Washington State Republican Party

Washington State Republican Party
ChairpersonJim Walsh
Vice ChairLisa Evans
Senate LeaderJohn Braun
House LeaderDrew Stokesbary
Founded1890
HeadquartersBellevue, Washington
IdeologyConservatism
National affiliationRepublican Party
U.S. Senate delegation
0 / 2
U.S. House delegation
2 / 10
Statewide offices
0 / 9
Washington Senate
20 / 49
Washington House
40 / 98
Website
www.wagop.org

The Washington State Republican Party (WSRP) is the state affiliate of the national United States Republican Party, headquartered in Bellevue.[1]

Washington is considered a blue state, with the WSRP holding no statewide offices, 2 out of the state's 10 U.S. house seats, and minorities of both houses of the state legislature as of 2024. No state has gone longer without a Republican governor than Washington. Democrats have controlled the governorship for 39 years; the last Republican governor was John Spellman, who left office in 1985. Washington has not voted for a Republican senator, governor, or presidential candidate since 1994, tying with Delaware for the longest streak in the country.[2]

Since 2016, the WRSP and its voter base have undergone a hard right-wing shift in their political and social views. This has led to a further loss of electoral power for the party.[3]

  1. ^ "Contact Us." Washington State Republican Party. Retrieved on May 13, 2010.
  2. ^ Cohn, Nate (June 19, 2017). "The 15 Best-Educated Districts in the U.S., and Why It Matters in the Georgia Race". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  3. ^ Brunner, Jim (November 10, 2020). "Republican Loren Culp lost King County by the worst margin in at least four decades in Washington governor's race". The Seattle Times.