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1892 Washington gubernatorial election Washington Presidential no 1889 Washington gubernatorial election 1889 1896 Washington gubernatorial election 1896 November 8, 1892 Governor John H. McGraw, circa 1893-1897.jpg John H. McGraw Republican Party (United States) 33,228 36.96% 3x4.svg Henry J. Snively Democratic Party (United States) 28,948 32.20% 3x4.svg Cyrus W. Young People's Party (United States) 23,780 26.45% 1892 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 275px County resultsMcGraw: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60%Snively: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50%Young: #D7F4D7 30–40%Tie: #DECDE6 30–40% Governor Elisha P. Ferry Republican Party (United States) John McGraw Republican Party (United States)
The 1892 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.November 10, 1892 Cold Comfort for Pierce 1 The Spokane Review https://www.newspapers.com/image/565976294/?terms=Governor%20election&match=1 May 10, 2022
Republican nominee John McGraw defeated Democratic nominee Henry J. Snively and Populist nominee Cyrus W. Young, with 36.96% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
John McGraw, Republican, King County Sheriff
Henry J. Snively, Democratic
Other candidates
Cyrus W. Young, Populist
Roger Sherman Greene, Prohibition
Results
1892 Washington gubernatorial electionHouse Journal of the Third Legislature of the State of Washington Washington House of Representatives Olympia, Washington https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/FloorJournals/House/1893HouseJournal.pdf August 1, 2024 June 22, 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240622184210/https://leg.wa.gov/LIC/Documents/Historical/FloorJournals/House/1893HouseJournal.pdf deadSome sources give slightly different totals. The figures below are the ones as canvassed by the Washington state legislature and they also agree with the individual county returns held at the Washington State Archives
Republican Party (United States)
John H. McGraw
33,228
36.96%
-20.71%
Democratic Party (United States)
Henry J. Snively
28,948
32.20%
-10.11%
People's Party (United States)
Cyrus W. Young
23,780
26.45%
Prohibition Party
Roger S. Greene
3,941
4.38%
4,280
4.76%
89,897
100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
+10.60%
Results by county
CountyJohn H. McGrawRepublicanHenry J. SnivelyDemocraticCyrus W. YoungPopulistRoger S. GreeneProhibitionMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%Adams22639.58%13223.12%20736.25%61.05%19"mcgrawyoung" McGraw's margin over Young3.33%571Asotin18349.19%14338.44%256.72%215.65%4010.75%372Chehalis79333.12%79633.25%66327.69%1425.93%-3-0.13%2,394Clallam52639.28%39129.20%40830.47%141.05%118"mcgrawyoung"8.81%1,339Clark89033.88%1,09141.53%48418.42%1626.17%-201-7.65%2,627Columbia57137.10%64742.04%20913.58%1127.28%-76-4.94%1,539Cowlitz64636.75%50028.44%54731.11%653.70%99"mcgrawyoung"5.63%1,758Douglas35334.51%26325.71%38337.44%242.35%-30"youngmcgraw" Young's margin over McGraw-2.93%1,023Franklin2721.77%5241.94%4334.68%21.61%-9"snivelyyoung" Snively's margin over Young-7.26%124Garfield32235.42%30033.00%23726.07%505.50%222.42%909Island13032.18%10626.24%13032.18%389.41%00.00%404Jefferson56840.78%62444.80%18012.92%211.51%-56-4.02%1,393King7,77351.84%3,22221.49%3,49623.32%5033.35%4,277"mcgrawyoung"28.52%14,994Kitsap50134.67%29120.14%56739.24%865.95%-66"youngmcgraw"-4.57%1,445Kittitas77433.35%78433.78%72431.19%391.68%-10-0.43%2,321Klickitat55742.71%26420.25%41131.52%725.52%146"mcgrawyoung"11.20%1,304Lewis1,16835.80%1,04131.90%82325.22%2317.08%1273.89%3,263Lincoln85834.38%86034.46%69727.92%813.25%-2-0.08%2,496Mason35238.43%34938.10%19321.07%222.40%30.33%916Okanogan59449.71%44036.82%15512.97%60.50%15412.89%1,195Pacific72149.66%56038.57%1117.64%604.13%16111.09%1,452Pierce1,79016.10%5,03445.29%3,77033.92%5224.70%-1,264"snivelyyoung"-11.37%11,116San Juan34152.46%19129.38%8412.92%345.23%15023.08%650Skagit1,10337.59%79327.03%89930.64%1394.74%204"mcgrawyoung"6.95%2,934Skamania8136.99%9744.29%3817.35%31.37%-16-7.31%219Snohomish1,38830.70%1,31129.00%1,70437.69%1182.61%-316"youngmcgraw"-6.99%4,521Spokane3,21442.55%2,26730.01%1,80823.93%2653.51%94712.54%7,554Stevens63337.66%48028.55%55232.84%160.95%81"mcgrawyoung"4.82%1,681Thurston78431.14%79731.65%67126.65%26610.56%-13-0.52%2,518Wahkiakum25244.68%23040.78%7413.12%81.42%223.90%564Walla Walla1,21141.80%1,32245.63%883.04%2769.53%-111-3.83%2,897Whatcom1,33132.38%1,12327.32%1,43134.81%2265.50%-100"youngmcgraw"-2.43%4,111Whitman2,06335.83%1,84332.01%1,56327.15%2885.00%2203.82%5,757Yakima50432.81%60439.32%40526.37%231.50%-100-6.51%1,536Totals33,22836.96%28,94832.20%23,78026.45%3,9414.38%4,2804.76%89,897
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Clallam
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Chehalis
Clark
Columbia
Jefferson
Kittitas
Lincoln
Pierce
Thurston
Walla Walla
Yakima
Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist
Douglas
Kitsap
Snohomish
Whatcom
Notes
References
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