| Democratic Party of the State of Washington | |
| General Secretary: | Shasti Conrad |
| Foundation: | 1890 |
| Colors: | Blue |
| Headquarters: | 615 2nd Ave., Suite 580 Seattle, WA 98104 |
| Ideology: | Modern liberalism |
| National: | Democratic Party |
| Seats1 Title: | Washington State Senate |
| Seats2 Title: | Washington House of Representatives |
| Seats3 Title: | U.S. Senate Seats |
| Seats4 Title: | U.S. House Seats |
| State: | Washington |
| Country: | the United States |
| Country Dab1: | Politics of Washington (state) |
| Seats5 Title: | Statewide Executive Offices |
The Washington State Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Washington, headquartered in Seattle.[1] It is also commonly referred to as the Washington State Democrats and the Washington Democratic Party. It is currently the dominant party in the state, controlling the majority of Washington's U.S. House seats, both U.S. Senate seats, both houses of the state legislature, and the governorship.
Each of Washington's 39 counties has a county democratic central committee, which operates within that county and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.
Each of Washington's 49 legislative districts has a local Democratic party organization, which operates within that district and sends two delegates (which may not share the same gender identity) to the State Central Committee.
Washington state has organizations such as the High School Democrats of Washington, the College Democrats of Washington, and the Young Democrats of Washington, separate from the State Central Committee.
The following popularly-elected offices are held by Democrats:
Since 2001, Democrats have controlled both of Washington's seats in the Senate:
Democrats control a majority; they hold eight of the state's ten seats in the House following the 2020 census:
Democrats hold all nine of Washington's constitutional offices.[2]
| 1914 | William W. Black | 91,733 | 26.57% | Lost | |
| 1916 | George Turner | 135,339 | 37.06% | Lost | |
| 1920 | George F. Cotterill | 68,488 | 17.80% | Lost | |
| 1922 | Clarence Dill | 130,347 | 44.27% | Won | |
| 1926 | A. Scott Bullitt | 148,783 | 46.51% | Lost | |
| 1928 | Clarence Dill | 261,524 | 53.42% | Won | |
| 1932 | Homer Bone | 365,939 | 60.61% | Won | |
| 1934 | Lewis Schwellenbach | 302,606 | 60.93% | Won | |
| 1938 | Homer Bone | 371,535 | 62.62% | Won | |
| 1940 | Monrad Wallgren | 404,718 | 54.16% | Won | |
| 1944 | Warren Magnuson | 452,013 | 55.13% | Won | |
| 1946 | Hugh Mitchell | 298,683 | 45.23% | Lost | |
| 1950 | Warren Magnuson | 397,719 | 53.40% | Won | |
| 1952 | Henry M. Jackson | 595,288 | 56.23% | Won | |
| 1956 | Warren Magnuson | 685,565 | 61.09% | Won | |
| 1958 | Henry M. Jackson | 597,040 | 67.32% | Won | |
| 1962 | Warren Magnuson | 491,365 | 52.09% | Won | |
| 1964 | Henry M. Jackson | 875,950 | 72.21% | Won | |
| 1968 | Warren Magnuson | 796,183 | 64.41% | Won | |
| 1970 | Henry M. Jackson | 879,385 | 82.43% | Won | |
| 1974 | Warren Magnuson | 611,811 | 60.70% | Won | |
| 1976 | Henry M. Jackson | 1,071,219 | 71.84% | Won | |
| 1980 | Warren Magnuson | 792,052 | 45.83% | Lost | |
| 1982 | Henry M. Jackson | 943,665 | 68.96% | Won | |
| 1983 (special) | Mike Lowry | 540,981 | 44.59% | Lost | |
| 1986 | Brock Adams | 677,471 | 50.66% | Won | |
| 1988 | Mike Lowry | 904,183 | 48.91% | Lost | |
| 1992 | Patty Murray | 1,197,973 | 53.99% | Won | |
| 1994 | Ron Sims | 752,352 | 44.25% | Lost | |
| 1998 | Patty Murray | 1,103,184 | 58.41% | Won | |
| 2000 | Maria Cantwell | 1,199,437 | 48.73% | Won | |
| 2004 | Patty Murray | 1,549,708 | 54.98% | Won | |
| 2006 | Maria Cantwell | 1,184,659 | 56.81% | Won | |
| 2010 | Patty Murray | 1,314,930 | 52.08% | Won | |
| 2012 | Maria Cantwell | 1,855,493 | 60.36% | Won | |
| 2016 | Patty Murray | 1,913,979 | 58.83% | Won | |
| 2018 | Maria Cantwell | 1,803,364 | 58.31% | Won | |
| 2022 | Patty Murray | 1,741,827 | 57.15% | Won |
| 1889 | Eugene Semple | 24,732 | 42.32% | Lost | |
| 1892 | Henry J. Snively | 28,960 | 32.20% | Lost | |
| 1896 | John Rankin Rogers | 50,849 | 55.55% | Won | |
| 1900 | John Rankin Rogers | 52,048 | 48.86% | Won | |
| 1904 | George Turner | 59,119 | 40.87% | Lost | |
| 1908 | John Pattison | 58,126 | 33.00% | Lost | |
| 1912 | Ernest Lister | 97,251 | 30.55% | Won | |
| 1916 | Ernest Lister | 181,645 | 48.10% | Won | |
| 1920 | William Wilson Black | 66,079 | 16.39% | Lost | |
| 1924 | Ben F. Hill | 126,447 | 32.40% | Lost | |
| 1928 | A. Scott Bullitt | 214,334 | 42.73% | Lost | |
| 1932 | Clarence D. Martin | 352,215 | 57.29% | Won | |
| 1936 | Clarence D. Martin | 466,550 | 69.36% | Won | |
| 1940 | Clarence Dill | 386,706 | 49.49% | Lost | |
| 1944 | Monrad Wallgren | 428,834 | 51.51% | Won | |
| 1948 | Monrad Wallgren | 417,035 | 47.22% | Lost | |
| 1952 | Hugh Mitchell | 510,675 | 47.35% | Lost | |
| 1956 | Albert Rosellini | 616,773 | 54.63% | Won | |
| 1960 | Albert Rosellini | 611,987 | 50.34% | Won | |
| 1964 | Albert Rosellini | 548,692 | 43.89% | Lost | |
| 1968 | John J. O'Connell | 560,262 | 44.28% | Lost | |
| 1972 | Albert Rosellini | 630,613 | 42.82% | Lost | |
| 1976 | Dixy Lee Ray | 821,797 | 53.14% | Won | |
| 1980 | Jim McDermott | 749,813 | 43.32% | Lost | |
| 1984 | Booth Gardner | 1,006,993 | 53.31% | Won | |
| 1988 | Booth Gardner | 1,166,448 | 62.21% | Won | |
| 1992 | Mike Lowry | 1,184,315 | 52.16% | Won | |
| 1996 | Gary Locke | 1,296,492 | 57.96% | Won | |
| 2000 | Gary Locke | 1,441,973 | 58.38% | Won | |
| 2004 | Christine Gregoire | 1,373,361 | 48.87% | Won | |
| 2008 | Christine Gregoire | 1,598,738 | 53.00% | Won | |
| 2012 | Jay Inslee | 1,582,802 | 51.40% | Won | |
| 2016 | Jay Inslee | 1,760,520 | 54.25% | Won | |
| 2020 | Jay Inslee | 2,294,243 | 56.56% | Won |