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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Washington governor election

Albert D. Rosellini (Democrat) beat Emmett T. Anderson (Republican) in Washington in 1956, 54.6% to 45.0%, a margin of 9.6 points and 108,732 votes.

Washington changed party: in 1952 it went Republican, for Arthur B. Langlie.

Democrats led in 28 of the 39 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, King, cast 377,964 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.8 points. The closest was Klickitat, where 76 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
Albert D. Rosellini won Democratic 616,773 54.6%
Emmett T. Anderson Republican 508,041 45.0%
All other candidates 4,163 0.4%
Total1,128,977

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
King 198,604 52.5% 176,645 46.7% 2,715 377,964 D+5.8
Pierce 65,509 57.6% 47,740 42.0% 413 113,662 D+15.6
Spokane 57,796 53.7% 49,775 46.2% 104 107,675 D+7.4
Snohomish 37,168 60.6% 23,973 39.1% 178 61,319 D+21.5
Yakima 27,456 52.6% 24,604 47.1% 171 52,231 D+5.5
Clark 22,162 58.5% 15,643 41.3% 48 37,853 D+17.2
Kitsap 22,709 60.9% 14,543 39.0% 34 37,286 D+21.9
Whatcom 17,105 54.0% 14,426 45.5% 158 31,689 D+8.5
Benton 15,696 62.1% 9,567 37.9% 4 25,267 D+24.3
Grays Harbor 14,914 62.0% 9,112 37.8% 48 24,074 D+24.1
Cowlitz 14,079 59.0% 9,746 40.8% 45 23,870 D+18.2
Thurston 12,128 51.1% 11,582 48.8% 17 23,727 D+2.3
Skagit 10,927 52.2% 9,974 47.7% 26 20,927 D+4.6
Lewis 9,543 49.6% 9,673 50.3% 12 19,228 R+0.7
Chelan 8,474 47.4% 9,291 52.0% 96 17,861 R+4.6
Walla Walla 7,960 45.5% 9,534 54.5% 2 17,496 R+9.0
Grant 8,098 60.7% 5,229 39.2% 6 13,333 D+21.5
Whitman 5,564 42.7% 7,462 57.3% 5 13,031 R+14.6
Clallam 7,143 58.2% 5,115 41.7% 10 12,268 D+16.5
Okanogan 5,904 55.9% 4,645 44.0% 4 10,553 D+11.9
Kittitas 4,659 54.0% 3,969 46.0% 7 8,635 D+8.0
Stevens 4,381 54.2% 3,699 45.7% 9 8,089 D+8.4
Franklin 5,361 67.3% 2,606 32.7% 4 7,971 D+34.6
Mason 4,282 55.1% 3,476 44.8% 9 7,767 D+10.4
Pacific 4,293 57.6% 3,150 42.3% 6 7,449 D+15.3
Douglas 3,152 54.9% 2,589 45.1% 5 5,746 D+9.8
Lincoln 2,457 46.6% 2,818 53.4% 1 5,276 R+6.8
Island 2,458 48.0% 2,660 51.9% 6 5,124 R+3.9
Klickitat 2,517 49.2% 2,593 50.7% 6 5,116 R+1.5
Asotin 3,043 59.9% 2,037 40.1% 2 5,082 D+19.8
Jefferson 2,206 55.1% 1,795 44.8% 2 4,003 D+10.3
Adams 1,848 48.4% 1,972 51.6% 2 3,822 R+3.2
Pend Oreille 1,763 59.5% 1,201 40.5% 2,964 D+19.0
Columbia 926 43.8% 1,190 56.2% 2,116 R+12.5
Skamania 1,156 54.9% 948 45.1% 2,104 D+9.9
Wahkiakum 982 57.8% 712 41.9% 4 1,698 D+15.9
San Juan 744 44.7% 915 55.0% 4 1,663 R+10.3
Garfield 703 44.7% 871 55.3% 1,574 R+10.7
Ferry 903 61.7% 561 38.3% 1,464 D+23.4

Counties as they stood in 1956; 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