Washington State Republican Party
Washington State Republican Party | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson | Jim Walsh |
| Vice Chair | Michelle Belkot |
| Senate Leader | John Braun |
| House Leader | Drew Stokesbary |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Headquarters | Bellevue, Washington |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| National affiliation | Republican Party |
| U.S. Senate delegation | 0 / 2 |
| U.S. House delegation | 2 / 10 |
| Statewide offices | 0 / 9 |
| Washington Senate | 19 / 49 |
| Washington House | 39 / 98 |
| Election symbol | |
| Website | |
| www.wagop.org | |
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The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue.
Washington is considered a blue state, with the WSRP holding no statewide offices, 2 out of the state's 10 U.S. house seats, and minorities of both houses of the state legislature as of 2024. No state has gone longer without a Republican governor than Washington. Democrats have controlled the governorship for 40 years; the last Republican governor was John Spellman, who left office in 1985. Washington has not voted for a Republican senator, governor, or presidential candidate since 1994, tying with Delaware for the longest streak in the country.
Since 2016, the WRSP and its voter base have undergone a hard right-wing shift in their political and social views. This has led to a further loss of electoral power for the party.