1984 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1984 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Booth Gardner won the 1984 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Booth Gardner received 1,006,993 popular votes (53.31%). The main challenger was John Spellman (46.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Gardner and Spellman

Gardner +6.6 pts · won by 124,999 votes

Booth Gardner DemocraticWINNER53.31%

1,006,993 votes

John Spellman Republican46.69%

881,994 votes

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.