Washington State Gov’s First Approval Rating Lowest In 30 Years

A new poll from Cascade PBS/Elway shows Washington voters are not pleased with the job Gov. Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, is doing six months into the job.

The poll of 403 registered voters from across the state, conducted from July 7 through July 11, shows Ferguson has the lowest job rating of any governor for the first six months in office, which is the worst rating since Gov. Mike Lowry in 1993

According to the poll, just 32% of respondents said Ferguson, a Democrat, was doing an “excellent” or “good” job, while more than half, 53%, gave him “only fair” or “poor” marks.

Republican Rep. Chris Corry, R-Yakima, posted the poll results to X immediately, which elicited hundreds of responses.

“I find it absolutely hilarious that people are still trying to paint him as a ‘moderate.’ He’s not. Not even close. He’s more extreme on most topics than even Inslee was. Apparently, these people have no long-term memory capabilities,” one commenter said on the lawmaker’s social media post.

“I think people are waking up to the reality of what out-of-control government is in our state, and the frustration for them is probably compounded by the fact that they can look at other states and the costs coming down, right?” Corry asked during a Monday interview with The Center Square.

He went on to say, “There are $9 billion in new taxes over here for a supposed budget problem, yet, you know, our neighbors around us have lower gas prices, have [a] lower tax burden, have lower home prices, and I think people are waking up to the realities, and no matter how much the governor deflects on the Trump administration, the problems that Washington faces have nothing to do with the other Washington and have nothing to do with President [Donald] Trump.”