2023 in Washington (state)

The following is a list of events of the year 2023 in the U.S. state of Washington.

Incumbents

State government

Governor: Jay Inslee

Events

January 21: Seattle Chinese Post published its last issue, and Northwest Asian Weekly became online-only.
January 23: Killing of Jaahnavi Kandula
March–December: Washington wildfires
May 14: 2023 South Coldwater Slide destroyed a bridge and cut off access to Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument
May 24: WA 64 apple introduced by Washington State University Tree Fruit Research and Extension Center
June 13: Killing of Eina Kwon
August 4–19: Over 60,000 people visited the LDS Moses Lake Temple prior to its September dedication.
September 16: Link light rail extended to Hilltop, Tacoma, Washington with opening of the St. Joseph station
November 7 elections:
*2023 Seattle City Council election: A slate of candidates endorsed by The Seattle Times faced a slate endorsed by The Stranger in "the first major council shake-up since the 2020 protests", referencing the George Floyd protests in Seattle, Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, and 2020–21 United States election protests.
*2023 Spokane mayoral election: Lisa Brown was elected.
December 5: 2023 Pacific Northwest floods begin with an atmospheric river that set rainfall and temperature records.

Sports

; National events

July 9–11: 2023 Major League Baseball draft
July 11: 2023 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
October 1: WrestleDream (2023) inaugural event
November 17: 2023 NAIA cross country championships

;Professional teams

;College teams