1924 Washington gubernatorial election

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1924 Washington gubernatorial election
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  1920 November 4, 1924 1928  
  Roland Hill Hartley.jpg 3x4.svg J. R. Oman 1924.jpg
Nominee Roland H. Hartley Ben F. HillJ. R. Oman
Party Republican Democratic Farmer–Labor
Popular vote220,162126,44740,073
Percentage56.41%32.40%10.27%

1924 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Hartley:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%
Hill:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Louis F. Hart
Republican

Elected Governor

Roland H. Hartley
Republican

The 1924 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley defeated Democratic nominee Ben F. Hill with 56.41% of the vote. This was the last gubernatorial election until 2016 in which Grays Harbor County voted for a Republican candidate.

Contents

Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 9, 1924. [1]

Democratic party

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ben F. Hill 7,753 34.59%
Democratic Walter J. Robinson6,56829.30%
Democratic Edward T. Mathes4,95122.09%
Democratic E. F. Blaine3,14314.02%
Total votes22,415 100.00%

Republican party

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roland H. Hartley 58,705 25.11%
Republican E. L. French56,93624.36%
Republican Edward Clifford33,14014.18%
Republican W. H. Paulhamus 26,50811.34%
Republican George B. Lamping21,5359.21%
Republican William J. Coyle20,9838.98%
Republican Thomas P. Revelle8,8093.77%
Republican Peter Iverson3,0551.31%
Republican Frank Pierce2,2130.95%
Republican James Townsend Fullerton1,8790.80%
Total votes233,763 100.00%

Farmer-Labor party

Candidates

  • J. R. Oman

Results

Farmer-Labor primary results [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Farmer–Labor J. R. Oman 7,186 100.00%
Total votes7,186 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1924 Washington gubernatorial election [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roland H. Hartley 220,162 56.41% +3.66%
Democratic Ben F. Hill126,44732.40%+15.85%
Farmer–Labor J. R. Oman40,07310.27%−20.12%
StateWilliam A. Gilmore1,9540.50%
Socialist Emil Herman8980.23%
Socialist Labor David Burgess7700.20%−0.13%
Majority 93,71524.01%
Total votes390,304 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +1.65%

Results by county

County [6] Roland H. Hartley
Republican
Ben F. Hill
Democratic
J. R. Oman
Farmer-Labor
William A. Gilmore
State
Emil Herman
Socialist
David Burgess
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 84443.87%95349.53%1196.19%60.31%10.05%10.05%-109-5.67%1,924
Asotin 1,11152.11%85840.24%1547.22%20.09%20.09%50.23%25311.87%2,132
Benton 1,92049.77%1,18930.82%73719.10%110.29%10.03%00.00%73118.95%3,858
Chelan 4,40355.44%3,35942.29%1592.00%70.09%60.08%80.10%1,04413.15%7,942
Clallam 2,58865.90%84621.54%46011.71%70.18%160.41%100.25%1,74244.36%3,927
Clark 6,53963.62%2,41823.53%1,0259.97%2172.11%500.49%290.28%4,12140.10%10,278
Columbia 1,10751.70%91442.69%1105.14%20.09%20.09%60.28%1939.01%2,141
Cowlitz 3,18956.97%2,06036.80%2905.18%200.36%230.41%160.29%1,12920.17%5,598
Douglas 1,04342.61%1,29152.74%913.72%100.41%70.29%60.25%-248-10.13%2,448
Ferry 52937.33%78255.19%876.14%100.71%60.42%30.21%-253-17.85%1,417
Franklin 75334.81%88440.87%52124.09%10.05%10.05%30.14%-131-6.06%2,163
Garfield 86665.41%44733.76%110.83%00.00%00.00%00.00%41931.65%1,324
Grant 87046.28%82143.67%1518.03%291.54%80.43%10.05%492.61%1,880
Grays Harbor 7,77859.90%3,61927.87%1,46311.27%580.45%290.22%370.28%4,15932.03%12,984
Island 88052.26%48929.04%29117.28%60.36%130.77%50.30%39123.22%1,684
Jefferson 99460.83%41825.58%20712.67%110.67%20.12%20.12%57635.25%1,634
King 59,16560.74%27,93628.68%9,1879.43%6810.70%1780.18%2540.26%31,22932.06%97,401
Kitsap 3,70846.19%2,85235.53%1,34516.75%730.91%260.32%240.30%85610.66%8,028
Kittitas 2,57253.13%1,58532.74%60412.48%170.35%511.05%120.25%98720.39%4,841
Klickitat 1,69665.46%66125.51%1827.02%321.24%150.58%50.19%1,03539.95%2,591
Lewis 6,05351.65%4,40337.57%1,1659.94%510.44%210.18%260.22%1,65014.08%11,719
Lincoln 2,13650.68%1,93845.98%1222.89%140.33%20.05%30.07%1984.70%4,215
Mason 97155.61%56732.47%1749.97%160.92%110.63%70.40%40423.14%1,746
Okanogan 2,70856.32%1,79537.33%2825.87%90.19%60.12%80.17%91318.99%4,808
Pacific 2,70869.06%1,02326.09%1784.54%30.08%90.23%00.00%1,68542.97%3,921
Pend Oreille 1,04955.56%59831.67%23712.55%00.00%30.16%10.05%45123.89%1,888
Pierce 20,96250.19%9,46122.65%11,04826.45%1450.35%600.14%900.22%9,914 [b] 23.74%41,766
San Juan 75170.38%28726.90%211.97%30.28%40.37%10.09%46443.49%1,067
Skagit 4,71946.80%3,58735.57%1,68816.74%660.65%160.16%70.07%1,13211.23%10,083
Skamania 69272.54%20421.38%383.98%90.94%70.73%40.42%48851.15%954
Snohomish 9,41746.31%8,46641.63%2,19010.77%900.44%1390.68%330.16%9514.68%20,335
Spokane 24,18753.26%19,68843.35%1,4633.22%160.04%160.04%450.10%4,4999.91%45,415
Stevens 2,99853.35%2,11337.60%4367.76%240.43%260.46%230.41%88515.75%5,620
Thurston 5,04357.22%2,76331.35%92610.51%410.47%210.24%200.23%2,28025.87%8,814
Wahkiakum 54773.82%12416.73%506.75%91.21%70.94%40.54%42357.09%741
Walla Walla 5,25256.61%3,59838.78%4064.38%170.18%30.03%20.02%1,65417.83%9,278
Whatcom 8,77361.42%4,43231.03%7705.39%1721.20%870.61%490.64%4,34130.39%14,283
Whitman 5,51759.95%3,48137.83%1852.01%140.15%30.03%20.02%2,03622.13%9,202
Yakima 13,12471.90%3,53719.38%1,5008.22%550.30%200.11%180.10%9,58752.52%18,254
Totals220,16256.41%126,44732.40%40,07310.27%1,9540.50%8980.23%7700.20%93,71524.01%390,304

Counties that flipped from Farmer-Labor to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Farmer-Labor to Democratic

Notess

  1. This party was associated with Robert M. La Follette's Progressive Party
  2. Hartley's margin over Oman

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Election Search Results: September 1924 Primary". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 20. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  3. Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 16. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  4. Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 22. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  5. "Election Search Results: November 1924 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the General Election Held November 4, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 42. Retrieved August 8, 2024.