| Election Name: | 1932 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Washington |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1928 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1928 |
| Next Election: | 1936 Washington gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1936 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1932 |
| Image1: | File:Clarence Daniel Martin.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Clarence D. Martin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 352,215 |
| Percentage1: | 57.29% |
| Nominee2: | John Arthur Gellatly |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 207,497 |
| Percentage2: | 33.75% |
| Map Size: | 275px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Roland H. Hartley |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Clarence D. Martin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Party3: | Liberty Party (United States, 1932) |
| Popular Vote3: | 41,710 |
| Nominee3: | Luvern Clyde Hicks |
| Percentage3: | 6.78% |
| Image3: | File:3x4.svg |
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.
Martin was the first Democrat elected governor of Washington with an absolute majority. He was also the first Democratic gubernatorial candidate in Washington to ever win Pacific County and San Juan County and the first since 1892 to win Jefferson County. Additionally, Clallam County, Clark County, Kitsap County, Thurston County, Wahkiakum County, and Whatcom County voted Democratic for the first time since 1896.
Primary elections were held on September 13, 1932.[1]
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| County | Clarence D. Martin Democratic | John A. Gellatly Republican | L. C. Hicks Liberty | John F. McKay Socialist | All Others Various | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adams | 1,811 | 74.34% | 613 | 25.16% | 4 | 0.16% | 7 | 0.29% | 1 | 0.04% | 1,198 | 49.18% | 2,436 | ||||||||||||||
| Asotin | 2,147 | 70.37% | 867 | 28.42% | 13 | 0.43% | 21 | 0.69% | 3 | 0.10% | 1,280 | 41.95% | 3,051 | ||||||||||||||
| Benton | 2,978 | 64.61% | 1,492 | 32.37% | 112 | 2.43% | 23 | 0.50% | 4 | 0.09% | 1,486 | 32.24% | 4,609 | ||||||||||||||
| Chelan | 6,467 | 45.87% | 6,673 | 47.33% | 910 | 6.45% | 34 | 0.24% | 14 | 0.10% | -206 | -1.46% | 14,098 | ||||||||||||||
| Clallam | 3,612 | 47.87% | 2,058 | 27.27% | 1,798 | 23.83% | 27 | 0.36% | 51 | 0.68% | 1,554 | 20.59% | 7,546 | ||||||||||||||
| Clark | 8,615 | 56.99% | 5,291 | 35.00% | 1,040 | 6.88% | 125 | 0.83% | 45 | 0.30% | 3,324 | 21.99% | 15,116 | ||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1,489 | 64.18% | 797 | 34.35% | 11 | 0.47% | 23 | 0.99% | 0 | 0.00% | 692 | 29.83% | 2,320 | ||||||||||||||
| Cowlitz | 3,858 | 34.77% | 3,404 | 30.67% | 3,754 | 33.83% | 44 | 0.40% | 37 | 0.33% | 104 | 0.94% | 11,097 | ||||||||||||||
| Douglas | 1,822 | 53.68% | 1,391 | 40.98% | 150 | 4.42% | 26 | 0.77% | 5 | 0.15% | 431 | 12.70% | 3,394 | ||||||||||||||
| Ferry | 1,087 | 74.20% | 333 | 22.73% | 27 | 1.84% | 15 | 1.02% | 3 | 0.20% | 754 | 51.47% | 1,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Franklin | 1,715 | 68.82% | 742 | 29.78% | 8 | 0.32% | 18 | 0.72% | 9 | 0.36% | 973 | 39.04% | 2,492 | ||||||||||||||
| Garfield | 869 | 58.01% | 559 | 37.32% | 66 | 4.41% | 2 | 0.13% | 2 | 0.13% | 310 | 20.69% | 1,498 | ||||||||||||||
| Grant | 1,505 | 61.93% | 776 | 31.93% | 129 | 5.31% | 17 | 0.70% | 3 | 0.12% | 729 | 30.00% | 2,430 | ||||||||||||||
| Grays Harbor | 9,010 | 48.62% | 5,100 | 27.52% | 4,141 | 22.35% | 41 | 0.22% | 238 | 1.28% | 3,910 | 21.10% | 18,530 | ||||||||||||||
| Island | 1,551 | 57.94% | 811 | 30.30% | 280 | 10.46% | 25 | 0.93% | 10 | 0.37% | 740 | 27.64% | 2,677 | ||||||||||||||
| Jefferson | 1,660 | 50.52% | 1,222 | 37.19% | 380 | 11.56% | 18 | 0.55% | 6 | 0.18% | 438 | 13.33% | 3,286 | ||||||||||||||
| King | 104,156 | 56.92% | 68,629 | 37.50% | 4,905 | 2.68% | 4,347 | 2.38% | 960 | 0.52% | 35,527 | 19.41% | 182,997 | ||||||||||||||
| Kitsap | 9,538 | 67.33% | 4,083 | 28.82% | 377 | 2.66% | 119 | 0.84% | 49 | 0.35% | 5,455 | 38.51% | 14,166 | ||||||||||||||
| Kittitas | 4,293 | 63.74% | 1,952 | 28.98% | 340 | 5.05% | 108 | 1.60% | 42 | 0.62% | 2,341 | 34.76% | 6,735 | ||||||||||||||
| Klickitat | 1,937 | 52.76% | 1,642 | 44.73% | 24 | 0.65% | 37 | 1.01% | 31 | 0.84% | 295 | 8.04% | 3,671 | ||||||||||||||
| Lewis | 7,728 | 48.82% | 4,644 | 29.34% | 3,380 | 21.35% | 26 | 0.16% | 52 | 0.33% | 3,084 | 19.48% | 15,830 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln | 3,094 | 66.81% | 1,485 | 32.07% | 17 | 0.37% | 34 | 0.73% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,609 | 34.74% | 4,631 | ||||||||||||||
| Mason | 2,023 | 51.87% | 1,018 | 26.10% | 843 | 21.62% | 11 | 0.28% | 5 | 0.13% | 1,005 | 25.77% | 3,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Okanogan | 3,763 | 53.42% | 2,688 | 38.16% | 541 | 7.68% | 46 | 0.65% | 6 | 0.09% | 1,075 | 15.26% | 7,044 | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 2,815 | 49.68% | 1,941 | 34.26% | 832 | 14.68% | 21 | 0.37% | 57 | 1.01% | 874 | 15.43% | 5,666 | ||||||||||||||
| Pend Oreille | 2,017 | 72.95% | 674 | 24.38% | 8 | 0.29% | 59 | 2.13% | 7 | 0.25% | 1,343 | 48.57% | 2,765 | ||||||||||||||
| Pierce | 35,693 | 55.00% | 20,244 | 31.19% | 7,656 | 11.80% | 1,030 | 1.59% | 273 | 0.42% | 15,449 | 23.81% | 64,896 | ||||||||||||||
| San Juan | 694 | 47.37% | 689 | 47.03% | 74 | 5.05% | 6 | 0.41% | 2 | 0.14% | 5 | 0.34% | 1,465 | ||||||||||||||
| Skagit | 8,012 | 57.52% | 4,784 | 34.35% | 621 | 4.46% | 74 | 0.53% | 437 | 3.14% | 3,228 | 23.18% | 13,928 | ||||||||||||||
| Skamania | 651 | 44.87% | 762 | 52.52% | 20 | 1.38% | 13 | 0.90% | 5 | 0.34% | -111 | -7.65% | 1,451 | ||||||||||||||
| Snohomish | 17,818 | 57.45% | 9,928 | 32.01% | 2,212 | 7.13% | 876 | 2.82% | 182 | 0.59% | 7,890 | 25.44% | 31,016 | ||||||||||||||
| Spokane | 45,993 | 70.45% | 17,219 | 26.38% | 266 | 0.41% | 1,617 | 2.48% | 187 | 0.29% | 28,774 | 44.08% | 65,282 | ||||||||||||||
| Stevens | 4,853 | 68.83% | 1,898 | 26.92% | 88 | 1.25% | 186 | 2.64% | 26 | 0.37% | 2,955 | 41.91% | 7,051 | ||||||||||||||
| Thurston | 5,312 | 38.38% | 4,172 | 30.14% | 4,202 | 30.36% | 30 | 0.22% | 124 | 0.90% | 1,110 | 8.02% | 13,840 | ||||||||||||||
| Wahkiakum | 517 | 38.27% | 510 | 37.75% | 304 | 22.50% | 6 | 0.44% | 14 | 1.04% | 7 | 0.52% | 1,351 | ||||||||||||||
| Walla Walla | 5,975 | 55.92% | 4,615 | 43.20% | 18 | 0.17% | 69 | 0.65% | 7 | 0.07% | 1,360 | 12.73% | 10,684 | ||||||||||||||
| Whatcom | 11,201 | 50.05% | 9,675 | 43.23% | 552 | 2.47% | 566 | 2.53% | 386 | 1.72% | 1,526 | 6.82% | 22,380 | ||||||||||||||
| Whitman | 7,303 | 66.12% | 3,626 | 32.83% | 12 | 0.11% | 97 | 0.88% | 7 | 0.06% | 3,677 | 33.29% | 11,045 | ||||||||||||||
| Yakima | 16,633 | 61.77% | 8,490 | 31.53% | 1,595 | 5.92% | 143 | 0.53% | 68 | 0.25% | 8,143 | 30.24% | 26,929 | ||||||||||||||
| Totals | 352,215 | 57.29% | 207,497 | 33.75% | 41,710 | 6.78% | 9,987 | 1.62% | 3,359 | 0.55% | 144,718 | 23.54% | 614,768 | ||||||||||||||