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1900 Washington gubernatorial election

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Robert E. Dunlap, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Governor in 1896
  • William C.B. Randolph, Social Democrat, carpenter
  • William McCormick, Socialist Labor

Results

Results by county

Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican

Notes

References

Bibliography