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Election 1912 Results

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1912 Washington governor election

Ernest Lister (Democrat) beat Marion E. Hay (Republican) in Washington in 1912, 30.6% to 30.4%, a margin of 0.2 points and 622 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1908 it went Republican, for Samuel G. Cosgrove.

other candidates led in 19 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13 and Democrats in 7. The largest, King, cast 70,792 votes and went to the Democrat by 10.3 points. The closest was Ferry, where 21 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ernest Lister won Democratic 97,251 30.6%
Marion E. Hay Republican 96,629 30.4%
Robert T. Hodge Progressive 77,792 24.4%
All other candidates 46,626 14.6%
Total318,298

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 26,243 37.1% 18,927 26.7% 25,622 70,792 D+10.3
Spokane 10,576 30.5% 11,792 34.1% 12,260 34,628 Others
Pierce 10,724 34.0% 6,972 22.1% 13,849 31,545 Others
Snohomish 3,597 19.1% 3,677 19.5% 11,565 18,839 Others
Whatcom 2,785 18.8% 4,576 30.9% 7,433 14,794 Others
Yakima 4,016 31.3% 4,569 35.6% 4,248 12,833 R+4.3
Whitman 3,519 36.2% 3,481 35.8% 2,723 9,723 D+0.4
Lewis 2,879 29.7% 3,127 32.2% 3,691 9,697 Others
Skagit 2,090 22.9% 2,579 28.3% 4,453 9,122 Others
Chehalis 1,907 21.7% 3,644 41.4% 3,243 8,794 R+19.8
Clarke 2,434 31.5% 2,532 32.7% 2,767 7,733 Others
Walla Walla 3,386 45.2% 2,355 31.4% 1,749 7,490 D+13.8
Thurston 1,634 25.9% 1,974 31.3% 2,706 6,314 Others
Kitsap 1,031 17.4% 1,820 30.7% 3,078 5,929 Others
Stevens 1,873 31.8% 1,547 26.3% 2,466 5,886 Others
Chelan 1,037 20.3% 1,802 35.2% 2,275 5,114 Others
Kittitas 1,580 31.3% 1,422 28.2% 2,048 5,050 Others
Lincoln 1,733 36.7% 1,704 36.1% 1,283 4,720 D+0.6
Okanogan 1,196 28.4% 1,577 37.5% 1,435 4,208 R+9.1
Pacific 904 22.6% 1,755 43.8% 1,348 4,007 R+21.2
Cowlitz 803 21.0% 1,352 35.4% 1,662 3,817 Others
Benton 1,199 32.3% 1,486 40.1% 1,022 3,707 R+7.7
Klickitat 917 27.5% 1,565 46.9% 854 3,336 R+19.4
Douglas 1,352 43.7% 837 27.0% 908 3,097 D+16.6
Grant 720 27.9% 906 35.2% 951 2,577 Others
Columbia 986 39.0% 830 32.9% 709 2,525 D+6.2
Clallam 422 16.8% 781 31.1% 1,312 2,515 Others
Adams 970 42.3% 847 37.0% 474 2,291 D+5.4
Jefferson 602 26.6% 893 39.4% 771 2,266 R+12.8
Pend Oreille 641 31.5% 778 38.2% 617 2,036 R+6.7
Mason 570 31.8% 483 26.9% 741 1,794 Others
Asotin 501 28.5% 802 45.6% 457 1,760 R+17.1
Franklin 508 29.2% 717 41.2% 516 1,741 R+12.0
Ferry 538 32.2% 577 34.5% 556 1,671 R+2.3
Island 272 17.6% 443 28.7% 828 1,543 Others
Garfield 473 30.9% 369 24.1% 688 1,530 Others
San Juan 269 22.3% 414 34.4% 522 1,205 Others
Wahkiakum 134 15.7% 374 43.7% 348 856 R+28.0
Skamania 230 28.3% 343 42.2% 240 813 R+13.9

Counties as they stood in 1912; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Washington governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Bob Ferguson (D) D+11.3
2020 Jay Inslee (D) D+13.4
2016 Jay Inslee (D) D+8.8
2012 Jay Inslee (D) D+3.1
2008 Christine Gregoire (D) D+6.5
2004 Christine Gregoire (D) level
2000 Gary Locke (D) D+18.7
1996 Gary Locke (D) D+15.9
1992 Mike Lowry (D) D+4.3
1988 Booth Gardner (D) D+24.4
1984 Booth Gardner (D) D+6.6
1980 John D. Spellman (R) R+13.4
1976 Dixy Lee Ray (D) D+8.7
1972 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+8.0
1968 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+10.4
1964 Daniel J. Evans (R) R+11.9
1960 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+1.5
1956 Albert D. Rosellini (D) D+9.6
1952 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+5.3
1948 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+3.3
1944 Monrad C. Wallgren (D) D+3.4
1940 Arthur B. Langlie (R) R+0.7
1936 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+41.2
1932 Clarence D. Martin (D) D+23.5
1928 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+13.5
1924 Roland H. Hartley (R) R+24.0
1920 Louis F. Hart (R) R+36.2
1916 Ernest Lister (D) D+3.7
1912 Ernest Lister (D) D+0.2
1908 Samuel G. Cosgrove (R) R+29.6
1904 Albert E. Mead (R) R+10.5
1900 John Rankin Rogers (D) D+2.1
1896 John Rankin Rogers (other)
1892 John H. McGraw (R) R+4.8
1889 Elisha P. Ferry (R) R+15.4