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.
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County results Lowry: 50–60% 60–70% Eikenberry: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Lowry | 337,783 | 29.23% | |
Republican | Ken Eikenberry | 258,553 | 22.37% | |
Republican | Sid Morrison | 250,418 | 21.67% | |
Republican | Dan McDonald | 144,050 | 12.47% | |
Democratic | Joseph E. King | 96,480 | 8.35% | |
Democratic | Sally McQuown | 31,175 | 2.70% | |
Democratic | Richard "Onery Dick" Short | 8,470 | 0.73% | |
Total votes | 1,126,929 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mike Lowry (D) |
Ken Eikenberry (R) |
Undecided |
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Tacoma News Tribune | October 1992 | – | – | 47% | 43% | 10% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Democratic | Mike Lowry | 1,184,315 | 52.16 | ||
Republican | Ken Eikenberry | 1,086,216 | 47.84 | ||
Total votes | 2,270,531 | 100.00 | |||
Democratic hold |