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1904 Washington gubernatorial election

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1904 Washington gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 8, 1904 1908 →
 
Nominee Albert E. Mead George Turner David Burgess
Party Republican Democratic Socialist
Popular vote 74,278 59,119 7,420
Percentage 51.34% 40.86% 5.13%

County results
Mead:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Turner:      50–60%      60–70%
No Data/Vote:      

Governor before election

Henry McBride
Republican

Elected Governor

Albert E. Mead
Republican

The 1904 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.

Republican nominee Albert E. Mead defeated Democratic nominee George Turner and Socialist nominee David Burgess, with 51.34% of the vote.[1][2]

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

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1904 Washington gubernatorial election[3][4][5][1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Albert E. Mead 74,278 51.34% +4.54%
Democratic George Turner 59,119 40.87% −8.00%
Socialist David Burgess 7,420 5.13% +3.56%
Prohibition Ambrose H. Sherwood 2,782 1.92% −0.05%
Socialist Labor William McCormick 1,070 0.74% −0.05%
Majority 15,159 10.48%
Total votes 144,669 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +12.53%

Results by county

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County[3] Albert E. Mead
Republican
George Turner
Democratic
David Burgess
Socialist
Ambrose H. Sherwood
Prohibition
William McCormick
Socialist Labor
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # % # % # %
Adams 660 37.29% 1,049 59.27% 34 1.92% 21 1.19% 6 0.34% -389 -21.98% 1,770
Asotin 528 50.87% 469 45.18% 24 2.31% 14 1.35% 3 0.29% 59 5.68% 1,038
Chehalis 2,188 57.78% 1,120 29.57% 392 10.35% 57 1.51% 30 0.79% 1,068 28.20% 3,787
Chelan 922 50.16% 864 47.01% 27 1.47% 18 0.98% 7 0.38% 58 3.16% 1,838
Clallam 754 57.47% 451 34.38% 97 7.39% 1 0.08% 9 0.69% 303 23.09% 1,312
Clark 1,891 56.48% 1,147 34.26% 174 5.20% 123 3.67% 13 0.39% 744 22.22% 3,348
Columbia 718 43.49% 886 53.66% 18 1.09% 25 1.51% 4 0.24% -168 -10.18% 1,651
Cowlitz 1,313 63.74% 637 30.92% 72 3.50% 32 1.55% 6 0.29% 676 32.82% 2,060
Douglas 986 41.13% 1.357 56.61% 33 1.38% 17 0.71% 4 0.17% -371 -15.48% 2,397
Ferry 312 33.44% 560 60.02% 53 5.68% 4 0.43% 4 0.43% -248 -26.58% 933
Franklin 314 37.83% 488 58.80% 15 1.81% 7 0.84% 6 0.72% -174 -20.96% 830
Garfield 457 41.17% 623 56.13% 18 1.62% 10 0.90% 2 0.18% -166 -14.95% 1,110
Island 384 65.53% 134 22.87% 53 9.04% 13 2.22% 2 0.34% 250 42.66% 586
Jefferson 870 66.51% 387 29.59% 32 2.45% 7 0.54% 12 0.92% 483 36.93% 1,308
King 16,719 58.08% 9,523 33.08% 1,629 5.66% 560 1.95% 355 1.23% 7,196 25.00% 28,786
Kitsap 1,475 59.24% 671 26.95% 258 10.36% 62 2.49% 24 0.96% 804 32.29% 2,490
Kittitas 1,277 46.44% 1,173 42.65% 213 7.75% 66 2.40% 21 0.76% 104 3.78% 2,750
Klickitat 1,154 59.61% 622 32.13% 110 5.68% 45 2.32% 5 0.26% 532 27.48% 1,936
Lewis 2,504 56.84% 1,588 36.05% 194 4.40% 105 2.38% 14 0.32% 916 20.79% 4,405
Lincoln 1,408 38.47% 2,135 58.33% 78 2.13% 36 0.98% 3 0.08% -727 -19.86% 3,660
Mason 550 52.78% 452 43.38% 16 1.54% 14 1.34% 10 0.96% 98 9.40% 1,042
Okanogan 769 42.98% 930 51.98% 72 4.02% 4 0.22% 14 0.78% -161 -9.00% 1,789
Pacific 1,025 58.37% 632 35.99% 81 4.61% 14 0.80% 4 0.23% 393 22.38% 1,756
Pierce 7,162 52.12% 5,443 39.61% 696 5.06% 269 1.96% 172 1.25% 1,719 12.51% 13,742
San Juan 521 68.10% 157 20.52% 59 7.71% 21 2.75% 7 0.92% 364 47.58% 765
Skagit 2,647 61.08% 1,377 31.77% 225 5.19% 62 1.43% 23 0.53% 1,270 29.30% 4,334
Skamania 233 54.57% 120 28.10% 68 15.93% 4 0.94% 2 0.47% 113 26.46% 427
Snohomish 4,622 55.56% 2,930 35.22% 435 5.23% 269 3.23% 63 0.76% 1,692 20.34% 8,319
Spokane 5,158 35.96% 8,135 56.72% 660 4.60% 312 2.18% 78 0.54% -2,977 -20.76% 14,343
Stevens 1,288 34.56% 2,103 56.43% 279 7.49% 29 0.78% 28 0.75% -815 -21.87% 3,727
Thurston 1,493 48.51% 1,365 44.35% 166 5.39% 43 1.40% 11 0.36% 128 4.16% 3,078
Wahkiakum 442 69.06% 133 20.78% 57 8.91% 6 0.94% 2 0.31% 309 48.28% 640
Walla Walla 1,883 47.97% 1,976 50.34% 27 0.69% 25 0.64% 14 0.36% -93 -2.37% 3,925
Whatcom 4,947 64.22% 1,916 24.87% 540 7.01% 221 2.87% 79 1.03% 3,031 39.35% 7,703
Whitman 2,115 34.55% 3,614 59.04% 229 3.74% 151 2.47% 12 0.20% -1,499 -24.49% 6,121
Yakima 2,589 52.16% 1,952 39.32% 287 5.78% 115 2.32% 21 0.42% 637 12.83% 4,964
Totals 74,278 51.34% 59,119 40.86% 7,420[a] 5.13% 2,782 1.92% 1,070 0.74% 15,159 10.48% 144,669

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Notes

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  1. ^ The county figures add up to 7,421

References

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  1. ^ a b "Elections Search Results: November 1904 General". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  2. ^ "Governor Mead at State University". The Tacoma Daily Ledger. November 29, 1904. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Abstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 8, 1904.
  4. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
  5. ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 330–331.

Bibliography

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  • 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.