1996-11-05 Gubernatorial Election Results for Washington

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County	Turnout	Gary Locke (D)		Ellen Craswell (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Adams	45%	1,829	40.1%	2,729	59.9%	0	0.0%	-900	4,558
Asotin	51%	3,696	50.9%	3,567	49.1%	0	0.0%	129	7,263
Benton	58%	25,899	48.3%	27,682	51.7%	0	0.0%	-1,783	53,581
Chelan	53%	9,928	42.2%	13,584	57.8%	0	0.0%	-3,656	23,512
Clallam	62%	14,536	49.3%	14,941	50.7%	0	0.0%	-405	29,477
Clark	51%	58,400	52.6%	52,525	47.4%	0	0.0%	5,875	110,925
Columbia	64%	863	44.1%	1,094	55.9%	0	0.0%	-231	1,957
Cowlitz	51%	19,175	58.1%	13,843	41.9%	0	0.0%	5,332	33,018
Douglas	51%	4,353	40.3%	6,456	59.7%	0	0.0%	-2,103	10,809
Ferry	57%	1,251	44.8%	1,544	55.2%	0	0.0%	-293	2,795
Franklin	42%	5,685	46.7%	6,499	53.3%	0	0.0%	-814	12,184
Garfield	73%	511	40.6%	749	59.4%	0	0.0%	-238	1,260
Grant	48%	8,916	41.0%	12,807	59.0%	0	0.0%	-3,891	21,723
Grays Harbor	54%	15,851	60.7%	10,278	39.3%	0	0.0%	5,573	26,129
Island	57%	14,874	52.6%	13,409	47.4%	0	0.0%	1,465	28,283
Jefferson	74%	8,268	59.2%	5,702	40.8%	0	0.0%	2,566	13,970
King	57%	490,284	67.0%	241,134	33.0%	0	0.0%	249,150	731,418
Kitsap	58%	50,121	54.8%	41,275	45.2%	0	0.0%	8,846	91,396
Kittitas	51%	6,609	53.2%	5,822	46.8%	0	0.0%	787	12,431
Klickitat	52%	3,337	49.2%	3,445	50.8%	0	0.0%	-108	6,782
Lewis	57%	11,377	42.2%	15,613	57.8%	0	0.0%	-4,236	26,990
Lincoln	70%	1,947	38.9%	3,055	61.1%	0	0.0%	-1,108	5,002
Mason	60%	11,421	55.3%	9,231	44.7%	0	0.0%	2,190	20,652
Okanogan	49%	5,489	42.4%	7,468	57.6%	0	0.0%	-1,979	12,957
Pacific	58%	5,699	62.9%	3,368	37.1%	0	0.0%	2,331	9,067
Pend Oreille	64%	2,308	46.9%	2,609	53.1%	0	0.0%	-301	4,917
Pierce	50%	131,194	55.4%	105,500	44.6%	0	0.0%	25,694	236,694
San Juan	72%	4,567	63.2%	2,660	36.8%	0	0.0%	1,907	7,227
Skagit	59%	21,522	52.8%	19,232	47.2%	0	0.0%	2,290	40,754
Skamania	55%	1,915	52.0%	1,765	48.0%	0	0.0%	150	3,680
Snohomish	55%	126,425	57.4%	93,827	42.6%	0	0.0%	32,598	220,252
Spokane	54%	84,740	53.3%	74,249	46.7%	0	0.0%	10,491	158,989
Stevens	64%	6,687	40.6%	9,777	59.4%	0	0.0%	-3,090	16,464
Thurston	62%	53,106	61.1%	33,813	38.9%	0	0.0%	19,293	86,919
Wahkiakum	65%	1,013	56.5%	781	43.5%	0	0.0%	232	1,794
Walla Walla	49%	9,710	50.1%	9,669	49.9%	0	0.0%	41	19,379
Whatcom	56%	34,679	54.0%	29,517	46.0%	0	0.0%	5,162	64,196
Whitman	48%	8,743	55.6%	6,981	44.4%	0	0.0%	1,762	15,724
Yakima	43%	29,564	47.8%	32,338	52.2%	0	0.0%	-2,774	61,902
TOTAL	55%	1,296,492	58.0%	940,538	42.0%	0	0.0%	355,954	2,237,030
Total R vote: 940,538 (42.0%)      Total D vote: 1,296,492 (58.0%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$2,392,521		$1,817,128
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1996 Governor, Adams County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	1,829	40.1%
Ellen Craswell (R)	2,729	59.9%
TOTAL	4,558
Turnout: 45%

1996 Governor, Asotin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	3,696	50.9%
Ellen Craswell (R)	3,567	49.1%
TOTAL	7,263
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Benton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	25,899	48.3%
Ellen Craswell (R)	27,682	51.7%
TOTAL	53,581
Turnout: 58%

1996 Governor, Chelan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	9,928	42.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	13,584	57.8%
TOTAL	23,512
Turnout: 53%

1996 Governor, Clallam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	14,536	49.3%
Ellen Craswell (R)	14,941	50.7%
TOTAL	29,477
Turnout: 62%

1996 Governor, Clark County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	58,400	52.6%
Ellen Craswell (R)	52,525	47.4%
TOTAL	110,925
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Columbia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	863	44.1%
Ellen Craswell (R)	1,094	55.9%
TOTAL	1,957
Turnout: 64%

1996 Governor, Cowlitz County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	19,175	58.1%
Ellen Craswell (R)	13,843	41.9%
TOTAL	33,018
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Douglas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	4,353	40.3%
Ellen Craswell (R)	6,456	59.7%
TOTAL	10,809
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Ferry County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	1,251	44.8%
Ellen Craswell (R)	1,544	55.2%
TOTAL	2,795
Turnout: 57%

1996 Governor, Franklin County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	5,685	46.7%
Ellen Craswell (R)	6,499	53.3%
TOTAL	12,184
Turnout: 42%

1996 Governor, Garfield County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	511	40.6%
Ellen Craswell (R)	749	59.4%
TOTAL	1,260
Turnout: 73%

1996 Governor, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	8,916	41.0%
Ellen Craswell (R)	12,807	59.0%
TOTAL	21,723
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Grays Harbor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	15,851	60.7%
Ellen Craswell (R)	10,278	39.3%
TOTAL	26,129
Turnout: 54%

1996 Governor, Island County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	14,874	52.6%
Ellen Craswell (R)	13,409	47.4%
TOTAL	28,283
Turnout: 57%

1996 Governor, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	8,268	59.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	5,702	40.8%
TOTAL	13,970
Turnout: 74%

1996 Governor, King County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	490,284	67.0%
Ellen Craswell (R)	241,134	33.0%
TOTAL	731,418
Turnout: 57%

1996 Governor, Kitsap County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	50,121	54.8%
Ellen Craswell (R)	41,275	45.2%
TOTAL	91,396
Turnout: 58%

1996 Governor, Kittitas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	6,609	53.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	5,822	46.8%
TOTAL	12,431
Turnout: 51%

1996 Governor, Klickitat County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	3,337	49.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	3,445	50.8%
TOTAL	6,782
Turnout: 52%

1996 Governor, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	11,377	42.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	15,613	57.8%
TOTAL	26,990
Turnout: 57%

1996 Governor, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	1,947	38.9%
Ellen Craswell (R)	3,055	61.1%
TOTAL	5,002
Turnout: 70%

1996 Governor, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	11,421	55.3%
Ellen Craswell (R)	9,231	44.7%
TOTAL	20,652
Turnout: 60%

1996 Governor, Okanogan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	5,489	42.4%
Ellen Craswell (R)	7,468	57.6%
TOTAL	12,957
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Pacific County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	5,699	62.9%
Ellen Craswell (R)	3,368	37.1%
TOTAL	9,067
Turnout: 58%

1996 Governor, Pend Oreille County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	2,308	46.9%
Ellen Craswell (R)	2,609	53.1%
TOTAL	4,917
Turnout: 64%

1996 Governor, Pierce County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	131,194	55.4%
Ellen Craswell (R)	105,500	44.6%
TOTAL	236,694
Turnout: 50%

1996 Governor, San Juan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	4,567	63.2%
Ellen Craswell (R)	2,660	36.8%
TOTAL	7,227
Turnout: 72%

1996 Governor, Skagit County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	21,522	52.8%
Ellen Craswell (R)	19,232	47.2%
TOTAL	40,754
Turnout: 59%

1996 Governor, Skamania County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	1,915	52.0%
Ellen Craswell (R)	1,765	48.0%
TOTAL	3,680
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Snohomish County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	126,425	57.4%
Ellen Craswell (R)	93,827	42.6%
TOTAL	220,252
Turnout: 55%

1996 Governor, Spokane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	84,740	53.3%
Ellen Craswell (R)	74,249	46.7%
TOTAL	158,989
Turnout: 54%

1996 Governor, Stevens County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	6,687	40.6%
Ellen Craswell (R)	9,777	59.4%
TOTAL	16,464
Turnout: 64%

1996 Governor, Thurston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	53,106	61.1%
Ellen Craswell (R)	33,813	38.9%
TOTAL	86,919
Turnout: 62%

1996 Governor, Wahkiakum County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	1,013	56.5%
Ellen Craswell (R)	781	43.5%
TOTAL	1,794
Turnout: 65%

1996 Governor, Walla Walla County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	9,710	50.1%
Ellen Craswell (R)	9,669	49.9%
TOTAL	19,379
Turnout: 49%

1996 Governor, Whatcom County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	34,679	54.0%
Ellen Craswell (R)	29,517	46.0%
TOTAL	64,196
Turnout: 56%

1996 Governor, Whitman County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	8,743	55.6%
Ellen Craswell (R)	6,981	44.4%
TOTAL	15,724
Turnout: 48%

1996 Governor, Yakima County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Gary Locke (D)	29,564	47.8%
Ellen Craswell (R)	32,338	52.2%
TOTAL	61,902
Turnout: 43%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Gary Locke
Total Disbursements:	$2,392,521

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

Ellen Craswell
Total Disbursements:	$1,817,128

Open Primary
Pos	Candidate	Party	Votes	%	$**
1	Gary Locke	D	287,762	23.7%	$2,392,521
2	Norm Rice	D	212,888	17.5%	$789,563
3	Ellen Craswell	R	185,680	15.3%	$1,817,128
4	Dale Foreman	R	162,615	13.4%	$1,599,291
5	Jay Inslee	D	118,571	9.7%	$444,815
6	Norm Maleng	R	109,088	9.0%	$634,183
7	Jim Waldo	R	63,854	5.2%	$852,793
8	Pam Roach	R	29,533	2.4%	$222,815
9	Nona Brazier	R	21,237	1.7%	$64,620
10	Bryan Zetlen	D	6,152	0.5%	$3,558
11	Warren Hanson	R	4,886	0.4%
12	Bob Tharp	R	4,825	0.4%	$11,922
13	Jeff Powers	Socialist Workers	3,742	0.3%
14	Mohammad Said	D	3,007	0.2%	$50,000
15	Max Englerius	D	2,837	0.2%	$75
TOTAL VOTES			1,216,677