The 1896 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
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 Results by county Rogers: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sullivan: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editCandidates
editMajor party candidates
- John Rankin Rogers, Populist, state senator
- Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan, Republican
Other candidates
- Robert E. Dunlap, Prohibition
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | John Rankin Rogers | 50,849 | 55.55% | +29.09% | |
| Republican | Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan | 38,154 | 41.68% | +4.72% | |
| Prohibition | Robert E. Dunlap | 2,542 | 2.78% | −1.61% | |
| Majority | 12,695 | 13.87% | +9.06% | ||
| Total votes | 91,545 | 100.00% | |||
| Populist gain from Republican | Swing | +24.38% | |||
Results by county
edit| County | John R. Rogers Populist |
P. C. Sullivan Republican |
Robert E. Dunlap Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 366 | 59.32% | 238 | 38.57% | 13 | 2.11% | 128 | 20.75% | 617 |
| Asotin | 249 | 52.31% | 219 | 46.01% | 8 | 1.68% | 30 | 6.30% | 476 |
| Chehalis | 1,341 | 51.70% | 1,205 | 46.45% | 48 | 1.85% | 136 | 5.24% | 2,594 |
| Clallam | 680 | 53.80% | 572 | 45.25% | 12 | 0.95% | 108 | 8.54% | 1,264 |
| Clark | 1,492 | 48.95% | 1,409 | 46.23% | 147 | 4.82% | 83 | 2.72% | 3,048 |
| Columbia | 838 | 51.54% | 766 | 47.11% | 22 | 1.35% | 72 | 4.43% | 1,626 |
| Cowlitz | 911 | 47.87% | 936 | 49.19% | 56 | 2.94% | -25 | -1.31% | 1,903 |
| Douglas | 715 | 66.95% | 346 | 32.40% | 7 | 0.66% | 369 | 34.55% | 1,068 |
| Franklin | 99 | 66.89% | 45 | 30.41% | 4 | 2.70% | 54 | 36.49% | 148 |
| Garfield | 490 | 56.19% | 367 | 42.09% | 15 | 1.72% | 123 | 14.11% | 872 |
| Island | 179 | 44.64% | 201 | 50.12% | 21 | 5.24% | -22 | -5.49% | 401 |
| Jefferson | 497 | 40.80% | 707 | 58.05% | 14 | 1.15% | -210 | -17.24% | 1,218 |
| King | 7,249 | 52.16% | 6,269 | 45.11% | 379 | 2.73% | 980 | 7.05% | 13,897 |
| Kitsap | 704 | 48.79% | 692 | 47.96% | 47 | 3.26% | 12 | 0.83% | 1,443 |
| Kittitas | 1,287 | 54.72% | 988 | 42.01% | 77 | 3.27% | 299 | 12.71% | 2,352 |
| Klickitat | 678 | 43.74% | 864 | 55.74% | 8 | 0.52% | -186 | -12.00% | 1,550 |
| Lewis | 1,564 | 48.21% | 1,490 | 45.93% | 190 | 5.86% | 74 | 2.28% | 3,244 |
| Lincoln | 1,630 | 64.94% | 816 | 32.51% | 64 | 2.55% | 814 | 32.43% | 2,510 |
| Mason | 659 | 61.94% | 365 | 34.30% | 40 | 3.76% | 294 | 27.63% | 1,064 |
| Okanogan | 891 | 72.50% | 324 | 26.36% | 14 | 1.14% | 567 | 46.14% | 1,229 |
| Pacific | 585 | 39.55% | 848 | 57.34% | 46 | 3.11% | -263 | -17.78% | 1,479 |
| Pierce | 5,383 | 53.47% | 4,495 | 44.65% | 189 | 1.88% | 888 | 8.82% | 10,067 |
| San Juan | 277 | 39.91% | 392 | 56.48% | 25 | 3.60% | -115 | -16.57% | 694 |
| Skagit | 1,615 | 55.98% | 1,206 | 41.80% | 64 | 2.22% | 409 | 14.18% | 2,885 |
| Skamania | 236 | 62.93% | 132 | 35.20% | 7 | 1.87% | 104 | 27.73% | 375 |
| Snohomish | 2,707 | 58.04% | 1,846 | 39.58% | 111 | 2.38% | 861 | 18.46% | 4,664 |
| Spokane | 5,486 | 64.45% | 2,697 | 31.68% | 329 | 3.87% | 2,789 | 32.77% | 8,512 |
| Stevens | 1,774 | 75.62% | 537 | 22.89% | 35 | 1.49% | 1,237 | 52.73% | 2,346 |
| Thurston | 1,375 | 56.03% | 970 | 39.53% | 109 | 4.44% | 405 | 16.50% | 2,454 |
| Wahkiakum | 382 | 57.10% | 280 | 41.85% | 7 | 1.05% | 102 | 15.25% | 669 |
| Walla Walla | 1,691 | 51.40% | 1,538 | 46.75% | 61 | 1.85% | 153 | 4.65% | 3,290 |
| Whatcom | 2,116 | 50.69% | 1,885 | 45.16% | 173 | 4.14% | 231 | 5.53% | 4,174 |
| Whitman | 3,457 | 66.06% | 1,601 | 30.59% | 175 | 3.34% | 1,856 | 35.47% | 5,233 |
| Yakima | 1,246 | 57.18% | 908 | 41.67% | 25 | 1.15% | 338 | 15.51% | 2,179 |
| Totals | 50,849 | 55.55% | 38,154 | 41.68% | 2,542 | 2.78% | 12,695 | 13.87% | 91,545 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Populist
editCounties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editReferences
edit- ^ Kalb, Deborah, ed. (2009). Guide to U.S. Elections (6th ed.). Washington, DC: CQ Press. p. 1656. ISBN 9781604265361.
- ^ 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.
