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Election 1936 Results

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1936 Washington governor election

Clarence D. Martin (Democrat) beat Roland H. Hartley (Republican) in Washington in 1936, 69.4% to 28.1%, a margin of 41.2 points and 277,409 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when Clarence D. Martin also won.

Democrats led in 39 of the 39 counties as they stood then. The largest, King, cast 203,352 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.3 points. The closest was San Juan, where 233 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
Clarence D. Martin won Democratic 466,550 69.4%
Roland H. Hartley Republican 189,141 28.1%
All other candidates 16,916 2.5%
Total672,607

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 135,740 66.8% 63,857 31.4% 3,755 203,352 D+35.3
Spokane 48,823 70.9% 17,939 26.1% 2,054 68,816 D+44.9
Pierce 51,299 76.3% 13,853 20.6% 2,061 67,213 D+55.7
Snohomish 25,499 73.6% 8,143 23.5% 1,023 34,665 D+50.1
Yakima 17,787 57.2% 12,464 40.1% 866 31,117 D+17.1
Whatcom 17,253 69.5% 6,968 28.1% 620 24,841 D+41.4
Grays Harbor 17,053 81.1% 3,430 16.3% 549 21,032 D+64.8
Clark 13,360 74.9% 3,950 22.2% 521 17,831 D+52.8
Lewis 10,663 65.4% 4,957 30.4% 672 16,292 D+35.0
Kitsap 12,389 77.0% 3,255 20.2% 454 16,098 D+56.7
Thurston 11,629 75.6% 3,333 21.7% 429 15,391 D+53.9
Skagit 10,313 67.2% 4,669 30.4% 376 15,358 D+36.7
Cowlitz 10,393 75.2% 2,995 21.7% 430 13,818 D+53.5
Chelan 8,624 65.2% 4,441 33.6% 159 13,224 D+31.6
Whitman 7,794 66.2% 3,854 32.7% 120 11,768 D+33.5
Walla Walla 6,388 55.9% 4,723 41.3% 324 11,435 D+14.6
Okanogan 5,447 65.0% 2,598 31.0% 329 8,374 D+34.0
Clallam 5,521 67.0% 2,335 28.3% 390 8,246 D+38.6
Kittitas 4,654 65.8% 2,314 32.7% 101 7,069 D+33.1
Stevens 4,543 66.4% 2,101 30.7% 196 6,840 D+35.7
Pacific 4,466 71.7% 1,607 25.8% 155 6,228 D+45.9
Lincoln 3,582 71.8% 1,355 27.2% 52 4,989 D+44.6
Grant 4,158 84.1% 735 14.9% 50 4,943 D+69.2
Benton 2,470 56.8% 1,716 39.5% 161 4,347 D+17.3
Mason 3,110 73.2% 925 21.8% 211 4,246 D+51.5
Klickitat 2,613 69.9% 1,043 27.9% 80 3,736 D+42.0
Jefferson 2,307 68.4% 1,013 30.0% 52 3,372 D+38.4
Douglas 2,303 68.6% 988 29.4% 65 3,356 D+39.2
Asotin 2,178 66.3% 1,009 30.7% 98 3,285 D+35.6
Island 1,814 66.4% 798 29.2% 120 2,732 D+37.2
Pend Oreille 1,718 63.0% 941 34.5% 68 2,727 D+28.5
Adams 2,008 76.2% 611 23.2% 17 2,636 D+53.0
Franklin 1,780 70.1% 670 26.4% 90 2,540 D+43.7
Columbia 1,267 54.3% 970 41.5% 98 2,335 D+12.7
Skamania 1,649 75.9% 493 22.7% 30 2,172 D+53.2
Garfield 926 57.5% 674 41.8% 11 1,611 D+15.6
San Juan 856 55.2% 623 40.2% 72 1,551 D+15.0
Wahkiakum 1,083 70.3% 425 27.6% 32 1,540 D+42.7
Ferry 1,090 73.6% 366 24.7% 25 1,481 D+48.9

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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