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Election 1940 Results

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1940 Washington governor election

Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) beat Clarence Cleveland Dill (Democrat) in Washington in 1940, 50.2% to 49.5%, a margin of 0.7 points and 5,816 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Clarence D. Martin.

Republicans led in 23 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 16. The largest, King, cast 236,240 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.8 points. The closest was Franklin, where 35 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
Arthur B. Langlie won Republican 392,522 50.2%
Clarence Cleveland Dill Democratic 386,706 49.5%
All other candidates 2,100 0.3%
Total781,328

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 121,013 51.2% 114,296 48.4% 931 236,240 D+2.8
Pierce 44,870 56.9% 33,726 42.8% 278 78,874 D+14.1
Spokane 39,901 50.9% 38,393 49.0% 92 78,386 D+1.9
Snohomish 21,412 53.5% 18,458 46.1% 178 40,048 D+7.4
Yakima 15,709 41.0% 22,534 58.9% 38 38,281 R+17.8
Whatcom 12,256 43.5% 15,762 56.0% 129 28,147 R+12.5
Grays Harbor 12,094 52.2% 11,008 47.5% 68 23,170 D+4.7
Clark 10,641 49.6% 10,788 50.2% 44 21,473 R+0.7
Kitsap 10,394 53.9% 8,860 45.9% 33 19,287 D+8.0
Lewis 8,408 45.1% 10,219 54.8% 31 18,658 R+9.7
Thurston 8,912 48.2% 9,558 51.7% 30 18,500 R+3.5
Skagit 7,920 44.3% 9,909 55.5% 33 17,862 R+11.1
Cowlitz 9,070 51.6% 8,461 48.1% 63 17,594 D+3.5
Chelan 5,301 34.8% 9,919 65.2% 3 15,223 R+30.3
Walla Walla 4,376 32.2% 9,227 67.8% 4 13,607 R+35.7
Whitman 4,340 34.1% 8,368 65.8% 5 12,713 R+31.7
Clallam 4,958 52.1% 4,520 47.5% 37 9,515 D+4.6
Okanogan 4,449 47.0% 5,019 53.0% 1 9,469 R+6.0
Kittitas 4,251 49.4% 4,348 50.5% 9 8,608 R+1.1
Stevens 4,527 55.7% 3,595 44.3% 1 8,123 D+11.5
Pacific 3,474 50.3% 3,421 49.5% 15 6,910 D+0.8
Lincoln 2,367 42.5% 3,200 57.5% 5,567 R+15.0
Grant 3,298 60.5% 2,154 39.5% 3 5,455 D+21.0
Mason 2,602 50.0% 2,558 49.2% 41 5,201 D+0.8
Benton 2,069 40.7% 3,017 59.3% 2 5,088 R+18.6
Klickitat 2,292 49.3% 2,351 50.6% 7 4,650 R+1.3
Douglas 1,519 38.3% 2,444 61.7% 1 3,964 R+23.3
Jefferson 1,725 47.7% 1,891 52.3% 3 3,619 R+4.6
Asotin 1,640 46.6% 1,881 53.4% 3,521 R+6.8
Pend Oreille 1,682 55.1% 1,368 44.9% 3,050 D+10.3
Island 1,389 46.0% 1,629 53.9% 4 3,022 R+7.9
Franklin 1,486 50.5% 1,451 49.3% 4 2,941 D+1.2
Adams 1,034 35.8% 1,858 64.2% 2,892 R+28.5
Columbia 852 31.7% 1,831 68.2% 1 2,684 R+36.5
Skamania 1,146 56.3% 889 43.7% 2,035 D+12.6
Ferry 1,246 68.4% 574 31.5% 1 1,821 D+36.9
Wahkiakum 844 47.5% 924 52.0% 10 1,778 R+4.5
Garfield 463 27.2% 1,242 72.8% 1,705 R+45.7
San Juan 776 47.1% 871 52.9% 1,647 R+5.8

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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