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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.
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence Dill | 186,008 | 34.63% | |
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 160,551 | 29.89% | |
| Democratic | Clarence D. Martin (incumbent) | 114,484 | 21.31% | |
| Democratic | Tom Smith | 26,572 | 4.95% | |
| Democratic | George H. Gannon | 24,299 | 4.52% | |
| Republican | Frank Burns | 12,967 | 2.41% | |
| Republican | J. Warren Kinney | 6,134 | 1.14% | |
| Republican | Alexander Gabrielsen | 2,647 | 0.49% | |
| Republican | Marius Rasmussen | 1,932 | 0.36% | |
| Republican | George Dana Linn | 1,597 | 0.30% | |
| Total votes | 537,191 | 100.00% | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 392,522 | 50.24% | +22.12% | |
| Democratic | Clarence Dill | 386,706 | 49.49% | −19.87% | |
| Communist | John Brockway | 1,674 | 0.21% | −0.07% | |
| Socialist Labor | P. J. Ater | 426 | 0.06% | −0.01% | |
| Majority | 5,816 | 0.74% | |||
| Total votes | 781,328 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +41.99% | |||
| County [3] | Arthur B. Langlie Republican | Clarence Dill Democratic | John Brockway Communist | P. J. Ater Socialist Labor | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,858 | 64.25% | 1,034 | 35.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 824 | 28.49% | 2,892 |
| Asotin | 1,881 | 53.42% | 1,640 | 46.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 241 | 6.84% | 3,521 |
| Benton | 3,017 | 59.30% | 2,069 | 40.66% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 948 | 18.63% | 5,088 |
| Chelan | 9,919 | 65.16% | 5,301 | 34.82% | 2 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,618 | 30.34% | 15,223 |
| Clallam | 4,520 | 47.50% | 4,958 | 52.11% | 31 | 0.33% | 6 | 0.06% | -438 | -4.60% | 9,515 |
| Clark | 10,788 | 50.24% | 10,641 | 49.56% | 17 | 0.08% | 27 | 0.13% | 147 | 0.68% | 21,473 |
| Columbia | 1,831 | 68.22% | 852 | 31.74% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 979 | 36.48% | 2,684 |
| Cowlitz | 8,461 | 48.09% | 9,070 | 51.55% | 31 | 0.18% | 32 | 0.18% | -609 | -3.46% | 17,594 |
| Douglas | 2,444 | 61.65% | 1,519 | 38.32% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 925 | 23.34% | 3,964 |
| Ferry | 574 | 31.52% | 1,246 | 68.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.05% | -672 | -36.90% | 1,821 |
| Franklin | 1,451 | 49.34% | 1,486 | 50.53% | 4 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -35 | -1.19% | 2,941 |
| Garfield | 1,242 | 72.84% | 463 | 27.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 779 | 45.69% | 1,705 |
| Grant | 2,154 | 39.49% | 3,298 | 60.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,144 | -20.97% | 5,455 |
| Grays Harbor | 11,008 | 47.51% | 12,094 | 52.20% | 50 | 0.22% | 18 | 0.08% | -1,086 | -4.69% | 23,170 |
| Island | 1,629 | 53.90% | 1,389 | 45.96% | 3 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.03% | 240 | 7.94% | 3,022 |
| Jefferson | 1,891 | 52.25% | 1,725 | 47.67% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.03% | 166 | 4.59% | 3,619 |
| King | 114,296 | 48.38% | 121,013 | 51.22% | 792 | 0.34% | 139 | 0.06% | -6,717 | -2.84% | 236,240 |
| Kitsap | 8,860 | 45.94% | 10,394 | 53.89% | 24 | 0.12% | 9 | 0.05% | -1,534 | -7.95% | 19,287 |
| Kittitas | 4,348 | 50.51% | 4,251 | 49.38% | 7 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | 97 | 1.13% | 8,608 |
| Klickitat | 2,351 | 50.56% | 2,292 | 49.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.15% | 59 | 1.27% | 4,650 |
| Lewis | 10,219 | 54.77% | 8,408 | 45.06% | 26 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.03% | 1,811 | 9.71% | 18,658 |
| Lincoln | 3,200 | 57.48% | 2,367 | 42.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 833 | 14.96% | 5,567 |
| Mason | 2,558 | 49.18% | 2,602 | 50.03% | 39 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.04% | -44 | -0.85% | 5,201 |
| Okanogan | 5,019 | 53.00% | 4,449 | 46.98% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 570 | 6.02% | 9,469 |
| Pacific | 3,421 | 49.51% | 3,474 | 50.27% | 14 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.01% | -53 | -0.77% | 6,910 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,368 | 44.85% | 1,682 | 55.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -314 | -10.30% | 3,050 |
| Pierce | 33,726 | 42.76% | 44,870 | 56.89% | 207 | 0.26% | 71 | 0.09% | -11,144 | -14.13% | 78,874 |
| San Juan | 871 | 52.88% | 776 | 47.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 5.77% | 1,647 |
| Skagit | 9,909 | 55.48% | 7,920 | 44.34% | 28 | 0.16% | 5 | 0.03% | 1,989 | 11.14% | 17,862 |
| Skamania | 889 | 43.69% | 1,146 | 56.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -257 | -12.63% | 2,035 |
| Snohomish | 18,458 | 46.09% | 21,412 | 53.47% | 144 | 0.36% | 34 | 0.08% | 2,954 | 7.38% | 40,048 |
| Spokane | 38,393 | 48.98% | 39,901 | 50.90% | 51 | 0.07% | 41 | 0.05% | -1,508 | -1.92% | 78,386 |
| Stevens | 3,595 | 44.26% | 4,527 | 55.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -932 | -11.47% | 8,123 |
| Thurston | 9,558 | 51.66% | 8,912 | 48.17% | 28 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.01% | 646 | 3.49% | 18,500 |
| Wahkiakum | 924 | 51.97% | 844 | 47.47% | 7 | 0.39% | 3 | 0.17% | 80 | 4.50% | 1,778 |
| Walla Walla | 9,227 | 67.81% | 4,376 | 32.16% | 2 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% | 4,851 | 35.65% | 13,607 |
| Whatcom | 15,762 | 56.00% | 12,256 | 43.54% | 122 | 0.43% | 7 | 0.02% | 3,506 | 12.46% | 28,147 |
| Whitman | 8,368 | 65.82% | 4,340 | 34.14% | 4 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,028 | 31.68% | 12,713 |
| Yakima | 22,534 | 58.86% | 15,709 | 41.04% | 34 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.01% | 6,825 | 17.83% | 38,281 |
| Totals | 392,522 | 50.24% | 386,706 | 49.49% | 1,674 | 0.21% | 426 | 0.05% | 5,816 | 0.74% | 781,328 |
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The 1944 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 1944. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Homer Bone resigned in April, having been appointed and confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in April. Democratic U.S. Representative Warren Magnuson won the open race over Republican Harry Cain, the mayor of Tacoma and was appointed to the vacant seat.
The 2016 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2016.
The 1956 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a third term in office, defeating Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie.
The 1956 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956, between Democratic state senator Albert Rosellini and Republican lieutenant governor Emmett T. Anderson.
The 1952 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1952, between incumbent governor Arthur B. Langlie of the Republican Party and U.S. Representative Hugh Mitchell of the Democratic Party. Langlie won the general election, becoming the first Washington state governor to be elected to a third term.
The 1948 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie defeated incumbent Democrat Monrad Wallgren with 50.50% of the vote in a rematch of the 1944 contest.
The 1944 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Monrad Wallgren defeated incumbent Republican Arthur B. Langlie with 51.51% of the vote.
The 1936 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley with 69.36% of the vote.
The 1924 North Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924.
The 1932 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee John Arthur Gellatly with 57.29% of the vote.
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.
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.
The 1912 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Ernest Lister defeated Republican incumbent Marion E. Hay with 30.55% of the vote. Lister was voted in with the smallest percentage of the vote in a gubernatorial election in the 1900s. This was the first election in Washington in which women had the right to vote.
The 1908 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1908. Republican nominee Samuel G. Cosgrove defeated Democratic nominee John Pattison with 62.56% of the vote.
The 1944 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 5, 1940.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1936.
The 1940 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Primary elections were held on September 17, 1940.
The 1900 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
