The 1920 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent Republican Louis F. Hart defeated Farmer–Labor nominee Robert Bridges with 52.74% of the vote.

Primary election Primary elections were held on September 9, 1920. Washington abandoned its form of ranked choice voting in primary elections after 1916, switching to the traditional first-past-the-post voting for primaries starting in 1918.

Republican party Candidates Louis F. Hart, incumbent Governor Roland H. Hartley, former State Representative George B. Lamping, State Senator Edwin T. Coman John Arthur Gellatly, State Senator John Stringer Anna MacEachern

Results

Democratic party Candidates William Wilson Black Edward T. Mathes A. E. Judd I. G. O'Harra

Results

General election Candidates Major party candidates Louis F. Hart, Republican William Wilson Black, Democratic

Other candidates Robert Bridges, Farmer–Labor David Burgess, Socialist Labor

Results

Results by county CountyLouis F. HartRepublicanRobert BridgesFarmer-LaborW. W. BlackDemocraticDavid BurgessSocialist LaborMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Adams1,41863.22%40317.97%41318.41%90.40%1,00544.81%2,243Asotin1.28369.28%1397.51%42122.73%90.49%86246.54%1,852Benton1,95650.82%1,39536.24%49312.81%50.13%56114.58%3,849Chelan3,73656.39%1,50822.76%1,36920.66%120.18%2,22833.63%6,625Clallam1,64847.48%1,38039.76%42912.36%140.40%2687.72%3,471Clark4,59150.81%2,65029.33%1,76819.57%270.30%1,94121.48%9,036Columbia1,50169.49%22610.46%42819.81%50.23%1,07349.68%2,160Cowlitz2,23961.36%86523.71%53814.74%70.19%1,37437.65%3,649Douglas1,49254.99%32812.09%88632.66%70.26%60622.34%2,713Ferry51137.68%40229.65%43732.23%60.44%745.46%1,356Franklin77140.37%78441.05%35018.32%50.26%-13-0.68%1,910Garfield84564.60%18614.22%27420.95%30.23%57143.65%1,308Grant1,23451.83%45419.07%68928.94%40.17%54522.89%2,381Grays Harbor6,47554.65%3,61930.55%1,73514.64%190.16%2,85624.11%11,848Island82447.30%66338.06%25414.58%10.06%1619.24%1,742Jefferson1,06357.65%49827.01%27815.08%50.27%56530.64%1,844King53,08149.19%39,03436.17%15,29214.17%5000.46%14,04713.02%107,907Kitsap4,28742.35%4,83847.79%9819.69%170.17%-551-5.44%10,123Kittitas2,82052.27%1,84634.22%71613.27%130.24%97418.05%5,395Klickitat1,63358.36%67224.02%48717.41%60.21%96134.35%2,798Lewis6,34256.28%3,67032.57%1,24511.05%120.11%2,67223.71%11,269Lincoln2,78760.21%3257.02%1,50732.56%100.22%1,28027.65%4,629Mason92652.17%55030.99%29416.56%50.28%37621.18%1,775Okanogan2,78955.08%1,26324.94%99019.55%220.43%1,52630.13%5,064Pacific2,64767.29%71018.05%56214.29%150.38%1,93749.24%3,934Pend Oreille1,06554.36%36118.43%52326.70%100.51%54227.67%1,959Pierce21,44050.39%15,44236.29%5,52812.99%1420.33%5,99814.10%42,552San Juan80064.78%28523.08%14511.74%50.40%51541.70%1,235Skagit4,92546.70%4,12439.10%1,47613.99%220.21%8017.59%10,547Skamania42155.39%19325.39%14118.55%50.66%22830.00%760Snohomish9,38345.37%7,91538.27%3,35316.21%310.15%1,4687.10%20,682Spokane24,32856.86%6,89016.10%11,39126.62%1760.41%12,93730.24%42,785Stevens2,98551.02%1,49025.47%1,35323.12%230.39%1,49525.55%5,851Thurston3,99453.37%2,61734.97%85111.37%220.29%1,37718.40%7,484Wahkiakum49260.82%19223.73%10813.35%172.10%30037.08%809Walla Walla5,98668.74%88110.12%1,81820.88%230.26%4,16847.86%8,708Whatcom8,20951.73%6,02237.95%1,60910.14%300.19%2,18713.78%15,870Whitman6,49966.55%8999.21%2,35224.08%160.16%4,14742.46%9,766Yakima11,23657.56%5,65228.96%2,59513.29%360.18%5,58428.61%19,519Totals210,66252.74%121,37130.39%66,07916.54%1,2960.32%89,29122.39%399,408

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Adams Asotin Benton Chelan Columbia Douglas Ferry Garfield Grant Grays Harbor Island King Kittitas Klickitat Lewis Lincoln Mason Okanogan Pend Oreille Pierce Skagit Snohomish Spokane Stevens Walla Walla Whitman Yakima

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Farmer-Labor Franklin

Counties that flipped from Republican to Farmer-Labor Kitsap

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