1900 Washington gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1900 United States gubernatorial elections.

1900 Washington gubernatorial election

←  1896 November 6, 1900 1904  →

Nominee John Rankin Rogers John M. Frink Party Democratic Republican Alliance Populist Silver Republican Popular vote 52,048 49,860 Percentage 48.9% 46.8%

County results Rogers:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Frink:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election John Rankin Rogers Populist Elected Governor John Rankin Rogers Democratic

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

Candidates

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

1900 Washington gubernatorial election ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John Rankin Rogers (incumbent)	52,048	48.86%	-6.69%
	Republican	John M. Frink	49,860	46.81%	N/A
	Prohibition	Robert E. Dunlap	2,103	1.97%	-0.81%
	Social Democratic	William C. B. Randolph	1,670	1.57%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	William McCormick	843	0.79%	N/A
Majority			2,188	2.05%	-11.82%
Turnout			106,524	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Populist		Swing

References

1. "John R. Rogers nominated by the union convention". The Seattle post-intelligencer. Seattle, Wash. August 30, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
2. "A. G. Seibert up for Mayor". The Seattle post-intelligencer. Seattle, Wash. February 27, 1900. p. 12. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
3. "Socialists put up full ticket". The Seattle star. Seattle, Wash. February 8, 1902. p. 4. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
5. Glashan 1979, pp. 330–331.
6. "Elections Search Results: November 1900 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

Bibliography

• 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.