Claim: In the 1996 Washington gubernatorial election, Democratic candidate Gary Locke received the most votes at 23.65% and 287,762 votes, and his fellow candidate Democrat Norm Rice received the second most votes with 17.5% and 212,888 votes.
Evidence: 1996 Washington gubernatorial jungle primary Democratic Gary Locke 23.65% 287,762 Democratic Norm Rice 17.50% 212,888 185,680 162,615 118,571 109,088 63,584 29,533 21,237 6,152 4,886 4,825 3,742 3,007 2,837 101,691