1940 Washington gubernatorial election
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November 5, 1940
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 County results Langlie: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Dill: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1940 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940. Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie narrowly defeated Democratic nominee Clarence 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 which King County has voted for the losing candidate.
Candidates
The primary 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 governor Clarence D. Martin lost the Democratic nomination.
- Frank Burns (R)
- Clarence Dill (D), former United States Senator
- Alexander Gabrielsen (D)
- George H. Gannon (D)
- J. Warren Kinney (R)
- Arthur B. Langlie (R), incumbent Mayor of Seattle
- George Dana Linn (R)
- Clarence D. Martin (D), incumbent Governor
- Marius Rasmussen (R)
- Tom Smith (D)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| 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% | ||