1920 Washington gubernatorial election
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The 1920 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Louis F. Hart defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Robert Bridges with 52.74% of the vote.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 9, 1920.[1] Washington abandoned its form of ranked choice voting in primary elections after 1916, switching to the traditional first-past-the-post voting for primaries starting in 1918.
Democratic party
Candidates
- William Wilson Black
- Edward T. Mathes
- A. E. Judd
- I. G. O'Harra
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Wilson Black | 9,735 | 42.79% | |
| Democratic | Edward T. Mathes | 6,061 | 26.64% | |
| Democratic | A. E. Judd | 4,542 | 19.96% | |
| Democratic | I. G. O'Harra | 2,414 | 10.61% | |
| Total votes | 22,752 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Louis F. Hart, incumbent Governor
- Roland H. Hartley, former State Representative
- George B. Lamping, State Senator
- Edwin T. Coman
- John Arthur Gellatly, State Senator
- John Stringer
- Anna MacEachern
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis F. Hart (incumbent) | 64,751 | 31.60% | |
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 56,219 | 27.44% | |
| Republican | George B. Lamping | 35,857 | 17.50% | |
| Republican | Edwin T. Coman | 20,438 | 9.97% | |
| Republican | John A. Gellatly | 19,612 | 9.57& | |
| Republican | John Stringer | 4,688 | 2.29% | |
| Republican | Anna MacEachern | 3,332 | 1.63% | |
| Total votes | 204,897 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Louis F. Hart, Republican
- William Wilson Black, Democratic
Other candidates
- Robert Bridges, Farmer–Labor
- David Burgess, Socialist Labor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Louis F. Hart (incumbent) | 210,662 | 52.74% | +8.30% | |
| Farmer–Labor | Robert Bridges | 121,371 | 30.39% | ||
| Democratic | William Wilson Black | 66,079 | 16.54% | −31.56% | |
| Socialist Labor | David Burgess | 1,296 | 0.32% | +0.16% | |
| Majority | 89,291 | 22.36% | |||
| Total votes | 399,408 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +26.02% | |||
Results by county
| County[4] | Louis F. Hart Republican |
Robert Bridges Farmer-Labor |
W. W. Black Democratic |
David Burgess Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,418 | 63.22% | 403 | 17.97% | 413 | 18.41% | 9 | 0.40% | 1,005[a] | 44.81% | 2,243 |
| Asotin | 1.283 | 69.28% | 139 | 7.51% | 421 | 22.73% | 9 | 0.49% | 862[a] | 46.54% | 1,852 |
| Benton | 1,956 | 50.82% | 1,395 | 36.24% | 493 | 12.81% | 5 | 0.13% | 561 | 14.58% | 3,849 |
| Chelan | 3,736 | 56.39% | 1,508 | 22.76% | 1,369 | 20.66% | 12 | 0.18% | 2,228 | 33.63% | 6,625 |
| Clallam | 1,648 | 47.48% | 1,380 | 39.76% | 429 | 12.36% | 14 | 0.40% | 268 | 7.72% | 3,471 |
| Clark | 4,591 | 50.81% | 2,650 | 29.33% | 1,768 | 19.57% | 27 | 0.30% | 1,941 | 21.48% | 9,036 |
| Columbia | 1,501 | 69.49% | 226 | 10.46% | 428 | 19.81% | 5 | 0.23% | 1,073[a] | 49.68% | 2,160 |
| Cowlitz | 2,239 | 61.36% | 865 | 23.71% | 538 | 14.74% | 7 | 0.19% | 1,374 | 37.65% | 3,649 |
| Douglas | 1,492 | 54.99% | 328 | 12.09% | 886 | 32.66% | 7 | 0.26% | 606[a] | 22.34% | 2,713 |
| Ferry | 511 | 37.68% | 402 | 29.65% | 437 | 32.23% | 6 | 0.44% | 74[a] | 5.46% | 1,356 |
| Franklin | 771 | 40.37% | 784 | 41.05% | 350 | 18.32% | 5 | 0.26% | -13 | -0.68% | 1,910 |
| Garfield | 845 | 64.60% | 186 | 14.22% | 274 | 20.95% | 3 | 0.23% | 571[a] | 43.65% | 1,308 |
| Grant | 1,234 | 51.83% | 454 | 19.07% | 689 | 28.94% | 4 | 0.17% | 545[a] | 22.89% | 2,381 |
| Grays Harbor | 6,475 | 54.65% | 3,619 | 30.55% | 1,735 | 14.64% | 19 | 0.16% | 2,856 | 24.11% | 11,848 |
| Island | 824 | 47.30% | 663 | 38.06% | 254 | 14.58% | 1 | 0.06% | 161 | 9.24% | 1,742 |
| Jefferson | 1,063 | 57.65% | 498 | 27.01% | 278 | 15.08% | 5 | 0.27% | 565 | 30.64% | 1,844 |
| King | 53,081 | 49.19% | 39,034 | 36.17% | 15,292 | 14.17% | 500 | 0.46% | 14,047 | 13.02% | 107,907 |
| Kitsap | 4,287 | 42.35% | 4,838 | 47.79% | 981 | 9.69% | 17 | 0.17% | -551 | -5.44% | 10,123 |
| Kittitas | 2,820 | 52.27% | 1,846 | 34.22% | 716 | 13.27% | 13 | 0.24% | 974 | 18.05% | 5,395 |
| Klickitat | 1,633 | 58.36% | 672 | 24.02% | 487 | 17.41% | 6 | 0.21% | 961 | 34.35% | 2,798 |
| Lewis | 6,342 | 56.28% | 3,670 | 32.57% | 1,245 | 11.05% | 12 | 0.11% | 2,672 | 23.71% | 11,269 |
| Lincoln | 2,787 | 60.21% | 325 | 7.02% | 1,507 | 32.56% | 10 | 0.22% | 1,280[a] | 27.65% | 4,629 |
| Mason | 926 | 52.17% | 550 | 30.99% | 294 | 16.56% | 5 | 0.28% | 376 | 21.18% | 1,775 |
| Okanogan | 2,789 | 55.08% | 1,263 | 24.94% | 990 | 19.55% | 22 | 0.43% | 1,526 | 30.13% | 5,064 |
| Pacific | 2,647 | 67.29% | 710 | 18.05% | 562 | 14.29% | 15 | 0.38% | 1,937 | 49.24% | 3,934 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,065 | 54.36% | 361 | 18.43% | 523 | 26.70% | 10 | 0.51% | 542[a] | 27.67% | 1,959 |
| Pierce | 21,440 | 50.39% | 15,442 | 36.29% | 5,528 | 12.99% | 142 | 0.33% | 5,998 | 14.10% | 42,552 |
| San Juan | 800 | 64.78% | 285 | 23.08% | 145 | 11.74% | 5 | 0.40% | 515 | 41.70% | 1,235 |
| Skagit | 4,925 | 46.70% | 4,124 | 39.10% | 1,476 | 13.99% | 22 | 0.21% | 801 | 7.59% | 10,547 |
| Skamania | 421 | 55.39% | 193 | 25.39% | 141 | 18.55% | 5 | 0.66% | 228 | 30.00% | 760 |
| Snohomish | 9,383 | 45.37% | 7,915 | 38.27% | 3,353 | 16.21% | 31 | 0.15% | 1,468 | 7.10% | 20,682 |
| Spokane | 24,328 | 56.86% | 6,890 | 16.10% | 11,391 | 26.62% | 176 | 0.41% | 12,937[a] | 30.24% | 42,785 |
| Stevens | 2,985 | 51.02% | 1,490 | 25.47% | 1,353 | 23.12% | 23 | 0.39% | 1,495 | 25.55% | 5,851 |
| Thurston | 3,994 | 53.37% | 2,617 | 34.97% | 851 | 11.37% | 22 | 0.29% | 1,377 | 18.40% | 7,484 |
| Wahkiakum | 492 | 60.82% | 192 | 23.73% | 108 | 13.35% | 17 | 2.10% | 300 | 37.08% | 809 |
| Walla Walla | 5,986 | 68.74% | 881 | 10.12% | 1,818 | 20.88% | 23 | 0.26% | 4,168[a] | 47.86% | 8,708 |
| Whatcom | 8,209 | 51.73% | 6,022 | 37.95% | 1,609 | 10.14% | 30 | 0.19% | 2,187 | 13.78% | 15,870 |
| Whitman | 6,499 | 66.55% | 899 | 9.21% | 2,352 | 24.08% | 16 | 0.16% | 4,147[a] | 42.46% | 9,766 |
| Yakima | 11,236 | 57.56% | 5,652 | 28.96% | 2,595 | 13.29% | 36 | 0.18% | 5,584 | 28.61% | 19,519 |
| Totals | 210,662 | 52.74% | 121,371 | 30.39% | 66,079 | 16.54% | 1,296 | 0.32% | 89,291 | 22.39% | 399,408 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Adams
- Asotin
- Benton
- Chelan
- Columbia
- Douglas
- Ferry
- Garfield
- Grant
- Grays Harbor
- Island
- King
- Kittitas
- Klickitat
- Lewis
- Lincoln
- Mason
- Okanogan
- Pend Oreille
- Pierce
- Skagit
- Snohomish
- Spokane
- Stevens
- Walla Walla
- Whitman
- Yakima
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Farmer-Labor
Counties that flipped from Republican to Farmer-Labor
Notes
References
- ^ a b c "Election Search Results: September 1920 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the Primary Election Held September 14, 1920. Olympia, Washington. p. 3.
- ^ "Election Search Results: November 1920 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 2, 1920. Olympia, Washington. p. 11.
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