Toll could be nearly $1 million from vandalism in Washington state Capitol

Toll could be nearly $1 million from vandalism in Washington state Capitol

Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard

November 21, 2025 / 2:09 pm

Damage at the Washington state Capitol from vandalism last month could cost nearly $1 million.

New estimates released Thursday put the total tab for the Oct. 5 rampage at $623,000 to $914,000 excluding taxes. The biggest cost driver is damage to a historic chenille rug nearly a century old in the state reception room, according to the Department of Enterprise Services.

It could cost $100,000 just to move the rug and affected drapes to another location for the repairs, the agency said. It will require storing them in a climate-controlled space at an estimated $750 per month, which doesn’t count toward the total estimate.

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