1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election

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1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election
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  1904 November 6, 1906 1908  
  JohnBurke1908.png Elmore Y. Sarles.gif
Nominee John Burke Elmore Y. Sarles
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote34,42429,309
Percentage53.2%45.3%

1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results


Burke:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%
Sarles:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
No Votes:

Contents

     

Governor before election

Elmore Y. Sarles
Republican

Elected Governor

John Burke
Democratic

The 1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election, sometimes called 'The Revolution of 1906' was held on November 6, 1906. [1] This election marked a major shift in North Dakota politics as the incumbent, Republican Elmore Sarles, was defeated by a 53.20% majority vote for Democrat John Burke, who had garnered bipartisan support across the state of constituents tired of Sarles' administration, which was supported by the Republican political machine run by politician Alexander McKenzie. [2]

Background

Incumbent Elmore Sarles had been a businessman prior to his election as the ninth governor of North Dakota in 1904, taking office in 1905. During his tenure in office, Sarles was frequently criticized for taking positions favoring big businesses, and for publicly drinking while the state constitution had enacted prohibition since its admission into the United States. Furthermore, Sarles was supported by a Republican political machine headed by Alexander McKenzie, who had been known for being a confidant of many top officials, and who had personally selected many candidates who later won state offices.

In the lead-up to the 1906 election, many newspapers began to publish articles and editorials railing against 'McKenzieism', and the Democrat candidate, John Burke, who had initially not wanted to run, used this as a campaign point, becoming very active, and winning over many Progressive Republicans who had been looking to oust the influence of McKenzie and Sarles. [1] [3]

General election results

1906 North Dakota gubernatorial election [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Burke 34,424 53.20%
Republican Elmore Y. Sarles (incumbent)29,30945.29%−25.42%
Socialist L.F. Dow9781.51%
Majority5,1157.91%
Turnout 64,711
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

Results by county

CountyBurkeSarlesDowVotes Total
VotesVotesVotes
Barnes 1,348923462,317
Benson 1,06239181,461
Billings 422953340
Bottineau 1,6721,150842,906
Burleigh 489983171,489
Cass 1,8842,056583,998
Cavalier 1,5741,043272,644
Dickey 330676181,024
Eddy 38736510762
Emmons 2746009883
Foster 6172605882
Grand Forks 3,0201,050394,109
Griggs 73623815989
Kidder 1682947469
LaMoure 471687191,177
Logan 595108577
McHenry 1,0141,072422,128
McIntosh 194263448
McKenzie 21133612559
McLean 3641,636402,040
Mercer 143252341
Morton 3951,646242,065
Nelson 849664161,529
Oliver 1132442359
Pembina 1,60791152,523
Pierce 973368301,371
Ramsey 1,537476222,035
Ransom 488900181,406
Richland 1,436993172,446
Rolette 1,020369441,433
Sargent 515713321,260
Stark 2824927781
Steele 5792186803
Stutsman 1,1771,061142,252
Towner 1,192404101,606
Traill 1,072534241,630
Walsh 2,239814353,088
Ward 1,9471,9241384,009
Wells 679584211,284
Williams 569678411,288
Total34,42429,30997864,711

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References

  1. 1 2 "Section 4: The Revolution of 1906". www.ndstudies.gov. State Historical Society of North Dakota . Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  2. "13: The Progressive Movement". History of North Dakota. UND Scholarly Commons. Grand Forks, North Dakota: University of North Dakota. 2017. pp. 255–275.
  3. "Burke and Fisk Carry State" (Newspaper). Bismarck Daily Tribune. November 7, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. "General Election" (PDF). North Dakota Secretary of State. 1906. Retrieved September 12, 2020.