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1944 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1944 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Gossett won the 1944 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. Charles Gossett received 109,527 popular votes (52.64%). The main challenger was W. H. Detweiler (47.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Gossett and Detweiler

Gossett +5.3 pts · won by 10,995 votes
Charles GossettDemocraticWINNER52.64%
109,527 votes
W. H. DetweilerRepublican47.36%
98,532 votes
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.