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Election 1916 Results

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1916 Washington governor election

Ernest Lister (Democrat) beat Henry McBride (Republican) in Washington in 1916, 48.1% to 44.4%, a margin of 3.7 points and 13,836 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1912, when Ernest Lister also won.

Democrats led in 28 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, King, cast 94,030 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.2 points. The closest was Garfield, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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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 181,645 48.1%
Henry McBride Republican 167,809 44.4%
L. E. Katterfeld Socialist 21,117 5.6%
All other candidates 7,151 1.9%
Total377,722

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 45,438 48.3% 43,350 46.1% 5,242 94,030 D+2.2
Spokane 21,236 49.7% 19,937 46.6% 1,592 42,765 D+3.0
Pierce 19,590 50.7% 16,524 42.8% 2,493 38,607 D+7.9
Snohomish 9,040 45.1% 8,080 40.3% 2,919 20,039 D+4.8
Whatcom 6,158 39.3% 7,202 45.9% 2,325 15,685 R+6.7
Yakima 7,625 51.8% 6,061 41.2% 1,032 14,718 D+10.6
Grays Harbor 5,004 44.0% 4,957 43.6% 1,405 11,366 D+0.4
Whitman 6,098 54.6% 4,749 42.5% 324 11,171 D+12.1
Lewis 4,838 45.7% 4,752 44.9% 988 10,578 D+0.8
Skagit 5,192 50.1% 4,007 38.7% 1,167 10,366 D+11.4
Walla Walla 4,991 54.1% 4,040 43.8% 194 9,225 D+10.3
Clarke 2,904 32.9% 5,093 57.6% 841 8,838 R+24.8
Kitsap 2,909 42.4% 3,138 45.7% 813 6,860 R+3.3
Stevens 3,490 52.7% 2,404 36.3% 724 6,618 D+16.4
Thurston 2,493 37.8% 3,248 49.3% 853 6,594 R+11.4
Chelan 3,246 51.2% 2,626 41.4% 470 6,342 D+9.8
Lincoln 3,050 56.1% 2,143 39.4% 247 5,440 D+16.7
Okanogan 3,075 57.4% 1,817 33.9% 468 5,360 D+23.5
Kittitas 2,557 48.2% 2,409 45.4% 335 5,301 D+2.8
Pacific 1,610 36.4% 2,516 56.8% 301 4,427 R+20.5
Cowlitz 1,391 36.4% 2,035 53.2% 399 3,825 R+16.8
Clallam 1,390 42.3% 1,483 45.1% 413 3,286 R+2.8
Klickitat 1,654 50.8% 1,399 42.9% 205 3,258 D+7.8
Douglas 2,014 62.7% 1,038 32.3% 161 3,213 D+30.4
Benton 1,561 48.6% 1,332 41.5% 317 3,210 D+7.1
Grant 1,408 46.5% 1,338 44.2% 282 3,028 D+2.3
Adams 1,581 59.5% 970 36.5% 105 2,656 D+23.0
Columbia 1,241 50.7% 1,081 44.2% 126 2,448 D+6.5
Asotin 1,185 52.4% 927 41.0% 150 2,262 D+11.4
Pend Oreille 1,066 50.0% 952 44.6% 115 2,133 D+5.3
Jefferson 769 37.0% 1,160 55.7% 152 2,081 R+18.8
Franklin 1,181 62.5% 586 31.0% 122 1,889 D+31.5
Island 1,016 55.5% 643 35.1% 173 1,832 D+20.4
Mason 795 45.6% 758 43.4% 192 1,745 D+2.1
Ferry 909 53.7% 577 34.1% 207 1,693 D+19.6
Garfield 775 49.1% 768 48.6% 37 1,580 D+0.4
San Juan 494 35.6% 775 55.8% 120 1,389 R+20.2
Skamania 389 41.3% 503 53.3% 51 943 R+12.1
Wahkiakum 382 41.5% 430 46.7% 109 921 R+5.2

Counties as they stood in 1916; 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