For related races, see 1912 United States gubernatorial elections.
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The 1912 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Democratic nominee Ernest Lister defeated Republican incumbent Marion E. Hay with 30.55% of the vote. Lister was voted in with the smallest percentage of the vote in a gubernatorial election in the 1900s. This was the first election in Washington in which women had the right to vote.
Primary election
Primary elections were held on September 10, 1912.
Democratic party
Candidates
- W. W. Black
- Ernest Lister, former member of the Tacoma City Council
- Hugh C. Todd
- E. C. Million
- M. M. Godman
- William Henry Dunphy
- L. F. Chester
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | W. W. Black | 4,451 | 20.01% | |
| Democratic | Ernest Lister | 4,420 | 19.87% | |
| Democratic | Hugh C. Todd | 3,448 | 15.50% | |
| Democratic | William Henry Dunphy | 2,966 | 13.33% | |
| Democratic | E. C. Million | 2,788 | 12.53% | |
| Democratic | M. M. Godman | 2,649 | 11.91% | |
| Democratic | L. F. Chester | 1,521 | 6.84% | |
| Total votes | 22,243 | 100.00% | ||
Since no candidate received more than 40% of the first choice votes, the second choice votes were counted. W. W. Black was disqualified for being a sitting judge, so the second-placed Ernest Lister was ultimately the Democratic nominee.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | W. W. Black | 8,166 | 18.68% | |
| Democratic | Ernest Lister | 7,629 | 17.45% | |
| Democratic | Hugh C. Todd | 7,322 | 16.75% | |
| Democratic | E. C. Million | 5,739 | 13.13% | |
| Democratic | M. M. Godman | 5,517 | 12.62% | |
| Democratic | William Henry Dunphy | 5,357 | 12.26% | |
| Democratic | L. F. Chester | 3,980 | 9.11% | |
| Total votes | 43,710 | 100.00% | ||
Republican party
Candidates
- Marion E. Hay, incumbent Governor
- Orville Billings
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Marion E. Hay (incumbent) | 69,005 | 76.93% | |
| Republican | Orville Billings | 20,689 | 23.07% | |
| Total votes | 89,694 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Ernest Lister, Democratic
- Marion E. Hay, Republican
Other candidates
- Robert T. Hodge, Progressive
- Anna A. Maley, Socialist
- George F. Stivers, Prohibition
- Abraham Lincoln Brearcliff, Socialist Labor
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ernest Lister | 97,251 | 30.55% | −2.45% | |
| Republican | Marion E. Hay (incumbent) | 96,629 | 30.35% | −32.21% | |
| Progressive | Robert T. Hodge | 77,792 | 24.44% | ||
| Socialist | Anna A. Maley | 37,155 | 11.67% | +9.23% | |
| Prohibition | George F. Stivers | 8,163 | 2.56% | +0.57% | |
| Socialist Labor | Abraham Lincoln Brearcliff | 1,369 | 0.43% | ||
| Majority | 622 | 0.20% | |||
| Total votes | 318,359 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | +29.75% | |||
Results by county
| County | Ernest Lister Democratic |
Marion E. Hay Republican |
Robert T. Hodge Progressive |
Anna A. Maley Socialist |
George F. Stivers Prohibition |
Abraham L. Brearcliff Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 970 | 42.34% | 847 | 36.97% | 286 | 12.48% | 138 | 6.02% | 43 | 1.88% | 7 | 0.31% | 123 | 5.37% | 2,291 |
| Asotin | 501 | 25.47% | 802 | 45.57% | 250 | 14.20% | 127 | 7.22% | 76 | 4.32% | 4 | 0.23% | -301 | -17.10% | 1,760 |
| Benton | 1,199 | 32.34% | 1,486 | 40.06% | 623 | 16.81% | 320 | 8.63% | 58 | 1.56% | 21 | 0.57% | -287 | -7.74% | 3,707 |
| Chehalis | 1,907 | 21.69% | 3,644 | 41.44% | 1,336 | 15.19% | 1,735 | 19.73% | 141 | 1.60% | 31 | 0.35% | -1,737 | -19.75% | 8,794 |
| Chelan | 1,037 | 20.28% | 1,802 | 35.24% | 1,480 | 28.94% | 634 | 12.40% | 140 | 2.74% | 21 | 0.41% | -322 | -6.30% | 5,114 |
| Clallam | 422 | 16.78% | 781 | 31.05% | 670 | 26.64% | 617 | 24.53% | 17 | 0.68% | 8 | 0.32% | -111 | -4.41% | 2,515 |
| Clark | 2,434 | 31.48% | 2,532 | 32.74% | 1,326 | 17.15% | 951 | 12.30% | 466 | 6.03% | 24 | 0.31% | -98 | -1.27% | 7,733 |
| Columbia | 986 | 39.05% | 830 | 32.87% | 513 | 20.32% | 148 | 5.86% | 46 | 1.82% | 2 | 0.08% | 156 | 6.18% | 2,525 |
| Cowlitz | 803 | 21.04% | 1,352 | 35.42% | 1,103 | 28.90% | 501 | 13.13% | 53 | 1.39% | 5 | 0.13% | -249 | -6.52% | 3,817 |
| Douglas | 1,352 | 43.66% | 837 | 27.03% | 550 | 17.76% | 290 | 9.36% | 61 | 1.97% | 7 | 0.23% | 515 | 16.63% | 3,097 |
| Ferry | 538 | 32.20% | 577 | 34.53% | 251 | 15.02% | 269 | 16.10% | 10 | 0.60% | 26 | 1.56% | -39 | -2.33% | 1,671 |
| Franklin | 508 | 29.18% | 717 | 41.18% | 206 | 11.83% | 270 | 15.51% | 32 | 1.84% | 8 | 0.46% | -209 | -12.00% | 1,741 |
| Garfield | 473 | 30.92% | 369 | 24.12% | 585 | 38.24% | 71 | 4.64% | 31 | 2.03% | 1 | 0.07% | -112 | -7.32% | 1,530 |
| Grant | 720 | 27.94% | 906 | 35.16% | 533 | 20.68% | 372 | 14.44% | 38 | 1.47% | 8 | 0.31% | -186 | -7.22% | 2,577 |
| Island | 272 | 17.63% | 443 | 28.71% | 435 | 28.19% | 326 | 21.13% | 66 | 4.28% | 1 | 0.06% | -8 | -0.52% | 1,543 |
| Jefferson | 602 | 26.57% | 893 | 39.41% | 485 | 21.40% | 273 | 12.05% | 6 | 0.26% | 7 | 0.31% | -291 | -12.84% | 2,266 |
| King | 26,243 | 37.07% | 18,927 | 26.74% | 18,727 | 26.45% | 5,594 | 7.90% | 825 | 1.17% | 476 | 0.67% | 7,316 | 10.33% | 70,792 |
| Kitsap | 1,031 | 17.39% | 1,820 | 30.70% | 1,572 | 26.51% | 1,391 | 23.46% | 76 | 1.28% | 39 | 0.66% | -248 | -4.19% | 5,929 |
| Kittitas | 1,580 | 31.29% | 1,422 | 28.16% | 1,505 | 29.80% | 411 | 8.14% | 114 | 2.26% | 18 | 0.36% | 75 | 1.49% | 5,050 |
| Klickitat | 917 | 27.49% | 1,565 | 46.91% | 424 | 12.71% | 334 | 10.01% | 85 | 2.55% | 11 | 0.33% | -648 | -19.42% | 3,336 |
| Lewis | 2,879 | 29.69% | 3,127 | 32.25% | 1,683 | 17.36% | 1,667 | 17.19% | 317 | 3.27% | 24 | 0.25% | -248 | -2.56% | 9,697 |
| Lincoln | 1,733 | 36.72% | 1,704 | 36.10% | 963 | 20.40% | 229 | 4.85% | 77 | 1.63% | 14 | 0.30% | 29 | 0.61% | 4,720 |
| Mason | 570 | 31.77% | 483 | 26.92% | 349 | 19.45% | 374 | 20.85% | 13 | 0.72% | 5 | 0.28% | 87 | 4.85% | 1,794 |
| Okanogan | 1,196 | 28.42% | 1,577 | 37.48% | 516 | 12.26% | 874 | 20.77% | 28 | 0.67% | 17 | 0.40% | -381 | -9.05% | 4,208 |
| Pacific | 904 | 22.56% | 1,755 | 43.80% | 916 | 22.86% | 347 | 8.66% | 78 | 1.95% | 7 | 0.17% | -839 | -20.94% | 4,007 |
| Pend Oreille | 641 | 31.48% | 778 | 38.21% | 286 | 14.05% | 302 | 14.83% | 26 | 1.28% | 3 | 0.15% | -137 | -6.73% | 2,036 |
| Pierce | 10,724 | 34.00% | 6,972 | 22.10% | 9,514 | 30.16% | 3,506 | 11.11% | 711 | 2.25% | 118 | 0.37% | 1,210 | 3.84% | 31,545 |
| San Juan | 269 | 22.32% | 414 | 34.36% | 285 | 23.65% | 217 | 18.01% | 15 | 1.24% | 5 | 0.41% | -129 | -10.71% | 1,205 |
| Skagit | 2.090 | 22.91% | 2,579 | 28.27% | 2,389 | 26.19% | 1,642 | 18.00% | 369 | 4.05% | 53 | 0.58% | -190 | -2.08% | 9,122 |
| Skamania | 230 | 28.29% | 343 | 42.19% | 147 | 18.08% | 83 | 10.21% | 7 | 0.86% | 3 | 0.37% | -113 | -13.90% | 813 |
| Snohomish | 3,597 | 19.09% | 3,677 | 19.52% | 6,930 | 36.79% | 3,847 | 20.42% | 700 | 3.72% | 88 | 0.47% | -3,083 | -16.37% | 18,839 |
| Spokane | 10,576 | 30.54% | 11,792 | 34.05% | 9,387 | 27.11% | 2,047 | 5.91% | 704 | 2.03% | 122 | 0.35% | -1,216 | -3.51% | 34,628 |
| Stevens | 1,873 | 31.82% | 1,547 | 26.28% | 1,227 | 20.85% | 971 | 16.50% | 245 | 4.16% | 23 | 0.39% | 326 | 5.54% | 5,886 |
| Thurston | 1,634 | 25.88% | 1,974 | 31.26% | 1,397 | 22.13% | 1,138 | 18.02% | 160 | 2.53% | 11 | 0.17% | -340 | -5.38% | 6,314 |
| Wahkiakum | 134 | 15.65% | 374 | 43.69% | 228 | 26.64% | 107 | 12.50% | 10 | 1.17% | 3 | 0.35% | -146 | -17.05% | 856 |
| Walla Walla | 3,386 | 45.21% | 2,355 | 31.44% | 1,309 | 17.48% | 313 | 4.18% | 115 | 1.54% | 12 | 0.16% | 1,031 | 13.77% | 7,490 |
| Whatcom | 2,785 | 18.83% | 4,576 | 30.93% | 4,014 | 27.13% | 2,924 | 19.76% | 420 | 2.84% | 75 | 0.51% | -562 | -3.80% | 14,794 |
| Whitman | 3,519 | 36.19% | 3,481 | 35.80% | 1,034 | 10.63% | 574 | 5.90% | 1,099 | 11.30% | 16 | 0.16% | 38 | 0.39% | 9,723 |
| Yakima | 4,016 | 31.29% | 4,569 | 35.60% | 2,297 | 17.90% | 1,221 | 9.51% | 685 | 5.34% | 45 | 0.35% | -553 | -4.31% | 12,833 |
| Totals | 97,251 | 30.55% | 96,629 | 30.35% | 77,792 | 24.44% | 37,155 | 11.67% | 8,163 | 2.56% | 1,369 | 0.43% | 622 | 0.20% | 318,359 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Republican to Progressive
Notes
- These are the stated combined totals; for all candidates the sum of first and second choice votes does not equal the stated combined total
- ^ Hay's margin over Hodge
- Hodge's margin over Lister
- ^ Lister's margin over Hodge
- Hodge's margin over Maley; Maley ran ahead of both Lister and Hay in this county
- The county figures add up to 77,731
References
- Skelley, Geoffrey (September 13, 2021). "Everything You Need To Know About The California Recall Election". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
- ^ "Elections Search Results: September 1912 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "For Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the Primary Election Held September 10, 1912. Olympia, Washington. pp. 9–11.
- "Elections Search Results: November 1912 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ Washington Secretary of State. "For Governor". Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election Held November 5, 1912. Olympia, Washington. p. 10.
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