List of Governors of Washington
Governors of the State of Washington
Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years, commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election.

List of Governors of Washington

Section Title: Governors of the State of Washington
Table Section Text: Washington was admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889. The term for governor is four years, commencing on the second Monday in the January following the election.

#	Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor	Terms

1	-	Elisha Peyre Ferry August 9, 1825 – October 14, 1895 (Aged 70)	November 11, 1889	January 9, 1893	Republican	Charles E. Laughton	1

2	-	John McGraw October 4, 1850 – June 23, 1910 (Aged 59)	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Republican	F. H. Luce	1

3	-	John Rogers September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901 (Aged 63)	January 11, 1897	December 26, 1901	Populist	Thurston Daniels	​1 1⁄2

Democratic	Henry McBride

4	-	Henry McBride February 7, 1856- October 7, 1937 (Aged 81)	December 26, 1901	January 9, 1905	Republican	Vacant	​1⁄2

5	-	Albert E. Mead December 14, 1861 – March 19, 1913 (Aged 51)	January 9, 1905	January 27, 1909	Republican	Charles E. Coon	1

6	-	Samuel G. Cosgrove April 10, 1847 – March 28, 1909 (Aged 61)	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Republican	Marion E. Hay	​1⁄2

7	-	Marion E. Hay December 9, 1865 – November 21, 1933 (Aged 67)	March 28, 1909	January 11, 1913	Republican	Vacant	​1⁄2

8	-	Ernest Lister June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919 (Aged 48)	January 11, 1913	February 13, 1919	Democratic	Louis Folwell Hart	​1 1⁄2

9	-	Louis Folwell Hart January 4, 1862 – December 4, 1929 (Aged 67)	February 13, 1919	January 12, 1925	Republican	Vacant	​1 1⁄2

William J. Coyle

10	-	Roland H. Hartley June 26, 1864 – September 21, 1952 (Aged 88)	January 12, 1925	January 9, 1933	Republican	W. Lon Johnson	2

John Arthur Gellatly

11	-	Clarence D. Martin June 29, 1886 – August 11, 1955 (Aged 69)	January 9, 1933	January 13, 1941	Democratic	Victor A. Meyers	2

12	-	Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65)	January 13, 1941	January 8, 1945	Republican	Victor A. Meyers	1

13	-	Monrad C. Wallgren April 17, 1891 – September 18, 1961 (Aged 70)	January 8, 1945	January 12, 1949	Democratic	Victor A. Meyers	1

14	-	Arthur B. Langlie July 25, 1900 – July 24, 1966 (Aged 65)	January 12, 1949	January 14, 1957	Republican	Victor A. Meyers	2

Emmett T. Anderson

15	-	Albert Rosellini January 21, 1910 – October 10, 2011 (Aged 101)	January 14, 1957	January 11, 1965	Democratic	John A. Cherberg	2

16	-	Daniel J. Evans October 16, 1925 (age 93)	January 11, 1965	January 12, 1977	Republican	John A. Cherberg	3

17	-	Dixy Lee Ray September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994 (Aged 79)	January 12, 1977	January 14, 1981	Democratic	John A. Cherberg	1

18	-	John Spellman December 29, 1926 – January 15, 2018 (Aged 91)	January 14, 1981	January 16, 1985	Republican	John A. Cherberg	1

19	-	Booth Gardner August 21, 1936 – March 15, 2013 (Aged 76)	January 16, 1985	January 13, 1993	Democratic	John A. Cherberg	2

Joel Pritchard

20	-	Mike Lowry March 8, 1939 – May 1, 2017 (Aged 78)	January 13, 1993	January 15, 1997	Democratic	Joel Pritchard	1

21	-	Gary Locke January 21, 1950 (age 69)	January 15, 1997	January 12, 2005	Democratic	Brad Owen	2

22	-	Christine Gregoire March 24, 1947 (age 72)	January 12, 2005	January 16, 2013	Democratic	Brad Owen	2

23	-	Jay Inslee February 9, 1951 (age 68)	January 16, 2013	Incumbent	Democratic	Brad Owen	2

Cyrus Habib

Sentence(s)

Ernest Lister (June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919) was the eighth Governor of the state of Washington.

final_sentence: Ernest Lister (June 15, 1870 – June 14, 1919) was the eighth Governor of the state of Washington.