1904 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1904 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1904 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana File:Flag of the United States (1896–1908).svg presidential no 1900 Indiana gubernatorial election 1900 1908 Indiana gubernatorial election 1908 1904 11 8 File:J. Frank Hanly, 1908 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Frank Hanly Republican Party (United States) 359,362 53.51% File:JohnWKern.jpg John W. Kern Democratic Party (United States) 274,998 40.95% 1904 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County results Hanly: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Kern: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor Winfield T. Durbin Republican Party (United States) Frank Hanly Republican Party (United States) The 1904 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904, in all 92 counties in the state of Indiana. Frank Hanly was elected governor over his Democratic opponent, John W. Kern. Nominations Hanly, the former U.S. representative from Indiana's 9th congressional district, reentered politics in 1904 and won the Republican gubernatorial nomination. William L. Taylor, the former Indiana Attorney General from Indianapolis, also sought the Republican nomination,First in Field https://newspapers.library.in.gov/?a=d&d=INR19031205-01.1.1 Indianapolis Recorder December 5, 1903 but was defeated. Democrats once again nominated John W. Kern, the former city solicitor of Indianapolis. Campaign The election was hard-fought by Hanly, who delivered excoriating speeches against the Democratic party which he referred to as "unholy", and "great only its ability to destroy." He called their election campaign "selfish" and said they ran it only so they could "obtain the flesh pot of office."Gugin St. Clair 2006 226 General election 1904 Indiana gubernatorial electionStorms 1904 334–35 Republican Party (United States) Frank Hanly 359,362 53.51 Democratic Party (United States) John W. Kern 274,998 40.95 Prohibition Party Felix T. McWhirter 22,690 3.38 Socialist Party of America Matthew Hallenberger 10,991 1.64 Populist Party (United States) Leroy Templeton 2,065 0.31 Socialist Labor Party of America E. J. Dillon 1,437 0.21 671,543 100.00 References Bibliography Gugin Linda C. St. Clair James E The Governors of Indiana 2006 Indiana Historical Society Press Indianapolis https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780871951960 Storms Daniel E. Biennial Report of Daniel E. Storms, Secretary of State of the State of Indiana [...] 1904 none Indianapolis https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=chi.74638156&seq=1 Category:1904 Indiana elections 1904 Indiana Category:November 1904 in the United States