1914 Wyoming state elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 3, 1914. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Governor Joseph M. Carey declined to seek re-election to a second term, and Democratic State Senator John B. Kendrick was elected as his successor. Republicans, however, won all of the other statewide executive offices, including picking up the Superintendent's office.

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Governor

Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph M. Carey declined to seek re-election to a second term. State Senator John B. Kendrick won the Democratic nomination to succeed Carey unopposed, and faced former U.S. Attorney Hilliard S. Ridgely, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Kendrick defeated Ridgely by a decisive margin, but reduced from Carey's landslide victory four years earlier. Following Kendrick's election to the U.S. Senate in 1916, Secretary of State Frank L. Houx ascended to the governorship.

1914 Wyoming gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John B. Kendrick 22,387 51.61% −3.99%
Republican Hilliard S. Ridgely19,17444.20%+4.03%
Socialist Paul J. Paulson1,8164.19%−0.05%
Majority3,2137.41%−8.02%
Turnout 43,377100.00%
Democratic hold

Secretary of State

Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Frank L. Houx ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced State Senate President Birney H. Sage, the Republican nominee, and attorney E.C. Raymond, the Progressive nominee, in the general election. Just as Houx's 1910 election was close, so was his re-election; he narrowly defeated Sage to win a second term, prevailing by just 120 votes. During Houx's term, Governor John B. Kendrick would be selected to the Senate, making Houx acting Governor until the 1918 gubernatorial election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank L. Houx (inc.) 6,318 100.00%
Total votes6,318 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Birney H. Sage, President of the State Senate [2]

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Birney H. Sage 9,573 100.00%
Total votes9,573 100.00%

Progressive Party primary

Candidates

  • E. C. Raymond

Results

Progressive Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive E. C. Raymond 334 100.00%
Total votes334 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 Wyoming Secretary of State election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Frank L. Houx (inc.) 19,304 47.04% −0.57%
Republican Birney H. Sage19,18446.75%−0.96%
Socialist William Hill1,8134.42%−0.26%
Progressive E. C. Raymond7341.79%—
Majority1200.29%+0.19%
Turnout 41,035100.00%
Democratic hold

Auditor

Incumbent Republican State Auditor Robert B. Forsyth ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary unopposed and faced Douglas Mayor Campbell H. McWhinnie, the Democratic nominee, and businessman Thomas Blythe, the Progressive nominee. Forsyth won re-election by a wide margin.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Campbell H. McWHinnie 5,996 100.00%
Total votes5,996 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Robert B. Forsyth, incumbent State Auditor

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert B. Forsyth (inc.) 9,779 100.00%
Total votes9,779 100.00%

Progressive Party primary

Candidates

  • M. N. Grant

Results

Progressive Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive M. N. Grant 332 100.00%
Total votes332 100.00%

After M. N. Grant won the Progressive primary for State Auditor, he withdrew from consideration in protest of the Progressive Party's endorsement of John B. Kendrick for Governor. He was replaced on the ballot by Thomas Blythe, an Evanston businessman. [4]

General election

Results

1914 Wyoming Auditor election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Robert B. Forsyth (inc.) 20,794 51.41% +4.79%
Democratic Campbell H. McWhinnie16,84841.65%−7.06%
Socialist J. A. Green1,8264.51%−0.16%
Progressive Thomas Blyth9832.43%—
Majority3,9469.76%+7.66%
Turnout 40,451100.00%
Republican hold

Treasurer

Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Joseph L. Baird was barred from seeking re-election to a second term, creating an open seat. State Representative Herman B. Gates won the Republican primary over W. G. Birkhauser, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Fremont County Treasurer Fred L. Thompson, the Democratic nominee, and W. S. Knittle, the Progressive nominee. Gates narrowly defeated Thompson, winning by just 246 votes, or 0.60% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fred L. Thompson 6,123 100.00%
Total votes6,123 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Herman B. Gates 6,252 62.68%
Republican W. G. Birkhauser,3,72337.32%
Total votes9,975 100.00%

Progressive Party primary

Candidates

  • F. S. Knittle

Results

Progressive Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive F. S. Knittle 330 100.00%
Total votes330 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 Wyoming Treasurer election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Herman B. Gates 19,202 46.89% −0.54%
Democratic F. L. Thompson18,95646.29%−1.70%
Socialist William Patterson1,8034.40%−0.18%
Progressive F. S. Knittle9912.42%—
Majority2460.60%+0.04%
Turnout 40,952100.00%
Republican hold

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Rose Bird declined to seek re-election, [7] creating an open seat. Uinta County Superintendent Iva T. Irish won the Democratic primary unopposed. Edith K. O. Clark, the Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools, narrowly won a crowded Republican primary, and advanced to the general election as Irish's chief opponent. Clark defeated Irish by a decisive margin, picking up the office for the Republican Party.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Iva T. Irish 5,983 100.00%
Total votes5,983 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Edith K. O. Clark, Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools [1] : 148 
  • Frances B. Smith, Carbon County Superintendent of Schools [9]
  • Thomas B. McDonough, Superintendent of Casper City Schools [9]
  • Frank W. Lee, Superintendent of Green River City Schools [9]
  • Jessie C. Liston, Principal of the Johnson School [9]

Results

Republican Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edith K. O. Clark 3,529 34.66%
Republican Frances B. Smith2,50024.55%
Republican Thomas B. McDonough1,68516.55%
Republican Frank W. Lee1,48714.60%
Republican Jessie C. Liston9819,63%
Total votes10,182 100.00%

Progressive Party primary

Candidates

  • Minnie Williams,

Results

Progressive Party primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Progressive Minnie Williams 336 100.00%
Total votes336 100.00%

General election

Results

1914 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Edith K. O. Clark 20,631 50.14% +4.27%
Democratic Iva T. Irish17,96343.66%−5.87%
Socialist Robert Hanna1,6504.01%−0.60%
Progressive Minnie Williams9032.19%—
Majority2,6686.48%+2.83%
Turnout 41,147
Republican gain from Democratic

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