1992 Washington gubernatorial election

none related races 1992 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1992 Washington gubernatorial election Washington presidential no 1988 Washington gubernatorial election 1988 1996 Washington gubernatorial election 1996 November 3, 1992 File:Michael E. Lowry.jpg 150x150px Mike Lowry Democratic Party (United States) 1,184,315 52.16% File:Ken Eikenberry.jpg Ken Eikenberry Republican Party (United States) 1,086,216 47.84% Governor 1992 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsLowry: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Eikenberry: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) Mike Lowry Democratic Party (United States) The 1992 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992. Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner chose not to run for a third term. This resulted in an open race for Governor of Washington in which Democrat Mike Lowry narrowly defeated Republican Ken Eikenberry. This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Washington. Primary election Candidates Democratic Mike Lowry, former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district and unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1988 Joseph E. King, speaker state representative Sally McQuown Richard "Onery Dick" Short Wayne Madsen Republican Ken Eikenberry, State Attorney General Sid Morrison, U.S. Representative for the 4th congressional district Dan McDonald, state senator Bob Tharp Results thumb|275px|Blanket primary results by county: #7996e2 Lowry #DFEEFF 20–30% #BDD3FF 30–40% #e27f7f Eikenberry #FFE0EA 20–30% #FFC8CD 30–40% #FF9A50 Morrison #FFDAC1 20–30% #FFCCA9 30–40% #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% #EE8E50 60–70% #D69850 70–80% #5FD35F King #C0F0C0 20–30% Blanket primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=70&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 1992 Primary 2024-08-12 Washington Secretary of StateOfficial Abstract for the 1992 Primary Election Governor Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington Mike Lowry Democratic Party (United States) 337,783 29.23% Ken Eikenberry Republican Party (United States) 258,553 22.37% Sid Morrison Republican Party (United States) 250,418 21.67% Dan McDonald Republican Party (United States) 144,050 12.47% Joseph E. King Democratic Party (United States) 96,480 8.35% Sally McQuown Democratic Party (United States) 31,175 2.70% Richard "Onery Dick" Short Democratic Party (United States) 8,470 0.73% Bob Tharp Republican Party (United States) 8,103 0.70% Wayne Madsen Democratic Party (United States) 7,860 0.68% Mike The Mover Independent 6,645 0.58% Kathleen Wheeler Socialist Workers Party (United States) 6,068 0.53% 1,155,605 100.00% General election Candidates Mike Lowry (D), former U.S. Representative for the 7th congressional district Ken Eikenberry (R), State Attorney General Debates Complete video of debate, October 27, 1992 - C-SPAN Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error MikeLowry (D) KenEikenberry (R) UndecidedTacoma News TribuneTacoma News TribuneOctober 1992––47%43%10% Endorsements Mike Lowry (D) Federal officials Sid Morrison, U.S. representative from Washington's 4th congressional district (Republican)https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921026&slug=1520766 '92'S Odd Governor's Race -- While Eikenberry Sounds Populist, Lowry's Wooing Rotary Clubbers 26 October 1992 Statewide officials Booth Gardner, incumbent governor of Washington Results 1992 Washington gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=3&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= https://web.archive.org/web/20240812222925/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=3&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2024-08-12 live Elections Search Results November 1992 General Governor Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 3, 1992 Secretary of State of Washington February 6, 2026 Washington Democratic Party Mike Lowry 1,184,315 52.16% -10.05% Washington Republican Party Ken Eikenberry 1,086,216 47.84% +10.05% 2,270,531 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) By county Ken Eikenberry is the last Republican to have carried Whatcom County in a gubernatorial election; this election is the only one since 1960 in which Whatcom County has backed the losing candidate. CountyMike LowryDemocraticKen EikenberryRepublicanMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Adams1,75038.40%2,80761.60%-1,057-23.20%4,557Asotin3,43645.99%4,03554.01%-599-8.02%7,471Benton21,87242.48%29,61457.52%-7,742-15.04%51,486Chelan8,66637.60%14,37962.40%-5,713-24.79%23,045Clallam12,04942.46%16,33057.54%-4,281-15.09%28,379Clark48,29246.40%55,78053.60%-7,488-7.20%104,072Columbia59931.33%1,31368.67%-714-37.34%1,912Cowlitz16,67748.97%17,38151.03%-704-2.07%34,058Douglas4,13937.89%6,78562.11%-2,646-24.22%10,924Ferry1,06242.13%1,45957.87%-397-15.75%2,521Franklin5,47445.60%6,53154.40%-1,057-8.80%12,005Garfield42632.67%87867.33%-452-34.66%1,304Grant7,99136.86%13,68863.14%-5,697-26.28%21,679Grays Harbor14,98655.41%12,06044.59%2,92610.82%27,046Island12,42945.81%14,70454.19%-2,275-8.38%27,133Jefferson7,04754.77%5,82045.23%1,2279.54%12,867King466,50660.44%305,32639.56%161,18020.88%771,832Kitsap42,56248.69%44,85251.31%-2,290-2.62%87,414Kittitas6,23251.04%5,97848.96%2542.08%12,210Klickitat2,88343.45%3,75256.55%86913.10%6,635Lewis7,93829.46%19,00370.54%-11,065-41.07%26,941Lincoln1,71734.76%3,22365.24%-1,506-30.49%4,940Mason9,54848.57%10,11151.43%-563-2.86%19,659Okanogan5,13939.99%7,71260.01%-2,573-20.02%12,851Pacific4,93353.70%4,25446.30%6797.39%9,187Pend Oreille1,91941.31%2,72658.69%-807-17.37%4,645Pierce120,96850.70%117,62349.30%3,3451.40%238,591San Juan3,75854.61%3,12345.39%6359.23%6,881Skagit18,78446.56%21,56053.44%-2,776-6.88%40,344Skamania1,65746.81%1,88353.19%-226-6.38%3,540Snohomish117,00052.42%106,19647.58%10,8044.84%223,196Spokane74,26244.33%93,26955.67%-19,007-11.35%167,531Stevens5,44737.15%9,21762.85%-3,770-25.71%14,664Thurston46,66655.75%37,03844.25%9,62811.50%83,704Wahkiakum77544.51%96655.49%-191-10.97%1,741Walla Walla8,33042.36%11,33357.64%-3,003-15.27%19,663Whatcom31,11349.49%31,75650.51%-643-1.02%62,869Whitman8,45948.78%8,88351.22%-424-2.44%17,342Yakima30,82448.40%32,86851.60%-2,044-3.21%63,692Totals1,184,31552.16%1,086,21647.84%98,0994.32%2,270,531 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Asotin Chelan Clallam Clark Douglas Ferry Garfield Grant Island Kitsap Klickitat Lincoln Mason Okanogan Pend Oreille Skagit Skamania Spokane Wahkiakum Walla Walla Whatcom Whitman right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0-2.5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0-2.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5-5% #ff8080 Republican — +5-7.5% #ff5555 Republican — +7.5-10% #ff2a2a Republican — +10-12.5% #ff0000 Republican — +12.5-15% #d40000 Republican — +>15% 275px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References 1992 Category:1992 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial