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1992 Washington gubernatorial election

1992 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee Mike Lowry Ken Eikenberry
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,184,315 1,086,216
Percentage 52.2% 47.8%

County results
Lowry:      50–60%      60–70%
Eikenberry:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election

Booth Gardner
Democratic

Elected Governor

Mike Lowry
Democratic

The 1992 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner chose not to run for a third term. This resulted in an open race for Governor of Washington in which Democrat Mike Lowry narrowly defeated Republican Ken Eikenberry. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Washington.

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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Blanket primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Lowry 337,783 29.23%
Republican Ken Eikenberry 258,553 22.37%
Republican Sid Morrison 250,418 21.67%
Republican Dan McDonald 144,050 12.47%
Democratic Joseph E. King 96,480 8.35%
Democratic Sally McQuown 31,175 2.70%
Democratic Richard "Onery Dick" Short 8,470 0.73%
Total votes 1,126,929 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Debates

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Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size
Margin
of error
Mike
Lowry (D)
Ken
Eikenberry (R)
Undecided
Tacoma News Tribune October 1992 47% 43% 10%

Endorsements

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Mike Lowry (D)

Results

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1992 Washington gubernatorial election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Lowry 1,184,315 52.16
Republican Ken Eikenberry 1,086,216 47.84
Total votes 2,270,531 100.00
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ "'92'S Odd Governor's Race -- While Eikenberry Sounds Populist, Lowry's Wooing Rotary Clubbers". October 26, 1992.
  2. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2018.


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