1936 Washington gubernatorial election

1936 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1932 November 3, 1936 1940 →
 
Nominee Clarence D. Martin Roland H. Hartley
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 466,550 189,141
Percentage 69.36% 28.12%

County results
Martin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

Clarence D. Martin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Clarence D. Martin
Democratic

The 1936 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democrat Clarence D. Martin defeated Republican nominee Roland H. Hartley with 69.36% of the vote.

Martin's popular vote share is the largest achieved by any gubernatorial candidate in Washington. This is the most recent gubernatorial election in which a candidate swept every county in the state. As of 2020, this is also the most recent election in which a Democrat has carried Adams County and Columbia County. Additionally, Chelan County, Garfield County, Lincoln County, San Juan County, Walla Walla County, and Whitman County would not vote Democratic again until 1988.