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1928 Washington gubernatorial election
	County results; Hartley: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80%; Bullitt: 50–60% 60–70%
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 edit

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

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

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 edit

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 edit

Candidates edit

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

Results edit

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley (incumbent)	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 edit

Candidates edit

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 edit

1928 Washington gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley (incumbent)	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	Aaron Fislerman	698	0.14%
Majority			67,657
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing

Notes edit

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.