1992 Washington gubernatorial election
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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.
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Blanket primary edit
Candidates edit
Democratic edit
- Mike Lowry, former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1988
- Joseph E. King, speaker state representative
- Sally McQuown
- Richard "Onery Dick" Short
Republican edit
- Ken Eikenberry, State Attorney General
- Sid Morrison, U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district
- Dan McDonald, state senator
Results edit
| 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 edit
Candidates edit
- Mike Lowry (D), former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district
- Ken Eikenberry (R), State Attorney General
Debates edit
- Complete video of debate, October 27, 1992 - C-SPAN
Polling edit
| 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 edit
Mike Lowry (D)
- Federal officials
- Sid Morrison, U.S. Representative from Washington's 4th congressional district (Republican)[1]
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| 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 edit
- ^ "'92'S Odd Governor's Race -- While Eikenberry Sounds Populist, Lowry's Wooing Rotary Clubbers". October 26, 1992.
- ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
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