1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 September 2023 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election Wyoming by-election November 8, 1904 33.40% of total population 6.33 no 1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1902 1906 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1906 Gov. V.D. Brooks LCCN2014685273 (cropped).jpg Bryant B. Brooks Republican Party (United States) 17,765 57.48% File:JohnEOsborne.jpg Democratic Party (United States) John E. Osborne 12,137 39.27% 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsBrooks: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Osborne: #7996E2 50–60% Governor Fenimore Chatterton Republican Party (United States) Bryant B. Brooks Republican Party (United States) The 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904. Shortly after he began his second term in 1903, Governor DeForest Richards died in office, elevating Secretary of State Fenimore Chatterton to the Governorship and triggering a special election in 1904 to fill the balance of Richards's term. Chatterton ran for re-election, but was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention by Bryant B. Brooks. Former Congressman John E. Osborne, the former Territorial Governor, was nominated by the Democratic Party. Aided by President Theodore Roosevelt's landslide victory over Democrat Alton B. Parker in the presidential election, Brooks overwhelmingly defeated Osborne. Party conventions As the Republican convention began on May 18, 1904, former State Representative Bryant B. Brooks was seen as having a slight edge over acting Governor Fenimore Chatterton, with the leading rumor that the Laramie County delegation held the balance of power and favored Brooks over Chatterton.May 18, 1904 The Wyoming Republicans: There Is Great Doubt as to a Renomination for Chatterton Kansas City Star Kansas City, Mo. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/653605821/ June 6, 2021 Ultimately, the contest between Brooks and Chatterton was not close, with Brooks defeating the incumbent Governor on the first ballot with 83 votes to Chatterton's 41.May 20, 1904 Brooks Up for Governor in Wyoming: Republican State Convention Completes its Labors—Opposes Including Agricultural Land Butte Miner Butte, Mont. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/348502605/ June 6, 2021 Meanwhile, as the Democratic convention began on September 7, 1904, several candidates were seen as likely nominees: former Congressman and Territorial Governor John E. Osborne; former State Senator William H. Holliday, the 1894 Democratic nominee for Governor; Robert H. Homer, a former territorial legislator; and W. Dean Hays,September 7, 1904 Wyoming Democratic Convention Wednesday Salt Lake Herald Salt Lake City, Utah 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/80868035/ June 6, 2021 with Osborne seen as the frontrunner.September 7, 1904 Wyoming Democrats Butte Miner Grand Junction, Colo. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/535870915/ June 6, 2021 After several days of indecision, Osborne—who had been reluctant to run—allowed himself to be nominated and he was approved by acclamation.September 9, 1904 Wyoming Lost to Republicans: John E. Osborne Accepts Nomination for Governor The Salt Lake Tribune Salt Lake City, Utah 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/80868659/ June 6, 2021 General election Results 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) Results by county County Brooks Votes Osborne Votes Gates Votes Blain VotesUinta58.39%2,553 38.04%1,663 3.29%144 0.27%12Big Horn66.79%1,868 31.82%890 1.04%29 0.36%10Fremont 47.06%77552.46%864 0.43%7 0.06%1Sweetwater52.15%1,078 42.86%886 4.55%94 0.44%9Sheridan56.24%1,798 38.25%1,223 4.94%158 0.56%18Johnson50.48%680 39.27%529 6.24%84 4.01%54Natrona50.78%553 48.58%529 0.09%1 0.55%6Carbon55.24%1,823 43.12%1,423 1.61%53 0.03%1Crook61.23%938 35.51%544 2.68%41 0.59%9Weston73.18%756 25.56%264 1.16%12 0.10%1Converse67.50%1,024 30.98%470 0.13%2 1.38%21Albany56.82%1,492 34.39%903 6.97%183 1.83%48Laramie55.37%2,427 44.47%1,949 0.02%1 0.14%6 References Category:1904 Wyoming elections 1904 Gubernatorial Wyoming Wyoming 1904