1908 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1908 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Samuel G. Cosgrove won the 1908 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Samuel G. Cosgrove received 110,190 popular votes (62.56%). The main challenger was John Pattison (33%).

See the full head-to-head between Cosgrove and Pattison

Cosgrove +29.6 pts · won by 52,064 votes

Samuel G. Cosgrove RepublicanWINNER62.56%

110,190 votes

John Pattison Democratic33%

58,126 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 4.4% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.

Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.