The 1936 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley with 69.36% of the vote.
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Martin's popular vote share is the largest achieved by any gubernatorial candidate in Washington. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a candidate swept every county in the state. As of 2020, this is also the most recent election in which a Democrat has carried Adams County and Columbia County. Additionally, Chelan County, Garfield County, Lincoln County, San Juan County, Walla Walla County, and Whitman County would not vote Democratic again until 1988.
Primary election
editThe primary election was held on September 8, 1936.[1] Washington adopted a blanket primary starting with the 1936 elections. All candidates appeared on the same ballot, with the highest candidate for each party becoming that party's nominee. This system was eventually ruled unconstitutional in the early 2000s.
Candidates
edit- Erle J. Barnes (R)
- James W. Bryan (R)
- Otto A. Case (D), Washington State Treasurer
- Frank W. Harris (R)
- Roland H. Hartley (R), former Governor
- Ralph Horr (R), former U.S. Representative
- A. E. Judd (D)
- Eugene J. A. Lord (D)
- Clarence D. Martin (D), incumbent Governor
- Walter F. Meier (R)
- John Calvin Richards (R)
- Roscoe A. Seeds (D)
- H. G. Stevenson (D)
- John C. Stevenson (D), radio announcer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1934
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence D. Martin (incumbent) | 166,313 | 33.05% | |
| Democratic | John C. Stevenson | 129,388 | 25.71% | |
| Democratic | Otto A. Case | 86,752 | 17.24% | |
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 59,371 | 11.80% | |
| Republican | Walter F. Meier | 23,892 | 4.75% | |
| Democratic | H. G. Stevenson | 13,556 | 2.69% | |
| Republican | Ralph Horr | 13,023 | 2.59% | |
| Democratic | A. E. Judd | 3,582 | 0.71% | |
| Democratic | Eugene J. A. Lord | 2,356 | 0.47% | |
| Republican | John Calvin Richards | 1,588 | 0.32% | |
| Republican | Erle J. Barnes | 1,052 | 0.21% | |
| Republican | Frank W. Harris | 888 | 0.18% | |
| Democratic | Roscoe A. Seeds | 752 | 0.15% | |
| Democratic | James W. Bryan | 684 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 503,197 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
editMajor party candidates
- Clarence D. Martin, Democratic
- Roland H. Hartley, Republican
Other candidates
- Ove M. Nelson, Union
- John F. McKay, Socialist
- William Morley Bouck, Farmer–Labor
- Malcolm M. Moore, Christian
- Harold P. Brockway, Communist
- Eugene V. Solie, Socialist Labor
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Clarence D. Martin (incumbent) | 466,550 | 69.36% | +12.07% | |
| Republican | Roland H. Hartley | 189,141 | 28.12% | −5.63% | |
| Union | Ove M. Nelson | 6,349 | 0.94% | ||
| Socialist | John F. McKay | 4,221 | 0.63% | −1.00% | |
| Farmer–Labor | William Morley Bouck | 1,994 | 0.30% | ||
| Christian | Malcolm M. Moore | 1,947 | 0.29% | ||
| Communist | Harold P. Brockway | 1,939 | 0.29% | −0.12% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eugene V. Solie | 466 | 0.07% | +0.00% | |
| Majority | 277,409 | 41.24% | |||
| Total votes | 672,607 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +17.70% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | Clarence D. Martin Democratic |
Roland H. Hartley Republican |
Ove M. Nelson Union |
John F. McKay Socialist |
All Others Various |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,008 | 76.18% | 611 | 23.18% | 8 | 0.30% | 4 | 0.15% | 5 | 0.19% | 1,397 | 53.00% | 2,636 |
| Asotin | 2,178 | 66.30% | 1,009 | 30.72% | 74 | 2.25% | 15 | 0.46% | 9 | 0.27% | 1,169 | 35.59% | 3,285 |
| Benton | 2,470 | 56.82% | 1,716 | 39.48% | 131 | 3.01% | 13 | 0.30% | 17 | 0.39% | 754 | 17.35% | 4,347 |
| Chelan | 8,624 | 65.21% | 4,441 | 33.58% | 70 | 0.53% | 29 | 0.22% | 60 | 0.45% | 4,183 | 31.63% | 13,224 |
| Clallam | 5,521 | 66.95% | 2,335 | 28.32% | 289 | 3.50% | 18 | 0.22% | 83 | 1.01% | 3,186 | 38.64% | 8,246 |
| Clark | 13,360 | 74.93% | 3,950 | 22.15% | 273 | 1.53% | 128 | 0.72% | 120 | 0.67% | 9,410 | 52.77% | 17,831 |
| Columbia | 1,267 | 54.26% | 970 | 41.54% | 79 | 3.38% | 7 | 0.30% | 12 | 0.51% | 297 | 12.72% | 2,335 |
| Cowlitz | 10,393 | 75.21% | 2,995 | 21.67% | 224 | 1.62% | 105 | 0.76% | 101 | 0.73% | 7,398 | 53.54% | 13,818 |
| Douglas | 2,303 | 68.62% | 988 | 29.44% | 28 | 0.83% | 25 | 0.74% | 12 | 0.36% | 1,315 | 39.18% | 3,356 |
| Ferry | 1,090 | 73.60% | 366 | 24.71% | 13 | 0.88% | 10 | 0.68% | 2 | 0.14% | 724 | 48.89% | 1,481 |
| Franklin | 1,780 | 70.08% | 670 | 26.38% | 54 | 2.13% | 15 | 0.59% | 21 | 0.83% | 1,110 | 43.70% | 2,540 |
| Garfield | 926 | 57.48% | 674 | 41.84% | 10 | 0.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.06% | 252 | 15.64% | 1,611 |
| Grant | 4,158 | 84.12% | 735 | 14.87% | 16 | 0.32% | 22 | 0.45% | 12 | 0.24% | 3,423 | 69.25% | 4,943 |
| Grays Harbor | 17,053 | 81.08% | 3,430 | 16.31% | 368 | 1.75% | 51 | 0.24% | 130 | 0.62% | 13,623 | 64.77% | 21,032 |
| Island | 1,814 | 66.40% | 798 | 29.21% | 36 | 1.32% | 14 | 0.51% | 70 | 2.56% | 1,016 | 37.19% | 2,732 |
| Jefferson | 2,307 | 68.42% | 1,013 | 30.04% | 18 | 0.53% | 10 | 0.30% | 24 | 0.71% | 1,294 | 38.37% | 3,372 |
| King | 135,740 | 66.75% | 63,857 | 31.40% | 659 | 0.32% | 1,350 | 0.66% | 1,746 | 0.86% | 71,883 | 35.35% | 203,352 |
| Kitsap | 12,389 | 76.96% | 3,255 | 20.22% | 105 | 0.65% | 41 | 0.25% | 308 | 1.91% | 9,134 | 56.74% | 16,098 |
| Kittitas | 4,654 | 65.84% | 2,314 | 32.73% | 66 | 0.93% | 25 | 0.35% | 10 | 0.14% | 2,340 | 33.10% | 7,069 |
| Klickitat | 2,613 | 69.94% | 1,043 | 27.92% | 48 | 1.28% | 9 | 0.24% | 23 | 0.62% | 1,570 | 42.02% | 3,736 |
| Lewis | 10,663 | 65.45% | 4,957 | 30.43% | 298 | 1.83% | 57 | 0.35% | 317 | 1.95% | 5,706 | 35.02% | 16,292 |
| Lincoln | 3,582 | 71.80% | 1,355 | 27.16% | 25 | 0.50% | 11 | 0.22% | 16 | 0.32% | 2,227 | 44.64% | 4,989 |
| Mason | 3,110 | 73.25% | 925 | 21.79% | 129 | 3.04% | 19 | 0.45% | 63 | 1.48% | 2,185 | 51.46% | 4,246 |
| Okanogan | 5,447 | 65.05% | 2,598 | 31.02% | 272 | 3.25% | 20 | 0.24% | 37 | 0.44% | 2,849 | 34.02% | 8,374 |
| Pacific | 4,466 | 71.71% | 1,607 | 25.80% | 55 | 0.88% | 13 | 0.21% | 87 | 1.40% | 2,859 | 45.91% | 6,228 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,718 | 63.00% | 941 | 34.51% | 20 | 0.73% | 22 | 0.81% | 26 | 0.95% | 777 | 28.49% | 2,727 |
| Pierce | 51,299 | 76.32% | 13,853 | 20.61% | 557 | 0.83% | 334 | 0.50% | 1,170 | 1.74% | 37,446 | 55.71% | 67,213 |
| San Juan | 856 | 55.19% | 623 | 40.17% | 54 | 3.48% | 3 | 0.19% | 15 | 0.97% | 233 | 15.02% | 1,551 |
| Skagit | 10,313 | 67.15% | 4,669 | 30.40% | 127 | 0.83% | 24 | 0.16% | 225 | 1.47% | 5,644 | 36.75% | 15,358 |
| Skamania | 1,649 | 75.92% | 493 | 22.70% | 12 | 0.55% | 9 | 0.41% | 9 | 0.41% | 1,156 | 53.22% | 2,172 |
| Snohomish | 25,499 | 73.56% | 8,143 | 23.49% | 269 | 0.78% | 251 | 0.72% | 503 | 1.45% | 17,356 | 50.07% | 34,665 |
| Spokane | 48,823 | 70.95% | 17,939 | 26.07% | 476 | 0.69% | 973 | 1.41% | 605 | 0.88% | 30,884 | 44.88% | 68,816 |
| Stevens | 4,543 | 66.42% | 2,101 | 30.72% | 87 | 1.27% | 70 | 1.02% | 39 | 0.57% | 2,442 | 35.70% | 6,840 |
| Thurston | 11,629 | 75.56% | 3,333 | 21.66% | 227 | 1.47% | 62 | 0.40% | 140 | 0.91% | 8,296 | 53.90% | 15,391 |
| Wahkiakum | 1,083 | 70.32% | 425 | 27.60% | 22 | 1.43% | 4 | 0.26% | 6 | 0.39% | 658 | 42.73% | 1,540 |
| Walla Walla | 6,388 | 55.86% | 4,723 | 41.30% | 277 | 2.42% | 26 | 0.23% | 21 | 0.18% | 1,665 | 14.56% | 11,435 |
| Whatcom | 17,253 | 69.45% | 6,968 | 28.05% | 147 | 0.59% | 299 | 1.20% | 174 | 0.70% | 10,285 | 41.40% | 24,841 |
| Whitman | 7,794 | 66.23% | 3,854 | 32.75% | 58 | 0.49% | 44 | 0.37% | 18 | 0.15% | 3,940 | 33.48% | 11,768 |
| Yakima | 17,787 | 57.16% | 12,464 | 40.06% | 668 | 2.15% | 89 | 0.29% | 109 | 0.35% | 5,323 | 17.11% | 31,117 |
| Totals | 466,550 | 69.36% | 189,141 | 28.12% | 6,349 | 0.94% | 4,221 | 0.63% | 6,346 | 0.94% | 277,409 | 41.24% | 672,607 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Election Search Results: September 1936 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1936 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 9, 2024.