Republican candidate for governor, Dave Reichert, speaks at a primary election night party Aug. 6, 2024. KUOW / Jeanie Lindsay Washington last elected a Republican governor in the 1980s.

Daniel J. Evans, former governor of Washington and U.S. Senator, died Friday at the age of 98. In a statement given to The Seattle Times, sons Dan Jr., Mark and Bruce Evans wrote that their father ...

SEATTLE — Dan Evans, a popular three-term Republican governor of Washington state who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate before leaving in frustration because he felt the chamber was too ...