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1932 Washington gubernatorial election
	County results; Martin: 30–40% 40–50% 50-60% 60–70% 70–80%; Gellatly: 30–40% 40–50%
Governor before election; Roland H. Hartley; Republican	Elected Governor ; Clarence D. Martin; Democratic

The 1932 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee John Arthur Gellatly with 57.29% of the vote.

Primary elections edit

Primary elections were held on September 13, 1932.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence D. Martin	67,168	36.32
	Democratic	William Harrison Pemberton	57,124	30.89
	Democratic	Lewis B. Schwellenbach	55,094	29.79
	Democratic	Frank R. Nicholas	5,557	3.01
Total votes			184,943	100.00

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Arthur Gellatly	119,015	54.52
	Republican	Roland H. Hartley (incumbent)	68,718	31.48
	Republican	M.G. Tennent	18,393	8.43
	Republican	Dell W. Thomas	7,439	3.41
	Republican	Glen S. Corkery	4,723	2.16
Total votes			218,288	100.00

Major party candidates

Other candidates

1932 Washington gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clarence D. Martin	352,215	57.29%
	Republican	John Arthur Gellatly	207,497	33.75%
	Liberty	Luvern Clyde Hicks	41,710	6.79%
	Socialist	John F. McKay	9,987	1.63%
	Communist	Fred E. Walker	2,532	0.41%
	Socialist Labor	Edward Kriz	449	0.07%
	Independent	Maslen Meade	378	0.06%
Majority			144,718
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

^ ^a ^b ^c "September 1932 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
^ "November 1932 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved May 17, 2020.