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The1940 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940.Republican nomineeArthur B. Langlie narrowly defeatedDemocratic nomineeClarence Dill with 50.24% of the vote. Langlie's 0.74% margin of victory is the third-closest in state history.[a] This is the only gubernatorial election in Washington in whichKing County has voted for the losing candidate.
Theprimary election was held on September 10, 1940.[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. Incumbent governorClarence D. Martin lost the Democratic nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence Dill | 186,008 | 34.63% | |
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 160,551 | 29.89% | |
| Democratic | Clarence D. Martin (incumbent) | 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 | 537,191 | 100.00% | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 392,522 | 50.24% | +22.12% | |
| Democratic | Clarence Dill | 386,706 | 49.49% | −19.87% | |
| Communist | John Brockway | 1,674 | 0.21% | −0.07% | |
| Socialist Labor | P. J. Ater | 426 | 0.06% | −0.01% | |
| Majority | 5,816 | 0.74% | |||
| Total votes | 781,328 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicangain fromDemocratic | Swing | +41.99% | |||
| County[3] | Arthur B. Langlie Republican | Clarence Dill Democratic | John Brockway Communist | P. J. Ater Socialist Labor | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1,858 | 64.25% | 1,034 | 35.75% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 824 | 28.49% | 2,892 |
| Asotin | 1,881 | 53.42% | 1,640 | 46.58% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 241 | 6.84% | 3,521 |
| Benton | 3,017 | 59.30% | 2,069 | 40.66% | 2 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 948 | 18.63% | 5,088 |
| Chelan | 9,919 | 65.16% | 5,301 | 34.82% | 2 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,618 | 30.34% | 15,223 |
| Clallam | 4,520 | 47.50% | 4,958 | 52.11% | 31 | 0.33% | 6 | 0.06% | -438 | -4.60% | 9,515 |
| Clark | 10,788 | 50.24% | 10,641 | 49.56% | 17 | 0.08% | 27 | 0.13% | 147 | 0.68% | 21,473 |
| Columbia | 1,831 | 68.22% | 852 | 31.74% | 1 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 979 | 36.48% | 2,684 |
| Cowlitz | 8,461 | 48.09% | 9,070 | 51.55% | 31 | 0.18% | 32 | 0.18% | -609 | -3.46% | 17,594 |
| Douglas | 2,444 | 61.65% | 1,519 | 38.32% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 925 | 23.34% | 3,964 |
| Ferry | 574 | 31.52% | 1,246 | 68.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.05% | -672 | -36.90% | 1,821 |
| Franklin | 1,451 | 49.34% | 1,486 | 50.53% | 4 | 0.14% | 0 | 0.00% | -35 | -1.19% | 2,941 |
| Garfield | 1,242 | 72.84% | 463 | 27.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 779 | 45.69% | 1,705 |
| Grant | 2,154 | 39.49% | 3,298 | 60.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 0.05% | -1,144 | -20.97% | 5,455 |
| Grays Harbor | 11,008 | 47.51% | 12,094 | 52.20% | 50 | 0.22% | 18 | 0.08% | -1,086 | -4.69% | 23,170 |
| Island | 1,629 | 53.90% | 1,389 | 45.96% | 3 | 0.10% | 1 | 0.03% | 240 | 7.94% | 3,022 |
| Jefferson | 1,891 | 52.25% | 1,725 | 47.67% | 2 | 0.06% | 1 | 0.03% | 166 | 4.59% | 3,619 |
| King | 114,296 | 48.38% | 121,013 | 51.22% | 792 | 0.34% | 139 | 0.06% | -6,717 | -2.84% | 236,240 |
| Kitsap | 8,860 | 45.94% | 10,394 | 53.89% | 24 | 0.12% | 9 | 0.05% | -1,534 | -7.95% | 19,287 |
| Kittitas | 4,348 | 50.51% | 4,251 | 49.38% | 7 | 0.08% | 2 | 0.02% | 97 | 1.13% | 8,608 |
| Klickitat | 2,351 | 50.56% | 2,292 | 49.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 7 | 0.15% | 59 | 1.27% | 4,650 |
| Lewis | 10,219 | 54.77% | 8,408 | 45.06% | 26 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.03% | 1,811 | 9.71% | 18,658 |
| Lincoln | 3,200 | 57.48% | 2,367 | 42.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 833 | 14.96% | 5,567 |
| Mason | 2,558 | 49.18% | 2,602 | 50.03% | 39 | 0.75% | 2 | 0.04% | -44 | -0.85% | 5,201 |
| Okanogan | 5,019 | 53.00% | 4,449 | 46.98% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 570 | 6.02% | 9,469 |
| Pacific | 3,421 | 49.51% | 3,474 | 50.27% | 14 | 0.20% | 1 | 0.01% | -53 | -0.77% | 6,910 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,368 | 44.85% | 1,682 | 55.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -314 | -10.30% | 3,050 |
| Pierce | 33,726 | 42.76% | 44,870 | 56.89% | 207 | 0.26% | 71 | 0.09% | -11,144 | -14.13% | 78,874 |
| San Juan | 871 | 52.88% | 776 | 47.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 95 | 5.77% | 1,647 |
| Skagit | 9,909 | 55.48% | 7,920 | 44.34% | 28 | 0.16% | 5 | 0.03% | 1,989 | 11.14% | 17,862 |
| Skamania | 889 | 43.69% | 1,146 | 56.31% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -257 | -12.63% | 2,035 |
| Snohomish | 18,458 | 46.09% | 21,412 | 53.47% | 144 | 0.36% | 34 | 0.08% | 2,954 | 7.38% | 40,048 |
| Spokane | 38,393 | 48.98% | 39,901 | 50.90% | 51 | 0.07% | 41 | 0.05% | -1,508 | -1.92% | 78,386 |
| Stevens | 3,595 | 44.26% | 4,527 | 55.73% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.01% | -932 | -11.47% | 8,123 |
| Thurston | 9,558 | 51.66% | 8,912 | 48.17% | 28 | 0.15% | 2 | 0.01% | 646 | 3.49% | 18,500 |
| Wahkiakum | 924 | 51.97% | 844 | 47.47% | 7 | 0.39% | 3 | 0.17% | 80 | 4.50% | 1,778 |
| Walla Walla | 9,227 | 67.81% | 4,376 | 32.16% | 2 | 0.01% | 2 | 0.01% | 4,851 | 35.65% | 13,607 |
| Whatcom | 15,762 | 56.00% | 12,256 | 43.54% | 122 | 0.43% | 7 | 0.02% | 3,506 | 12.46% | 28,147 |
| Whitman | 8,368 | 65.82% | 4,340 | 34.14% | 4 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,028 | 31.68% | 12,713 |
| Yakima | 22,534 | 58.86% | 15,709 | 41.04% | 34 | 0.09% | 4 | 0.01% | 6,825 | 17.83% | 38,281 |
| Totals | 392,522 | 50.24% | 386,706 | 49.49% | 1,674 | 0.21% | 426 | 0.05% | 5,816 | 0.74% | 781,328 |
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