Elections Search Results

November 1940 General

Yes/No	Votes	Percentage
Initiative to the People 139
For	253318	41.13%
Against	362508	58.87%
Ballot Title: An Act requiring voters' approval of bonds, securities, or other financial obligations to be issued, assumed, or incurred by any public utility district for the purpose of financing the acquisition of property for use in supplying public utility service, and of the proposed plan or system pursuant to which such property is to be acquried and used; providing for the manner of submitting such propositions to the voters at elections; specifying the minimum vote required on such propositions; and making similar provision for pending condemnation actions or proceedings to acquire such property before incurring indebtedness.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Initiative to the People 141
For	358009	58.04%
Against	258819	41.96%
Ballot Title: An Act providing a minimum of $40 monthly to senior citizens over the age of 65 years; defining incomes; naming eligibility; conforming state and federal matching funds and age limit; providing for age and length of residence; providing for the investigation of applicants by either the Department of Social Security or other department designated by the legislature; providing for a fair hearing before the director and for appeals to the courts and introduction of new testimony; providing for burial expenses and other care; making all records confidential; abolishing liens on propery; repealing all other acts in conflict herewith.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Referendum Bill 5
For	390639	72.28%
Against	149843	27.72%
Ballot Title: An act relating to taxation; limiting the aggregate annual rate of levy on real and personal property for state, county, city or town, school district and road district purposes to forty mills; limiting the levy for the state to two mills to be used exclusively for the support of the University of Washington, Washington State College and the Normal Schools; limiting the levy by counties, cities and towns, school districts and road districts to certain designated maximums; excepting port or power districts from the operation of the act; and providing that additional levies may be made as therein provided.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Senate Joint Resolution 1
For	208407	43.75%
Against	267938	56.25%
Ballot Title: A Resolution amending the Constitution of the State of Washington by repealing section 7 of Article XI which section limits the tenure of county officers to two successive terms.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
Senate Joint Resolution 8
For	255047	57.45%
Against	188929	42.55%
Ballot Title: A resolution amending Section 11, Article XII of State Constitution authorizing legilature to provide that stockholders of banks organized under laws of this state which shall provide and furnish, through membership in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other instrumentality of the United States Government, insurance or security for payment of debts equivalent to requirements furnished by national banks be relieved from personal liability to same extent as stockholders in national banks, under federal law.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Votes	Percentage
House Joint Resolution 13
For	183478	41.39%
Against	259842	58.61%
Ballot Title: A RESOLUTION amending Article III of the State Constitution by adding a new section, to be known as Section 26, Providing that the people, by initiative, or the legislature by appropriate enactment, may fix, change, raise or lower the salary of any constitutional officer of the state, including members of the legislature, but limiting the salary of legislators to fifty dollars per month, and repealing all constitutional salary limitations.
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
President
Roosevelt/Wallace	D	462145	58.22%
Willkie/McNary	R	322123	40.58%
Thomas/Krueger	S	4586	0.58%
Aiken/Orange	SL	667	0.08%
Browder/Ford	C	2626	0.33%
Babson/Moorman	PR	1686	0.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #1
Warren G. Magnuson	D	113988	61.58%
Fred J. Wettrick	R	71110	38.42%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #2
Henry M. Jackson	D	66314	57.40%
Payson Peterson	R	49209	42.60%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #3
Martin F. Smith	D	60529	55.30%
Russell V. Mack	R	48700	44.49%
Henry P. Huff	C	230	0.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #4
Knute Hill	D	50493	51.26%
Frank Miller	R	48003	48.74%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #5
Charles H. Leavy	D	67582	55.47%
Walt Horan	R	54258	44.53%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #6
John M. Coffee	D	71536	62.82%
Paul A. Preus	R	42334	37.18%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Senator
Mon C. Wallgren	D	404718	54.16%
Stephen F. Chadwick	R	342589	45.84%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Attorney General
Smith Troy	D	432647	60.73%
E.W. Anderson	R	279706	39.27%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Commissioner of Public Lands
Progressive Jack Taylor	D	389323	53.74%
John A. Gellatly	R	335135	46.26%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Governor
C.C. Dill	D	386706	49.49%
Arthur B. Langlie	R	392522	50.24%
P.J. Ater	SL	426	0.05%
John Brockway	C	1674	0.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Insurance Commissioner
William A. Sullivan	D	421314	59.79%
Fred C. Becker	R	283340	40.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Lt. Governor
Victor A. Meyers	D	408521	55.01%
Charles R. Maybury	R	332233	44.74%
Victor M. Ellison	C	1816	0.24%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Secretary of State
Belle Reeves	D	430521	59.30%
Albert Johnson	R	295477	40.70%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Auditor
Cliff Yelle	D	429547	59.80%
George W. Blanchard	R	288704	40.20%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Treasurer
Otto A. Case	D	418751	57.46%
Homer R. Jones	R	310030	42.54%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Pearl A. Wanamaker	NP	257742	59.79%
Stanley F. Atwood	NP	173344	40.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #1 Position #1
John R. Jones	D	6162	25.48%
Wm. F. (Bill) Dixon	D	5884	24.33%
Robert M. French	R	6724	27.80%
L.J. Sellers	R	5416	22.39%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #1
Don T. Miller	D	7278	57.91%
E.F. Taylor	R	5289	42.09%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #2 Position #1
Walter A. Johnson	D	5762	28.70%
P.H. Graham	D	5854	29.16%
Paul Roos	R	4034	20.10%
Wallace Beckley	R	4424	22.04%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #3 Position #1
Joseph E. Hurley	D	13293	30.68%
Mrs. Thos. E. Kehoe	D	12734	29.39%
Ralph R. Gilby	R	8258	19.06%
Victor Lindberg	R	9045	20.87%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #3
W.R. Orndorff	D	11066	50.90%
Grant E. Hunt	R	10467	48.14%
Clair I. Von Erichsen	IPR	209	0.96%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #4 Position #1
Dave Sweeny	D	11202	27.29%
Thos. H. (Tom) Bienz	D	11933	29.08%
Fred C. Ashley	R	8950	21.81%
T.J. (Tommy) Allen	R	8956	21.82%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #4
Roderick A. Lindsay	D	11611	55.57%
Robert M. Brown	R	9284	44.43%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #5 Position #1
Geo. H. Johnston	D	7445	31.02%
Bernard J. Gallagher	D	7221	30.08%
V.R. Hyslop	R	4771	19.88%
John H. Leuthold	R	4565	19.02%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #5
Kebel Murphy	D	6827	55.70%
Gale A. Poindexter	R	5430	44.30%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #6 Position #1
Will W. Wentworth	D	4239	24.86%
William E. Cullen	D	3930	23.05%
Willard (Duke) Taft	R	4607	27.02%
Harold (Judge) Zent	R	4277	25.08%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #7 Position #1
Edward J. Reilly	D	4938	25.99%
Dr. David C. Cowen	D	5583	29.38%
Warren W. Russell	R	4529	23.83%
Tom Kelley	R	3952	20.80%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #8 Position #1
David Phillips	D	4944	27.52%
Carl E. Devenish	D	5173	28.79%
W.P. Gray	R	4397	24.47%
Newton W. Duncan	R	3452	19.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #9 Position #1
Claude Irwin	D	4442	18.95%
S.R. Clegg	D	5090	21.72%
Fred Miller	R	6801	29.02%
Asa V. Clark	R	7102	30.31%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #9
Gordon Klemgard	D	5345	43.48%
Ernest C. Huntley	R	6947	56.52%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #10 Position #1
Ora B. Walls	D	3038	21.39%
Alva Ruark	D	3956	27.85%
Tracy W. Lyman	R	4038	28.42%
Lyman T. Babcock	R	3174	22.34%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #10
Howard Roup	D	3590	48.67%
Charles M. Baldwin	R	3786	51.33%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #11 Position #1
C.N. Eaton	R	8813	49.75%
Milton R. Loney	R	8901	50.25%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #11
Chas. E. Hargett	D	4683	36.30%
Henry J. Copeland	R	8217	63.70%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #12 Position #1
W.T. Price	D	6501	26.99%
D.W. Jones	R	8948	37.15%
John Isenhart	R	8639	35.86%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #12
John H. Ferryman	D	6382	43.97%
Harry Wall	R	8132	56.03%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #13 Position #1
Alfred J. Hanson	D	8089	37.97%
Chester R. Thomas	D	7957	37.35%
Ed A. Anderson	R	5257	24.68%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #14 Position #1
Geo. Greig	D	9876	14.91%
H.M. Krienke	D	10051	15.18%
George Van Cleave	D	9625	14.53%
O.R. Schumann	R	12323	18.61%
L.J. Shadbolt	R	12188	18.40%
F. Stuart Foster	R	12165	18.37%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #14
Linden B. Bissell	D	10117	45.17%
G. Dowe McQuesten	R	12281	54.83%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #15 Position #1
Mrs. R.M. Graham	D	5559	20.95%
E.C. Scott	D	5545	20.90%
L.B. Judd	R	7507	28.29%
Perry B. Woodall	R	7924	29.86%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #16 Position #1
Al Henry	D	6658	25.51%
Dr. V.G. Backman	D	7584	29.06%
Mark M. Moulton	R	6627	25.40%
Richard J. Bates	R	5226	20.03%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #16
Earl S. Coe	D	6382	47.04%
Charles F. Stinson	R	7185	52.96%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #17 Position #1
W.E. Carty	D	11184	18.56%
Marion Sexton	D	11890	19.73%
A.B. McPherson	D	9744	16.17%
Charles Garber	R	9394	15.59%
Ella Wintler	R	9526	15.81%
Fred Mason	R	8521	14.14%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #17
Robert R. Ray	D	10592	54.07%
Chapin A. Mills	R	8996	45.93%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #18 Position #1
Julia Butler Hansen	D	10662	30.28%
J.K. Van Buskirk	D	11037	31.35%
Frank McFadden	R	7023	19.95%
Kenneth H. Leash	R	6487	18.42%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #18
Shirley R. Marsh	D	13010	69.59%
A.V. Peterson	R	5685	30.41%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #19 Position #1
Clyde V. Tisdale	D	4277	25.77%
John Richmond	R	3829	23.07%
Ernest R. Leber	R	4291	25.86%
Z.B. Shay	R	4197	25.29%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #19
T.C. Bloomer	D	4363	49.94%
Agnes M. Gehrman	R	4373	50.06%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #20 Position #1
Mrs. Pearle Tucker	D	8588	16.51%
Jack Sarvela	D	8260	15.88%
Theodore Hoss	D	6946	13.36%
Dr. U.M. Lauman	R	9166	17.63%
Ben E. McDonald	R	8921	17.15%
Virgil R. Lee	R	10123	19.47%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #20
Guy M. Balfour	D	9891	55.28%
Chas. A. Young	R	8000	44.72%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #21 Position #1
John Pearsall	D	13009	22.43%
George Twidwell	D	11785	20.32%
A.L. Callow	D	11427	19.70%
Ed Morley	R	6720	11.59%
W.R. Bartmess	R	6765	11.66%
Frank H. Lamb	R	8300	14.31%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #22 Position #1
Dan Adair	D	8515	24.76%
Ralph L. Armstrong	D	9240	26.87%
Earl R. Warnica	R	8768	25.50%
C.A. Manschreck	R	7864	22.87%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #22
Carl C. Mohler	D	9358	52.96%
O.R. Rockway	R	8313	47.04%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #23 Position #1
Robert M. Ford	D	11599	34.49%
C.A. Hanks	D	11025	32.79%
George Matheson	R	5407	16.08%
Joseph A. Pierce	R	5596	16.64%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #23
Lulu D. Haddon	D	12530	68.55%
F.E. Langer	R	5749	31.45%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #24 Position #1
Charles R. Savage	D	10020	20.04%
U.S. Ford	D	9929	19.86%
Harry F. Henson	D	9933	19.87%
Gertrude A. Church	R	6505	13.01%
Charles T. Wright	R	6482	12.97%
William Bishop	R	7125	14.25%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #24
Donald Black	D	11407	67.43%
Oliver L. Pyatt	R	5511	32.57%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #25 Position #1
Tom Montgomery	D	10313	34.09%
Frank Chervenka	D	9948	32.88%
Alex S. Smith	R	4909	16.23%
Ralph W. Lubbe	R	5083	16.80%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #25
Ted F. Schroeder	D	10172	67.16%
George E. Young	R	4974	32.84%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #26 Position #1
C.E. Trombley	D	9945	25.32%
W.A. Richmond	D	10180	25.92%
John T. McCutcheon	R	10124	25.78%
Mel Voorhees	R	9022	22.97%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #26
Leo A. McGavick	D	10755	53.92%
Arthur H. Bassett	R	9190	46.08%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #27 Position #1
Edward L. Pettus	D	3864	27.59%
Paul Sandegren	D	4201	29.99%
Walter Berg	R	2901	20.71%
J.H. Davis	R	3041	21.71%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #27
Kathryn E. Malstrom	D	4065	56.58%
John E. Gallagher	R	3120	43.42%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #28 Position #1
Hugh J. Rosellini	D	6350	43.06%
Senator J.H. Ryan	D	5678	38.50%
John C. Sullivan	R	2719	18.44%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #28
Monty Percival	D	6155	73.73%
Louis J. Muscek	R	2193	26.27%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #29 Position #1
Z.A. Vane	D	13207	33.84%
C.A. (Cliff) Erdahl	D	14058	36.02%
Arthur W. Sloyer	R	5658	14.50%
P. Oscar Storlie	R	6105	15.64%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #29
H.N. (Barney) Jackson	D	13012	64.88%
Henry Foss	R	7045	35.12%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #30 Position #1
W.J. Beierlein	D	8728	31.69%
J.O. Gates	D	8266	30.01%
Henry J. Babb	R	5226	18.98%
L.J. Costello	R	5320	19.32%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #30
M.T. Neal	D	8401	59.70%
Leslie J. Gove	R	5671	40.30%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #31 Position #1
Emma Taylor	D	18685	33.56%
James E. Watkins	D	19193	34.47%
Elton W. Stephens	R	8425	15.13%
Victor M. Iverson	R	9371	16.83%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #32 Position #1
Jurie B. Smith	D	8375	27.20%
Richard H. Murphy	D	8222	26.70%
Hartney A. Oakes	R	7225	23.47%
Frank D. James	R	6968	22.63%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #33 Position #1
H.C. Armstrong	D	9097	30.10%
John L. O'Brien	D	9637	31.89%
Richard Thorgrimson	R	5917	19.58%
Ralph D. Nichols	R	5572	18.44%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #34 Position #1
H.D. Hall	D	9573	32.27%
Howard Doherty	D	10137	34.18%
William K. Dickson	R	5095	17.18%
A.E. Fuller	R	4856	16.37%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #35 Position #1
Wm. J. Pennock	D	8953	29.36%
Edward F. Riley	D	8995	29.49%
Charles W. Johnson	R	6397	20.97%
W.C. Long	R	6154	20.18%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #36 Position #1
J. Howard Payne	D	6529	24.33%
W.M. Meacham	D	6144	22.90%
George C. Kinnear	R	7321	27.28%
John M. Custer	R	6838	25.48%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #37 Position #1
Carl W. Broome	D	9226	28.18%
Tom A. O'Gorman	D	9003	27.50%
Elvin P. Carney	R	7255	22.16%
George H. Revelle	R	7252	22.15%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #38 Position #1
Chart Pitt	D	13131	18.33%
John T. Dootson	D	13739	19.18%
Ernest A. Dore	D	12994	18.14%
Robert W. Stuart	R	10582	14.77%
Chas. M. Duecy	R	10498	14.66%
James P. Hunter	R	10686	14.92%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #39 Position #1
Oscar Wenberg	D	8437	29.96%
Robert Bernethy	D	7942	28.20%
Robert H. Follis	R	5924	21.03%
Ivar S. Thomle	R	5861	20.81%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #39
Lenus Westman	D	8224	53.90%
C.J. Gunderson	R	7034	46.10%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #40 Position #1
Violet P. Boede	D	9244	16.96%
Fred J. Martin	D	9861	18.09%
C.W. Vaux	D	8773	16.10%
H.T. Cayou	R	8949	16.42%
Grant C. Sisson	R	8992	16.50%
Mrs. M.E. Norris	R	8679	15.93%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #40
Leroy L. Todd	D	8891	48.50%
Emmet E. Egbert	R	9441	51.50%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #41 Position #1
Ralph Van Dyk	D	6125	24.66%
Elmer D. Needham	D	6175	24.86%
E.W. Lennart	R	6394	25.74%
Andrew Danielson	R	6143	24.73%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #41
A.E. Edwards	D	6849	53.97%
Harry L. Richardson	R	5841	46.03%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #42 Position #1
J.D. McDonald	D	6724	24.58%
S.C. Roland	D	6456	23.60%
Charles F. Trunkey	R	7194	26.30%
B.F. Reno	R	6979	25.51%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #43 Position #1
Alice O'Leary Ralls	D	5880	17.96%
John J. Hoban	D	5945	18.16%
Roy J. Kinnear	R	10518	32.13%
John W. Eddy	R	10390	31.74%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #44 Position #1
Olaf A. Wiggen	D	11053	32.13%
Charles H. Todd	D	10459	30.41%
Fred Nygren	R	6309	18.34%
Paul Ringseth	R	6577	19.12%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #45 Position #1
Donald L. Underwood	D	10777	31.14%
Floyd C. Miller	D	10458	30.21%
Ralph R. Byers	R	6626	19.14%
George D. Hubbard	R	6752	19.51%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #46 Position #1
Chas. V. Beardslee	D	11667	24.19%
Arthur G. Barnett	D	11683	24.23%
Theodore S. Turner	R	12318	25.54%
Vernon A. Smith	R	12553	26.03%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #2
Bruce Blake	NP	291766	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #1
Walter B. Beals	NP	308083	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #3
Samuel M. Driver	NP	277610	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Adams, Benton, Franklin Position #1
Matt L. Driscoll	NP	7456	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Asotin, Columbia, Garfield Position #1
Elgin V. Kuykendall	NP	4602	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Clallam Position #1
Ralph Smythe	NP	6611	62.76%
William J. Conniff	NP	3923	37.24%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Cowlitz Position #1
J.E. Stone	NP	15061	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Cowlitz Position #2
Howard J. Atwell	NP	15219	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Douglas Position #1
E.W. Schwellenbach	NP	5447	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens Position #1
W. Lon Johnson	NP	6971	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Ferry, Okanogan Position #1
Wm. C. Brown	NP	5492	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Island, San Juan Position #1
Ralph C. Bell	NP	21778	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Island, San Juan Position #2
Charles R. Denney	NP	21068	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Mason, Thurston Position #1
John M. Wilson	NP	14133	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Mason, Thurston Position #2
D.F. Wright	NP	13561	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Pacific, Wahkiakum Position #1
John I. O'Phelan	NP	5536	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge San Juan, Whatcom Position #1
Ralph O. Olson	NP	14532	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge San Juan, Whatcom Position #2
Hobart S. Dawson	NP	12116	100%
Show County Breakdown

September 1940 Primary

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #1
David J. Williams	R	12769	12.30%
Dell W. Thomas	R	6161	5.94%
Fred J. Wettrick	R	16128	15.54%
Warren G. Magnuson	D	57403	55.30%
H.W. Haugland	R	7458	7.19%
E.D. Phelan	R	3877	3.74%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #2
John F. Keeran	R	4788	6.03%
Frank L. Hatley	D	2209	2.78%
Mrs. Livona Lotzgesell	R	4104	5.17%
Payson Peterson	R	7947	10.00%
S. Frank Spencer	R	7240	9.11%
Howard Bargreen	D	9796	12.33%
Henry M. Jackson	D	13307	16.75%
John P. McGlinn	R	7379	9.29%
John R. (Pat) Hurley	D	8813	11.09%
Keiron W. Reardon	D	3367	4.24%
Joe M. Warner	D	7377	9.28%
Sam R. Buck	R	3129	3.94%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #3
Herman H. DeHart	D	5381	7.12%
Edwin J. Alexander	R	3885	5.14%
Tom Reeves	D	4387	5.80%
Martin F. Smith	D	29837	39.47%
Walter S. Talbott	R	11676	15.44%
Fred Norman	R	8158	10.79%
Russell V. Mack	R	12274	16.24%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #4
Frank Miller	R	26706	41.67%
Elwyn H. Butler	R	4142	6.46%
Knute Hill	D	30103	46.97%
Dr. Wayne A. McAtee	D	3137	4.89%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #5
Charles H. Leavy	D	45452	50.42%
Charles C. Finucane	D	17243	19.13%
O.C. Marler	R	3951	4.38%
Walt Horan	R	17473	19.38%
Dr. H.L. Holter	R	6031	6.69%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Representative District #6
Paul A. Preus	R	18906	26.58%
John M. Coffee	D	38042	53.48%
Samuel L. Crippen	D	14191	19.95%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
U. S. Senator
Donald B. Miller	D	11904	2.38%
Robert Prior	R	19194	3.84%
Frank T. Bell	D	51510	10.30%
Roy B. Misener	D	41259	8.25%
Howard E. Foster	R	6954	1.39%
Ewing D. Colvin	R	27903	5.58%
Stephen F. Chadwick	R	137320	27.45%
Mon C. Wallgren	D	96747	19.34%
Robert Lee Smith	D	13918	2.78%
Eric Johnston	R	42542	8.51%
Harry C. Huse	D	50930	10.18%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Attorney General
Smith Troy	D	205223	51.40%
John E. McCoy	R	31072	7.78%
Mitchell Doumit	R	17688	4.43%
Walter C. Hinman	R	31703	7.94%
Thos. S. Henderson	R	33706	8.44%
Carl B. Luckerath	R	9928	2.49%
E.W. Anderson	R	37946	9.50%
Ray Kendell	R	32004	8.02%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Commissioner of Public Lands
Ted Logsdon	R	12105	2.81%
Albert C. Martin	D	75589	17.53%
Charles R. Benson	D	25022	5.80%
E. Henry Poe	R	10418	2.42%
John A. Gellatly	R	87616	20.32%
Earl C. Douglas	R	18267	4.24%
Thomas G. Mortland	R	26175	6.07%
Peter E. Terzick	D	8726	2.02%
Howard Lum	R	10023	2.32%
C.A. McKenney	D	19730	4.58%
Martin A. Berg	R	17674	4.10%
O.C. Martin	D	24887	5.77%
Progressive Jack Taylor	D	94998	22.03%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Governor
Alexander Gabrielsen	D	2647	0.49%
Tom Smith	D	26572	4.95%
C.C. Dill	D	186008	34.63%
J. Warren Kinney	R	6134	1.14%
George H. Gannon	D	24299	4.52%
Arthur B. Langlie	R	160551	29.89%
Clarence D. Martin	D	114484	21.31%
Frank Burns	R	12967	2.41%
Marius Rasmussen	R	1932	0.36%
George Dana Linn	R	1597	0.30%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Insurance Commissioner
William A. Sullivan	D	158959	41.06%
Ray J. Schneider	R	39788	10.28%
George B. Lamping	R	68447	17.68%
Fred C. Becker	R	68860	17.78%
George E. Stokes	D	51131	13.21%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Lt. Governor
Charles R. Maybury	R	44487	9.50%
Inger S. Hartung	D	12009	2.56%
Cecil A. Gholson	R	12217	2.61%
Harry Westfall	D	14735	3.15%
Roy LaFollette	R	40156	8.58%
Herbert H. Sieler	R	30387	6.49%
Milton J. Evans	R	11078	2.37%
Art Garton	D	25194	5.38%
Harry A. Abel	R	14195	3.03%
Earl H. Colson	D	8287	1.77%
Victor A. Meyers	D	145159	31.00%
Eugene J.A. Lord	D	7842	1.67%
William W. Stratton	R	12860	2.75%
Harry T. Nordlund	D	11714	2.50%
George F. Christensen	R	17011	3.63%
R.W. Dale	R	11357	2.43%
Charles F. Sigrist	R	5540	1.18%
George Davis	R	6681	1.43%
Chester Chastek	R	18099	3.87%
Erle C. Best	R	4475	0.96%
John C. Peterson	D	14738	3.15%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Secretary of State
Belle Reeves	D	155531	35.61%
Fred S. Lambert	D	52391	12.00%
T. Bruce Hinkle	R	53170	12.17%
Leo Yarnall	D	31227	7.15%
M.H. Burnett	R	12980	2.97%
Stanley R. Wright	R	18975	4.34%
Stella May Alexander	R	12233	2.80%
A.M. Kitto	R	5288	1.21%
Amy Allbright	R	19336	4.43%
Amos F. Sturgis	R	5669	1.30%
Albert Johnson	R	58012	13.28%
Claude P. Hay	R	11921	2.73%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Auditor
Cliff Yelle	D	218708	54.93%
George W. Blanchard	R	124570	31.29%
Colin D. Murdoch	R	54859	13.78%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Treasurer
Howard C. Lucas	R	63152	14.63%
Ken Caplinger	D	64207	14.87%
Otto A. Case	D	182085	42.17%
Homer R. Jones	R	122352	28.34%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Stanley F. Atwood	NP	116033	27.59%
E.S. Black	NP	45675	10.86%
Louise S. Taylor	NP	91803	21.83%
Clarence J. Cooil	NP	19073	4.53%
Pearl A. Wanamaker	NP	148011	35.19%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #1 Position #1
Robert M. French	R	4516	35.62%
John R. Jones	D	3423	27.00%
Wm. F. (Bill) Dixon	D	2438	19.23%
L.J. Sellers	R	2303	18.16%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #1
J.M. Koontz	D	2673	27.59%
E.F. Taylor	R	2663	27.48%
Don T. Miller	D	3291	33.97%
Alfa S. Ventzke	D	1062	10.96%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #2 Position #1
Paul Roos	R	1594	17.08%
Wallace Beckley	R	2443	26.18%
Walter A. Johnson	D	2649	28.39%
P.H. Graham	D	2645	28.35%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #8 Position #1
David Phillips	D	2909	28.48%
Carl E. Devenish	D	3075	30.11%
W.P. Gray	R	2640	25.85%
Newton W. Duncan	R	1589	15.56%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #10 Position #1
Tracy W. Lyman	R	1748	27.16%
Ora B. Walls	D	987	15.34%
Alva Ruark	D	2295	35.66%
Lyman T. Babcock	R	1406	21.85%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #10
Thos. W. Nevitt	D	1097	21.99%
Howard Roup	D	1589	31.86%
Charles M. Baldwin	R	1434	28.75%
Harry F. Kennedy	R	868	17.40%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #13 Position #1
Alfred J. Hanson	D	3020	24.72%
J.C. White	D	2516	20.60%
Chester R. Thomas	D	2568	21.02%
Ed A. Anderson	R	2917	23.88%
Robt. E. Patrick	D	1195	9.78%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #16 Position #1
Al Henry	D	2219	18.58%
Dr. V.G. Backman	D	3288	27.54%
Mark M. Moulton	R	3415	28.60%
Richard J. Bates	R	1668	13.97%
Sam Samson	R	1351	11.31%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #16
Charles F. Stinson	R	3659	38.24%
Earl S. Coe	D	2830	29.57%
A.M. (Al) Matsen	R	3080	32.19%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #18 Position #1
Frank McFadden	R	3532	22.42%
Kenneth H. Leash	R	2603	16.52%
Julia Butler Hansen	D	4531	28.76%
J.K. Van Buskirk	D	5087	32.29%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #18
Shirley R. Marsh	D	6431	54.35%
Joseph Gardner	D	2197	18.57%
Lawrence H. Goerig	R	1325	11.20%
A.V. Peterson	R	1880	15.89%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #19 Position #1
Ernest R. Leber	R	2578	30.58%
Clyde V. Tisdale	D	2343	27.80%
Z.B. Shay	R	2283	27.09%
John Richmond	D	1225	14.53%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #19
Agnes M. Gehrman	R	3409	57.52%
T.C. Bloomer	D	2518	42.48%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #24 Position #1
Chas. R. Savage	D	3779	15.78%
George N. Adams	D	3071	12.82%
U.S. Ford	D	3220	13.44%
Gertrude A. Church	R	2353	9.82%
Charles T. Wright	R	2437	10.17%
Harry F. Henson	D	3415	14.26%
Frank G. Lindsay	R	2176	9.08%
William Bishop	R	3502	14.62%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #24
Frank Robinson	D	2480	20.54%
Joe L. Keeler	D	3326	27.55%
Donald Black	D	3484	28.86%
Oliver L. Pyatt	R	1787	14.80%
Norbert Cormier	R	996	8.25%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #38 Position #1
Rube C. Marks	D	2007	5.44%
Robert W. Stuart	R	4758	12.89%
Chas. M. Duecy	R	3920	10.62%
James P. Hunter	R	4112	11.14%
Chart Pitt	D	3505	9.49%
John T. Dootson	D	4827	13.07%
Fred Moore	D	2026	5.49%
E.A. Lichtenstein	D	1625	4.40%
Dan L. Guisinger	D	3141	8.51%
Foster Lowell	D	2587	7.01%
Ernest A. Dore	D	4416	11.96%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #39 Position #1
Donald F. Jennings	R	1758	13.31%
Oscar Wenberg	D	3633	27.51%
Robert H. Follis	R	1901	14.39%
Ivar S. Thomle	R	2450	18.55%
Robert Bernethy	D	3465	26.24%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #39
C.J. Gunderson	R	3786	38.76%
H.S. Norman	R	1626	16.65%
Lenus Westman	D	4355	44.59%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Representative District #40 Position #1
H.T. Cayou	R	4839	16.04%
Violet P. Boede	D	4014	13.31%
Fred J. Martin	D	4343	14.40%
John H. Karlberg	R	1634	5.42%
Frank Riley	D	1999	6.63%
Dora Belknap	D	1692	5.61%
C.W. Vaux	D	2588	8.58%
Grant C. Sisson	R	5117	16.96%
Mrs. M.E. Norris	R	3937	13.05%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Senator District #40
Leroy L. Todd	D	3809	30.42%
Robert W. Ginnett	D	2093	16.71%
Emmet E. Egbert	R	6621	52.87%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #2
Bruce Blake	NP	281311	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #1
Walter B. Beals	NP	298647	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
State Supreme Court Justice Position #3
Samuel M. Driver	NP	266827	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Adams, Benton, Franklin Position #1
Matt L. Driscoll	NP	5992	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Asotin, Columbia, Garfield Position #1
Elgin V. Kuykendall	NP	3099	62.25%
A.G. Farley	NP	1879	37.75%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Clallam Position #1
John M. Wilson	NP	1380	15.57%
William J. Conniff	NP	1973	22.26%
Ralph Smythe	NP	4328	48.82%
W.F. Phillips	NP	1184	13.36%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Cowlitz Position #1
J.E. Stone	NP	12056	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Cowlitz Position #2
Howard J. Atwell	NP	11538	79.20%
Bert Van Moss	NP	3030	20.80%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Douglas Position #1
E.W. Schwellenbach	NP	4518	60.95%
W.E. Southard	NP	1351	18.22%
Allen Spratlin	NP	1544	20.83%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Ferry, Pend Oreille, Stevens Position #1
W. Lon Johnson	NP	5900	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Ferry, Okanogan Position #1
Wm. C. Brown	NP	6145	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Island, San Juan Position #1
Ralph C. Bell	NP	19412	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Island, San Juan Position #2
Charles R. Denney	NP	17202	62.87%
Phil G. Warnock	NP	10159	37.13%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Mason Position #1
John M. Wilson	NP	13573	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Mason Position #2
D.F. Wright	NP	12831	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge Pacific, Wahkiakum Position #1
John I. O'Phelan	NP	4717	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge San Juan, Whatcom Position #1
Ralph O. Olson	NP	12945	100%
Show County Breakdown

Candidate	Party	Votes	Percentage
Superior Ct Judge San Juan, Whatcom Position #2
Hobart S. Dawson	NP	11115	100%
Show County Breakdown

This database of election results is an ongoing project and users are reminded to frequently check for updates.

1900 - 1969 was added in March, 2011. All years, 1900 - 2006, are receiving a final proof, which will be indicated under the election name. Those elections that have received a final proof of state totals will say "State Totals Proofed". Those that received a final proof of the county results will say "County Totals Proofed". County results will be proofed last.

Disclaimer

The Washington Office of Secretary of State is not responsible for any losses caused by reliance on the accuracy, reliability, or timeliness of this information. Portions of such information may be incorrect or not current. Any person or entity who relies on any information obtained from the database does so at his or her own risk.

Elections Search Results

November 1940 General

Initiative to the People 139

Initiative to the People 141

Referendum Bill 5

Senate Joint Resolution 1

Senate Joint Resolution 8

House Joint Resolution 13

President

U. S. Representative District #1

U. S. Representative District #2

U. S. Representative District #3

U. S. Representative District #4

U. S. Representative District #5

U. S. Representative District #6

U. S. Senator

Attorney General

Commissioner of Public Lands

Governor

Insurance Commissioner

Lt. Governor

Secretary of State

State Auditor

State Treasurer

Superintendent of Public Instruction

State Representative District #1 Position #1

State Senator District #1

State Representative District #2 Position #1

State Representative District #3 Position #1

State Senator District #3

State Representative District #4 Position #1

State Senator District #4

State Representative District #5 Position #1

State Senator District #5

State Representative District #6 Position #1

State Representative District #7 Position #1

State Representative District #8 Position #1

State Representative District #9 Position #1

State Senator District #9

State Representative District #10 Position #1

State Senator District #10

State Representative District #11 Position #1

State Senator District #11

State Representative District #12 Position #1

State Senator District #12

State Representative District #13 Position #1

State Representative District #14 Position #1

State Senator District #14

State Representative District #15 Position #1

State Representative District #16 Position #1

State Senator District #16

State Representative District #17 Position #1

State Senator District #17

State Representative District #18 Position #1

State Senator District #18

State Representative District #19 Position #1

State Senator District #19

State Representative District #20 Position #1

State Senator District #20

State Representative District #21 Position #1

State Representative District #22 Position #1

State Senator District #22

State Representative District #23 Position #1

State Senator District #23

State Representative District #24 Position #1

State Senator District #24

State Representative District #25 Position #1

State Senator District #25

State Representative District #26 Position #1

State Senator District #26

State Representative District #27 Position #1

State Senator District #27

State Representative District #28 Position #1

State Senator District #28

State Representative District #29 Position #1

State Senator District #29

State Representative District #30 Position #1

State Senator District #30

State Representative District #31 Position #1

State Representative District #32 Position #1