1896 Washington gubernatorial election

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1896 Washington gubernatorial election
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  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  John Rankin Rogers.jpg No image.svg
Nominee John Rankin Rogers Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan
Party Populist Republican
Alliance
Popular vote50,84938,154
Percentage55.55%41.68%

1896 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Results by county
Rogers:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Sullivan:     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

John McGraw
Republican

Elected Governor

John Rankin Rogers
Populist

The 1896 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.

Contents

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1896 Washington gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Populist John Rankin Rogers 50,849 55.55% +29.09%
Republican Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan38,15441.68%+4.72%
Prohibition Robert E. Dunlap2,5422.78%−1.61%
Majority12,69513.87%+9.06%
Total votes91,545 100.00%
Populist gain from Republican Swing +24.38%

Results by county

CountyJohn R. Rogers
Populist
P. C. Sullivan
Republican
Robert E. Dunlap
Prohibition
MarginTotal votes cast
#%#%#%#%
Adams 36659.32%23838.57%132.11%12820.75%617
Asotin 24952.31%21946.01%81.68%306.30%476
Chehalis 1,34151.70%1,20546.45%481.85%1365.24%2,594
Clallam 68053.80%57245.25%120.95%1088.54%1,264
Clark 1,49248.95%1,40946.23%1474.82%832.72%3,048
Columbia 83851.54%76647.11%221.35%724.43%1,626
Cowlitz 91147.87%93649.19%562.94%-25-1.31%1,903
Douglas 71566.95%34632.40%70.66%36934.55%1,068
Franklin 9966.89%4530.41%42.70%5436.49%148
Garfield 49056.19%36742.09%151.72%12314.11%872
Island 17944.64%20150.12%215.24%-22-5.49%401
Jefferson 49740.80%70758.05%141.15%-210-17.24%1,218
King 7,24952.16%6,26945.11%3792.73%9807.05%13,897
Kitsap 70448.79%69247.96%473.26%120.83%1,443
Kittitas 1,28754.72%98842.01%773.27%29912.71%2,352
Klickitat 67843.74%86455.74%80.52%-186-12.00%1,550
Lewis 1,56448.21%1,49045.93%1905.86%742.28%3,244
Lincoln 1,63064.94%81632.51%642.55%81432.43%2,510
Mason 65961.94%36534.30%403.76%29427.63%1,064
Okanogan 89172.50%32426.36%141.14%56746.14%1,229
Pacific 58539.55%84857.34%463.11%-263-17.78%1,479
Pierce 5,38353.47%4,49544.65%1891.88%8888.82%10,067
San Juan 27739.91%39256.48%253.60%-115-16.57%694
Skagit 1,61555.98%1,20641.80%642.22%40914.18%2,885
Skamania 23662.93%13235.20%71.87%10427.73%375
Snohomish 2,70758.04%1,84639.58%1112.38%86118.46%4,664
Spokane 5,48664.45%2,69731.68%3293.87%2,78932.77%8,512
Stevens 1,77475.62%53722.89%351.49%1,23752.73%2,346
Thurston 1,37556.03%97039.53%1094.44%40516.50%2,454
Wahkiakum 38257.10%28041.85%71.05%10215.25%669
Walla Walla 1,69151.40%1,53846.75%611.85%1534.65%3,290
Whatcom 2,11650.69%1,88545.16%1734.14%2315.53%4,174
Whitman 3,45766.06%1,60130.59%1753.34%1,85635.47%5,233
Yakima 1,24657.18%90841.67%251.15%33815.51%2,179
Totals50,84955.55%38,15441.68%2,5422.78%12,69513.87%91,545

Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Populist

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2009). Guide to U.S. Elections (6th ed.). Washington, DC: CQ Press. p. 1656. ISBN   9781604265361.
  2. Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington, at a General Election held in the several voting precincts of said State, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday, being the third day of November, A.D. 1896, taken from the official returns.