1936 Washington gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1936 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 1936 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley with 69.36% of the vote.

1936 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →

Nominee Clarence D. Martin Roland H. Hartley Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 466,550 189,141 Percentage 69.4% 28.1%

County results Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election Clarence D. Martin Democratic Elected Governor Clarence D. Martin Democratic

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 8, 1936.^[1]

Candidates

• Clarence D. Martin, incumbent Governor
• Roland H. Hartley, former Governor
• John C. Stevenson, radio announcer and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1934
• Otto A. Case, Washington State Treasurer
• Walter F. Meier
• H. G. Stevenson
• Ralph Horr, former U.S. Representative
• A. E. Judd
• Eugene J. A. Lord
• John Calvin Richards
• Erle J. Barnes
• Frank W. Harris
• Roscoe A. Seeds
• James W. Bryan

Results

1936 Washington gubernatorial primary election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence D. Martin (incumbent)	166,313	33.05
	Democratic	John C. Stevenson	129,388	25.71
	Democratic	Otto A. Case	86,752	17.24
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley	59,371	11.80
	Republican	Walter F. Meier	23,892	4.75
	Democratic	H. G. Stevenson	13,556	2.69
	Republican	Ralph Horr	13,023	2.59
	Democratic	A. E. Judd	3,582	0.71
	Democratic	Eugene J. A. Lord	2,356	0.47
	Republican	John Calvin Richards	1,588	0.32
	Republican	Erle J. Barnes	1,052	0.21
	Republican	Frank W. Harris	888	0.18
	Democratic	Roscoe A. Seeds	752	0.15
	Democratic	James W. Bryan	684	0.14
Total votes			503,197	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Clarence D. Martin, Democratic
• Roland H. Hartley, Republican

Other candidates

• Ove M. Nelson, Union
• John F. McKay, Socialist
• William Morley Bouck, Farmer–Labor
• Malcolm M. Moore, Christian
• Harold P. Brockway, Communist
• Eugene V. Solie, Socialist Labor

Results

1936 Washington gubernatorial election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Clarence D. Martin (incumbent)	466,550	69.36%
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley	189,141	28.12%
	Union	Ove M. Nelson	6,349	0.94%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	4,221	0.63%
	Farmer–Labor	William Morley Bouck	1,994	0.30%
	Independent	Malcolm M. Moore	1,947	0.29%
	Communist	Harold P. Brockway	1,939	0.29%
	Socialist Labor	Eugene V. Solie	466	0.07%
Majority			277,409
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Election Search Results: September 1936 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
2. "Elections Search Results: November 1936 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 12, 2020.