1940 Washington gubernatorial election

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1940 Washington gubernatorial election
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  1936 November 5, 1940 1944  
  Mayor Arthur B. Langlie (12290) (3x4a).jpg Clarence C. Dill LCCN2014716765 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Arthur B. Langlie Clarence Dill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote392,522386,706
Percentage50.24%49.49%

1940 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Langlie:     50–60%     60–70%     70-80%
Dill:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Clarence D. Martin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur B. Langlie
Republican

The 1940 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Clarence Dill with 50.24% of the vote. Langlie's 0.74% margin of victory is the third-closest in state history. [lower-alpha 1] This is the only gubernatorial election in Washington in which King County has voted for the losing candidate.

Contents

Primary election

The primary election was held on September 10, 1940. [1] At the time, Washington used a blanket primary for nominations, with all candidates appearing on the same ballot and the highest candidate for each party being nominated. Incumbent governor Clarence D. Martin lost the Democratic nomination.

Candidates

Results

Blanket primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clarence Dill 186,008 34.63%
Republican Arthur B. Langlie 160,551 29.89%
Democratic Clarence D. Martin (incumbent)114,48421.31%
Democratic Tom Smith26,5724.95%
Democratic George H. Gannon24,2994.52%
Republican Frank Burns12,9672.41%
Republican J. Warren Kinney6,1341.14%
Republican Alexander Gabrielsen2,6470.49%
Republican Marius Rasmussen1,9320.36%
Republican George Dana Linn1,5970.30%
Total votes537,191 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1940 Washington gubernatorial election [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Arthur B. Langlie 392,522 50.24% +22.12%
Democratic Clarence Dill 386,70649.49%−19.87%
Communist John Brockway1,6740.21%−0.07%
Socialist Labor P. J. Ater4260.06%−0.01%
Majority5,8160.74%
Total votes781,328 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +41.99%

Results by county

County [3] Arthur B. Langlie
Republican
Clarence Dill
Democratic
John Brockway
Communist
P. J. Ater
Socialist Labor
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%#%
Adams 1,85864.25%1,03435.75%00.00%00.00%82428.49%2,892
Asotin 1,88153.42%1,64046.58%00.00%00.00%2416.84%3,521
Benton 3,01759.30%2,06940.66%20.04%00.00%94818.63%5,088
Chelan 9,91965.16%5,30134.82%20.01%10.01%4,61830.34%15,223
Clallam 4,52047.50%4,95852.11%310.33%60.06%-438-4.60%9,515
Clark 10,78850.24%10,64149.56%170.08%270.13%1470.68%21,473
Columbia 1,83168.22%85231.74%10.04%00.00%97936.48%2,684
Cowlitz 8,46148.09%9,07051.55%310.18%320.18%-609-3.46%17,594
Douglas 2,44461.65%1,51938.32%10.03%00.00%92523.34%3,964
Ferry 57431.52%1,24668.42%00.00%10.05%-672-36.90%1,821
Franklin 1,45149.34%1,48650.53%40.14%00.00%-35-1.19%2,941
Garfield 1,24272.84%46327.16%00.00%00.00%77945.69%1,705
Grant 2,15439.49%3,29860.46%00.00%30.05%-1,144-20.97%5,455
Grays Harbor 11,00847.51%12,09452.20%500.22%180.08%-1,086-4.69%23,170
Island 1,62953.90%1,38945.96%30.10%10.03%2407.94%3,022
Jefferson 1,89152.25%1,72547.67%20.06%10.03%1664.59%3,619
King 114,29648.38%121,01351.22%7920.34%1390.06%-6,717-2.84%236,240
Kitsap 8,86045.94%10,39453.89%240.12%90.05%-1,534-7.95%19,287
Kittitas 4,34850.51%4,25149.38%70.08%20.02%971.13%8,608
Klickitat 2,35150.56%2,29249.29%00.00%70.15%591.27%4,650
Lewis 10,21954.77%8,40845.06%260.14%50.03%1,8119.71%18,658
Lincoln 3,20057.48%2,36742.52%00.00%00.00%83314.96%5,567
Mason 2,55849.18%2,60250.03%390.75%20.04%-44-0.85%5,201
Okanogan 5,01953.00%4,44946.98%10.01%00.00%5706.02%9,469
Pacific 3,42149.51%3,47450.27%140.20%10.01%-53-0.77%6,910
Pend Oreille 1,36844.85%1,68255.15%00.00%00.00%-314-10.30%3,050
Pierce 33,72642.76%44,87056.89%2070.26%710.09%-11,144-14.13%78,874
San Juan 87152.88%77647.12%00.00%00.00%955.77%1,647
Skagit 9,90955.48%7,92044.34%280.16%50.03%1,98911.14%17,862
Skamania 88943.69%1,14656.31%00.00%00.00%-257-12.63%2,035
Snohomish 18,45846.09%21,41253.47%1440.36%340.08%2,9547.38%40,048
Spokane 38,39348.98%39,90150.90%510.07%410.05%-1,508-1.92%78,386
Stevens 3,59544.26%4,52755.73%00.00%10.01%-932-11.47%8,123
Thurston 9,55851.66%8,91248.17%280.15%20.01%6463.49%18,500
Wahkiakum 92451.97%84447.47%70.39%30.17%804.50%1,778
Walla Walla 9,22767.81%4,37632.16%20.01%20.01%4,85135.65%13,607
Whatcom 15,76256.00%12,25643.54%1220.43%70.02%3,50612.46%28,147
Whitman 8,36865.82%4,34034.14%40.03%10.01%4,02831.68%12,713
Yakima 22,53458.86%15,70941.04%340.09%40.01%6,82517.83%38,281
Totals392,52250.24%386,70649.49%1,6740.21%4260.05%5,8160.74%781,328

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Notes

  1. After 2004 and 1912

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elections Search Results: September 1940 Primary". Washington Secretary of State . Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. "Election Search Results: November 1940 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Washington Secretary of State. "For Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at General Election, Nov. 5, 1940. Olympia, Washington. p. 46.