1928 Washington gubernatorial election

1928 Washington gubernatorial election
	November 6, 1928
	November 6, 1928
Governor before election; Roland H. Hartley; Republican	Elected Governor ; Roland H. Hartley; Republican

The 1928 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1928. Incumbent Republican Roland H. Hartley defeated Democratic nominee A. Scott Bullitt with 56.22% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 11, 1928.[1]

Candidates

A. Scott Bullitt, attorney from Seattle[2]
Stephen James Chadwick, former Associate Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
C. L. McKenzie
George F. Cotterill, former Mayor of Seattle

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. Scott Bullitt	20,239	51.76
	Democratic	Stephen James Chadwick	13,804	35.30
	Democratic	C. L. McKenzie	2,967	7.59
	Democratic	George F. Cotterill	2,092	5.35
Total votes			39,102	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Roland H. Hartley, incumbent Governor
E. L. French
Claude G. Bannick

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley	143,505	51.04
	Republican	E. L. French	124,312	44.21
	Republican	Claude G. Bannick	13,346	4.75
Total votes			281,163	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Roland H. Hartley, Republican
A. Scott Bullitt, Democratic

Other candidates

James F. Stark, Socialist Labor
Walter Price, Socialist
Aaron Fislerman, Workers

Results

1928 Washington gubernatorial election[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley	281,991	56.22%
	Democratic	A. Scott Bullitt	214,334	42.73%
	Socialist Labor	James F. Stark	3,343	0.67%
	Socialist	Walter Price	1,262	0.25%
	Workers Party	Aaron Fislerman	698	0.14%
Majority			67,657
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

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References

"September 1928 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
Connelly, Joel (June 2, 2010). "Bullitt, Stimson (1919-2009)". HistoryLink. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
"November 1928 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

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[Washington-1] "September 1928 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[2] Connelly, Joel (June 2, 2010). "Bullitt, Stimson (1919-2009)". HistoryLink. Retrieved May 20, 2020.

[3] "November 1928 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 19, 2020.