History
Elected Prosecuting Attorneys
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Randall Gaylord
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Randall Gaylord
| Years of Service | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994-present | Randall K. Gaylord (D), Orcas Island Elected 1994 [v. Fred Weedon (R)] Reelected 1998 [v. Paul McIlrath (D)] Reelected 2002 (unopposed) Reelected 2006 (unopposed) Reelected 2010 (unopposed) Reelected 2014 (unopposed) Reelected 2018 [v. Nick Power (D)] |
| 1986-1994 | Frederick C. Canavor (D), San Juan Island Appointed 1986 Elected 1986 (unopposed) Reelected 1990 (unopposed) |
| 1979-1986 | Eugene H. Knapp, Jr. (D), Orcas Island Appointed 1979 Elected 1979 (unopposed) Reelected 1982 [v. Carla Higginson (R)] |
| 1977-1979 | C. Thomas Moser (D), San Juan Island Appointed September 30, 1977 Elected 1977 (write in) Reelected 1978 (unopposed) |
| 1975-1977 | Michael Redman (D), San Juan Island Elected 1974 [v. Warren W Russell (R)] (First full-time prosecutor) |
| 1971-1974 | Warren W Russell (R) |
| 1967-1970 | |
| 1963-1966 | |
| January 1959 | Warren W Russell |
| 1954-1959 | Elmon A. Geneste (R), San Juan Island Elected 1954 Reelected 1958 |
| 1946-1954 | Robert F. Buck (R), San Juan Island Elected 1946 Reelected 1950 |
| 1942-1946 | Elmon A. Geneste (R), San Juan Island Elected 1942 |
| 1934-1942 | Samuel R. Buck (R), San Juan Island Appointed July 5, 1932 Elected 1932 (unopposed) Reelected 1938 |
| 1929-1932 | William S Coghlon Elected 1926 |
| 1920-1928 | Samuel R. Buck (R), San Juan Island Elected 1920 Reelected 1924 |
| 1918-1920 | Brooke M. Wright (D) Elected 1918 [v. L.J. Irwin (R)] |
| 1916-1918 | F. A. Beltz (R) Elected 1916 [v. B.M. Wright (D)] |
| 1912 | F. P. Christensen (R) |
| 1911-1912 | L.J. Irwin (R) Elected 1911 |
| 1910-1911 | R. E Morris (R) |
| 1908-1910 | R.E. Morris (R) Elected 1908 |
| 1906-1908 | William R. Garrett (R) Elected 1906 [v. Theodore C. Morrow (R)] |
| 1904-1906 | William H. Wynne, Jr. (R) (Prosecuting Attorney) Elected 1904 [v. I.J. Lichtenberg (D)] |
| 1902-1904 | Hawley S King (Prosecuting Attorney) Elected 1902 |
| 1900-1902 | W H. Thacker (Prosecuting Attorney) Elected 1900 |
| 1898-1900 | Hawley S King (R) Elected 1898 [v. William Braton (People's Party)] |
| 1896-1898 | Hawley S King (R) Elected 1896 |
| 1894-1896 | W H. Thacker Elected 1894 |
| 1892-1894 | W H. Thacker (County Attorney) Elected 1892 |
| 1891-1892 | R. E Moody (County Attorney) Elected 1891 |
| 1889 | Statehood |