1920 Washington gubernatorial election

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1920 Washington gubernatorial election
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  1916 November 2, 1920 1924  
  Louis Folwell Hart.jpg Bridges for Governor on any ticket.jpg W. W. Black 1920.jpg
Nominee Louis F. Hart Robert BridgesWilliam Wilson Black
Party Republican Farmer–Labor Democratic
Popular vote210,662121,37166,079
Percentage52.74%30.39%16.54%

1920 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hart:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Bridges:     40–50%

Governor before election

Louis F. Hart
Republican

Elected Governor

Louis F. Hart
Republican

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.

Contents

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

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William Wilson Black 9,735 42.79%
Democratic Edward T. Mathes6,06126.64%
Democratic A. E. Judd4,54219.96%
Democratic I. G. O'Harra2,41410.61%
Total votes22,752 100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Louis F. Hart (incumbent) 64,751 31.60%
Republican Roland H. Hartley 56,21927.44%
Republican George B. Lamping35,85717.50%
Republican Edwin T. Coman20,4389.97%
Republican John A. Gellatly 19,6129.57&
Republican John Stringer4,6882.29%
Republican Anna MacEachern3,3321.63%
Total votes204,897 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1920 Washington gubernatorial election [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Louis F. Hart (incumbent) 210,662 52.74% +8.30%
Farmer–Labor Robert Bridges121,37130.39%
Democratic William Wilson Black66,07916.54%−31.56%
Socialist Labor David Burgess1,2960.32%+0.16%
Majority 89,29122.36%
Total votes399,408 100.00%
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
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 1,41863.22%40317.97%41318.41%90.40%1,005 [a] 44.81%2,243
Asotin 1.28369.28%1397.51%42122.73%90.49%862 [a] 46.54%1,852
Benton 1,95650.82%1,39536.24%49312.81%50.13%56114.58%3,849
Chelan 3,73656.39%1,50822.76%1,36920.66%120.18%2,22833.63%6,625
Clallam 1,64847.48%1,38039.76%42912.36%140.40%2687.72%3,471
Clark 4,59150.81%2,65029.33%1,76819.57%270.30%1,94121.48%9,036
Columbia 1,50169.49%22610.46%42819.81%50.23%1,073 [a] 49.68%2,160
Cowlitz 2,23961.36%86523.71%53814.74%70.19%1,37437.65%3,649
Douglas 1,49254.99%32812.09%88632.66%70.26%606 [a] 22.34%2,713
Ferry 51137.68%40229.65%43732.23%60.44%74 [a] 5.46%1,356
Franklin 77140.37%78441.05%35018.32%50.26%-13-0.68%1,910
Garfield 84564.60%18614.22%27420.95%30.23%571 [a] 43.65%1,308
Grant 1,23451.83%45419.07%68928.94%40.17%545 [a] 22.89%2,381
Grays Harbor 6,47554.65%3,61930.55%1,73514.64%190.16%2,85624.11%11,848
Island 82447.30%66338.06%25414.58%10.06%1619.24%1,742
Jefferson 1,06357.65%49827.01%27815.08%50.27%56530.64%1,844
King 53,08149.19%39,03436.17%15,29214.17%5000.46%14,04713.02%107,907
Kitsap 4,28742.35%4,83847.79%9819.69%170.17%-551-5.44%10,123
Kittitas 2,82052.27%1,84634.22%71613.27%130.24%97418.05%5,395
Klickitat 1,63358.36%67224.02%48717.41%60.21%96134.35%2,798
Lewis 6,34256.28%3,67032.57%1,24511.05%120.11%2,67223.71%11,269
Lincoln 2,78760.21%3257.02%1,50732.56%100.22%1,280 [a] 27.65%4,629
Mason 92652.17%55030.99%29416.56%50.28%37621.18%1,775
Okanogan 2,78955.08%1,26324.94%99019.55%220.43%1,52630.13%5,064
Pacific 2,64767.29%71018.05%56214.29%150.38%1,93749.24%3,934
Pend Oreille 1,06554.36%36118.43%52326.70%100.51%542 [a] 27.67%1,959
Pierce 21,44050.39%15,44236.29%5,52812.99%1420.33%5,99814.10%42,552
San Juan 80064.78%28523.08%14511.74%50.40%51541.70%1,235
Skagit 4,92546.70%4,12439.10%1,47613.99%220.21%8017.59%10,547
Skamania 42155.39%19325.39%14118.55%50.66%22830.00%760
Snohomish 9,38345.37%7,91538.27%3,35316.21%310.15%1,4687.10%20,682
Spokane 24,32856.86%6,89016.10%11,39126.62%1760.41%12,937 [a] 30.24%42,785
Stevens 2,98551.02%1,49025.47%1,35323.12%230.39%1,49525.55%5,851
Thurston 3,99453.37%2,61734.97%85111.37%220.29%1,37718.40%7,484
Wahkiakum 49260.82%19223.73%10813.35%172.10%30037.08%809
Walla Walla 5,98668.74%88110.12%1,81820.88%230.26%4,168 [a] 47.86%8,708
Whatcom 8,20951.73%6,02237.95%1,60910.14%300.19%2,18713.78%15,870
Whitman 6,49966.55%8999.21%2,35224.08%160.16%4,147 [a] 42.46%9,766
Yakima 11,23657.56%5,65228.96%2,59513.29%360.18%5,58428.61%19,519
Totals210,66252.74%121,37130.39%66,07916.54%1,2960.32%89,29122.39%399,408

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Farmer-Labor

Counties that flipped from Republican to Farmer-Labor

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Hart's margin over Black

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Election Search Results: September 1920 Primary". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. "Election Search Results: November 1920 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  4. 1 2 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.