1900 Washington gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
Incumbent Governor John Rankin Rogers won re-election as the Democratic nominee. He defeated Republican nominee John M. Frink with 48.86% of the vote.
In 1896, Rogers was the fusion candidate of the Democratic, Populist and Silver Republican parties. In 1900, he was nominated by a unity convention which merged the three parties in the state and took the name of the Democratic Party.[1]
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- John M. Frink, Republican, former State Senator
- John Rankin Rogers, Democratic, incumbent Governor
Other candidates
- Robert E. Dunlap, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1896
- William C.B. Randolph, Social Democrat, carpenter[2][3]
- William McCormick, Socialist Labor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Rankin Rogers (incumbent) | 52,048 | 48.86% | −6.69% | |
| Republican | John M. Frink | 49,860 | 46.81% | +5.13% | |
| Prohibition | Robert E. Dunlap | 2,103 | 1.97% | −0.80% | |
| Social Democratic | William C. B. Randolph | 1,670 | 1.57% | ||
| Socialist Labor | William McCormick | 843 | 0.79% | ||
| Majority | 2,188 | 2.05% | |||
| Total votes | 106,524 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -11.81% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | John R. Rogers Democratic |
John M. Frink Republican |
Robert E. Dunlap Prohibition |
William C. B. Randolph Social Democratic |
William McCormick Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 597 | 58.88% | 383 | 37.77% | 25 | 2.47% | 6 | 0.59% | 3 | 0.30% | 214 | 21.10% | 1,014 |
| Asotin | 363 | 48.92% | 350 | 47.17% | 22 | 2.96% | 6 | 0.81% | 1 | 0.13% | 13 | 1.75% | 742 |
| Chehalis | 1,284 | 41.02% | 1,648 | 52.65% | 71 | 2.27% | 103 | 3.29% | 24 | 0.77% | -364 | -11.63% | 3,130 |
| Chelan | 652 | 55.73% | 485 | 41.45% | 17 | 1.45% | 11 | 0.94% | 5 | 0.43% | 167 | 14.27% | 1,170 |
| Clallam | 509 | 42.95% | 622 | 52.49% | 7 | 0.59% | 40 | 3.38% | 7 | 0.59% | -113 | -9.54% | 1,185 |
| Clark | 1,168 | 40.84% | 1,517 | 53.04% | 81 | 2.83% | 73 | 2.55% | 21 | 0.73% | -349 | -12.20% | 2,860 |
| Columbia | 760 | 46.54% | 835 | 51.13% | 25 | 1.53% | 7 | 0.43% | 6 | 0.37% | -75 | -4.59% | 1,633 |
| Cowlitz | 681 | 37.09% | 1,104 | 60.13% | 34[a][8] | 1.85% | 13 | 0.71% | 7 | 0.38% | -423 | -23.04% | 1,839 |
| Douglas | 673 | 58.83% | 444 | 38.81% | 19 | 1.66% | 7 | 0.61% | 1 | 0.09% | 229 | 20.02% | 1,144 |
| Ferry | 894 | 70.56% | 350 | 27.62% | 10 | 0.79% | 8 | 0.63% | 5 | 0.39% | 544 | 42.94% | 1,267 |
| Franklin | 90 | 66.67% | 39 | 28.89% | 3 | 2.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 2.22% | 51 | 37.78% | 135 |
| Garfield | 501 | 50.71% | 452 | 45.75% | 10 | 1.01% | 19 | 1.92% | 6 | 0.61% | 49 | 4.96% | 988 |
| Island | 157 | 37.56% | 240 | 57.42% | 7 | 1.67% | 10 | 2.39% | 4 | 0.96% | -83 | -19.86% | 418 |
| Jefferson | 482 | 43.66% | 599 | 54.26% | 14 | 1.27% | 4 | 0.36% | 5 | 0.45% | -117 | -10.60% | 1,104 |
| King | 9,178 | 49.05% | 8,801 | 47.03% | 268 | 1.43% | 243 | 1.30% | 223 | 1.19% | 377 | 2.01% | 18,713 |
| Kitsap | 565 | 38.07% | 807 | 54.38% | 61 | 4.11% | 37 | 2.49% | 14 | 0.94% | -242 | -16.31% | 1,484 |
| Kittitas | 1,125 | 52.87% | 946 | 44.45% | 34 | 1.60% | 13 | 0.61% | 10 | 0.47% | 179 | 8.41% | 2,128 |
| Klickitat | 544 | 37.16% | 850 | 58.06% | 52 | 3.55% | 12 | 0.82% | 6 | 0.41% | -306 | -20.90% | 1,464 |
| Lewis | 1,546 | 45.10% | 1,762 | 51.40% | 77 | 2.25% | 32 | 0.93% | 11 | 0.32% | -216 | -6.30% | 3,428 |
| Lincoln | 1,851 | 60.18% | 1,130 | 36.74% | 62 | 2.02% | 27 | 0.88% | 6 | 0.20% | 721 | 23.44% | 3,076 |
| Mason | 476 | 48.32% | 483 | 49.04% | 8 | 0.81% | 10 | 1.02% | 8 | 0.81% | -7 | -0.71% | 985 |
| Okanogan | 730 | 62.34% | 412 | 35.18% | 13 | 1.11% | 12 | 1.02% | 4 | 0.34% | 318 | 27.16% | 1,171 |
| Pacific | 488 | 37.34% | 787 | 60.21% | 16 | 1.22% | 9 | 0.69% | 7 | 0.54% | -299 | -22.88% | 1,307 |
| Pierce | 5,153 | 49.70% | 4,734 | 45.66% | 139 | 1.34% | 235 | 2.27% | 108 | 1.04% | 419 | 4.04% | 10,369 |
| San Juan | 260 | 37.57% | 410 | 59.25% | 9 | 1.30% | 6 | 0.87% | 7 | 1.01% | -150 | -21.68% | 692 |
| Skagit | 1,434 | 44.15% | 1,611 | 49.60% | 64 | 1.97% | 115 | 3.54% | 24 | 0.74% | -177 | -5.45% | 3,248 |
| Skamania | 202 | 53.44% | 165 | 43.65% | 4 | 1.06% | 2 | 0.53% | 5 | 1.32% | 37 | 9.79% | 378 |
| Snohomish | 2,875 | 50.33% | 2,609 | 45.68% | 158 | 2.77% | 49 | 0.86% | 21 | 0.37% | 266 | 4.66% | 5,712 |
| Spokane | 5,955 | 54.19% | 4,613 | 41.98% | 309 | 2.81% | 64 | 0.58% | 48 | 0.44% | 1,342 | 12.21% | 10,989 |
| Stevens | 1,743 | 62.43% | 987 | 35.35% | 29 | 1.04% | 23 | 0.82% | 10 | 0.36% | 756 | 27.08% | 2,792 |
| Thurston | 895 | 37.99% | 1,347 | 57.17% | 51 | 2.16% | 48 | 2.04% | 15 | 0.64% | -452 | -19.19% | 2,356 |
| Wahkiakum | 236 | 37.94% | 355 | 57.07% | 8 | 1.29% | 15 | 2.41% | 8 | 1.29% | -119 | -19.13% | 622 |
| Walla Walla | 1,676 | 45.75% | 1,907 | 52.06% | 55 | 1.50% | 14 | 0.38% | 11 | 0.30% | -231 | -6.31% | 3,663 |
| Whatcom | 1,982 | 38.67% | 2,652 | 51.74% | 133 | 2.59% | 231 | 4.51% | 128 | 2.50% | -670 | -13.07% | 5,126 |
| Whitman | 3,123 | 56.58% | 2,060 | 37.32% | 168 | 3.04% | 111 | 2.01% | 58 | 1.05% | 1,063 | 19.26% | 5,520 |
| Yakima | 1,200 | 44.91% | 1,364 | 51.05% | 40 | 1.50% | 55 | 2.06% | 13 | 0.49% | -164 | -6.14% | 2,672 |
| Totals | 52,048 | 48.86% | 49,860 | 46.81% | 2,103 | 1.97% | 1,670 | 1.57% | 843 | 0.79% | 2,188 | 2.05% | 106,524 |
Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican
[edit]- Chehalis
- Clallam
- Clark
- Columbia
- Kitsap
- Lewis
- Mason
- Skagit
- Thurston
- Wahkiakum
- Walla Walla
- Whatcom
- Yakima
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Secretary of State's data dashboard gives this figure as 31, but this causes Dunlap's county figures to not add up to the stated total. The digitized version of the 1900 abstract of votes is of below average quality and some numbers are cut off. For scans of older printed documents, it is very easy to mistake 4s for 1s if the scan is of low quality. The actual figure being 34 is backed up by newspaper reports from late November 1900.
References
[edit]- ^ "John R. Rogers nominated by the union convention". The Seattle post-intelligencer. Seattle, Wash. August 30, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "A. G. Seibert up for Mayor". The Seattle post-intelligencer. Seattle, Wash. February 27, 1900. p. 12. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Socialists put up full ticket". The Seattle star. Seattle, Wash. February 8, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 6, 1900.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 330–331.
- ^ "Elections Search Results: November 1900 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
- ^ "Official Vote For State Officers". Washington Digital Newspapers. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. November 22, 1900. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.