1992 Washington gubernatorial election

Booth Gardner Democratic Mike Lowry Democratic The 1992 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1992.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Booth Gardner chose not to run for a third term.

This resulted in an open race for Governor of Washington in which Democrat Mike Lowry narrowly defeated Republican Ken Eikenberry.

This is the last time that a gubernatorial nominee and a lieutenant gubernatorial nominee of different political parties were elected governor and lieutenant governor of Washington.

Federal officials Ken Eikenberry is the last Republican to have carried Whatcom County in a gubernatorial election; this election is the only one since 1960 in which Whatcom County has backed the losing candidate.

Blanket primary results by county:
Lowry
  • 20–30%
  • 30–40%
Eikenberry
  • 20–30%
  • 30–40%
Morrison
  • 20–30%
  • 30–40%
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
King
  • 20–30%