Washington State Democratic Party
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Political party in the United States
Democratic Party of the State of Washington | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary | Shasti Conrad |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | 615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104 |
| Ideology | Modern liberalism |
| National affiliation | Democratic Party |
| Colors | Blue |
| Washington State Senate | 29 / 49 |
| Washington House of Representatives | 58 / 98 |
| U.S. Senate Seats | 2 / 2 |
| U.S. House Seats | 8 / 10 |
| Statewide Executive Offices | 9 / 9 |
| Election symbol | |
| Website | |
| Official website | |
The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle.[1] It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.
Organization
[edit ]Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)
[edit ]- Chair: Shasti Conrad
- Vice-Chair: David Green
- Treasurer: David Kim
- Secretary: Rob Dolin
In addition, the State Central Committee has one representative from each of Washington's 10 Congressional Districts, six at-large members, and four DNC members. The final two members are a representative from the Young Democrats of Washington and the President of the Washington Federation of Democratic Women.[2]
County party organizations
[edit ]Each of Washington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.
Legislative district organizations
[edit ]Each of Washington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.
Other state organizations
[edit ]Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.
Current elected officials
[edit ]The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:
U.S. Senate
[edit ]Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:
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Junior U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell
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Senior U.S. Senator Patty Murray
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Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:
| District | Member | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Suzan DelBene | |
| 2nd | Rick Larsen | |
| 3rd | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | |
| 6th | Emily Randall | |
| 7th | Pramila Jayapal | |
| 8th | Kim Schrier | |
| 9th | Adam Smith | |
| 10th | Marilyn Strickland |
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Statewide officeholders
[edit ]Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.[a] [3]
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Legislative leadership
[edit ]- Senate majority leader: Jamie Pedersen (43rd LD - Seattle)[4]
- Senate president pro tempore: Steve Conway (29th LD - Tacoma)[5]
- Speaker of the House: Laurie Jinkins (27th LD Pos. 1 - Tacoma)
- Speaker pro tempore of the House: Chris Stearns (47th LD Pos. 2 - Auburn)
- House majority leader: Joe Fitzgibbon (34th LD Pos. 2 - Seattle)[6]
County Executives
[edit ]Mayors
[edit ]Election results
[edit ]Presidential
[edit ]| Election | Presidential Ticket | Votes | Vote % | Electoral votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Grover Cleveland/Adlai E. Stevenson | 29,802 | 33.88% | 0 / 4
|
Won |
| 1896 | William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall | 53,314 | 56.97% | 4 / 4
|
Lost |
| 1900 | William Jennings Bryan/Adlai E. Stevenson | 44,833 | 41.70% | 0 / 4
|
Lost |
| 1904 | Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis | 28,098 | 19.36% | 0 / 5
|
Lost |
| 1908 | William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern | 58,691 | 31.92% | 0 / 5
|
Lost |
| 1912 | Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall | 86,840 | 26.90% | 0 / 7
|
Won |
| 1916 | Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall | 183,388 | 48.13% | 7 / 7
|
Won |
| 1920 | James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt | 84,298 | 21.14% | 0 / 7
|
Lost |
| 1924 | John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan | 42,842 | 10.16% | 0 / 7
|
Lost |
| 1928 | Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson | 156,772 | 31.30% | 0 / 7
|
Lost |
| 1932 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner | 353,260 | 57.46% | 8 / 8
|
Won |
| 1936 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner | 459,579 | 66.38% | 8 / 8
|
Won |
| 1940 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace | 462,145 | 58.22% | 8 / 8
|
Won |
| 1944 | Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman | 486,774 | 56.84% | 8 / 8
|
Won |
| 1948 | Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley | 476,165 | 52.61% | 8 / 8
|
Won |
| 1952 | Adlai Stevenson/John Sparkman | 492,845 | 45.69% | 0 / 9
|
Lost |
| 1956 | Adlai Stevenson/Estes Kefauver | 523,002 | 45.44% | 0 / 9
|
Lost |
| 1960 | John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson | 599,298 | 48.27% | 0 / 9
|
Won |
| 1964 | Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey | 779,881 | 61.97% | 9 / 9
|
Won |
| 1968 | Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie | 616,037 | 47.23% | 9 / 9
|
Lost |
| 1972 | George McGovern/Sargent Shriver | 568,334 | 38.64% | 0 / 9
|
Lost |
| 1976 | Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale | 717,323 | 46.11% | 0 / 9
|
Won |
| 1980 | Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale | 650,193 | 37.32% | 0 / 9
|
Lost |
| 1984 | Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro | 807,352 | 42.86% | 0 / 10
|
Lost |
| 1988 | Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen | 933,516 | 50.05% | 10 / 10
|
Lost |
| 1992 | Bill Clinton/Al Gore | 993,037 | 43.41% | 11 / 11
|
Won |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton/Al Gore | 1,123,323 | 49.84% | 11 / 11
|
Won |
| 2000 | Al Gore/Joe Lieberman | 1,247,652 | 50.13% | 11 / 11
|
Lost |
| 2004 | John Kerry/John Edwards | 1,510,201 | 52.77% | 11 / 11
|
Lost |
| 2008 | Barack Obama/Joe Biden | 1,750,848 | 57.34% | 11 / 11
|
Won |
| 2012 | Barack Obama/Joe Biden | 1,755,396 | 55.80% | 12 / 12
|
Won |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 1,742,718 | 52.54% | 8 / 12
|
Lost |
| 2020 | Joe Biden/Kamala Harris | 2,369,612 | 57.97% | 12 / 12
|
Won |
| 2024 | Kamala Harris/Tim Walz | 2,245,849 | 57.23% | 12 / 12
|
Lost |
Senatorial
[edit ]| Election | Senatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | William W. Black | 91,733 | 26.57% | Lost Red XN |
| 1916 | George Turner | 135,339 | 37.06% | Lost Red XN |
| 1920 | George F. Cotterill | 68,488 | 17.80% | Lost Red XN |
| 1922 | Clarence Dill | 130,347 | 44.27% | Won Green tickY |
| 1926 | A. Scott Bullitt | 148,783 | 46.51% | Lost Red XN |
| 1928 | Clarence Dill | 261,524 | 53.42% | Won Green tickY |
| 1932 | Homer Bone | 365,939 | 60.61% | Won Green tickY |
| 1934 | Lewis Schwellenbach | 302,606 | 60.93% | Won Green tickY |
| 1938 | Homer Bone | 371,535 | 62.62% | Won Green tickY |
| 1940 | Monrad Wallgren | 404,718 | 54.16% | Won Green tickY |
| 1944 | Warren Magnuson | 452,013 | 55.13% | Won Green tickY |
| 1946 | Hugh Mitchell | 298,683 | 45.23% | Lost Red XN |
| 1950 | Warren Magnuson | 397,719 | 53.40% | Won Green tickY |
| 1952 | Henry M. Jackson | 595,288 | 56.23% | Won Green tickY |
| 1956 | Warren Magnuson | 685,565 | 61.09% | Won Green tickY |
| 1958 | Henry M. Jackson | 597,040 | 67.32% | Won Green tickY |
| 1962 | Warren Magnuson | 491,365 | 52.09% | Won Green tickY |
| 1964 | Henry M. Jackson | 875,950 | 72.21% | Won Green tickY |
| 1968 | Warren Magnuson | 796,183 | 64.41% | Won Green tickY |
| 1970 | Henry M. Jackson | 879,385 | 82.43% | Won Green tickY |
| 1974 | Warren Magnuson | 611,811 | 60.70% | Won Green tickY |
| 1976 | Henry M. Jackson | 1,071,219 | 71.84% | Won Green tickY |
| 1980 | Warren Magnuson | 792,052 | 45.83% | Lost Red XN |
| 1982 | Henry M. Jackson | 943,665 | 68.96% | Won Green tickY |
| 1983 (special) | Mike Lowry | 540,981 | 44.59% | Lost Red XN |
| 1986 | Brock Adams | 677,471 | 50.66% | Won Green tickY |
| 1988 | Mike Lowry | 904,183 | 48.91% | Lost Red XN |
| 1992 | Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 53.99% | Won Green tickY |
| 1994 | Ron Sims | 752,352 | 44.25% | Lost Red XN |
| 1998 | Patty Murray | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | Won Green tickY |
| 2000 | Maria Cantwell | 1,199,437 | 48.73% | Won Green tickY |
| 2004 | Patty Murray | 1,549,708 | 54.98% | Won Green tickY |
| 2006 | Maria Cantwell | 1,184,659 | 56.81% | Won Green tickY |
| 2010 | Patty Murray | 1,314,930 | 52.36% | Won Green tickY |
| 2012 | Maria Cantwell | 1,855,493 | 60.45% | Won Green tickY |
| 2016 | Patty Murray | 1,913,979 | 58.83% | Won Green tickY |
| 2018 | Maria Cantwell | 1,803,364 | 58.43% | Won Green tickY |
| 2022 | Patty Murray | 1,741,827 | 57.15% | Won Green tickY |
| 2024 | Maria Cantwell | 2,252,577 | 59.09% | Won Green tickY |
Gubernatorial
[edit ]| Election | Gubernatorial candidate | Votes | Vote % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1889 | Eugene Semple | 24,732 | 42.32% | Lost Red XN |
| 1892 | Henry J. Snively | 28,960 | 32.20% | Lost Red XN |
| 1896 | John Rankin Rogers | 50,849 | 55.55% | Won Green tickY |
| 1900 | John Rankin Rogers | 52,048 | 48.86% | Won Green tickY |
| 1904 | George Turner | 59,119 | 40.87% | Lost Red XN |
| 1908 | John Pattison | 58,126 | 33.00% | Lost Red XN |
| 1912 | Ernest Lister | 97,251 | 30.55% | Won Green tickY |
| 1916 | Ernest Lister | 181,645 | 48.10% | Won Green tickY |
| 1920 | William Wilson Black | 66,079 | 16.39% | Lost Red XN |
| 1924 | Ben F. Hill | 126,447 | 32.40% | Lost Red XN |
| 1928 | A. Scott Bullitt | 214,334 | 42.73% | Lost Red XN |
| 1932 | Clarence D. Martin | 352,215 | 57.29% | Won Green tickY |
| 1936 | Clarence D. Martin | 466,550 | 69.36% | Won Green tickY |
| 1940 | Clarence Dill | 386,706 | 49.49% | Lost Red XN |
| 1944 | Monrad Wallgren | 428,834 | 51.51% | Won Green tickY |
| 1948 | Monrad Wallgren | 417,035 | 47.22% | Lost Red XN |
| 1952 | Hugh Mitchell | 510,675 | 47.35% | Lost Red XN |
| 1956 | Albert Rosellini | 616,773 | 54.63% | Won Green tickY |
| 1960 | Albert Rosellini | 611,987 | 50.34% | Won Green tickY |
| 1964 | Albert Rosellini | 548,692 | 43.89% | Lost Red XN |
| 1968 | John J. O'Connell | 560,262 | 44.28% | Lost Red XN |
| 1972 | Albert Rosellini | 630,613 | 42.82% | Lost Red XN |
| 1976 | Dixy Lee Ray | 821,797 | 53.14% | Won Green tickY |
| 1980 | Jim McDermott | 749,813 | 43.32% | Lost Red XN |
| 1984 | Booth Gardner | 1,006,993 | 53.31% | Won Green tickY |
| 1988 | Booth Gardner | 1,166,448 | 62.21% | Won Green tickY |
| 1992 | Mike Lowry | 1,184,315 | 52.16% | Won Green tickY |
| 1996 | Gary Locke | 1,296,492 | 57.96% | Won Green tickY |
| 2000 | Gary Locke | 1,441,973 | 58.38% | Won Green tickY |
| 2004 | Christine Gregoire | 1,373,361 | 48.87% | Won Green tickY |
| 2008 | Christine Gregoire | 1,598,738 | 53.24% | Won Green tickY |
| 2012 | Jay Inslee | 1,582,802 | 51.40% | Won Green tickY |
| 2016 | Jay Inslee | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | Won Green tickY |
| 2020 | Jay Inslee | 2,294,243 | 56.56% | Won Green tickY |
| 2024 | Bob Ferguson | 2,143,368 | 55.51% | Won Green tickY |
See also
[edit ]Notes
[edit ]- ^ The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Contact Us." Washington State Democratic Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
- ^ "Executive Committee". Washington State Democratic Party. Retrieved 2024年12月04日.
- ^ "Elected Officials". wa-democrats.org. 13 June 2014.
- ^ Laurel Demkovich; Jerry Cornfield (2024年11月11日). "Seattle senator Pedersen to become new WA Senate majority leader". Washington State Standard. Retrieved 2024年12月04日.
- ^ Demkovich, Laurel (2024年11月21日). "WA Senate Democrats choose new committee chairs ahead of 2025 session". Washington State Standard. Retrieved 2024年12月04日.
- ^ Cornfield, Jerry (2024年11月27日). "In WA state Legislature, Democrats and Republicans are sticking with their leaders". Washington State Standard. Retrieved 2024年12月04日.
- ^ "News Flash". www.piercecountywa.gov. Retrieved 2024年12月04日.