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.

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2000 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee Gary Locke John Carlson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,441,973 980,060 Percentage 58.38% 39.68%

County results Locke:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Carlson:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Gary Locke Democratic Elected Governor Gary Locke Democratic

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As of 2022^[update], this was the earliest gubernatorial election in Washington in which both candidates are currently still living. This is the last time a Democratic nominee for governor outperformed the Democratic nominee for president in Washington.

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. This is the last and the most recent Washington gubernatorial election in which the winning candidate carried a majority of Washington's counties.