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2000 Washington Gubernatorial Election

Washington · 2 candidates · See every 2000 Governor race

Who won the 2000 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Gary Locke won the 2000 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Gary Locke received 1,441,973 popular votes (58.38%). The main challenger was John Carlson (39.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Locke and Carlson

Locke +18.7 pts · won by 461,913 votes
Gary LockeDemocraticWINNER58.38%
1,441,973 votes
John CarlsonRepublican39.68%
980,060 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.9% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.