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1944 Washington gubernatorial election

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1944 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1940 November 7, 1944 1948 →
 
Nominee Monrad Wallgren Arthur B. Langlie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 428,834 400,604
Percentage 51.51% 48.12%

County results
Wallgren:      50–60%      60–70%
Langlie:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

Arthur B. Langlie
Republican

Elected Governor

Monrad Wallgren
Democratic

The 1944 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944. Democratic nominee Monrad Wallgren defeated incumbent Republican Arthur B. Langlie with 51.51% of the vote.

Primary election

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The primary election was held on July 11, 1944.[1] At the time, Washington used a blanket primary for nominations, with all candidates appearing on the same ballot and the highest candidate for each party being nominated.

Candidates

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Results

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Blanket primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur B. Langlie (incumbent) 197,817 56.11%
Democratic Monrad Wallgren 98,192 27.85%
Republican Louis A. Wasmer 47,727 13.54%
Republican Marius Rasmussen 5,686 1.61%
Republican Charles A. DeBolt 3,125 0.89%
Total votes 352,547 100.00%

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

  • Monrad Wallgren, Democratic
  • Arthur B. Langlie, Republican

Other candidates

  • Allen Emerson, Prohibition
  • Henry E. O. Gusey, Socialist Labor

Results

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1944 Washington gubernatorial election[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Monrad Wallgren 428,834 51.51% +2.02%
Republican Arthur B. Langlie (incumbent) 400,604 48.12% −2.12%
Prohibition Allen Emerson 1,676 0.20%
Socialist Labor Henry E. O. Gusey 1,369 0.16% +0.11%
Majority 28,2305 3.39%
Total votes 28,230 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +4.14%

Results by county

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County[3] Monrad Wallgren
Democratic
Arthur B. Langlie
Republican
Allen Emerson
Prohibition
Henry E. O. Gusey
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # %
Adams 810 30.15% 1,873 69.71% 4 0.15% 0 0.00% -1,063 -39.56% 2,687
Asotin 1,545 48.75% 1,616 50.99% 4 0.13% 4 0.13% -71 -2.24% 3,169
Benton 3,709 46.60% 4,228 53.12% 20 0.25% 2 0.03% -519 -6.52% 7,959
Chelan 5,401 39.98% 8,077 59.79% 24 0.18% 8 0.06% -2,676 -19.81% 13,510
Clallam 4,993 56.22% 3,879 43.68% 8 0.09% 1 0.01% 1,114 12.54% 8,881
Clark 15,678 51.47% 14,551 47.77% 160 0.53% 70 0.23% 1,127 3.70% 30,459
Columbia 852 38.33% 1,368 61.54% 2 0.09% 1 0.04% -516 -23.21% 2,223
Cowlitz 8,721 53.15% 7,621 46.44% 41 0.25% 26 0.16% 1,100 6.70% 16,409
Douglas 1,537 42.67% 2,061 57.22% 4 0.11% 0 0.00% -524 -14.55% 3,602
Ferry 717 56.55% 551 43.45% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 166 13.09% 1,268
Franklin 1,667 50.67% 1,620 49.24% 3 0.09% 0 0.00% 47 1.43% 3,290
Garfield 465 29.49% 1,109 70.32% 3 0.19% 0 0.00% -644 -40.84% 1,577
Grant 2,154 55.99% 1,692 43.98% 1 0.03% 0 0.00% 462 12.01% 3,847
Grays Harbor 11,785 55.47% 9,410 44.29% 27 0.13% 25 0.12% 2,375 11.18% 21,247
Island 1,499 48.03% 1,601 51.30% 21 0.67% 0 0.00% -102 -3.27% 3,121
Jefferson 1,608 50.25% 1,589 49.66% 0 0.00% 3 0.09% 19 0.59% 3,200
King 148,545 53.89% 126,262 45.80% 519 0.19% 334 0.12% 22,283 8.08% 275,660
Kitsap 21,094 60.60% 13,633 39.16% 44 0.13% 40 0.11% 7,461 21.43% 34,811
Kittitas 3,748 49.50% 3,811 50.33% 12 0.16% 1 0.01% -63 -0.83% 7,572
Klickitat 1,618 41.11% 2,276 57.83% 24 0.61% 18 0.46% -658 -16.72% 3,936
Lewis 6,808 41.39% 9,612 58.44% 21 0.13% 8 0.05% -2,804 -17.05% 16,449
Lincoln 1,904 38.29% 3,069 61.71% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -1,165 -23.43% 4,973
Mason 2,957 56.79% 2,245 43.12% 3 0.06% 2 0.04% 712 13.67% 5,207
Okanogan 3,904 45.59% 4,642 54.21% 9 0.11% 8 0.09% -738 -8.62% 8,563
Pacific 3,205 52.50% 2,899 47.49% 1 0.02% 0 0.00% 306 5.01% 6,105
Pend Oreille 1,162 48.28% 1,245 51.72% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% -83 -3.45% 2,407
Pierce 47,259 56.90% 35,213 42.40% 228 0.27% 353 0.43% 12,046 14.50% 83,053
San Juan 600 44.78% 739 55.15% 1 0.07% 0 0.00% -139 -10.37% 1,340
Skagit 8,622 50.34% 8,466 49.43% 30 0.18% 10 0.06% 156 0.91% 17,128
Skamania 795 50.32% 776 49.11% 8 0.51% 1 0.06% 19 1.20% 1,580
Snohomish 25,777 60.81% 16,304 38.47% 104 0.25% 201 0.47% 9,473 22.35% 42,386
Spokane 39,092 48.26% 41,789 51.59% 56 0.07% 71 0.09% -2,697 -3.33% 81,008
Stevens 3,462 49.41% 3,522 50.26% 19 0.27% 4 0.06% -60 -0.86% 7,007
Thurston 8,532 48.54% 8,990 51.14% 44 0.25% 12 0.07% -458 -2.61% 17,578
Wahkiakum 806 52.75% 715 46.79% 0 0.00% 7 0.46% 91 5.96% 1,528
Walla Walla 4,687 36.05% 8,279 63.67% 26 0.20% 10 0.08% -3,592 -27.63% 13,002
Whatcom 13,210 48.28% 13,916 50.86% 107 0.39% 127 0.46% -706 -2.58% 27,360
Whitman 3,965 34.90% 7,391 65.06% 4 0.04% 1 0.01% -3,426 -30.16% 11,361
Yakima 13,941 38.70% 21,964 60.98% 94 0.26% 21 0.06% -8,023 -22.27% 36,020
Totals 428,834 51.51% 400,604 48.17% 1,676 0.20% 1,369 0.16% 28,230 3.39% 832,483

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Election Search Results July 1944 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Election Search Results November 1944 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 10, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "For Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at General Election, Nov. 7, 1944. Olympia, Washington. p. 18.