	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
Arthur B. Langlie	January 13, 1941 – January 8, 1945			Mayor of Seattle
Monrad Wallgren	1945-1949		S
Daniel J. Evans	January 11, 1965 – January 12, 1977		S
Dixy Lee Ray	1977 – 1981			United States Atomic Energy Commission Chair
Booth Gardner	1985 – 1993			Chairman of the National Governors Association
Gary Locke	January 15, 1997 – January 12, 2005			United States Secretary of Commerce, King County Executive
Chris Gregoire	January 12, 2005			Attorney General of Washington

Living former governors

As of November 2008, six former governors were alive. The most recent former governor to die was Dixy Lee Ray (1977–1981), on January 2, 1994.

Name	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Albert D. Rosellini	1957–1965	January 21, 1910 (1910-01-21) (age 100)
Daniel J. Evans	1965–1977	October 16, 1925 (1925-10-16) (age 84)
John D. Spellman	1981–1985	December 29, 1926 (1926-12-29) (age 83)
Booth Gardner	1985–1993	August 21, 1936 (1936-08-21) (age 73)
Mike Lowry	1993–1997	March 8, 1939 (1939-03-08) (age 71)
Gary Locke	1997–2005	January 21, 1950 (1950-01-21) (age 60)

Meany, Edmond S (1915). Governors of Washington : territorial and state. University of Washington. Available online through the Washington State Library's Classics in Washington History collection Includes: Territorial governors: Isaac Ingalls Stevens -- Fayette McMullin -- Richard D. Gholson -- William H. Wallace -- William Pickering -- George E. Cole -- Marshall F. Moore -- Alvan Flanders -- Edward S. Salomon -- Elisha Peyre Ferry -- William Augustus Newell -- Watson Carvossa Squire -- Eugene Semple -- Miles Conway Moore. State governors: Elisha Peyre Ferry -- John Harte McGraw -- John Rankin Rogers -- Henry McBride -- Albert Edward Mead -- Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove -- Marion E. Hay -- Ernest Lister

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