The 1920 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920. Incumbent
Republican
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Louis F. Hart defeated
Farmer–Labor nominee Robert Bridges with 52.25% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary election
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s were held on September 9, 1920.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*William Wilson Black
*Edward T. Mathes
*A.E. Judd
*I.G. O'Harra
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Louis F. Hart, incumbent
Governor
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Roland H. Hartley
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, former
State Representative
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*George B. Lamping,
State Senator
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Description
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*Edwin T. Coman
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John Arthur Gellatly
John Arthur Gellatly (July 6, 1869 – July 6, 1963) was an American Republican politician from the U.S. state of Washington. He served as the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Washington and four-term mayor of Wenatchee, Washington.
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, State Senator
*John Stringer
*Anna MacEachern
Results
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
*Louis F. Hart, Republican
*William Wilson Black, Democratic
Other candidates
*Robert Bridges, Farmer–Labor
*David Burgess, Socialist Labor
Results
References
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Events January
* January 1
** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20.
** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...
Washington
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** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
Gubernatorial
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