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The 1924 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1924. Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley defeated Democratic nominee Ben F. Hill with 56.41% of the vote. This was the last gubernatorial election until 2016 in which Grays Harbor County voted for a Republican candidate.
Primary election
[edit]Primary elections were held on September 9, 1924.[1]
Democratic party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- E. F. Blaine
- Ben F. Hill, Mayor of Walla Walla
- Edward T. Mathes
- Walter J. Robinson
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ben F. Hill | 7,753 | 34.59% | |
| Democratic | Walter J. Robinson | 6,568 | 29.30% | |
| Democratic | Edward T. Mathes | 4,951 | 22.09% | |
| Democratic | E. F. Blaine | 3,143 | 14.02% | |
| Total votes | 22,415 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Edward Clifford
- William J. Coyle
- E. L. French
- James Townsend Fullerton
- Roland H. Hartley, former State Representative and former mayor of Everett
- Peter Iverson
- George B. Lamping, State Senator
- W. H. Paulhamus, former State Senator
- Frank Pierce
- Thomas P. Revelle
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 58,705 | 25.11% | |
| Republican | E. L. French | 56,936 | 24.36% | |
| Republican | Edward Clifford | 33,140 | 14.18% | |
| Republican | W. H. Paulhamus | 26,508 | 11.34% | |
| Republican | George B. Lamping | 21,535 | 9.21% | |
| Republican | William J. Coyle | 20,983 | 8.98% | |
| Republican | Thomas P. Revelle | 8,809 | 3.77% | |
| Republican | Peter Iverson | 3,055 | 1.31% | |
| Republican | Frank Pierce | 2,213 | 0.95% | |
| Republican | James Townsend Fullerton | 1,879 | 0.80% | |
| Total votes | 233,763 | 100.00% | ||
Farmer-Labor party
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- J. R. Oman
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer–Labor | J. R. Oman | 7,186 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 7,186 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Roland H. Hartley, Republican
- Ben F. Hill, Democratic
Other candidates
- J. R. Oman, Farmer–Labor
- William A. Gilmore, State[a]
- Emil Herman, Socialist
- David Burgess, Socialist Labor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 220,162 | 56.41% | +3.66% | |
| Democratic | Ben F. Hill | 126,447 | 32.40% | +15.85% | |
| Farmer–Labor | J. R. Oman | 40,073 | 10.27% | −20.12% | |
| State | William A. Gilmore | 1,954 | 0.50% | ||
| Socialist | Emil Herman | 898 | 0.23% | ||
| Socialist Labor | David Burgess | 770 | 0.20% | −0.13% | |
| Majority | 93,715 | 24.01% | |||
| Total votes | 390,304 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +1.65% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[6] | Roland H. Hartley Republican |
Ben F. Hill Democratic |
J. R. Oman Farmer-Labor |
William A. Gilmore State |
Emil Herman Socialist |
David Burgess Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 844 | 43.87% | 953 | 49.53% | 119 | 6.19% | 6 | 0.31% | 1 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.05% | -109 | -5.67% | 1,924 |
| Asotin | 1,111 | 52.11% | 858 | 40.24% | 154 | 7.22% | 2 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.09% | 5 | 0.23% | 253 | 11.87% | 2,132 |
| Benton | 1,920 | 49.77% | 1,189 | 30.82% | 737 | 19.10% | 11 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 731 | 18.95% | 3,858 |
| Chelan | 4,403 | 55.44% | 3,359 | 42.29% | 159 | 2.00% | 7 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.08% | 8 | 0.10% | 1,044 | 13.15% | 7,942 |
| Clallam | 2,588 | 65.90% | 846 | 21.54% | 460 | 11.71% | 7 | 0.18% | 16 | 0.41% | 10 | 0.25% | 1,742 | 44.36% | 3,927 |
| Clark | 6,539 | 63.62% | 2,418 | 23.53% | 1,025 | 9.97% | 217 | 2.11% | 50 | 0.49% | 29 | 0.28% | 4,121 | 40.10% | 10,278 |
| Columbia | 1,107 | 51.70% | 914 | 42.69% | 110 | 5.14% | 2 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.09% | 6 | 0.28% | 193 | 9.01% | 2,141 |
| Cowlitz | 3,189 | 56.97% | 2,060 | 36.80% | 290 | 5.18% | 20 | 0.36% | 23 | 0.41% | 16 | 0.29% | 1,129 | 20.17% | 5,598 |
| Douglas | 1,043 | 42.61% | 1,291 | 52.74% | 91 | 3.72% | 10 | 0.41% | 7 | 0.29% | 6 | 0.25% | -248 | -10.13% | 2,448 |
| Ferry | 529 | 37.33% | 782 | 55.19% | 87 | 6.14% | 10 | 0.71% | 6 | 0.42% | 3 | 0.21% | -253 | -17.85% | 1,417 |
| Franklin | 753 | 34.81% | 884 | 40.87% | 521 | 24.09% | 1 | 0.05% | 1 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.14% | -131 | -6.06% | 2,163 |
| Garfield | 866 | 65.41% | 447 | 33.76% | 11 | 0.83% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 419 | 31.65% | 1,324 |
| Grant | 870 | 46.28% | 821 | 43.67% | 151 | 8.03% | 29 | 1.54% | 8 | 0.43% | 1 | 0.05% | 49 | 2.61% | 1,880 |
| Grays Harbor | 7,778 | 59.90% | 3,619 | 27.87% | 1,463 | 11.27% | 58 | 0.45% | 29 | 0.22% | 37 | 0.28% | 4,159 | 32.03% | 12,984 |
| Island | 880 | 52.26% | 489 | 29.04% | 291 | 17.28% | 6 | 0.36% | 13 | 0.77% | 5 | 0.30% | 391 | 23.22% | 1,684 |
| Jefferson | 994 | 60.83% | 418 | 25.58% | 207 | 12.67% | 11 | 0.67% | 2 | 0.12% | 2 | 0.12% | 576 | 35.25% | 1,634 |
| King | 59,165 | 60.74% | 27,936 | 28.68% | 9,187 | 9.43% | 681 | 0.70% | 178 | 0.18% | 254 | 0.26% | 31,229 | 32.06% | 97,401 |
| Kitsap | 3,708 | 46.19% | 2,852 | 35.53% | 1,345 | 16.75% | 73 | 0.91% | 26 | 0.32% | 24 | 0.30% | 856 | 10.66% | 8,028 |
| Kittitas | 2,572 | 53.13% | 1,585 | 32.74% | 604 | 12.48% | 17 | 0.35% | 51 | 1.05% | 12 | 0.25% | 987 | 20.39% | 4,841 |
| Klickitat | 1,696 | 65.46% | 661 | 25.51% | 182 | 7.02% | 32 | 1.24% | 15 | 0.58% | 5 | 0.19% | 1,035 | 39.95% | 2,591 |
| Lewis | 6,053 | 51.65% | 4,403 | 37.57% | 1,165 | 9.94% | 51 | 0.44% | 21 | 0.18% | 26 | 0.22% | 1,650 | 14.08% | 11,719 |
| Lincoln | 2,136 | 50.68% | 1,938 | 45.98% | 122 | 2.89% | 14 | 0.33% | 2 | 0.05% | 3 | 0.07% | 198 | 4.70% | 4,215 |
| Mason | 971 | 55.61% | 567 | 32.47% | 174 | 9.97% | 16 | 0.92% | 11 | 0.63% | 7 | 0.40% | 404 | 23.14% | 1,746 |
| Okanogan | 2,708 | 56.32% | 1,795 | 37.33% | 282 | 5.87% | 9 | 0.19% | 6 | 0.12% | 8 | 0.17% | 913 | 18.99% | 4,808 |
| Pacific | 2,708 | 69.06% | 1,023 | 26.09% | 178 | 4.54% | 3 | 0.08% | 9 | 0.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,685 | 42.97% | 3,921 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,049 | 55.56% | 598 | 31.67% | 237 | 12.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.05% | 451 | 23.89% | 1,888 |
| Pierce | 20,962 | 50.19% | 9,461 | 22.65% | 11,048 | 26.45% | 145 | 0.35% | 60 | 0.14% | 90 | 0.22% | 9,914[b] | 23.74% | 41,766 |
| San Juan | 751 | 70.38% | 287 | 26.90% | 21 | 1.97% | 3 | 0.28% | 4 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.09% | 464 | 43.49% | 1,067 |
| Skagit | 4,719 | 46.80% | 3,587 | 35.57% | 1,688 | 16.74% | 66 | 0.65% | 16 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,132 | 11.23% | 10,083 |
| Skamania | 692 | 72.54% | 204 | 21.38% | 38 | 3.98% | 9 | 0.94% | 7 | 0.73% | 4 | 0.42% | 488 | 51.15% | 954 |
| Snohomish | 9,417 | 46.31% | 8,466 | 41.63% | 2,190 | 10.77% | 90 | 0.44% | 139 | 0.68% | 33 | 0.16% | 951 | 4.68% | 20,335 |
| Spokane | 24,187 | 53.26% | 19,688 | 43.35% | 1,463 | 3.22% | 16 | 0.04% | 16 | 0.04% | 45 | 0.10% | 4,499 | 9.91% | 45,415 |
| Stevens | 2,998 | 53.35% | 2,113 | 37.60% | 436 | 7.76% | 24 | 0.43% | 26 | 0.46% | 23 | 0.41% | 885 | 15.75% | 5,620 |
| Thurston | 5,043 | 57.22% | 2,763 | 31.35% | 926 | 10.51% | 41 | 0.47% | 21 | 0.24% | 20 | 0.23% | 2,280 | 25.87% | 8,814 |
| Wahkiakum | 547 | 73.82% | 124 | 16.73% | 50 | 6.75% | 9 | 1.21% | 7 | 0.94% | 4 | 0.54% | 423 | 57.09% | 741 |
| Walla Walla | 5,252 | 56.61% | 3,598 | 38.78% | 406 | 4.38% | 17 | 0.18% | 3 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,654 | 17.83% | 9,278 |
| Whatcom | 8,773 | 61.42% | 4,432 | 31.03% | 770 | 5.39% | 172 | 1.20% | 87 | 0.61% | 49 | 0.64% | 4,341 | 30.39% | 14,283 |
| Whitman | 5,517 | 59.95% | 3,481 | 37.83% | 185 | 2.01% | 14 | 0.15% | 3 | 0.03% | 2 | 0.02% | 2,036 | 22.13% | 9,202 |
| Yakima | 13,124 | 71.90% | 3,537 | 19.38% | 1,500 | 8.22% | 55 | 0.30% | 20 | 0.11% | 18 | 0.10% | 9,587 | 52.52% | 18,254 |
| Totals | 220,162 | 56.41% | 126,447 | 32.40% | 40,073 | 10.27% | 1,954 | 0.50% | 898 | 0.23% | 770 | 0.20% | 93,715 | 24.01% | 390,304 |
Counties that flipped from Farmer-Labor to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Farmer-Labor to Democratic
[edit]Notess
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Election Search Results: September 1924 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 20. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 16. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the Primary Election Held September 9, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 22. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Election Search Results: November 1924 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Abstract of Votes Polled at the General Election Held November 4, 1924". Sixth Biennial Report Election Division 1924. Olympia, Washington. p. 42. Retrieved August 8, 2024.