| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
Elisha Peyre Ferry |
11 November 1889 |
9 January 1893 |
Republican |
Monroe County, Michigan |
| 2 |
John McGraw |
9 January 1893 |
11 January 1897 |
Republican |
Penobscot County, Maine |
| 3 |
John Rogers |
11 January 1897 |
26 December 1901 |
Populist Democratic |
Brunswick, Maine |
| 4 |
Henry McBride |
26 December 1901 |
9 January 1905 |
Republican |
Farmington, Utah |
| 5 |
Albert E. Mead |
9 January 1905 |
27 January 1909 |
Republican |
Manhattan, Kansas |
| 6 |
Samuel G. Cosgrove |
27 January 1909 |
28 March 1909 |
Republican |
Tuscarawas County, Ohio |
| 7 |
Marion E. Hay |
28 March 1909 |
11 January 1913 |
Republican |
Adams County, Wisconsin |
| 8 |
Ernest Lister |
11 January 1913 |
13 February 1919 |
Democratic |
Halifax, England |
| 9 |
Louis Folwell Hart |
13 February 1919 |
12 January 1925 |
Republican |
High Point, Missouri, U.S. |
| 10 |
Roland H. Hartley |
12 January 1925 |
9 January 1933 |
Republican |
Shogomoc, York County, New Brunswick, Canada |
| 11 |
Clarence D. Martin |
9 January 1933 |
13 January 1941 |
Democratic |
Cheney, Washington |
| 12 |
Arthur B. Langlie |
13 January 1941 |
8 January 1945 |
Republican |
Lanesboro, Minnesota |
| 13 |
Monrad C. Wallgren |
8 January 1945 |
12 January 1949 |
Democratic |
Des Moines, Iowa |
| 14 |
Arthur B. Langlie |
12 January 1949 |
14 January 1957 |
Republican |
Lanesboro, Minnesota |
| 15 |
Albert Rosellini |
14 January 1957 |
11 January 1965 |
Democratic |
Tacoma, Washington |
| 16 |
Daniel J. Evans |
11 January 1965 |
12 January 1977 |
Republican |
Seattle, Washington United States |
| 17 |
Dixy Lee Ray |
12 January 1977 |
14 January 1981 |
Democratic |
Tacoma, Washington, US |
| 18 |
John Spellman |
14 January 1981 |
16 January 1985 |
Republican |
Seattle, Washington United States |
| 19 |
Booth Gardner |
16 January 1985 |
13 January 1993 |
Democratic |
Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| 20 |
Mike Lowry |
13 January 1993 |
15 January 1997 |
Democratic |
St. John, Washington |
| 21 |
Gary Locke |
15 January 1997 |
12 January 2005 |
Democratic |
Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| 22 |
Christine Gregoire |
12 January 2005 |
16 January 2013 |
Democratic |
Adrian, Michigan, U.S. |
| 23 |
Jay Inslee |
16 January 2013 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Seattle, Washington, U.S. |