1960 Washington gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1960 Washington gubernatorial election
| country = Washington
| flag_image = Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1956 Washington gubernatorial election
| previous_year = 1956
| next_election = 1964 Washington gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1964
| election_date = November 8, 1960
| image1 = File:Albert D. Rosellini (cropped).jpg
| image_size = x150px
| nominee1 = Albert Rosellini
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 611,987
| percentage1 = 50.34%
| image2 = 3x4.svg
| nominee2 = Lloyd J. Andrews
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 594,122
| percentage2 = 48.87%
| title = Governor
| map_image = 1960 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = County results
Rosellini: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}}
Andrews: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60-70%}}
| before_election = Albert Rosellini
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Albert Rosellini
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsWA}}
The 1960 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1960, between incumbent Democratic governor Albert Rosellini and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lloyd J. Andrews, nominated by the Republican Party.
Rosellini was re-elected to a second term as Governor of Washington, in a close race with Andrews. The election was the first in Washington state history to feature televised gubernatorial debates.{{cite web |last=Crowley |first=Walt |author-link=Walt Crowley |date=January 30, 2003 |title=Rosellini, Albert Dean (1910–2011) |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/5156 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=November 13, 2016}}
Primary election
=Campaign=
Republican challengers to incumbent Governor Rosellini began announcing their bids for the office in early 1960. State representative and Republican house minority leader Newman H. Clark of the 43rd district announced his bid on January 23 at a Republican Party committee meeting.{{cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Ross |date=January 24, 1960 |title=Clark Will Seek G. O. P. Nomination As Governor |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}} State Superintendent of Public Instruction Lloyd J. Andrews announced his bid on March 1, promising to improve the fiscal outlook for Washington's public schools while also criticizing Rosellini for his heavy spending and creation of a large tax burden.{{cite news |date=March 1, 1960 |title=Andrews Announces For Governorship |page=7 |work=The Seattle Times}} Republican chairman William C. Goodloe was a favorite to run,{{cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Ross |date=January 17, 1960 |title=Yakima Parley May See Action In G. O. P. Governor Contest |page=8 |work=The Seattle Times}} but announced in May that he would not run in the election.{{cite news |date=May 4, 1960 |title=Kitsap G. O. P. Votes to Back Nixon, Pelly |page=29 |work=The Seattle Times}}
Rosellini announced his re-election bid on May 21, at a Democratic rally in Seattle's Civic Auditorium. Touting his accomplishments during his term in office, Rosellini promised to "continue the job of progress in the State of Washington."{{cite news |date=May 22, 1960 |title=Rosellini Announces for Re-election |page=13 |work=The Seattle Times}} Two Democratic candidates, Snohomish writer John Patric and Tacoma used cars salesman Bruce M. Sigman, both entered the race in July to challenge Rosellini, but did not make much headway.{{cite news |date=July 16, 1960 |title=3 State Officials Unchallenged |page=2 |work=The Seattle Times}}
The Republican primary campaign, pitting Andrews and Clark, was described as "rigorous contest" between the two. Andrews centered his campaign on attacking Rosellini and his administration, while Clark criticized both Rosellini and Andrews for their fiscal positions and proposed tax hikes.{{cite news |last=Guthman |first=Ed |date=September 11, 1960 |title=Tuesday Day of Decision In Hot Gubernatorial Contests |page=8 |work=The Seattle Times}} Early polls put Andrews as the clear frontrunner in the Republican race, with strong support from his native Eastern Washington,{{cite news |last=Guthman |first=Ed |date=August 7, 1960 |title=Andrews Has Head Start in G. O. P. Governor Race, Polls Show |page=18 |work=The Seattle Times}} leading Rosellini's campaign to begin attacking Andrews and his record in the state senate, sensing a close general election.
During the September 13 primary, Rosellini defeated Patric and Sigman with a landslide victory, while Andrews defeated Clark by a comfortable margin. High voter turnout for Andrews, and low turnout for Rosellini, led The Seattle Times to declare that Rosellini "faces trouble" in the general contest.{{cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Ross |date=September 14, 1960 |title=Voting Results Show Rosellini Faces Trouble |page=1 |work=The Seattle Times}}
Two smaller parties, the Socialist Labor Party of America and Socialist Workers Party, also nominated candidates in the general election.{{cite news |date=November 6, 1960 |title=Minor-Party Candidates Are on Ballot |page=13 |work=The Seattle Times}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=Blanket primary results{{cite web |title=Elections Search Results: November 1960 General and September 1960 Primary |url=https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=51,52&c=&c2=&t=440&t2=2&p=&p2=&y= |publisher=Secretary of State of Washington |access-date=November 13, 2016}}{{cite book|title=Official Abstract of Votes State Primary September 13, 1960|section=Governor|author=Washington Secretary of State|location=Olympia, Washington|pages=9}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Washington Republican Party
|candidate = Lloyd J. Andrews
|votes = 263,897
|percentage = 37.38%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Washington Democratic Party
|candidate = Albert Rosellini (incumbent)
|votes = 244,579
|percentage = 34.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Washington Republican Party
|candidate = Newman H. Clark
|votes = 144,440
|percentage = 20.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Washington Democratic Party
|candidate = John Patric
|votes = 28,970
|percentage = 4.10%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Washington Democratic Party
|candidate = Bruce M. Sigman
|votes = 24,031
|percentage = 3.40%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 705,917
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Debates=
The 1960 election featured the first televised debates in Washington gubernatorial history. KING-TV, based in Seattle, broadcast two of the debates between Rosellini and Andrews along with sister stations KREM-TV in Spokane and KPQ-TV in Wenatchee.{{cite news |date=September 28, 1960 |title=Rosellini, Andrews Will Debate Tonight |page=20 |work=The Seattle Times}}{{cite news |last=Guthman |first=Ed |date=September 29, 1960 |title=Teacher Pay Boosts Pledged In Rosellini-Andrews Clash |page=13 |work=The Seattle Times}}
The first debate, on September 28, came two days after presidential candidates Richard M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy debated for the first time on national television. The Seattle Times called the first gubernatorial debate "more entertaining than informative", noting that candidates "didn't bother to wait for recognition by the moderator [or each other]."{{cite news |date=September 29, 1960 |title=More Entertaining Than Informative |page=8 |work=The Seattle Times}} Rosellini showed "flashes of hot temper", while Andrews accused the incumbent governor of never attempting to balance the budget despite claims of effort. Both candidates addressed the state's troubled public school system and budgetary problems, the latter of which Andrews argued was caused by Rosellini's spending, as well as pay increases for teachers. After the debate, Andrews criticized the debate's format and rules, and asked that candidates be asked the same questions and limit rebuttals.{{cite news |date=October 6, 1960 |title=Debate Rules Criticized By Andrews |page=5 |work=The Seattle Times}}
The second televised debate, on October 25, focused on taxation and fixing issues with the state-built Hood Canal Bridge. In a more subdued affair, candidates had limited rebuttals but continued to attack and denounce each other. Rosellini was accused by Andrews of attacking him directly after quoting Andrews' Republican primary opponent Newman H. Clark.{{cite news |date=October 26, 1960 |title=Rosellini and Andrews Clash Over Taxes, Welfare |page=4 |work=The Seattle Times}}
=Results=
On November 8, Rosellini defeated Andrews by a narrow margin of 17,865 votes or 50% to 49%, in the general election, the smallest margin since the 1940 election.{{cite book |last=Gimpel |first=James G. |year=1996 |title=National Elections and the Autonomy of American State Party Systems |page=162 |publisher=University of Pittsburgh Press |isbn=9780822974826 |oclc=33983795 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-BbxLfWwYe4C |via=Google Books |access-date=November 13, 2016}}{{cite news |date=November 24, 1960 |title=Rosellini's Win Slimmest Since 1940 |page=16 |work=The Seattle Times}} Rosellini, a Democrat, was re-elected despite Washington voters rejecting Democratic candidate John F. Kennedy in favor of Republican Richard M. Nixon in the concurrent presidential race. The initial returns led Andrews to delay conceding to Rosellini until November 17, after the final absentee ballots were tallied; Andrews had a brief lead in absentee ballots, but fell short of the margin needed to overtake Rosellini.{{cite news |date=November 17, 1960 |title=Andrews Concedes As Absentees Clinch Outcome |page=2 |work=The Seattle Times}}
The Seattle Times noted similarities between the 1956 and 1960 elections, especially in the preliminary stages, with an early Republican frontrunner deterring strong opponents from entering the race, only to be defeated by Rosellini.{{cite news |last=Cunningham |first=Ross |date=November 9, 1960 |title=State Turns Down Kennedy, Gives Rosellini Close Victory |page=3 |work=The Seattle Times}}
{{Election box begin| title=1960 Washington gubernatorial election{{cite book|title=Official Abstract of Votes State General Election November 8, 1960|section=Governor|author=Washington Secretary of State|location=Olympia, Washington|pages=20|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c047129914&seq=68}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Washington Democratic Party
|candidate = Albert Rosellini (incumbent)
|votes = 611,987
|percentage = 50.34%
|change = -4.29%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Washington Republican Party
|candidate = Lloyd J. Andrews
|votes = 594,122
|percentage = 48.87%
|change = +3.87%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Labor Party of America
|candidate = Henry Killman
|votes = 8,647
|percentage = 0.71%
|change = +0.34%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Workers Party (United States)
|candidate = Jack W. Wright
|votes = 992
|percentage = 0.08%
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 17,865
|percentage = 1.47%
|change =
}}
{{Election box total|
|votes = 1,215,748
|percentage = 100.00%
|change =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
| swing = -8.16%
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |County ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Albert D. Rosellini ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Lloyd J. Andrews ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Henry Killman ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Jack W. Wright ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |Total votes cast | |||||||||||
| bgcolor="lightgrey"
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Adams | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,598 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.89% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,614 | {{party shading/Republican}}|61.99% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 1,016
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 24.09%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|4,217 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Asotin | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,885 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.60% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,706 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.40% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|179 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.20% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,591 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Benton | {{party shading/Democratic}}|13,421 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.69% | {{party shading/Republican}}|12,524 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.24% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|14 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|5 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|897 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.45% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|25,964 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Chelan | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,717 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.49% | {{party shading/Republican}}|9,124 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.75% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|118 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.66% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|19 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 407
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 2.26%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|17,978 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clallam | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,375 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|57.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,486 | {{party shading/Republican}}|42.57% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|22 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.17% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,889 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14.66% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,886 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Clark | {{party shading/Democratic}}|17,762 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.83% | {{party shading/Republican}}|21,821 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.08% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|34 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 4,059
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 10.25%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|39,619 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Columbia | {{party shading/Democratic}}|755 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.23% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,329 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.77% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 574
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 27.54%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|2,084 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Cowlitz | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12,154 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,501 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.37% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|92 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.39% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|29 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|653 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2.75% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23,776 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Douglas | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,233 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,035 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.31% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|13 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.21% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|198 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.15% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,282 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Ferry | {{party shading/Democratic}}|839 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.12% | {{party shading/Republican}}|681 | {{party shading/Republican}}|44.74% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|158 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10.38% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,522 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Franklin | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,283 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|56.91% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,954 | {{party shading/Republican}}|42.59% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|38 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.41% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|8 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,329 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14.32% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|9,283 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Garfield | {{party shading/Democratic}}|547 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.06% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,013 | {{party shading/Republican}}|64.94% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 466
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 29.87%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,560 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grant | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,448 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.66% | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,236 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.21% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|13 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|6 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|212 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,703 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Grays Harbor | {{party shading/Democratic}}|13,774 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|58.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}|9,543 | {{party shading/Republican}}|40.55% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|209 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.89% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|8 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,231 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|17.98% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23,534 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Island | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,503 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,446 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.81% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|9 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.15% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 943
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 15.82%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,961 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Jefferson | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,385 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|56.09% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,862 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.79% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.09% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|523 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12.30% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,252 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|King | {{party shading/Democratic}}|216,038 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.32% | {{party shading/Republican}}|207,578 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.35% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|5,155 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1.20% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|562 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,460 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.97% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|429,333 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kitsap | {{party shading/Democratic}}|20,286 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.72% | {{party shading/Republican}}|15,970 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.87% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|135 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.37% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|13 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,316 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11.86% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36,404 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Kittitas | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,901 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,887 | {{party shading/Republican}}|44.16% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|7 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.08% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|7 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.08% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,014 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,802 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Klickitat | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,580 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,832 | {{party shading/Republican}}|52.19% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|13 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.24% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 252
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 4.64%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,426 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lewis | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,797 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.95% | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,318 | {{party shading/Republican}}|53.89% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|26 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.14% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|5 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 1,521
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 7.94%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|19,146 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,827 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|33.81% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,574 | {{party shading/Republican}}|66.15% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 1,747
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 32.33%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|5,403 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Mason | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4,380 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|56.20% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,402 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.65% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|10 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|978 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12.55% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,794 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Okanogan | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,258 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,243 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.87% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|5 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|7 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.07% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|15 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|0.14% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|10,513 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Pacific | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,663 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.02% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,227 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.71% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|15 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.22% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|436 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6.31% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,909 | |||||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Pend Oreille | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,520 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.74% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,413 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.09% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.14% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|107 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,938 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Pierce | {{party shading/Democratic}}|62,861 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|56,513 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.74% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1,372 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1.13% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|151 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|6,348 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5.25% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|120,897 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Juan | {{party shading/Democratic}}|646 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.76% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,064 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.19% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 418
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 24.43%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,711 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Skagit | {{party shading/Democratic}}|11,517 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|50.53% | {{party shading/Republican}}|11,260 | {{party shading/Republican}}|49.41% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|10 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|4 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|257 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|22,791 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Skamania | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,182 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|52.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,077 | {{party shading/Republican}}|47.61% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|3 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|105 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|4.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,262 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Snohomish | {{party shading/Democratic}}|40,127 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55.82% | {{party shading/Republican}}|31,303 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.55% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|411 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.57% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|44 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|8,824 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|12.28% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|71,885 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Spokane | {{party shading/Democratic}}|55,283 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|58,372 | {{party shading/Republican}}|51.26% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|180 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.16% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|34 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.03% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 3,089
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 2.71%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|113,869 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Stevens | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,723 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,145 | {{party shading/Republican}}|52.61% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|9 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 422
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 5.36%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|7,878 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Thurston | {{party shading/Democratic}}|13,143 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}|12,248 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.18% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|26 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.10% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|6 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|895 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3.52% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|25,423 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Wahkiakum | {{party shading/Democratic}}|818 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.78% | {{party shading/Republican}}|856 | {{party shading/Republican}}|51.04% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.12% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|1 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 38
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 2.27%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|1,677 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Walla Walla | {{party shading/Democratic}}|7,891 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.47% | {{party shading/Republican}}|10,250 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.47% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|11 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.06% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,359 | {{party shading/Republican}}|13.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18,152 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Whatcom | {{party shading/Democratic}}|14,779 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|15,633 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.77% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|344 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|1.12% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|35 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.11% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 854
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 2.77%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|30,791 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Whitman | {{party shading/Democratic}}|5,057 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.99% | {{party shading/Republican}}|8,238 | {{party shading/Republican}}|61.89% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|13 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.10% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|2 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.02% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 3,181
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 23.90%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|13,310 | |||||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yakima | {{party shading/Democratic}}|25,031 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|47.03% | {{party shading/Republican}}|27,844 | {{party shading/Republican}}|52.32% | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|322 | {{party shading/Socialist Labor}}|0.61% | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|25 | {{party shading/Socialist Workers}}|0.05% | {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 2,813
| {{party shading/Republican}} | |||||||||||
| 5.29%
| {{party shading/Republican}}|53,222 | |||||||||||
| Totals | 611,987 | 50.34% | 594,122 | 48.87% | 8,647 | 0.71% | 992 | 0.08% | 17,865 | 1.47% | 1,215,748 |
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== Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican ==
References
{{reflist|30em}}
{{Washington elections}}
{{United States elections, 1960}}