List of Washington Secretaries of State
The State of Washington has had a total of fifteen Secretaries of State:
- Allan Weir 1889—1896
- James Price 1892—1896 (R)
- Will Jenkins 1896—1900 (populist)
- Samuel Nichols 1900—1909 (R)
- Ithamar Howell 1909—1920 (R)
- Jay Hinkle 1920—1932 (R)
- Earnest Hutchinson 1932—1938 (D)
- Belle Reeves 1938—1948 (D)
- Earl Coe 1948—1956 (D)
- Vic Meyers 1956—1964 (D)
- Lud Kramer 1964—1975 (R)
- Bruce Chapman 1975—1980 (R)
- Ralph Munro 1980—2000 (R)
- Sam Reed 2000—2013 (R)
- Kim Wyman 2013—present (R)
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