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 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 William McCormick, Socialist Labor

Results

Results by county CountyJohn R. RogersDemocraticJohn M. FrinkRepublicanRobert E. DunlapProhibitionWilliam C. B. RandolphSocial DemocraticWilliam McCormickSocialist LaborMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams59758.88%38337.77%252.47%60.59%30.30%21421.10%1,014Asotin36348.92%35047.17%222.96%60.81%10.13%131.75%742Chehalis1,28441.02%1,64852.65%712.27%1033.29%240.77%-364-11.63%3,130Chelan65255.73%48541.45%171.45%110.94%50.43%16714.27%1,170Clallam50942.95%62252.49%70.59%403.38%70.59%-113-9.54%1,185Clark1,16840.84%1,51753.04%812.83%732.55%210.73%-349-12.20%2,860Columbia76046.54%83551.13%251.53%70.43%60.37%-75-4.59%1,633Cowlitz68137.09%1,10460.13%341.85%130.71%70.38%-423-23.04%1,839Douglas67358.83%44438.81%191.66%70.61%10.09%22920.02%1,144Ferry89470.56%35027.62%100.79%80.63%50.39%54442.94%1,267Franklin9066.67%3928.89%32.22%00.00%32.22%5137.78%135Garfield50150.71%45245.75%101.01%191.92%60.61%494.96%988Island15737.56%24057.42%71.67%102.39%40.96%-83-19.86%418Jefferson48243.66%59954.26%141.27%40.36%50.45%-117-10.60%1,104King9,17849.05%8,80147.03%2681.43%2431.30%2231.19%3772.01%18,713Kitsap56538.07%80754.38%614.11%372.49%140.94%-242-16.31%1,484Kittitas1,12552.87%94644.45%341.60%130.61%100.47%1798.41%2,128Klickitat54437.16%85058.06%523.55%120.82%60.41%-306-20.90%1,464Lewis1,54645.10%1,76251.40%772.25%320.93%110.32%-216-6.30%3,428Lincoln1,85160.18%1,13036.74%622.02%270.88%60.20%72123.44%3,076Mason47648.32%48349.04%80.81%101.02%80.81%-7-0.71%985Okanogan73062.34%41235.18%131.11%121.02%40.34%31827.16%1,171Pacific48837.34%78760.21%161.22%90.69%70.54%-299-22.88%1,307Pierce5,15349.70%4,73445.66%1391.34%2352.27%1081.04%4194.04%10,369San Juan26037.57%41059.25%91.30%60.87%71.01%-150-21.68%692Skagit1,43444.15%1,61149.60%641.97%1153.54%240.74%-177-5.45%3,248Skamania20253.44%16543.65%41.06%20.53%51.32%379.79%378Snohomish2,87550.33%2,60945.68%1582.77%490.86%210.37%2664.66%5,712Spokane5,95554.19%4,61341.98%3092.81%640.58%480.44%1,34212.21%10,989Stevens1,74362.43%98735.35%291.04%230.82%100.36%75627.08%2,792Thurston89537.99%1,34757.17%512.16%482.04%150.64%-452-19.19%2,356Wahkiakum23637.94%35557.07%81.29%152.41%81.29%-119-19.13%622Walla Walla1,67645.75%1,90752.06%551.50%140.38%110.30%-231-6.31%3,663Whatcom1,98238.67%2,65251.74%1332.59%2314.51%1282.50%-670-13.07%5,126Whitman3,12356.58%2,06037.32%1683.04%1112.01%581.05%1,06319.26%5,520Yakima1,20044.91%1,36451.05%401.50%552.06%130.49%-164-6.14%2,672Totals52,04848.86%49,86046.81%2,1031.97%1,6701.57%8430.79%2,1882.05%106,524

Counties that flipped from Populist to Republican Chehalis Clallam Clark Columbia Kitsap Lewis Mason Skagit Thurston Wahkiakum Walla Walla Whatcom Yakima

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