Washington State Democratic Party

{{Infobox political party

| name = Democratic Party of the State of Washington

| logo = Washington State Democratic Party logo.svg

| general_secretary = Shasti Conrad

| foundation = 1890

| colors = Blue

| headquarters = 615 2nd Ave., Suite 580
Seattle, WA 98104

| ideology = Modern liberalism

| national = Democratic Party

| seats1_title = Washington State Senate

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|30|49|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}}

| seats2_title = Washington House of Representatives

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|59|98|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}}

| seats3_title = U.S. Senate Seats

| seats3 = {{Composition bar|2|2|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}}

| seats4_title = U.S. House Seats

| seats4 = {{Composition bar|8|10|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}}

| website = {{Official website|https://wadems.org/}}

| state = Washington

| country = the United States

| colorcode = {{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}

| country_dab1 = Politics of Washington (state)

| seats5 = {{Composition bar|9|9|hex={{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}}}

| seats5_title = Statewide Executive Offices

| symbol = 100px

}}

The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle."[http://www.wa-democrats.org/index.php?page=contact Contact Us]." Washington State Democratic Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010. It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.

Organization

=Washington State Democratic Central Committee (WSDCC)=

Chair: Shasti Conrad

Vice-Chair: David Green
Treasurer: David Kim
Secretary: Rob Dolin

In addition, the State Central Committee has one representative from each of Washington's 10 Congressional Districts, six at-large members, and four DNC members. The final two members are a representative from the Young Democrats of Washington and the President of the Washington Federation of Democratic Women.{{Cite web |title=Executive Committee |url=https://wadems.org/about/board/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Washington State Democratic Party |language=en-US}}

=County party organizations=

Each of Washington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

=Legislative district organizations=

Each of Washington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.

=Other state organizations=

Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.

Current elected officials

The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:

=[[U.S. Senate]]=

Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:

File:Maria Cantwell (cropped).jpg|Junior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Cantwell|first=Maria}}

File:Patty Murray, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg|Senior U.S. Senator {{Sortname|last=Murray|first=Patty}}

=[[U.S. House of Representatives]]=

Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:

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|+ Washington Democrats in House of Representatives

scope="col"| District

!scope="col"| Member

!scope="col" class="unsortable"| Photo

scope="row"| 1st

|{{Sortname|first=Suzan|last=DelBene}}

|File:Suzan DelBene, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 2nd

|{{Sortname|first=Rick|last=Larsen}}

|File:Rick Larsen 116th Congress official photo (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 3rd

|{{Sortname|first=Marie|last=Gluesenkamp Perez}}

|File:Rep._Marie_Gluesenkamp_Perez_-_118th_Congress (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 6th

|{{Sortname|first=Emily|last=Randall}}

|File:Randall Emily 119th Congress (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 7th

|{{Sortname|first=Pramila|last=Jayapal}}

|File:Pramila Jayapal, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 8th

|{{Sortname|first=Kim|last=Schrier}}

|File:Kim Schrier, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 9th

|{{Sortname|first=Adam|last=Smith|dab=Washington politician}}

|File:Adam Smith official photo (cropped).jpg

scope="row"| 10th

|{{Sortname|first=Marilyn|last=Strickland}}

|File:Marilyn Strickland 117th U.S Congress (cropped).jpg

=Statewide officeholders=

Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.{{efn|The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.}}{{cite web|url=http://www.wa-democrats.org/content/statewide-officials|title=Elected Officials|date=13 June 2014|website=wa-democrats.org}}

File:Bob Ferguson at his 2023 Shrimp Feed 02 (cropped).jpg|Governor {{Sortname|last=Ferguson|first=Bob|dab=politician}}

File:Steve Hobbs.jpg|Secretary of State {{Sortname|last=Hobbs|first=Steve|dab=Washington politician}}

File:Washington State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti.jpg|Treasurer {{Sortname|last=Pellicciotti|first=Mike}}

File:Pat McCarthy (19280364431).jpg|Auditor {{Sortname|last=McCarthy|first=Pat|dab=politician}}

Nicholas W. Brown, U.S. Attorney official (cropped).jpg|Attorney General {{Sortname|last=W. Brown|first=Nicholas|dab=lawyer}}

File:Dave Upthegrove (18653999254).jpg|Commissioner of Public Lands {{Sortname|last=Upthegrove|first=Dave}}

3x4.svg|Insurance Commissioner {{Sortname|last=Kuderer|first=Patty}}

File:Chris Reykdal at Comcast Leaders & Achievers Scholarship Reception 2017 (cropped).jpg|Superintendent of Public Instruction {{Sortname|last=Reykdal|first=Chris}}

=Legislative leadership=

Senate majority leader: Jamie Pedersen (43rd LD - Seattle){{Cite web |author=Laurel Demkovich |author2=Jerry Cornfield |date=2024-11-11 |title=Seattle senator Pedersen to become new WA Senate majority leader |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/11/11/seattle-senator-pedersen-to-become-new-wa-senate-majority-leader/ |access-date=2024-12-04|language=en-US}}
Senate president pro tempore: Steve Conway (29th LD - Tacoma){{Cite news |last=Demkovich |first=Laurel |date=2024-11-21 |title=WA Senate Democrats choose new committee chairs ahead of 2025 session |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/wa-senate-democrats-name-new-committee-chairs-ahead-of-2025-session/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |language=en-US}}
Speaker of the House: Laurie Jinkins (27th LD Pos. 1 - Tacoma)
Speaker pro tempore of the House: Chris Stearns (47th LD Pos. 2 - Auburn)
House majority leader: Joe Fitzgibbon (34th LD Pos. 2 - Seattle){{Cite news |last=Cornfield |first=Jerry |date=2024-11-27 |title=In WA state Legislature, Democrats and Republicans are sticking with their leaders |newspaper=Washington State Standard |url=https://washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/in-wa-state-legislature-democrats-and-republicans-are-sticking-with-their-leaders/ |access-date=2024-12-04 |language=en-US}}

= County Executives =

King County: Dow Constantine
Pierce County: Ryan Mello{{Cite web |title=News Flash |url=https://www.piercecountywa.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=6634 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=www.piercecountywa.gov |language=en}}
Snohomish County: Dave Somers

=Mayors=

Election results

= Presidential =

class="wikitable"

|+Washington Democratic Party presidential election results

!Election

!Presidential Ticket

!Votes

!Vote %

!Electoral votes

!Result

1892

|Grover Cleveland/Adlai E. Stevenson

|29,802

|33.88%

|{{Composition bar|0|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1896

|William Jennings Bryan/Arthur Sewall

|53,314

|56.97%

|{{Composition bar|4|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1900

|William Jennings Bryan/Adlai E. Stevenson

|44,833

|41.70%

|{{Composition bar|0|4|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1904

|Alton B. Parker/Henry G. Davis

|28,098

|19.36%

|{{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1908

|William Jennings Bryan/John W. Kern

|58,691

|31.92%

|{{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1912

|Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall

|86,840

|26.90%

|{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1916

|Woodrow Wilson/Thomas R. Marshall

|183,388

|48.13%

|{{Composition bar|7|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1920

|James M. Cox/Franklin D. Roosevelt

|84,298

|21.14%

|{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1924

|John W. Davis/Charles W. Bryan

|42,842

|10.16%

|{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1928

|Al Smith/Joseph T. Robinson

|156,772

|31.30%

|{{Composition bar|0|7|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1932

|Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner

|353,260

|57.46%

|{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1936

|Franklin D. Roosevelt/John N. Garner

|459,579

|66.38%

|{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1940

|Franklin D. Roosevelt/Henry A. Wallace

|462,145

|58.22%

|{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1944

|Franklin D. Roosevelt/Harry S. Truman

|486,774

|56.84%

|{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1948

|Harry S. Truman/Alben W. Barkley

|476,165

|52.61%

|{{Composition bar|8|8|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1952

|Adlai Stevenson/John Sparkman

|492,845

|45.69%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1956

|Adlai Stevenson/Estes Kefauver

|523,002

|45.44%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1960

|John F. Kennedy/Lyndon B. Johnson

|599,298

|48.27%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1964

|Lyndon B. Johnson/Hubert Humphrey

|779,881

|61.97%

|{{Composition bar|9|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1968

|Hubert Humphrey/Edmund Muskie

|616,037

|47.23%

|{{Composition bar|9|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1972

|George McGovern/Sargent Shriver

|568,334

|38.64%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1976

|Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale

|717,323

|46.11%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1980

|Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale

|650,193

|37.32%

|{{Composition bar|0|9|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1984

|Walter Mondale/Geraldine Ferraro

|807,352

|42.86%

|{{Composition bar|0|10|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1988

|Michael Dukakis/Lloyd Bentsen

|933,516

|50.05%

|{{Composition bar|10|10|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

1992

|Bill Clinton/Al Gore

|993,037

|43.41%

|{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

1996

|Bill Clinton/Al Gore

|1,123,323

|49.84%

|{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

2000

|Al Gore/Joe Lieberman

|1,247,652

|50.13%

|{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

2004

|John Kerry/John Edwards

|1,510,201

|52.77%

|{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

2008

|Barack Obama/Joe Biden

|1,750,848

|57.34%

|{{Composition bar|11|11|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

2012

|Barack Obama/Joe Biden

|1,755,396

|55.80%

|{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

2016

|Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine

|1,742,718

|52.54%

|{{Composition bar|8|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

2020

|Joe Biden/Kamala Harris

|2,369,612

|57.97%

|{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Won}}

2024

|Kamala Harris/Tim Walz

|2,245,849

|57.23%

|{{Composition bar|12|12|{{party color|Democratic Party (US)}}}}

|{{Lost}}

= Senatorial =

class="wikitable"

|+Washington Democratic Party senatorial election results

!Election

!Senatorial candidate

!Votes

!Vote %

!Result

1914

|William W. Black

|91,733

|26.57%

|Lost {{N}}

1916

|135,339

|37.06%

|Lost {{N}}

1920

|George F. Cotterill

|68,488

|17.80%

|Lost {{N}}

1922

|130,347

|44.27%

|Won {{Y}}

1926

|A. Scott Bullitt

|148,783

|46.51%

|Lost {{N}}

1928

|261,524

|53.42%

|Won {{Y}}

1932

|365,939

|60.61%

|Won {{Y}}

1934

|Lewis Schwellenbach

|302,606

|60.93%

|Won {{Y}}

1938

|371,535

|62.62%

|Won {{Y}}

1940

|Monrad Wallgren

|404,718

|54.16%

|Won {{Y}}

1944

|Warren Magnuson

|452,013

|55.13%

|Won {{Y}}

1946

|298,683

|45.23%

|Lost {{N}}

1950

|Warren Magnuson

|397,719

|53.40%

|Won {{Y}}

1952

|Henry M. Jackson

|595,288

|56.23%

|Won {{Y}}

1956

|Warren Magnuson

|685,565

|61.09%

|Won {{Y}}

1958

|Henry M. Jackson

|597,040

|67.32%

|Won {{Y}}

1962

|Warren Magnuson

|491,365

|52.09%

|Won {{Y}}

1964

|Henry M. Jackson

|875,950

|72.21%

|Won {{Y}}

1968

|Warren Magnuson

|796,183

|64.41%

|Won {{Y}}

1970

|Henry M. Jackson

|879,385

|82.43%

|Won {{Y}}

1974

|Warren Magnuson

|611,811

|60.70%

|Won {{Y}}

1976

|Henry M. Jackson

|1,071,219

|71.84%

|Won {{Y}}

1980

|Warren Magnuson

|792,052

|45.83%

|Lost {{N}}

1982

|Henry M. Jackson

|943,665

|68.96%

|Won {{Y}}

1983 (special)

|540,981

|44.59%

|Lost {{N}}

1986

|677,471

|50.66%

|Won {{Y}}

1988

|904,183

|48.91%

|Lost {{N}}

1992

|1,197,973

|53.99%

|Won {{Y}}

1994

|752,352

|44.25%

|Lost {{N}}

1998

|1,103,184

|58.41%

|Won {{Y}}

2000

|Maria Cantwell

|1,199,437

|48.73%

|Won {{Y}}

2004

|1,549,708

|54.98%

|Won {{Y}}

2006

|Maria Cantwell

|1,184,659

|56.81%

|Won {{Y}}

2010

|1,314,930

|52.36%

|Won {{Y}}

2012

|Maria Cantwell

|1,855,493

|60.45%

|Won {{Y}}

2016

|1,913,979

|58.83%

|Won {{Y}}

2018

|Maria Cantwell

|1,803,364

|58.43%

|Won {{Y}}

2022

|1,741,827

|57.15%

|Won {{Y}}

2024

|Maria Cantwell

|2,252,577

|59.09%

|Won {{Y}}

= Gubernatorial =

class="wikitable"

|+Washington Democratic Party gubernatorial election results

!Election

!Gubernatorial candidate

!Votes

!Vote %

!Result

1889

|24,732

|42.32%

|Lost {{N}}

1892

|Henry J. Snively

|28,960

|32.20%

|Lost {{N}}

1896

|John Rankin Rogers

|50,849

|55.55%

|Won {{Y}}

1900

|John Rankin Rogers

|52,048

|48.86%

|Won {{Y}}

1904

|59,119

|40.87%

|Lost {{N}}

1908

|John Pattison

|58,126

|33.00%

|Lost {{N}}

1912

|97,251

|30.55%

|Won {{Y}}

1916

|181,645

|48.10%

|Won {{Y}}

1920

|William Wilson Black

|66,079

|16.39%

|Lost {{N}}

1924

|Ben F. Hill

|126,447

|32.40%

|Lost {{N}}

1928

|A. Scott Bullitt

|214,334

|42.73%

|Lost {{N}}

1932

|Clarence D. Martin

|352,215

|57.29%

|Won {{Y}}

1936

|Clarence D. Martin

|466,550

|69.36%

|Won {{Y}}

1940

|386,706

|49.49%

|Lost {{N}}

1944

|Monrad Wallgren

|428,834

|51.51%

|Won {{Y}}

1948

|Monrad Wallgren

|417,035

|47.22%

|Lost {{N}}

1952

|510,675

|47.35%

|Lost {{N}}

1956

|Albert Rosellini

|616,773

|54.63%

|Won {{Y}}

1960

|Albert Rosellini

|611,987

|50.34%

|Won {{Y}}

1964

|Albert Rosellini

|548,692

|43.89%

|Lost {{N}}

1968

|John J. O'Connell

|560,262

|44.28%

|Lost {{N}}

1972

|Albert Rosellini

|630,613

|42.82%

|Lost {{N}}

1976

|821,797

|53.14%

|Won {{Y}}

1980

|749,813

|43.32%

|Lost {{N}}

1984

|1,006,993

|53.31%

|Won {{Y}}

1988

|1,166,448

|62.21%

|Won {{Y}}

1992

|1,184,315

|52.16%

|Won {{Y}}

1996

|1,296,492

|57.96%

|Won {{Y}}

2000

|1,441,973

|58.38%

|Won {{Y}}

2004

|Christine Gregoire

|1,373,361

|48.87%

|Won {{Y}}

2008

|Christine Gregoire

|1,598,738

|53.24%

|Won {{Y}}

2012

|1,582,802

|51.40%

|Won {{Y}}

2016

|1,760,520

|54.25%

|Won {{Y}}

2020

|2,294,243

|56.56%

|Won {{Y}}

2024

|2,143,368

|55.51%

|Won {{Y}}

See also

{{Portal|United States}}

Washington State Republican Party

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

[http://www.wa-democrats.org/ Washington State Democratic Party]
[http://www.wa-democrats.org/sites/wademocrats/files/user_files/PDFs/Platform/00%20-%20Full%20Platform.pdf 2012 Washington State Democratic Party Platform]

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