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WASHINGTON |
Nov. 8, 2016 Governor |
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Majority 284,174 votes (8.78 percentage points). WA
Secretary of State
Notes: Gov. Jay Inslee (D) won a second term, defeating Bill Bryant (R), a former Seattle Port Commissioner and chairman of BCI. The candidates engaged in two debates which were organized by the Washington State Debate Coalition, on Sept. 26 at Seattle University (>) and on Oct. 19 at Columbia Basin College (>). The National Institute on Money in State Politics reported that Inslee outraised Bryant by $9.7 million to $3.9 million (>). The last Republican governor was John D. Spellman, elected in 1980. Campaign Manager: Jay Inslee: Aisling Kerins Director of external relations to Gov. Inslee, Jan. 2013-Oct. 2015. Deputy campaign manager on Jay Inslee for Washington, Jan.-Nov. 2012. Campaign director on Suzan DelBene for Congress, Jan.-Nov. 2010. Campaign director for No on 1033, June-Nov. 2009. GOTV director for MoveOn.org, March 2008-June 2009. Associate and interim executive director at Futurewise, Jan. 2007-March 2008. Campaign director for No on I-933, Jan. 2005-Nov. 2006. Field director for Yes on 297, June 2004-Dec. 2005. Field director at WashPIRG, Aug. 2000-June 2004. B.A. in English, art history from University of Richmond, 2000. Bill Bryant: Justin Matheson Vice president of Revolvis Consulting in the Seattle area from June 2011. Managing partner at AimPoint, Inc, 2007-21. Executive director of the California Hospital Association, June 2005-April 2011. Chief of staff in the California State Senate, 2002-05. Chief of staff in the California State Assembly, 1998-2002. B.A. in political science from University of the Pacific. |
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