2016 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2016 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Jay Inslee won the 2016 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Jay Inslee received 1,760,520 popular votes (54.25%). The main challenger was Bill Bryant (45.49%).

See the full head-to-head between Inslee and Bryant

Inslee +8.8 pts · won by 284,174 votes

Jay Inslee DemocraticWINNER54.25%

1,760,520 votes

Bill Bryant Republican45.49%

1,476,346 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.