2000 Washington gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2000 United States gubernatorial elections.

2000 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee  | Gary Locke | John Carlson |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 1,441,973 | 980,060
Percentage  | 58.4% | 39.7%

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County results

Locke: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%

Carlson: 40–50% 50–60%

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| Governor before election

Gary Locke
Democratic

| Elected Governor

Gary Locke
Democratic

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The 2000 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic governor Gary Locke defeated the Republican candidate John Carlson for his second term in a landslide.

As of 2022[update], this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living. This would also be the last gubernatorial election in Washington in which the margin of victory was in double digits and in which any counties in Eastern Washington voted for a Democrat until Jay Inslee's 2020 landslide victory.

## Contents

* 1 Primary election
* 1.1 Candidates
* 1.1.1 Democratic
* 1.1.2 Republican
* 1.1.3 Libertarian
* 1.2 Results
* 2 General election
* 2.1 Candidates
* 2.2 Debates
* 2.3 Results
* 3 References

## Primary election[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

#### Democratic[edit]

* Gary Locke, incumbent Governor of Washington
* Meta Heller

#### Republican[edit]

* John Carlson, talk radio host on KVI-AM
* Harold Hochstatter, state senator

#### Libertarian[edit]

* Steve W. LePage

### Results[edit]

2000 Washington gubernatorial jungle primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Gary Locke | 701,929  | 54.32%
| Republican | John Carlson | 446,142  | 34.52%
| Republican | Harold Hochstatter  | 93,467  | 7.23%
| Democratic | Meta Heller  | 28,578  | 2.21%
| Libertarian | Steve W. LePage  | 22,186  | 1.72%
Total votes  | 1,292,302  | 100.00%

## General election[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

* Gary Locke (D), incumbent Governor of Washington
* John Carlson (R), talk radio host on KVI-AM

### Debates[edit]

* Complete video of debate, September 28, 2000 - C-SPAN
* Complete video of debate, October 11, 2000 - C-SPAN
* Complete video of debate, October 23, 2000 - C-SPAN

### Results[edit]

Governor of Washington election, 2000[2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Gary Locke (incumbent)  | 1,441,973  | 58.38
| Republican | John Carlson | 980,060  | 39.68
| Libertarian | Steve LePage  | 47,819  | 1.94
Total votes  | 2,469,852  | 100.00
| Democratic hold

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State". www.sos.wa.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
2. ^ "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".

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