1948 Comptroller General General Election Results

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Comptroller General
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Jack Taylor

Democratic

396,322

48.95%

Otto A. Case

Republican

394,830

48.76%

Lyle Mercer

Progressive

17,673

2.18%

Clayton Van Lydegraf

Communist

876

0.11%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Washington Commissioner of Public Lands race
Otto Case was elected in 1944 as a Democrat but switched to Republican prior to the 1948 election.

Demographic Data

Election Data and Statistics:

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: Washington Secretary of State. Abstract of Votes State General Election November 2, 1948, Washington Secretary of State (https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=ien.35556023457138&view=1up&seq=18) (accessed 23 Jan 2024)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: