The 1948 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1948. Republican nominee

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defeated incumbent

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Monrad Wallgren with 50.50% of the vote in a rematch of the 1944 contest.

Primary election

The

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was held on September 14, 1948. At the time, Washington used a blanket primary for nominations, with all candidates appearing on the same ballot and the highest candidate for each party being nominated.

Candidates

*Richard C. Beam (R) *Clark R. Belknap (R) *James M. Greene (R) *L. R. Kemoe (R) *

(R), former

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(D),

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and former Governor * John T. McCutcheon (R),

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*Marius Rasmussen (R) *George J. Smith (D) * Robert F. Waldron (D), former State Representative * Monrad Wallgren (D), incumbent Governor

Results

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates *Arthur B. Langlie, Republican *Monrad Wallgren, Democratic Other candidates *Russell H. Fluent, Progressive *Henry Killman, Socialist Labor *Daniel Roberts, Socialist Workers

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Jefferson *

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* Skagit * Wahkiakum

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

* Asotin * Kittitas

References

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