Former 1st District congressman elected Washington State Governor

Updated 11-10-2012 7:43pm

Rob McKenna has conceded the governor's election to our former congressman Jay Inslee.

Inslee left his congressional seat a few months before the end of his term to concentrate on his campaign for the state's highest office. Everyone in the (old) 1st Congressional District voted for a candidate for the two months remaining of his term.

With newly drawn congressional districts, Shoreline and all of Lake Forest Park ended up in the 7th District, where Jim McDermott easily won reelection, even with new constituents. Suzan DelBene was leading in the 1st Congressional District, for both the two-month and full-length term elections.

Statement from our new Governor, Jay Inslee:

It is my great delight and a huge honor to say that I will be working for the next four years as the Governor of the State of Washington. 

Earlier this evening, I spoke with my opponent, Rob McKenna, and congratulated both him and his supporters on a very vigorous campaign. We had a good discussion about the issues, and now it's time for all of us to unite across the state to build a working Washington. 

During this campaign, I made it clear that I want to unite our state: east and west, urban and rural. So tonight, I want to say whether you're an orchardist in Yakima, a teacher in Bellingham, or a single mom in Vancouver, I'm going to get up every single morning for the next four years and do everything I possibly can to improve our economy and people's lot in life. I'm tremendously excited to have that opportunity. 

It's time to go build a working Washington. Let's get to work.