The 1984 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1984. Incumbent Republican John Spellman ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democrat Booth Gardner. This is the last time that the Washington Governor's office changed partisan control or that an incumbent Governor of Washington lost a general election.
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County results Gardner: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Spellman: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Booth Gardner | 421,087 | 46.07% | |
Republican | John Spellman (incumbent) | 239,463 | 26.20% | |
Democratic | Jim McDermott | 209,435 | 22.91% | |
Democratic | John Jovanovich | 23,699 | 2.59% | |
Republican | Ted Parker Fix | 11,193 | 1.23% | |
Populist | Bob LeRoy | 3,601 | 0.39% | |
Independent | Mark A. Calney | 2,851 | 0.31% | |
Socialist Workers | Cheryll Y. Hidalgo | 2,672 | 0.29% | |
Total votes | 914,001 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Booth Gardner | 1,006,993 | 53.31 | ||
Republican | John Spellman (incumbent) | 881,994 | 46.69 | ||
Total votes | 1,888,987 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican |