▁of ▁services ▁for ▁senior ▁citizens . ▁U hl man ▁ran ▁for ▁governor ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁Democratic ▁primary ▁by ▁D ix y ▁Lee ▁Ray , ▁in ▁a ▁three - way ▁race . ▁ ▁By ▁U hl man ' s ▁own ▁account , ▁prior ▁Seattle ▁may ors ▁had ▁all ▁been ▁" members ▁of ▁the ▁' est ab lish ment '; ▁I ▁was ▁not ." ▁U hl man , ▁a ▁Dem ocrat , ▁and ▁progress ive ▁Republican ▁Mort ▁F ray n ▁faced ▁off ▁in ▁the ▁November ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁election , ▁which ▁U hl man ▁won ▁ 9 9 , 2 9 0 ▁to ▁ 5 6 , 3 1 2 . ▁He ▁took ▁office ▁December ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁a ▁month ▁earlier ▁than ▁would ▁usually ▁have ▁occurred , ▁because ▁his ▁elected ▁prede cess or ▁J . D . ▁Br aman ▁had ▁accepted ▁a ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁N ixon ▁administration . ▁( F loyd ▁C . ▁Miller ▁held ▁the ▁office ▁as ▁an ▁app o inte e ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁until ▁U hl man ▁took ▁office .) ▁R ough ly ▁a ▁week ▁after ▁he ▁took ▁office , ▁the ▁Bo eing ▁B ust ▁began ; ▁Seattle - based ▁Bo eing ▁would ▁eventually ▁shr ink ▁from ▁ 1 0 3 , 0 0 0 ▁employees ▁to ▁ 4 9 , 0 0 0 . ▁As ▁Seattle ▁head ed ▁for ▁ 2