1932 Washington gubernatorial election

None related races 1932 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 May 2020 1932 Washington gubernatorial election Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg Presidential no 1928 Washington gubernatorial election 1928 1936 Washington gubernatorial election 1936 November 8, 1932 File:Clarence Daniel Martin.jpg 150x150px Clarence D. Martin Democratic Party (United States) 352,215 57.29% File:Lieutenant Governor Gellatly.jpg John Arthur Gellatly Republican Party (United States) 207,497 33.75% File:1932 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMartin: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Gellatly: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Roland H. Hartley Republican Party (United States) Clarence D. Martin Democratic Party (United States) Liberty Party (United States, 1932) 41,710 Luvern Clyde Hicks 6.78% File:3x4.svg The 1932 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee John Arthur Gellatly with 57.29% of the vote. Martin was the first Democrat elected governor of Washington with an absolute majority. He was also the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Washington to ever win Pacific County and San Juan County and the first since 1892 to win Jefferson County. Additionally, Clallam County, Clark County, Kitsap County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, and Whatcom County voted Democratic for the first time since 1896.The Democratic nominee in 1896 was primarily the Populist nominee, the two parties having run a fusion ticket in that election. Primary election Primary elections were held on September 13, 1932.https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=101&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= September 1932 Primary Washington Secretary of State May 17, 2020 Republican party Candidates Glen S. Corkery John Arthur Gellatly, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Roland H. Hartley, incumbent Governor M. G. Tennent Dell W. Thomas Results thumb|275px|Results by county #e27f7f Gellatly #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #FF9A50 Hartley #FFB580 40–50% #FF9A50 50–60% #D69850 70–80% Republican primary results John Arthur Gellatly Republican Party (United States) 119,015 54.52% Roland H. Hartley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 68,718 31.48% M. G. Tennent Republican Party (United States) 18,393 8.43% Dell W. Thomas Republican Party (United States) 7,439 3.41% Glen S. Corkery Republican Party (United States) 4,723 2.16% 218,288 100.00% Democratic party Candidates Clarence D. Martin, Mayor of Cheney Frank R. Nicholas William Harrison Pemberton, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court Lewis B. Schwellenbach, attorney Results thumb|275px|Results by county #7996e2 Martin #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #51C2C2 Pemberton #ACF2F2 30–40% #7DDDDD 40–50% #51C2C2 50–60% #5FD35F Schwellenbach #87DE87 40–50% #5FD35F 50–60% #AE8BB1 Tie #DECDE6 30–40% Democratic primary results Clarence D. Martin Democratic Party (United States) 67,168 36.32% William Harrison Pemberton Democratic Party (United States) 57,124 30.89% Lewis B. Schwellenbach Democratic Party (United States) 55,094 29.79% Frank R. Nicholas Democratic Party (United States) 5,557 3.00% 184,943 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates Clarence D. Martin, Democratic John Arthur Gellatly, Republican Other candidates Luvern Clyde Hicks, Liberty John F. McKay, Socialist Fred E. Walker, Communist Edward Kriz, Socialist Labor Maslen Meade, Independent Results 1932 Washington gubernatorial electionhttps://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y=1932 November 1932 General Washington Secretary of State May 17, 2020Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 8, 1932 Governor Washington Secretary of State Olympia, Washington 16 Democratic Party (United States) Clarence D. Martin 352,215 57.29% +14.57% Republican Party (United States) John Arthur Gellatly 207,497 33.75% -22.46% Liberty Party (United States, 1932) Luvern Clyde Hicks 41,710 6.78% Socialist Party of America John F. McKay 9,987 1.62% +1.37% Communist Party USA Fred E. Walker 2,532 0.41% +0.27% Socialist Labor Party of America Edward Kriz 449 0.07% -0.60% Independent Maslen Meade 378 0.06% 144,718 23.54% 614,768 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) +37.03% Results by county CountyClarence D. MartinDemocraticJohn A. GellatlyRepublicanL. C. HicksLibertyJohn F. McKaySocialistAll OthersVariousMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams1,81174.34%61325.16%40.16%70.29%10.04%1,19849.18%2,436Asotin2,14770.37%86728.42%130.43%210.69%30.10%1,28041.95%3,051Benton2,97864.61%1,49232.37%1122.43%230.50%40.09%1,48632.24%4,609Chelan6,46745.87%6,67347.33%9106.45%340.24%140.10%-206-1.46%14,098Clallam3,61247.87%2,05827.27%1,79823.83%270.36%510.68%1,55420.59%7,546Clark8,61556.99%5,29135.00%1,0406.88%1250.83%450.30%3,32421.99%15,116Columbia1,48964.18%79734.35%110.47%230.99%00.00%69229.83%2,320Cowlitz3,85834.77%3,40430.67%3,75433.83%440.40%370.33%104"MartinHicks" Martin's margin over Hicks0.94%11,097Douglas1,82253.68%1,39140.98%1504.42%260.77%50.15%43112.70%3,394Ferry1,08774.20%33322.73%271.84%151.02%30.20%75451.47%1,465Franklin1,71568.82%74229.78%80.32%180.72%90.36%97339.04%2,492Garfield86958.01%55937.32%664.41%20.13%20.13%31020.69%1,498Grant1,50561.93%77631.93%1295.31%170.70%30.12%72930.00%2,430Grays Harbor9,01048.62%5,10027.52%4,14122.35%410.22%2381.28%3,91021.10%18,530Island1,55157.94%81130.30%28010.46%250.93%100.37%74027.64%2,677Jefferson1,66050.52%1,22237.19%38011.56%180.55%60.18%43813.33%3,286King104,15656.92%68,62937.50%4,9052.68%4,3472.38%9600.52%35,52719.41%182,997Kitsap9,53867.33%4,08328.82%3772.66%1190.84%490.35%5,45538.51%14,166Kittitas4,29363.74%1,95228.98%3405.05%1081.60%420.62%2,34134.76%6,735Klickitat1,93752.76%1,64244.73%240.65%371.01%310.84%2958.04%3,671Lewis7,72848.82%4,64429.34%3,38021.35%260.16%520.33%3,08419.48%15,830Lincoln3,09466.81%1,48532.07%170.37%340.73%10.02%1,60934.74%4,631Mason2,02351.87%1,01826.10%84321.62%110.28%50.13%1,00525.77%3,900Okanogan3,76353.42%2,68838.16%5417.68%460.65%60.09%1,07515.26%7,044Pacific2,81549.68%1,94134.26%83214.68%210.37%571.01%87415.43%5,666Pend Oreille2,01772.95%67424.38%80.29%592.13%70.25%1,34348.57%2,765Pierce35,69355.00%20,24431.19%7,65611.80%1,0301.59%2730.42%15,44923.81%64,896San Juan69447.37%68947.03%745.05%60.41%20.14%50.34%1,465Skagit8,01257.52%4,78434.35%6214.46%740.53%4373.14%3,22823.18%13,928Skamania65144.87%76252.52%201.38%130.90%50.34%-111-7.65%1,451Snohomish17,81857.45%9,92832.01%2,2127.13%8762.82%1820.59%7,89025.44%31,016Spokane45,99370.45%17,21926.38%2660.41%1,6172.48%1870.29%28,77444.08%65,282Stevens4,85368.83%1,89826.92%881.25%1862.64%260.37%2,95541.91%7,051Thurston5,31238.38%4,17230.14%4,20230.36%300.22%1240.90%1,110"MartinHicks"8.02%13,840Wahkiakum51738.27%51037.75%30422.50%60.44%141.04%70.52%1,351Walla Walla5,97555.92%4,61543.20%180.17%690.65%70.07%1,36012.73%10,684Whatcom11,20150.05%9,67543.23%5522.47%5662.53%3861.72%1,5266.82%22,380Whitman7,30366.12%3,62632.83%120.11%970.88%70.06%3,67733.29%11,045Yakima16,63361.77%8,49031.53%1,5955.92%1430.53%680.25%8,14330.24%26,929Totals352,21557.29%207,49733.75%41,7106.78%9,9871.62%3,3590.55%144,71823.54%614,768 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Adams Asotin Benton Clallam Clark Columbia Douglas Ferry Franklin Garfield Grant Island Jefferson King Kitsap Klickitat Lincoln Mason Okanogan Pacific Pend Oreille Pierce San Juan Skagit Snohomish Spokane Stevens Thurston Wahkiakum Walla Walla Whatcom Whitman Yakima Notes References 1932 Washington Gubernatorial