1904 Wyoming state elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1904 Wyoming state elections Wyoming presidential no 1902 Wyoming state elections 1902 1906 Wyoming state elections 1906 A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Two special elections were held: one for Governor and one for State Treasurer. In the gubernatorial election, acting Governor Fenimore Chatterton ran for re-election but was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention by Bryant B. Brooks, who won the subsequent special election over Democrat John E. Osborne. In the special election for State Treasurer, Republican William C. Irvine, who was appointed to the office by Governor Chatterton, won re-election. Governor 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election On April 28, 1903, Republican Governor DeForest Richards died in office, elevating Secretary of State Fenimore Chatterton to the governorship. Chatterton sought re-election in the special election that followed, but lost renomination to Bryant B. Brooks. In the subsequent general election, Brooks defeated Democratic nominee John E. Osborne by a wide margin. 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special electionErwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookTwo.pdf 2 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 562 Republican Party (United States) Bryant B. Brooks 17,765 57.48% -0.34% Democratic Party (United States) John E. Osborne 10,017 39.98% -0.72% Socialist Party (United States) James W. Gates 816 2.64% +0.44% Prohibition Party (United States) George W. Blain 191 0.62% — 5,628 18.21% +0.38% 30,909 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Treasurer Less than a year into his four-year term as State Treasurer, Henry G. Hay resigned from office in September 1903September 3, 1903 Irvine to be Treasurer: Conference at Cheyenne Selects a Successor to State Treasurer H. G. Hay Weekly Boomerang Laramie, Wyo. 3 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYWBR19030903-01&e=-09-1903--10-1903--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 to accept a position with the United States Steel Corporation.September 12, 1903 Hay Formally Retires Weekly Boomerang Laramie, Wyo. 4 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYCDL19030912-01.1.4&srpos=4&e=-09-1903--10-1903--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 A special Republican convention was convened to name Hay's replacement, and the convention settled on William C. Irvine, whose name it recommended to Governor Fenimore Chatterton to appoint as Hay's successor. Chatterton, though not obligated to follow the convention's recommendation, did so, and Irvine served until the 1904 special election.September 12, 1903 Appointed State Treasurer Grand Encampment Herald Grand Encampment, Wyo. 4 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYGEH19030904-01.1.4&srpos=12&e=-09-1903--10-1903--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 In 1904, Irvine ran for re-election. He was renominated at the Republican convention, and faced former State Representative Horace C. Alger, the 1898 Democratic nominee for Governor.September 9, 1904 Democratic Candidates: Full Ticket, Headed by John E. Osborn, of Rawlins, Is Named Cheyenne Daily Leader Cheyenne, Wyo. 8 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYCDL19040909-01&e=-09-1904--09-1904--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 8, 2021 He overwhelmingly defeated Alger, winning the right to finish the final two years of Hay's term as Treasurer. General election Results 1904 Wyoming Treasurer special election Republican Party (United States) William C. Irvine (inc.) 18,114 59.74% +0.39% Democratic Party (United States) Horace C. Alger 11,173 36.85% -1.76% Socialist Party (United States) Frank Ketchum 831 2.74% +0.69% Prohibition Party (United States) David Gordon 205 0.68% — 6,941 22.89% +2.14% 30,323 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming