1920 Washington gubernatorial election
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.Democratic party
Candidates
- William Wilson Black
- Edward T. Mathes
- A. E. Judd
- I. G. O'Harra
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
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates- Louis F. Hart, Republican
- William Wilson Black, Democratic
- Robert Bridges, Farmer–Labor
- David Burgess, Socialist Labor
Results by county
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