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The 1948 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie defeated incumbent Democrat Monrad Wallgren with 50.50% of the vote in a rematch of the 1944 contest.
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County results Langlie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Wallgren: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The primary election was held on September 14, 1948.[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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 206,851 | 38.29% | |
| Democratic | Monrad Wallgren (incumbent) | 165,775 | 30.68% | |
| Democratic | Clarence D. Martin | 89,890 | 16.64% | |
| Republican | John T. McCutcheon | 28,130 | 5.21% | |
| Democratic | Robert F. Waldron | 16,300 | 3.02% | |
| Republican | James M. Greene | 12,346 | 2.29% | |
| Democratic | George J. Smith | 11,730 | 2.17% | |
| Republican | Marius Rasmussen | 3,068 | 0.57% | |
| Republican | Clark R. Belknap | 2,925 | 0.54% | |
| Republican | Richard C. Beam | 1,822 | 0.34% | |
| Republican | L. R. Kemoe | 1,429 | 0.26% | |
| Total votes | 540,266 | 100.00% | ||
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Arthur B. Langlie | 445,958 | 50.50% | +2.38% | |
| Democratic | Monrad Wallgren (incumbent) | 417,035 | 47.22% | −4.29% | |
| Progressive | Russell H. Fluent | 19,224 | 2.18% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 780 | 0.09% | −0.08% | |
| Socialist Workers | Daniel Roberts | 144 | 0.02% | ||
| Majority | 28,923 | 3.28% | |||
| Total votes | 883,141 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | +6.67% | |||
| County[3] | Arthur B. Langlie Republican |
Monrad Wallgren Democratic |
Russell H. Fluent Progressive |
Henry Killman Socialist Labor |
Daniel Roberts Socialist Workers |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 1.834 | 69.36% | 806 | 30.48% | 4 | 0.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,028 | 38.88% | 2,644 |
| Asotin | 1,661 | 48.26% | 1,726 | 50.15% | 55 | 1.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -65 | -1.89% | 3,442 |
| Benton | 7,108 | 50.23% | 6,986 | 49.36% | 58 | 0.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 122 | 0.86% | 14,152 |
| Chelan | 8,675 | 57.32% | 6,403 | 42.31% | 55 | 0.36% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,272 | 15.01% | 15,134 |
| Clallam | 4,723 | 47.94% | 4,876 | 49.50% | 248 | 2.52% | 3 | 0.03% | 1 | 0.01% | -153 | -1.55% | 9,851 |
| Clark | 13,878 | 47.31% | 14,819 | 50.51% | 621 | 2.12% | 16 | 0.05% | 2 | 0.01% | -941 | -3.21% | 29,336 |
| Columbia | 1,344 | 64.52% | 733 | 35.19% | 6 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 611 | 29.33% | 2,083 |
| Cowlitz | 8,486 | 45.86% | 9,614 | 51.96% | 394 | 2.13% | 7 | 0.04% | 2 | 0.01% | -1,128 | -6.10% | 18,503 |
| Douglas | 2,259 | 57.05% | 1,689 | 42.65% | 10 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.05% | 570 | 14.39% | 3,960 |
| Ferry | 532 | 40.83% | 752 | 57.71% | 19 | 1.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -220 | -16.88% | 1,303 |
| Franklin | 2,013 | 49.70% | 2,022 | 49.93% | 13 | 0.32% | 1 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.02% | -9 | -0.22% | 4,050 |
| Garfield | 961 | 63.73% | 544 | 36.07% | 3 | 0.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 417 | 27.65% | 1,508 |
| Grant | 2,486 | 40.47% | 3,625 | 59.01% | 32 | 0.52% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1,139 | -18.54% | 6,143 |
| Grays Harbor | 10,116 | 45.02% | 11,716 | 52.14% | 588 | 2.62% | 48 | 0.21% | 2 | 0.01% | -1,600 | -7.12% | 22,470 |
| Island | 2,021 | 56.05% | 1,529 | 42.40% | 56 | 1.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 492 | 13.64% | 3,606 |
| Jefferson | 1,780 | 49.50% | 1,755 | 48.80% | 60 | 1.67% | 1 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 25 | 0.70% | 3,596 |
| King | 146,062 | 51.58% | 129,149 | 45.61% | 7,483 | 2.64% | 394 | 0.14% | 68 | 0.02% | 16,913 | 5.97% | 283,156 |
| Kitsap | 12,526 | 41.49% | 17,123 | 56.71% | 532 | 1.76% | 11 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | -4,597 | -15.23% | 30,192 |
| Kittitas | 3,824 | 46.42% | 4,318 | 52.42% | 95 | 1.15% | 1 | 0.01% | 0 | 0.00% | -494 | -6.00% | 8,238 |
| Klickitat | 2,269 | 56.80% | 1,701 | 42.58% | 15 | 0.38% | 10 | 0.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 568 | 14.22% | 3,995 |
| Lewis | 10,001 | 57.01% | 7,302 | 41.63% | 234 | 1.33% | 3 | 0.02% | 1 | 0.01% | 2,699 | 15.39% | 17,541 |
| Lincoln | 3,134 | 65.10% | 1,666 | 34.61% | 14 | 0.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,468 | 30.49% | 4,814 |
| Mason | 3,079 | 48.47% | 3,082 | 48.51% | 191 | 3.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.02% | -3 | -0.05% | 6,353 |
| Okanogan | 5,121 | 52.44% | 4,597 | 47.08% | 45 | 0.46% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 524 | 5.37% | 9,765 |
| Pacific | 3,376 | 49.94% | 3,187 | 47.14% | 194 | 2.87% | 3 | 0.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 189 | 2.80% | 6,760 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,298 | 52.00% | 1,167 | 46.75% | 31 | 1.24% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 131 | 5.25% | 2,496 |
| Pierce | 40,602 | 45.84% | 44,896 | 50.69% | 2,927 | 3.30% | 117 | 0.13% | 36 | 0.04% | -4,294 | -4.85% | 88,578 |
| San Juan | 873 | 56.21% | 657 | 42.31% | 23 | 1.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 216 | 13.91% | 1,553 |
| Skagit | 9,090 | 50.41% | 8,434 | 46.77% | 499 | 2.77% | 9 | 0.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 656 | 3.64% | 18,032 |
| Skamania | 818 | 45.72% | 949 | 53.05% | 21 | 1.17% | 1 | 0.06% | 0 | 0.00% | -131 | -7.32% | 1,789 |
| Snohomish | 19,760 | 43.59% | 23,627 | 52.13% | 1,866 | 4.12% | 70 | 0.15% | 4 | 0.01% | -3,867 | -8.53% | 45,237 |
| Spokane | 45,066 | 51.59% | 41,301 | 47.28% | 944 | 1.08% | 32 | 0.04% | 9 | 0.01% | 3,765 | 4.31% | 87,352 |
| Stevens | 3,666 | 50.55% | 3,489 | 48.11% | 95 | 1.31% | 2 | 0.03% | 0 | 0.00% | 177 | 2.44% | 7,252 |
| Thurston | 10,512 | 51.15% | 9,566 | 46.55% | 465 | 2.26% | 5 | 0.02% | 3 | 0.01% | 946 | 4.60% | 20,551 |
| Wahkiakum | 775 | 50.06% | 753 | 48.64% | 13 | 0.84% | 7 | 0.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 22 | 1.42% | 1,548 |
| Walla Walla | 8,847 | 58.91% | 6,098 | 40.60% | 73 | 0.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,749 | 18.30% | 15,018 |
| Whatcom | 14,199 | 51.09% | 12,626 | 45.43% | 941 | 3.39% | 23 | 0.08% | 3 | 0.01% | 1,573 | 5.66% | 27,792 |
| Whitman | 7,908 | 63.68% | 4,436 | 35.72% | 72 | 0.58% | 1 | 0.01% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,472 | 27.96% | 12,418 |
| Yakima | 23,275 | 56.99% | 17,316 | 42.40% | 229 | 0.56% | 13 | 0.03% | 7 | 0.02% | 5,959 | 14.59% | 40,840 |
| Totals | 445,958 | 50.50% | 417,035 | 47.22% | 19,224 | 2.18% | 780 | 0.09% | 144 | 0.02% | 28,923 | 3.28% | 883,141 |
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