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1940 Washington gubernatorial election

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1940 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Arthur B. Langlie Clarence Dill
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 392,522 386,706
Percentage 50.24% 49.49%

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

Governor before election

Clarence D. Martin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Arthur B. Langlie
Republican

The 1940 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie defeated Democratic nominee Clarence Dill with 50.24% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 10, 1940.[1]

Candidates

Results

1940 Washington gubernatorial primary election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clarence Dill 186,008 34.63
Republican Arthur B. Langlie 160,551 29.89
Democratic Clarence D. Martin 114,484 21.31
Democratic Tom Smith 26,572 4.95
Democratic George H. Gannon 24,299 4.52
Republican Frank Burns 12,967 2.41
Republican J. Warren Kinney 6,134 1.14
Republican Alexander Gabrielsen 2,647 0.49
Republican Marius Rasmussen 1,932 0.36
Republican George Dana Linn 1,597 0.30
Total votes 537,181 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Arthur B. Langlie, Republican
  • Clarence Dill, Democratic

Other candidates

  • John Brockway, Communist
  • P.J. Ater, Socialist Labor

Results

1940 Washington gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Arthur B. Langlie 392,522 50.24%
Democratic Clarence Dill 386,706 49.49%
Communist John Brockway 1,674 0.21%
Socialist Labor P.J. Ater 426 0.06%
Majority 5,816
Turnout
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

References

  1. ^ a b "Elections Search Results: September 1940 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Election Search Results: November 1940 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 11, 2020.