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1904 Washington gubernatorial election Washington Presidential no 1900 Washington gubernatorial election 1900 1908 Washington gubernatorial election 1908 November 8, 1904 File:Governor Albert E. Mead.jpg 150x150px Albert E. Mead Republican Party (United States) 74,278 51.34% File:George Turner (U.S. politician).jpg George Turner Democratic Party (United States) 59,119 40.86% 3x4.svg David Burgess Socialist Party of America 7,420 5.13% File:1904 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsMead: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Turner: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% Governor Henry McBride Republican Party (United States) Albert E. Mead Republican Party (United States)
The 1904 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904.
Republican nominee Albert E. Mead defeated Democratic nominee George Turner and Socialist nominee David Burgess, with 51.34% of the vote.Elections Search Results: November 1904 General https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=131&c=&c2=&t=&t2=2&p=&p2=&y= Washington Secretary of State 9 August 2021November 29, 1904 Governor Mead at State University 12 The Tacoma Daily Ledger https://www.newspapers.com/image/724935138/?terms=albert%20mead%20wins%20election&match=1 May 10, 2022
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
Albert E. Mead, Republican, former member of the Washington House of Representatives
George Turner, Democratic, former U.S. Senator
Other candidates
Ambrose H. Sherwood, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902
David Burgess, Socialist, Socialist nominee for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902
William McCormick, Socialist Labor, Socialist Labor nominee for Governor in 1900 and for Washington's at-large congressional district in 1902
Results
1904 Washington gubernatorial electionAbstract of Votes Polled in the State of Washington at the General Election held November 8, 1904.Congressional Quarterly 1998 85Glashan 1979 330–331
Republican Party (United States)
Albert E. Mead
74,278
51.34%
+4.54%
Democratic Party (United States)
George Turner
59,119
40.87%
-8.00%
Socialist Party of America
David Burgess
7,420
5.13%
+3.56%
Prohibition Party
Ambrose H. Sherwood
2,782
1.92%
-0.05%
Socialist Labor Party of America
William McCormick
1,070
0.74%
-0.05%
15,159 10.48%
144,669 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) +12.53%
Results by county
CountyAlbert E. MeadRepublicanGeorge TurnerDemocraticDavid BurgessSocialistAmbrose H. SherwoodProhibitionWilliam McCormickSocialist LaborMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%#%#%Adams66037.29%1,04959.27%341.92%211.19%60.34%-389-21.98%1,770Asotin52850.87%46945.18%242.31%141.35%30.29%595.68%1,038Chehalis2,18857.78%1,12029.57%39210.35%571.51%300.79%1,06828.20%3,787Chelan92250.16%86447.01%271.47%180.98%70.38%583.16%1,838Clallam75457.47%45134.38%977.39%10.08%90.69%30323.09%1,312Clark1,89156.48%1,14734.26%1745.20%1233.67%130.39%74422.22%3,348Columbia71843.49%88653.66%181.09%251.51%40.24%-168-10.18%1,651Cowlitz1,31363.74%63730.92%723.50%321.55%60.29%67632.82%2,060Douglas98641.13%1.35756.61%331.38%170.71%40.17%-371-15.48%2,397Ferry31233.44%56060.02%535.68%40.43%40.43%-248-26.58%933Franklin31437.83%48858.80%151.81%70.84%60.72%-174-20.96%830Garfield45741.17%62356.13%181.62%100.90%20.18%-166-14.95%1,110Island38465.53%13422.87%539.04%132.22%20.34%25042.66%586Jefferson87066.51%38729.59%322.45%70.54%120.92%48336.93%1,308King16,71958.08%9,52333.08%1,6295.66%5601.95%3551.23%7,19625.00%28,786Kitsap1,47559.24%67126.95%25810.36%622.49%240.96%80432.29%2,490Kittitas1,27746.44%1,17342.65%2137.75%662.40%210.76%1043.78%2,750Klickitat1,15459.61%62232.13%1105.68%452.32%50.26%53227.48%1,936Lewis2,50456.84%1,58836.05%1944.40%1052.38%140.32%91620.79%4,405Lincoln1,40838.47%2,13558.33%782.13%360.98%30.08%-727-19.86%3,660Mason55052.78%45243.38%161.54%141.34%100.96%989.40%1,042Okanogan76942.98%93051.98%724.02%40.22%140.78%-161-9.00%1,789Pacific1,02558.37%63235.99%814.61%140.80%40.23%39322.38%1,756Pierce7,16252.12%5,44339.61%6965.06%2691.96%1721.25%1,71912.51%13,742San Juan52168.10%15720.52%597.71%212.75%70.92%36447.58%765Skagit2,64761.08%1,37731.77%2255.19%621.43%230.53%1,27029.30%4,334Skamania23354.57%12028.10%6815.93%40.94%20.47%11326.46%427Snohomish4,62255.56%2,93035.22%4355.23%2693.23%630.76%1,69220.34%8,319Spokane5,15835.96%8,13556.72%6604.60%3122.18%780.54%-2,977-20.76%14,343Stevens1,28834.56%2,10356.43%2797.49%290.78%280.75%-815-21.87%3,727Thurston1,49348.51%1,36544.35%1665.39%431.40%110.36%1284.16%3,078Wahkiakum44269.06%13320.78%578.91%60.94%20.31%30948.28%640Walla Walla1,88347.97%1,97650.34%270.69%250.64%140.36%-93-2.37%3,925Whatcom4,94764.22%1,91624.87%5407.01%2212.87%791.03%3,03139.35%7,703Whitman2,11534.55%3,61459.04%2293.74%1512.47%120.20%-1,499-24.49%6,121Yakima2,58952.16%1,95239.32%2875.78%1152.32%210.42%63712.83%4,964Totals74,27851.34%59,11940.86%7,420The county figures add up to 7,4215.13%2,7821.92%1,0700.74%15,15910.48%144,669
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Asotin
Chelan
King
Kittitas
Pierce
Skamania
Snohomish
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Columbia
Walla Walla
Notes
References
Bibliography
Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998
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