1904 Washington gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1904 Washington gubernatorial election
Country:	Washington
Type:	Presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1900 Washington gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1900
Next Election:	1908 Washington gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1908
Election Date:	November 8, 1904
Image1:	File:Governor Albert E. Mead.jpg
Nominee1:	Albert E. Mead
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	74,278
Percentage1:	51.34%
Nominee2:	George Turner
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	59,119
Percentage2:	40.86%
Image3:	3x4.svg
Nominee3:	David Burgess
Party3:	Socialist Party of America
Popular Vote3:	7,420
Percentage3:	5.13%
Governor
Before Election:	Henry McBride
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Albert E. Mead
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

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

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Albert E. Mead, Republican, former member of the Washington House of Representatives
• George Turner, Democratic, former U.S. Senator

Other candidates

• Ambrose H. Sherwood, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902
• David Burgess, Socialist, Socialist nominee for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902
• William McCormick, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for Governor in 1900 and for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902

Results by county

County	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	5.13%	2,782	1.92%	1,070	0.74%	15,159	10.48%	144,669

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Asotin
• Chelan
• King
• Kittitas
• Pierce
• Skamania
• Snohomish

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Columbia
• Walla Walla

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. Web site: Elections Search Results: November 1904 General . Washington Secretary of State . 9 August 2021.
2. News: November 29, 1904 . Governor Mead at State University . 12 . . May 10, 2022.