List of Governors of Washington
Governors of the State of Washington
Table:
#	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

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