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Election 1928 Results

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1928 Washington governor election

Roland H. Hartley (Republican) beat Scott Bullitt (Democrat) in Washington in 1928, 56.2% to 42.7%, a margin of 13.5 points and 67,657 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1924, when Roland H. Hartley also won.

Republicans led in 35 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 4. The largest, King, cast 147,001 votes and went to the Republican by 8.8 points. The closest was Ferry, where 58 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
Roland H. Hartley won Republican 281,991 56.2%
Scott Bullitt Democratic 214,334 42.7%
All other candidates 5,323 1.1%
Total501,648

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 65,686 44.7% 78,626 53.5% 2,689 147,001 R+8.8
Pierce 20,588 37.9% 33,347 61.3% 452 54,387 R+23.5
Spokane 20,614 37.9% 33,441 61.6% 265 54,320 R+23.6
Snohomish 10,550 43.1% 13,559 55.4% 364 24,473 R+12.3
Yakima 10,034 44.6% 12,310 54.7% 173 22,517 R+10.1
Whatcom 6,535 34.6% 12,107 64.0% 272 18,914 R+29.5
Grays Harbor 9,352 56.9% 6,952 42.3% 146 16,450 D+14.6
Lewis 6,726 51.4% 6,289 48.0% 76 13,091 D+3.3
Clark 6,024 48.7% 6,235 50.4% 117 12,376 R+1.7
Skagit 4,971 43.4% 6,389 55.8% 90 11,450 R+12.4
Kitsap 5,003 47.9% 5,333 51.1% 101 10,437 R+3.2
Thurston 4,433 42.5% 5,938 57.0% 53 10,424 R+14.4
Whitman 2,921 29.0% 7,127 70.7% 32 10,080 R+41.7
Chelan 4,419 44.4% 5,503 55.3% 32 9,954 R+10.9
Walla Walla 4,047 41.4% 5,716 58.5% 13 9,776 R+17.1
Cowlitz 4,588 52.9% 4,024 46.4% 54 8,666 D+6.5
Stevens 1,668 27.5% 4,350 71.8% 37 6,055 R+44.3
Kittitas 3,425 63.0% 1,971 36.3% 39 5,435 D+26.8
Clallam 2,411 46.5% 2,752 53.1% 17 5,180 R+6.6
Okanogan 2,361 46.4% 2,706 53.2% 18 5,085 R+6.8
Pacific 2,067 42.2% 2,808 57.3% 28 4,903 R+15.1
Lincoln 1,754 38.4% 2,795 61.3% 13 4,562 R+22.8
Benton 1,354 35.8% 2,393 63.3% 32 3,779 R+27.5
Klickitat 1,083 35.9% 1,906 63.2% 29 3,018 R+27.3
Mason 1,363 48.6% 1,424 50.8% 17 2,804 R+2.2
Douglas 1,262 46.9% 1,410 52.4% 18 2,690 R+5.5
Asotin 797 30.2% 1,835 69.6% 6 2,638 R+39.3
Jefferson 1,060 45.8% 1,242 53.7% 11 2,313 R+7.9
Adams 1,031 45.4% 1,235 54.4% 6 2,272 R+9.0
Island 902 42.1% 1,214 56.6% 28 2,144 R+14.6
Franklin 883 41.3% 1,237 57.9% 16 2,136 R+16.6
Columbia 644 30.8% 1,437 68.8% 7 2,088 R+38.0
Grant 810 38.8% 1,265 60.6% 11 2,086 R+21.8
Pend Oreille 606 30.0% 1,403 69.4% 12 2,021 R+39.4
Garfield 421 29.5% 1,008 70.5% 1,429 R+41.1
Ferry 677 47.5% 735 51.5% 14 1,426 R+4.1
San Juan 546 45.5% 649 54.1% 5 1,200 R+8.6
Skamania 439 39.6% 652 58.8% 18 1,109 R+19.2
Wahkiakum 279 29.1% 668 69.7% 12 959 R+40.6

Counties as they stood in 1928; 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