1948 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1948 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur B. Langlie won the 1948 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Arthur B. Langlie received 445,958 popular votes (50.5%). The main challenger was Monrad Wallgren (47.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Langlie and Wallgren

Langlie +3.3 pts · won by 28,923 votes

Arthur B. Langlie RepublicanWINNER50.5%

445,958 votes

Monrad Wallgren Democratic47.22%

417,035 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% 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.