1984 Washington gubernatorial election

none related races 1984 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1984 Washington gubernatorial election Washington presidential no 1980 Washington gubernatorial election 1980 1988 Washington gubernatorial election 1988 November 6, 1984 File:Booth Gardner.jpg 150x150px Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) 1,006,993 53.31% File:JohnDSpellman.jpg John Spellman Republican Party (United States) 881,994 46.69% Governor 1984 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsGardner: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Spellman: #e27f7f 50–60% John Spellman Republican Party (United States) Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) The 1984 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican John Spellman ran for re-election to a second term and was defeated by Democrat Booth Gardner despite Republican President Ronald Reagan carrying the state by 13 points in the concurrent presidential election. As of 2026, this is the last time that the Washington governor's office changed partisan control or that an incumbent governor of Washington was defeated. Primary election Candidates Republican John Spellman, incumbent governor of Washington Ted Parker Fix Democratic Booth Gardner, Pierce County Executive Jim McDermott, psychiatrist, state senator, candidate for governor in 1972, and nominee for governor 1980 John Jovanovich, state representative Third-party Mark A. Calney (Independent), author Bob LeRoy (Populist) Cheryll Y. Hidalgo (Socialist Workers) Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Gardner #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #E27F7F Spellman #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #51C2C2 McDermott #ACF2F2 30–40% Blanket primary resultshttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=80&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= Elections Search Results September 1984 Primary 2024-08-12 Washington Secretary of StateOfficial Abstract of the Results of the September 18, 1984 Washington State Primary Governor Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington 6–7 Booth Gardner Democratic Party (United States) 421,087 46.07% John Spellman (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 239,463 26.20% Jim McDermott Democratic Party (United States) 209,435 22.91% John Jovanovich Democratic Party (United States) 23,699 2.59% Ted Parker Fix Republican Party (United States) 11,193 1.23% Bob LeRoy Populist Party (United States, 1984) 3,601 0.39% Mark A. Calney Independent 2,851 0.31% Cheryll Y. Hidalgo Socialist Workers Party (United States) 2,672 0.29% 914,001 100.00% General election Candidates John Spellman (R), incumbent governor of Washington Booth Gardner (D), Pierce County Executive Results 1984 Washington gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=29&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=&p=&p2=&y= https://web.archive.org/web/20250823111607/https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?p=&p2=&y=&e=29&c=&c2=&t=440&t2= 2025-08-23 live Elections Search Results November 1984 General Governor Munro Ralph Ralph Munro November 6, 1984 Secretary of State of Washington February 7, 2026 Washington Democratic Party Booth Gardner 1,006,993 53.31% +9.99% Washington Republican Party John Spellman (incumbent) 881,994 46.69% -9.99% 1,888,987 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) By county Booth Gardner is the most recent Democrat to carry Lewis County and Stevens County in a gubernatorial election. Conversely, John Spellman is the last Republican to have won San Juan County. CountyJohn SpellmanRepublicanBooth GardnerDemocraticMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%Adams2,80957.57%2,07042.43%-739-15.15%4,879Asotin3,30846.32%3,83353.68%5257.35%7,141Benton26,23655.56%20,98244.44%-5,254-11.13%47,218Chelan11,96057.49%8,84342.51%-3,117-14.98%20,803Clallam11,82049.30%12,15650.70%3361.40%23,976Clark31,62940.67%46,14459.33%14,51518.66%77,773Columbia1,15755.31%93544.69%-222-10.61%2,092Cowlitz11,55338.10%18,77061.90%7,21723.80%30,323Douglas5,36154.93%4,39845.07%-963-9.87%9,759Ferry93543.92%1,19456.08%25912.17%2,129Franklin6,25052.04%5,76147.96%-489-4.07%12,011Garfield73651.79%68548.21%-51-3.59%1,421Grant10,23853.45%8,91746.55%-1,3216.90%19,155Grays Harbor7,76129.27%18,75270.73%10,99141.46%26,513Island11,66456.01%9,16043.99%-2,504-12.02%20,824Jefferson4,22446.28%4,90453.72%6807.45%9,128King306,60547.65%336,87852.35%30,2734.70%643,483Kitsap29,83544.33%37,46055.67%7,62511.33%67,295Kittitas4,50440.65%6,57759.35%2,07318.71%11,081Klickitat2,91043.39%3,79756.61%88713.22%6,707Lewis9,96941.92%13,81158.08%3,84216.16%23,780Lincoln2,88855.19%2,34544.81%-543-10.38%5,233Mason6,52841.20%9,31658.80%2,78817.60%15,844Okanogan6,80251.69%6,35748.31%-445-3.38%13,159Pacific2,95535.06%5,47364.94%2,51829.88%8,428Pend Oreille1,76643.45%2,29856.55%53213.09%4,064Pierce79,24641.26%112,79658.74%33,55017.47%192,042San Juan2,79951.52%2,63448.48%-165-3.04%5,433Skagit15,13045.05%18,45754.95%3,3279.91%33,587Skamania1,37641.57%1,93458.43%55816.86%3,310Snohomish75,82347.34%84,32852.66%8,5055.31%160,151Spokane76,50250.75%74,24449.25%-2,258-1.50%150,746Stevens6,42849.98%6,43350.02%50.04%12,861Thurston26,95043.15%35,50156.85%8,55113.69%62,451Wahkiakum61936.48%1,07863.52%45927.05%1,697Walla Walla11,10656.72%8,47343.28%-2,633-13.45%19,579Whatcom20,25539.89%30,52560.11%10,27020.22%50,780Whitman9,24655.17%7,51244.83%-1,734-10.35%16,758Yakima34,11152.18%31,26247.82%-2,849-4.36%65,373Totals881,99446.69%1,006,99353.31%124,9996.62%1,888,987 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Asotin Clallam Clark Cowlitz King Kitsap Kittitas Lewis Mason Pend Oreille Pierce Skagit Snohomish Stevens Thurston Whatcom right 275px Swing by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5-15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #77e3ff Democratic — +5-7.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5-5% 275px Trend relative to the state by county Legend #00a1c8 Democratic — +>15% #09ceff Democratic — +10-12.5% #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 #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold References 1984 Category:1984 United States gubernatorial elections Gubernatorial