1984 Washington gubernatorial election

1984 Washington gubernatorial election

November 6, 1984
 
Nominee Booth Gardner John Spellman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,006,993 881,994
Percentage 53.31% 46.69%

County results
Gardner:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Spellman:      50–60%

Governor before election

John Spellman
Republican

Elected Governor

Booth Gardner
Democratic

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 despite Republican President Ronald Reagan carrying the state by 13 points in the concurrent 1984 Election. 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.