1944 Washington gubernatorial election

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.

1944 Washington gubernatorial election

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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

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.