1892 Washington gubernatorial election
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The 1892 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.[1]
Republican nominee John McGraw defeated Democratic nominee Henry J. Snively and Populist nominee Cyrus W. Young, with 36.96% of the vote.[2]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- John McGraw, Republican, King County Sheriff
- Henry J. Snively, Democratic
Other candidates
- Cyrus W. Young, Populist
- Roger Sherman Greene, Prohibition
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. McGraw | 33,228 | 36.96% | −20.71% | |
| Democratic | Henry J. Snively | 28,948 | 32.20% | −10.11% | |
| Populist | Cyrus W. Young | 23,780 | 26.45% | ||
| Prohibition | Roger S. Greene | 3,941 | 4.38% | ||
| Majority | 4,280 | 4.76% | |||
| Total votes | 89,897 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +10.60% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County[2] | John H. McGraw Republican |
Henry J. Snively Democratic |
Cyrus W. Young Populist |
Roger S. Greene Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 226 | 39.58% | 132 | 23.12% | 207 | 36.25% | 6 | 1.05% | 19[b] | 3.33% | 571 |
| Asotin | 183 | 49.19% | 143 | 38.44% | 25 | 6.72% | 21 | 5.65% | 40 | 10.75% | 372 |
| Chehalis | 793 | 33.12% | 796 | 33.25% | 663 | 27.69% | 142 | 5.93% | -3 | -0.13% | 2,394 |
| Clallam | 526 | 39.28% | 391 | 29.20% | 408 | 30.47% | 14 | 1.05% | 118[b] | 8.81% | 1,339 |
| Clark | 890 | 33.88% | 1,091 | 41.53% | 484 | 18.42% | 162 | 6.17% | -201 | -7.65% | 2,627 |
| Columbia | 571 | 37.10% | 647 | 42.04% | 209 | 13.58% | 112 | 7.28% | -76 | -4.94% | 1,539 |
| Cowlitz | 646 | 36.75% | 500 | 28.44% | 547 | 31.11% | 65 | 3.70% | 99[b] | 5.63% | 1,758 |
| Douglas | 353 | 34.51% | 263 | 25.71% | 383 | 37.44% | 24 | 2.35% | -30[c] | -2.93% | 1,023 |
| Franklin | 27 | 21.77% | 52 | 41.94% | 43 | 34.68% | 2 | 1.61% | -9[d] | -7.26% | 124 |
| Garfield | 322 | 35.42% | 300 | 33.00% | 237 | 26.07% | 50 | 5.50% | 22 | 2.42% | 909 |
| Island | 130 | 32.18% | 106 | 26.24% | 130 | 32.18% | 38 | 9.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 404 |
| Jefferson | 568 | 40.78% | 624 | 44.80% | 180 | 12.92% | 21 | 1.51% | -56 | -4.02% | 1,393 |
| King | 7,773 | 51.84% | 3,222 | 21.49% | 3,496 | 23.32% | 503 | 3.35% | 4,277[b] | 28.52% | 14,994 |
| Kitsap | 501 | 34.67% | 291 | 20.14% | 567 | 39.24% | 86 | 5.95% | -66[c] | -4.57% | 1,445 |
| Kittitas | 774 | 33.35% | 784 | 33.78% | 724 | 31.19% | 39 | 1.68% | -10 | -0.43% | 2,321 |
| Klickitat | 557 | 42.71% | 264 | 20.25% | 411 | 31.52% | 72 | 5.52% | 146[b] | 11.20% | 1,304 |
| Lewis | 1,168 | 35.80% | 1,041 | 31.90% | 823 | 25.22% | 231 | 7.08% | 127 | 3.89% | 3,263 |
| Lincoln | 858 | 34.38% | 860 | 34.46% | 697 | 27.92% | 81 | 3.25% | -2 | -0.08% | 2,496 |
| Mason | 352 | 38.43% | 349 | 38.10% | 193 | 21.07% | 22 | 2.40% | 3 | 0.33% | 916 |
| Okanogan | 594 | 49.71% | 440 | 36.82% | 155 | 12.97% | 6 | 0.50% | 154 | 12.89% | 1,195 |
| Pacific | 721 | 49.66% | 560 | 38.57% | 111 | 7.64% | 60 | 4.13% | 161 | 11.09% | 1,452 |
| Pierce | 1,790 | 16.10% | 5,034 | 45.29% | 3,770 | 33.92% | 522 | 4.70% | -1,264[d] | -11.37% | 11,116 |
| San Juan | 341 | 52.46% | 191 | 29.38% | 84 | 12.92% | 34 | 5.23% | 150 | 23.08% | 650 |
| Skagit | 1,103 | 37.59% | 793 | 27.03% | 899 | 30.64% | 139 | 4.74% | 204[b] | 6.95% | 2,934 |
| Skamania | 81 | 36.99% | 97 | 44.29% | 38 | 17.35% | 3 | 1.37% | -16 | -7.31% | 219 |
| Snohomish | 1,388 | 30.70% | 1,311 | 29.00% | 1,704 | 37.69% | 118 | 2.61% | -316[c] | -6.99% | 4,521 |
| Spokane | 3,214 | 42.55% | 2,267 | 30.01% | 1,808 | 23.93% | 265 | 3.51% | 947 | 12.54% | 7,554 |
| Stevens | 633 | 37.66% | 480 | 28.55% | 552 | 32.84% | 16 | 0.95% | 81[b] | 4.82% | 1,681 |
| Thurston | 784 | 31.14% | 797 | 31.65% | 671 | 26.65% | 266 | 10.56% | -13 | -0.52% | 2,518 |
| Wahkiakum | 252 | 44.68% | 230 | 40.78% | 74 | 13.12% | 8 | 1.42% | 22 | 3.90% | 564 |
| Walla Walla | 1,211 | 41.80% | 1,322 | 45.63% | 88 | 3.04% | 276 | 9.53% | -111 | -3.83% | 2,897 |
| Whatcom | 1,331 | 32.38% | 1,123 | 27.32% | 1,431 | 34.81% | 226 | 5.50% | -100[c] | -2.43% | 4,111 |
| Whitman | 2,063 | 35.83% | 1,843 | 32.01% | 1,563 | 27.15% | 288 | 5.00% | 220 | 3.82% | 5,757 |
| Yakima | 504 | 32.81% | 604 | 39.32% | 405 | 26.37% | 23 | 1.50% | -100 | -6.51% | 1,536 |
| Totals | 33,228 | 36.96% | 28,948 | 32.20% | 23,780 | 26.45% | 3,941 | 4.38% | 4,280 | 4.76% | 89,897 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Some sources give slightly different totals. The figures below are the ones as canvassed by the Washington state legislature and they also agree with the individual county returns held at the Washington State Archives
- ^ a b c d e f g McGraw's margin over Young
- ^ a b c d Young's margin over McGraw
- ^ a b Snively's margin over Young
References
[edit]- ^ "Cold Comfort for Pierce". The Spokane Review. November 10, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Washington House of Representatives. House Journal of the Third Legislature of the State of Washington (PDF). Olympia, Washington. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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