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1912 Washington gubernatorial election

1912 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee Ernest Lister Marion E. Hay
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 97,251 96,629
Percentage 30.5% 30.4%

 
Nominee Robert T. Hodge Anna A. Maley
Party Progressive Socialist
Popular vote 77,792 37,155
Percentage 24.4% 11.7%

County results
Lister:      30–40%      40–50%
Hay:      20–30%      30–40%      40–50%
Hodge:      30–40%

Governor before election

Marion E. Hay
Republican

Elected Governor

Ernest Lister
Democratic

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.[1]

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 10, 1912.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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The winner of the primary, W. W. Black, was disqualified for being a sitting judge, and so the second-placed Ernest Lister was ultimately the Democratic nominee.

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic W.W. Black 8,166 18.7%
Democratic Ernest Lister 7,629 17.4%
Democratic Hugh C. Todd 7,322 16.8%
Democratic E.C. Million 5,739 13.1%
Democratic M.M. Godman 5,517 12.6%
Democratic William Henry Dunphy 5,357 12.3%
Democratic L.F. Chester 3,980 9.1%
Total votes 43,710 100%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Marion E. Hay (incumbent) 69,005 77%
Republican Orville Billings 20,689 23%
Total votes 89,694 100%

General election

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Candidates

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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

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1912 Washington gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ernest Lister 97,251 30.55%
Republican Marion E. Hay (incumbent) 96,629 30.35%
Progressive Robert T. Hodge 77,792 24.44%
Socialist Anna A. Maley 37,155 11.67%
Prohibition George F. Stivers 8,163 2.56%
Socialist Labor Abraham Lincoln Brearcliff 1,369 0.43%
Majority 622
Turnout 318359
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

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  1. ^ Skelley, Geoffrey (September 13, 2021). "Everything You Need To Know About The California Recall Election". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Elections Search Results: September 1912 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1912 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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