1900 Washington gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1900 Washington gubernatorial election
Country:	Washington
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1896 Washington gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1896
Next Election:	1904 Washington gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1904
Election Date:	November 6, 1900
Nominee1:	John Rankin Rogers
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Alliance1:	Populist Silver Republican
Popular Vote1:	52,048
Percentage1:	48.86%
Nominee2:	John M. Frink
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	49,860
Percentage2:	46.81%
Governor
Before Election:	John Rankin Rogers
Before Party:	People's Party (United States)
After Election:	John Rankin Rogers
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

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 by county

County	John R. Rogers Democratic		John M. Frink Republican		Robert E. Dunlap Prohibition		William C. B. Randolph Social Democratic		William McCormick Socialist Labor		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%		%		%
	Adams		597		58.88%		383		37.77%		25		2.47%		6		0.59%		3		0.30%		214		21.10%		1,014
	Asotin		363		48.92%		350		47.17%		22		2.96%		6		0.81%		1		0.13%		13		1.75%		742
	Chehalis		1,284		41.02%		1,648		52.65%		71		2.27%		103		3.29%		24		0.77%		-364		-11.63%		3,130
	Chelan		652		55.73%		485		41.45%		17		1.45%		11		0.94%		5		0.43%		167		14.27%		1,170
	Clallam		509		42.95%		622		52.49%		7		0.59%		40		3.38%		7		0.59%		-113		-9.54%		1,185
	Clark		1,168		40.84%		1,517		53.04%		81		2.83%		73		2.55%		21		0.73%		-349		-12.20%		2,860
	Columbia		760		46.54%		835		51.13%		25		1.53%		7		0.43%		6		0.37%		-75		-4.59%		1,633
	Cowlitz		681		37.09%		1,104		60.13%		34^[4]		1.85%		13		0.71%		7		0.38%		-423		-23.04%		1,839
	Douglas		673		58.83%		444		38.81%		19		1.66%		7		0.61%		1		0.09%		229		20.02%		1,144
	Ferry		894		70.56%		350		27.62%		10		0.79%		8		0.63%		5		0.39%		544		42.94%		1,267
	Franklin		90		66.67%		39		28.89%		3		2.22%		0		0.00%		3		2.22%		51		37.78%		135
	Garfield		501		50.71%		452		45.75%		10		1.01%		19		1.92%		6		0.61%		49		4.96%		988
	Island		157		37.56%		240		57.42%		7		1.67%		10		2.39%		4		0.96%		-83		-19.86%		418
	Jefferson		482		43.66%		599		54.26%		14		1.27%		4		0.36%		5		0.45%		-117		-10.60%		1,104
	King		9,178		49.05%		8,801		47.03%		268		1.43%		243		1.30%		223		1.19%		377		2.01%		18,713
	Kitsap		565		38.07%		807		54.38%		61		4.11%		37		2.49%		14		0.94%		-242		-16.31%		1,484
	Kittitas		1,125		52.87%		946		44.45%		34		1.60%		13		0.61%		10		0.47%		179		8.41%		2,128
	Klickitat		544		37.16%		850		58.06%		52		3.55%		12		0.82%		6		0.41%		-306		-20.90%		1,464
	Lewis		1,546		45.10%		1,762		51.40%		77		2.25%		32		0.93%		11		0.32%		-216		-6.30%		3,428
	Lincoln		1,851		60.18%		1,130		36.74%		62		2.02%		27		0.88%		6		0.20%		721		23.44%		3,076
	Mason		476		48.32%		483		49.04%		8		0.81%		10		1.02%		8		0.81%		-7		-0.71%		985
	Okanogan		730		62.34%		412		35.18%		13		1.11%		12		1.02%		4		0.34%		318		27.16%		1,171
	Pacific		488		37.34%		787		60.21%		16		1.22%		9		0.69%		7		0.54%		-299		-22.88%		1,307
	Pierce		5,153		49.70%		4,734		45.66%		139		1.34%		235		2.27%		108		1.04%		419		4.04%		10,369
	San Juan		260		37.57%		410		59.25%		9		1.30%		6		0.87%		7		1.01%		-150		-21.68%		692
	Skagit		1,434		44.15%		1,611		49.60%		64		1.97%		115		3.54%		24		0.74%		-177		-5.45%		3,248
	Skamania		202		53.44%		165		43.65%		4		1.06%		2		0.53%		5		1.32%		37		9.79%		378
	Snohomish		2,875		50.33%		2,609		45.68%		158		2.77%		49		0.86%		21		0.37%		266		4.66%		5,712
	Spokane		5,955		54.19%		4,613		41.98%		309		2.81%		64		0.58%		48		0.44%		1,342		12.21%		10,989
	Stevens		1,743		62.43%		987		35.35%		29		1.04%		23		0.82%		10		0.36%		756		27.08%		2,792
	Thurston		895		37.99%		1,347		57.17%		51		2.16%		48		2.04%		15		0.64%		-452		-19.19%		2,356
	Wahkiakum		236		37.94%		355		57.07%		8		1.29%		15		2.41%		8		1.29%		-119		-19.13%		622
	Walla Walla		1,676		45.75%		1,907		52.06%		55		1.50%		14		0.38%		11		0.30%		-231		-6.31%		3,663
	Whatcom		1,982		38.67%		2,652		51.74%		133		2.59%		231		4.51%		128		2.50%		-670		-13.07%		5,126
	Whitman		3,123		56.58%		2,060		37.32%		168		3.04%		111		2.01%		58		1.05%		1,063		19.26%		5,520
	Yakima		1,200		44.91%		1,364		51.05%		40		1.50%		55		2.06%		13		0.49%		-164		-6.14%		2,672
Totals	52,048	48.86%	49,860	46.81%	2,103	1.97%	1,670	1.57%	843	0.79%	2,188	2.05%	106,524

Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican

• Chehalis
• Clallam
• Clark
• Columbia
• Kitsap
• Lewis
• Mason
• Skagit
• Thurston
• Wahkiakum
• Walla Walla
• Whatcom
• Yakima

Bibliography

• Book: Glashan, Roy R. . American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 . Meckler Books . 1979 . 0-930466-17-9 .
• Book: Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C. . Congressional Quarterly Inc. . 1998 . 1-56802-396-0 . .

Notes and References

1. News: . John R. Rogers nominated by the union convention . The Seattle post-intelligencer . Seattle, Wash. . August 30, 1900 . 1 . 11 August 2021 .
2. News: . A. G. Seibert up for Mayor . The Seattle post-intelligencer . Seattle, Wash. . February 27, 1900 . 12 . 11 August 2021 .
3. News: . Socialists put up full ticket . The Seattle star . Seattle, Wash. . February 8, 1902 . 4 . 11 August 2021 .
4. Web site: Official Vote For State Officers. Washington Digital Newspapers . The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 6 August 2024 . en . 22 Nov 1900.