1984 Washington gubernatorial election

The State of Washington holds its gubernatorial election every fourth year, concurrent with the United States presidential election. This election took place on November 6, 1984; and resulted in the defeat of Governor John Spellman, despite his party's presidential candidate's landslide re-election. As of 2021, this is the most recent Washington gubernatorial election in which both candidates are now deceased.

1984 Washington gubernatorial election

November 6, 1984

Nominee Booth Gardner John Spellman Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,006,993 881,994 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

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

Governor before election John Spellman Republican Elected Governor Booth Gardner Democratic

General election results

Governor of Washington election, 1984[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Booth Gardner	1,006,993	53.31
	Republican	John Spellman (incumbent)	881,994	46.69
Total votes			1,888,987	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

1. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". Sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 13 July 2018.