List of Governors of Washington

This is a list of governors of the U.S. state of Washington.

[edit] List of Washington Territory governors (1853-1889)

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Isaac I. 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

#	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

^ 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.

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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