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The 1896 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Populist nominee John Rankin Rogers defeated Republican nominee Charley Sullivan, with 55.55% of the vote. [1] In this statewide election, including for all other state officers such as Lieutenant Governor, the Democrats fused with the Populists, except for the presidential election where the Democratic Party ran an independent slate of electors. This alliance would formally merge as the Democratic Party for the next election.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Populist | John Rankin Rogers | 50,849 | 55.55% | +29.09% | |
Republican | Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan | 38,154 | 41.68% | +4.72% | |
Prohibition | Robert E. Dunlap | 2,542 | 2.78% | −1.61% | |
Majority | 12,695 | 13.87% | +9.06% | ||
Total votes | 91,545 | 100.00% | |||
Populist gain from Republican | Swing | +24.38% |
County | John R. Rogers Populist | P. C. Sullivan Republican | Robert E. Dunlap Prohibition | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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# | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
Adams | 366 | 59.32% | 238 | 38.57% | 13 | 2.11% | 128 | 20.75% | 617 |
Asotin | 249 | 52.31% | 219 | 46.01% | 8 | 1.68% | 30 | 6.30% | 476 |
Chehalis | 1,341 | 51.70% | 1,205 | 46.45% | 48 | 1.85% | 136 | 5.24% | 2,594 |
Clallam | 680 | 53.80% | 572 | 45.25% | 12 | 0.95% | 108 | 8.54% | 1,264 |
Clark | 1,492 | 48.95% | 1,409 | 46.23% | 147 | 4.82% | 83 | 2.72% | 3,048 |
Columbia | 838 | 51.54% | 766 | 47.11% | 22 | 1.35% | 72 | 4.43% | 1,626 |
Cowlitz | 911 | 47.87% | 936 | 49.19% | 56 | 2.94% | -25 | -1.31% | 1,903 |
Douglas | 715 | 66.95% | 346 | 32.40% | 7 | 0.66% | 369 | 34.55% | 1,068 |
Franklin | 99 | 66.89% | 45 | 30.41% | 4 | 2.70% | 54 | 36.49% | 148 |
Garfield | 490 | 56.19% | 367 | 42.09% | 15 | 1.72% | 123 | 14.11% | 872 |
Island | 179 | 44.64% | 201 | 50.12% | 21 | 5.24% | -22 | -5.49% | 401 |
Jefferson | 497 | 40.80% | 707 | 58.05% | 14 | 1.15% | -210 | -17.24% | 1,218 |
King | 7,249 | 52.16% | 6,269 | 45.11% | 379 | 2.73% | 980 | 7.05% | 13,897 |
Kitsap | 704 | 48.79% | 692 | 47.96% | 47 | 3.26% | 12 | 0.83% | 1,443 |
Kittitas | 1,287 | 54.72% | 988 | 42.01% | 77 | 3.27% | 299 | 12.71% | 2,352 |
Klickitat | 678 | 43.74% | 864 | 55.74% | 8 | 0.52% | -186 | -12.00% | 1,550 |
Lewis | 1,564 | 48.21% | 1,490 | 45.93% | 190 | 5.86% | 74 | 2.28% | 3,244 |
Lincoln | 1,630 | 64.94% | 816 | 32.51% | 64 | 2.55% | 814 | 32.43% | 2,510 |
Mason | 659 | 61.94% | 365 | 34.30% | 40 | 3.76% | 294 | 27.63% | 1,064 |
Okanogan | 891 | 72.50% | 324 | 26.36% | 14 | 1.14% | 567 | 46.14% | 1,229 |
Pacific | 585 | 39.55% | 848 | 57.34% | 46 | 3.11% | -263 | -17.78% | 1,479 |
Pierce | 5,383 | 53.47% | 4,495 | 44.65% | 189 | 1.88% | 888 | 8.82% | 10,067 |
San Juan | 277 | 39.91% | 392 | 56.48% | 25 | 3.60% | -115 | -16.57% | 694 |
Skagit | 1,615 | 55.98% | 1,206 | 41.80% | 64 | 2.22% | 409 | 14.18% | 2,885 |
Skamania | 236 | 62.93% | 132 | 35.20% | 7 | 1.87% | 104 | 27.73% | 375 |
Snohomish | 2,707 | 58.04% | 1,846 | 39.58% | 111 | 2.38% | 861 | 18.46% | 4,664 |
Spokane | 5,486 | 64.45% | 2,697 | 31.68% | 329 | 3.87% | 2,789 | 32.77% | 8,512 |
Stevens | 1,774 | 75.62% | 537 | 22.89% | 35 | 1.49% | 1,237 | 52.73% | 2,346 |
Thurston | 1,375 | 56.03% | 970 | 39.53% | 109 | 4.44% | 405 | 16.50% | 2,454 |
Wahkiakum | 382 | 57.10% | 280 | 41.85% | 7 | 1.05% | 102 | 15.25% | 669 |
Walla Walla | 1,691 | 51.40% | 1,538 | 46.75% | 61 | 1.85% | 153 | 4.65% | 3,290 |
Whatcom | 2,116 | 50.69% | 1,885 | 45.16% | 173 | 4.14% | 231 | 5.53% | 4,174 |
Whitman | 3,457 | 66.06% | 1,601 | 30.59% | 175 | 3.34% | 1,856 | 35.47% | 5,233 |
Yakima | 1,246 | 57.18% | 908 | 41.67% | 25 | 1.15% | 338 | 15.51% | 2,179 |
Totals | 50,849 | 55.55% | 38,154 | 41.68% | 2,542 | 2.78% | 12,695 | 13.87% | 91,545 |
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