1894 Wyoming state elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1894 Wyoming state elections Wyoming presidential no 1890 Wyoming state elections 1890 1898 Wyoming state elections 1898 A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 6, 1894. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. The Republican Party, helped by the strong performance of the Populist Party, which operated as a spoiler to the Democratic Party, won back the governorship and improved its margin of victory in all other statewide offices. Governor 1894 Wyoming gubernatorial election Incumbent Democratic Governor John E. Osborne, first elected in the 1892 special election, declined to run for a second term. Republican nominee William A. Richards, the Surveyor General of Wyoming, defeated State Senator William H. Holliday by a wide margin. 1894 Wyoming gubernatorial electionErwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookTwo.pdf 2 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 542–43 Republican Party (United States) William A. Richards 10,149 52.61% +9.10% Democratic Party (United States) William H. Holliday 6,965 36.11% -17.73% Populist Party (United States) Lewis C. Tidball 2,176 11.28% — 3,184 16.51% +6.18% 19,290 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Secretary of State Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Amos W. Barber, who served as acting Governor for several years following the resignation of Governor Francis E. Warren, declined to run for re-election as Secretary of State. State Auditor Charles W. Burdick was nominated at the Republican convention to run as Barber's successor. He faced Democratic nominee Caleb P. Organ, a former member of the Territorial Council and the 1888 Democratic nominee for Congress from the Wyoming Territory's at-large congressional district,Erwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookOne.pdf 1 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 548 and Populist nominee David W. Elliott. Burdick handily defeated both. General election Results 1894 Wyoming Secretary of State election Republican Party (United States) Charles W. Burdick 10,186 53.74% -1.83% Democratic Party (United States) Caleb P. Organ 6,397 33.75% -10.68% Populist Party (United States) David W. Elliott 2,370 12.50% — 3,789 19.99% +8.85% 18,953 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Auditor Incumbent State Auditor Charles W. Burdick opted to run for Secretary of State rather than seeking a second term as Auditor. Republican William O. Owen, the former Albany County Surveyor,134 was nominated by the Republican convention as Burdick's successor. He faced Democratic nominee James M. Fenwick, the Clerk of the Second Judicial District Court,August 10, 1894 Well Done: The Democrats Put Forward a Grand Ticket Daily Boomerang Laramie, Wyo. 3 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYDBR18940810-01.1.3&srpos=1&e=--1894---1894--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 and Populist nominee John F. Pierce in the general election. Owen easily defeated both to win his first and only term as State Auditor. General election Results 1894 Wyoming Auditor election Republican Party (United States) William O. Owen 9,986 52.57% -2.09% Democratic Party (United States) James M. Fenwick 6,569 34.58% -10.76% Populist Party (United States) John F. Pierce 2,441 12.85% — 3,417 17.99% +8.68% 18,996 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Treasurer Incumbent Republican Treasurer Otto Gramm was unable to seek re-election as Treasurer due to term limits, creating an open seat. Banker Henry G. Hay won the Republican nomination to succeed Gramm,138 George Bolin, a Douglas businessman, was nominated by the Democratic convention as Hay's opponent.August 10, 1894 The New Candidates Newcastle Democrat Newcastle, Wyo. 3 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYNCD18940906-01&e=--1894---1894--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 Hay defeated both Bolin and Populist nominee Wilbur F. Williams in a landslide. General election Results 1894 Wyoming Treasurer election Republican Party (United States) Henry G. Hay 10,102 53.03% -3.48% Democratic Party (United States) George Bolin 6,489 34.06% -9.42% Populist Party (United States) Wilbur F. Williams 2,458 12.90% — 3,613 18.97% +5.94% 19,049 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Superintendent of Public Instruction Republican Superintendent of Public Instruction Stephen Farwell declined to seek re-election, and Estelle Reel, the Laramie County Superintendent of Schools,146 was nominated as his successor by the Republican convention. Arthur J. Matthews, the superintendent of city schools in Rock Springs, was named by the Democratic convention as its candidate,August 10, 1894 Laramie Honored Daily Boomerang Laramie, Wyo. 2 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYDBR18940810-01.1.2&srpos=9&e=--1894---1894--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 and Sarah H. Rollman was nominated by the Populist Party. Reed defeated both by a sizable margin, becoming the first woman elected to statewide office in Wyoming.https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/estelle-reel-first-woman-elected-statewide-office-wyoming Estelle Reel, First Woman Elected to Statewide Office in Wyoming Drake Kerry November 8, 2014 WyoHistory.org Wyoming State Historical Society June 7, 2021 General election Results 1894 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Estelle Reed 10,831 56.65% -0.08% Democratic Party (United States) Arthur J. Matthews 6,373 33.34% -9.93% Populist Party (United States) Sarah H. Rollman 1,914 10.01% — 4,458 23.32% +9.86% 19,118 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming