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Election 1948 Results

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1948 Washington governor election

Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) beat Monrad C. Wallgren (Democrat) in Washington in 1948, 50.5% to 47.2%, a margin of 3.3 points and 28,923 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1944 it went Democratic, for Monrad C. Wallgren.

Republicans led in 25 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 14. The largest, King, cast 283,156 votes and went to the Republican by 6.0 points. The closest was Mason, where 3 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 445,958 50.5%
Monrad C. Wallgren Democratic 417,035 47.2%
All other candidates 20,148 2.3%
Total883,141

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 129,149 45.6% 146,062 51.6% 7,945 283,156 R+6.0
Pierce 44,896 50.7% 40,602 45.8% 3,080 88,578 D+4.8
Spokane 41,301 47.3% 45,066 51.6% 985 87,352 R+4.3
Snohomish 23,627 52.1% 19,760 43.6% 1,940 45,327 D+8.5
Yakima 17,316 42.4% 23,275 57.0% 249 40,840 R+14.6
Kitsap 17,123 56.7% 12,526 41.5% 543 30,192 D+15.2
Clark 14,819 50.5% 13,878 47.3% 639 29,336 D+3.2
Whatcom 12,626 45.4% 14,199 51.1% 967 27,792 R+5.7
Grays Harbor 11,716 52.1% 10,116 45.0% 638 22,470 D+7.1
Thurston 9,566 46.5% 10,512 51.2% 473 20,551 R+4.6
Cowlitz 9,614 52.0% 8,486 45.9% 403 18,503 D+6.1
Skagit 8,434 46.8% 9,090 50.4% 508 18,032 R+3.6
Lewis 7,302 41.6% 10,001 57.0% 238 17,541 R+15.4
Chelan 6,403 42.3% 8,675 57.3% 56 15,134 R+15.0
Walla Walla 6,098 40.6% 8,847 58.9% 73 15,018 R+18.3
Benton 6,986 49.4% 7,108 50.2% 58 14,152 R+0.9
Whitman 4,436 35.7% 7,908 63.7% 74 12,418 R+28.0
Clallam 4,876 49.5% 4,723 47.9% 252 9,851 D+1.6
Okanogan 4,597 47.1% 5,121 52.4% 47 9,765 R+5.4
Kittitas 4,318 52.4% 3,824 46.4% 96 8,238 D+6.0
Stevens 3,489 48.1% 3,666 50.6% 97 7,252 R+2.4
Pacific 3,187 47.1% 3,376 49.9% 197 6,760 R+2.8
Mason 3,082 48.5% 3,079 48.5% 192 6,353 level
Grant 3,625 59.0% 2,486 40.5% 32 6,143 D+18.5
Lincoln 1,666 34.6% 3,134 65.1% 14 4,814 R+30.5
Franklin 2,022 49.9% 2,013 49.7% 15 4,050 D+0.2
Klickitat 1,701 42.6% 2,269 56.8% 25 3,995 R+14.2
Douglas 1,689 42.7% 2,259 57.0% 12 3,960 R+14.4
Island 1,529 42.4% 2,021 56.0% 56 3,606 R+13.6
Jefferson 1,755 48.8% 1,780 49.5% 61 3,596 R+0.7
Asotin 1,726 50.1% 1,661 48.3% 55 3,442 D+1.9
Adams 806 30.5% 1,834 69.4% 4 2,644 R+38.9
Pend Oreille 1,167 46.8% 1,298 52.0% 31 2,496 R+5.2
Columbia 733 35.2% 1,344 64.5% 6 2,083 R+29.3
Skamania 949 53.0% 818 45.7% 22 1,789 D+7.3
San Juan 657 42.3% 873 56.2% 23 1,553 R+13.9
Wahkiakum 753 48.6% 775 50.1% 20 1,548 R+1.4
Garfield 544 36.1% 961 63.7% 3 1,508 R+27.7
Ferry 752 57.7% 532 40.8% 19 1,303 D+16.9

Counties as they stood in 1948; 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