Democrat Bob Ferguson defeated Republican Dave Reichert on Tuesday and will become Washington’s next governor. Ferguson, 59, the state’s three-term attorney general, was beating Reichert, 74, a former seven-term congressman and prior King County sheriff,

Democrat Bob Ferguson has won the race for Washington governor, defeating Republican Dave Reichert, per the Associated Press. Why it matters: Ferguson, the state's attorney general, will become Washington's first new governor in 12 years,

Democratic Attorney General Bob Ferguson has defeated Republican Dave Reichert in the Washington state governor's race. The Associated Press called the race for Ferguson about 30 minutes after polls closed in Tuesday's election with Ferguson holding 56% of the returns posted Tuesday night to Reichert's 43%.