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 County results Hartley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Bullitt: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1928 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. IncumbentRepublicanRoland H. Hartley defeatedDemocratic nominee A. Scott Bullitt with 56.22% of the vote. This was the last gubernatorial election until1980 in which a Republican carriedFranklin County,Mason County, andPierce County.
Primary elections were held on September 11, 1928.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Scott Bullitt | 20,239 | 51.76% | |
| Democratic | Stephen James Chadwick | 13,804 | 35.30% | |
| Democratic | C. L. McKenzie | 2,967 | 7.59% | |
| Democratic | George F. Cotterill | 2,092 | 5.35% | |
| Total votes | 39,102 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley (incumbent) | 143,505 | 51.04% | |
| Republican | E. L. French | 124,312 | 44.21% | |
| Republican | Claude G. Bannick | 13,346 | 4.75% | |
| Total votes | 281,163 | 100.00% | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley (incumbent) | 281,991 | 56.22% | −0.19% | |
| Democratic | Scott Bullitt | 214,334 | 42.73% | +10.33% | |
| Socialist Labor | James F. Stark | 3,343 | 0.67% | +0.47% | |
| Socialist | Walter Price | 1,262 | 0.25% | +0.02% | |
| Workers | Aaron Fyslerman | 698 | 0.14% | ||
| Majority | 67,657 | 13.49% | |||
| Total votes | 501,648 | 100.00 | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | -10.52% | |||
| County[6] | Roland H. Hartley Republican | Scott Bullitt Democratic | James F. Stark Socialist Labor | Walter Price Socialist | Aaron Fyslerman Workers | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,235 | 54.36% | 1,031 | 45.38% | 4 | 0.18% | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | 204 | 8.98% | 2,272 |
| Asotin | 1,835 | 69.56% | 797 | 30.21% | 4 | 0.15% | 1 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,038 | 39.35% | 2,638 |
| Benton | 2,393 | 63.32% | 1,354 | 35.83% | 9 | 0.24% | 19 | 0.50% | 4 | 0.11% | 1,039 | 27.49% | 3,779 |
| Chelan | 5,503 | 55.28% | 4,419 | 44.39% | 16 | 0.16% | 14 | 0.14% | 2 | 0.02% | 1,084 | 10.89% | 9,954 |
| Clallam | 2,752 | 53.13% | 2,411 | 46.54% | 6 | 0.12% | 7 | 0.14% | 4 | 0.08% | 341 | 6.58% | 5,180 |
| Clark | 6,235 | 50.38% | 6,024 | 48.67% | 48 | 0.39% | 45 | 0.36% | 24 | 0.19% | 211 | 1.70% | 12,376 |
| Columbia | 1,437 | 68.82% | 644 | 30.84% | 1 | 0.05% | 5 | 0.24% | 1 | 0.05% | 793 | 37.98% | 2,088 |
| Cowlitz | 4,024 | 46.43% | 4,588 | 52.94% | 8 | 0.09% | 24 | 0.28% | 22 | 0.25% | -564 | -6.51% | 8,666 |
| Douglas | 1,410 | 52.42% | 1,262 | 46.91% | 7 | 0.26% | 10 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.04% | 148 | 5.50% | 2,690 |
| Ferry | 735 | 51.54% | 677 | 47.48% | 6 | 0.42% | 7 | 0.49% | 1 | 0.07% | 58 | 4.07% | 1,426 |
| Franklin | 1,237 | 57.91% | 883 | 41.34% | 6 | 0.28% | 8 | 0.37% | 2 | 0.09% | 354 | 16.57% | 2,136 |
| Garfield | 1,008 | 70.54% | 421 | 29.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 587 | 41.08% | 1,429 |
| Grant | 1,265 | 60.64% | 810 | 38.83% | 2 | 0.10% | 8 | 0.38% | 1 | 0.05% | 455 | 21.81% | 2,086 |
| Grays Harbor | 6,952 | 42.26% | 9,352 | 56.85% | 29 | 0.18% | 50 | 0.30% | 67 | 0.41% | -2,400 | -14.59% | 16,450 |
| Island | 1,214 | 56.62% | 902 | 42.07% | 4 | 0.19% | 17 | 0.79% | 7 | 0.33% | 312 | 14.55% | 2,144 |
| Jefferson | 1,242 | 53.70% | 1,060 | 45.83% | 4 | 0.17% | 4 | 0.17% | 3 | 0.13% | 182 | 7.87% | 2,313 |
| King | 78,626 | 53.49% | 65,686 | 44.68% | 2,080 | 1.41% | 367 | 0.25% | 242 | 0.16% | 12,940 | 8.80% | 147,001 |
| Kitsap | 5,333 | 51.10% | 5,003 | 47.94% | 43 | 0.41% | 35 | 0.34% | 23 | 0.22% | 330 | 3.16% | 10,437 |
| Kittitas | 1,971 | 36.26% | 3,425 | 63.02% | 6 | 0.11% | 18 | 0.33% | 15 | 0.28% | -1,454 | -26.75% | 5,435 |
| Klickitat | 1,906 | 63.15% | 1,083 | 35.88% | 5 | 0.17% | 20 | 0.66% | 4 | 0.13% | 823 | 27.27% | 3,018 |
| Lewis | 6,289 | 48.04% | 6,726 | 51.38% | 21 | 0.16% | 26 | 0.20% | 29 | 0.22% | -437 | -3.34% | 13,091 |
| Lincoln | 2,795 | 61.27% | 1,754 | 38.45% | 7 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.09% | 2 | 0.04% | 1,041 | 22.82% | 4,562 |
| Mason | 1,424 | 50.78% | 1,363 | 48.61% | 7 | 0.25% | 9 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.04% | 61 | 2.18% | 2,804 |
| Okanogan | 2,706 | 53.22% | 2,361 | 46.43% | 9 | 0.18% | 8 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.02% | 345 | 6.78% | 5,085 |
| Pacific | 2,808 | 57.27% | 2,067 | 42.16% | 5 | 0.10% | 3 | 0.06% | 20 | 0.41% | 741 | 15.11% | 4,903 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,403 | 69.42% | 606 | 29.99% | 3 | 0.15% | 8 | 0.40% | 1 | 0.05% | 797 | 39.44% | 2,021 |
| Pierce | 33,347 | 61.31% | 20,588 | 37.85% | 262 | 0.48% | 120 | 0.22% | 70 | 0.13% | 12,759 | 23.46% | 54,387 |
| San Juan | 649 | 54.08% | 546 | 45.50% | 1 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.25% | 1 | 0.08% | 103 | 8.58% | 1,200 |
| Skagit | 6,389 | 55.80% | 4,971 | 43.41% | 31 | 0.27% | 22 | 0.19% | 37 | 0.32% | 1,418 | 12.38% | 11,450 |
| Skamania | 652 | 58.79% | 439 | 39.59% | 1 | 0.09% | 12 | 1.08% | 5 | 0.45% | 213 | 19.21% | 1,109 |
| Snohomish | 13,559 | 55.40% | 10,550 | 43.11% | 259 | 1.06% | 83 | 0.34% | 22 | 0.09% | 3,009 | 12.30% | 24,473 |
| Spokane | 33,441 | 61.56% | 20,614 | 37.95% | 135 | 0.25% | 94 | 0.17% | 36 | 0.07% | 12,827 | 23.61% | 54,320 |
| Stevens | 4,350 | 71.84% | 1,668 | 27.55% | 8 | 0.13% | 16 | 0.26% | 13 | 0.21% | 2,682 | 44.29% | 6,055 |
| Thurston | 5,938 | 56.96% | 4,433 | 42.53% | 13 | 0.12% | 33 | 0.32% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,505 | 14.44% | 10,424 |
| Wahkiakum | 668 | 69.66% | 279 | 29.09% | 5 | 0.52% | 7 | 0.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 389 | 40.56% | 959 |
| Walla Walla | 5,716 | 58.47% | 4,047 | 41.40% | 8 | 0.08% | 4 | 0.04% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,669 | 17.07% | 9,776 |
| Whatcom | 12,107 | 64.01% | 6,535 | 34.55% | 190 | 1.00% | 65 | 0.34% | 17 | 0.09% | 5,572 | 29.46% | 18,914 |
| Whitman | 7,127 | 70.70% | 2,921 | 28.98% | 15 | 0.15% | 16 | 0.16% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,206 | 41.73% | 10,080 |
| Yakima | 12,310 | 54.67% | 10,034 | 44.56% | 95 | 0.42% | 69 | 0.31% | 9 | 0.04% | 2,276 | 10.11% | 22,517 |
| Totals | 281,991 | 56.21% | 214,334 | 42.73% | 3,363 | 0.67% | 1,262 | 0.25% | 698 | 0.14% | 67,657 | 13.49% | 501,648 |
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