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1952 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1952 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

Arthur B. Langlie won the 1952 Washington Gubernatorial Election. Arthur B. Langlie received 567,822 popular votes (52.65%). The main challenger was Hugh Mitchell (47.35%).

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

Langlie +5.3 pts · won by 57,147 votes
Arthur B. LanglieRepublicanWINNER52.65%
567,822 votes
Hugh MitchellDemocratic47.35%
510,675 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.