1914 Wyoming state elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1914 Wyoming state elections Wyoming presidential no 1910 Wyoming state elections 1910 1918 Wyoming state elections 1918 A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 3, 1914. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. Governor Joseph M. Carey declined to seek re-election to a second term, and Democratic State Senator John B. Kendrick was elected as his successor. Republicans, however, won all of the other statewide executive offices, including picking up the Superintendent's office. Governor 1914 Wyoming gubernatorial election Incumbent Democratic Governor Joseph M. Carey declined to seek re-election to a second term. State Senator John B. Kendrick won the Democratic nomination to succeed Carey unopposed, and faced former U.S. Attorney Hilliard S. Ridgely, the Republican nominee, in the general election. Kendrick defeated Ridgely by a decisive margin, but reduced from Carey's landslide victory four years earlier. Following Kendrick's election to the U.S. Senate in 1916, Secretary of State Frank L. Houx ascended to the governorship. 1914 Wyoming gubernatorial electionErwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookTwo.pdf 2 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 584–86 Democratic Party (United States) John B. Kendrick 22,387 51.61% -3.99% Republican Party (United States) Hilliard S. Ridgely 19,174 44.20% +4.03% Socialist Party (United States) Paul J. Paulson 1,816 4.19% -0.05% 3,213 7.41% -8.02% 43,377 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Secretary of State Incumbent Democratic Secretary of State Frank L. Houx ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Democratic primary unopposed and faced State Senate President Birney H. Sage, the Republican nominee, and attorney E.C. Raymond, the Progressive nominee, in the general election. Just as Houx's 1910 election was close, so was his re-election; he narrowly defeated Sage to win a second term, prevailing by just 120 votes. During Houx's term, Governor John B. Kendrick would be selected to the Senate, making Houx acting Governor until the 1918 gubernatorial election. Democratic primary Candidates Frank L. Houx, incumbent Secretary of State Results Democratic Party primary results Frank L. Houx (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 6,318 100.00% 6,318 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Birney H. Sage, President of the State Senatehttps://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///272 Senator Birney Sage Wyoming Legislator Database Wyoming State Legislature June 9, 2021 Results Republican Primary results Birney H. Sage Republican Party (United States) 9,573 100.00% 9,573 100.00% Progressive Party primary Candidates E. C. Raymond Results Progressive Party primary results E. C. Raymond Bull Moose Party Progressive 334 100.00% 334 100.00% General election Results 1914 Wyoming Secretary of State election Democratic Party (United States) Frank L. Houx (inc.) 19,304 47.04% -0.57% Republican Party (United States) Birney H. Sage 19,184 46.75% -0.96% Socialist Party (United States) William Hill 1,813 4.42% -0.26% Bull Moose Party Progressive E. C. Raymond 734 1.79% — 120 0.29% +0.19% 41,035 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Auditor Incumbent Republican State Auditor Robert B. Forsyth ran for re-election to a second term. He won the Republican primary unopposed and faced Douglas Mayor Campbell H. McWhinnie, the Democratic nominee, and businessman Thomas Blythe, the Progressive nominee. Forsyth won re-election by a wide margin. Democratic primary Candidates Campbell H. McWhinnie, Mayor of DouglasSeptember 24, 1914 Local News and Personal Items Casper Star-Tribune Casper, Wyo. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/348616917/ June 9, 2021 Results Democratic Party primary results Campbell H. McWHinnie Democratic Party (United States) 5,996 100.00% 5,996 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Robert B. Forsyth, incumbent State Auditor Results Republican Primary results Robert B. Forsyth (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 9,779 100.00% 9,779 100.00% Progressive Party primary Candidates M. N. Grant Results Progressive Party primary results M. N. Grant Bull Moose Party Progressive 332 100.00% 332 100.00% After M. N. Grant won the Progressive primary for State Auditor, he withdrew from consideration in protest of the Progressive Party's endorsement of John B. Kendrick for Governor. He was replaced on the ballot by Thomas Blythe, an Evanston businessman.September 27, 1914 Progressive Nominee in Wyoming Appointed Billings Gazette Billings, Mont. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/411015149/ June 9, 2021 General election Results 1914 Wyoming Auditor election Republican Party (United States) Robert B. Forsyth (inc.) 20,794 51.41% +4.79% Democratic Party (United States) Campbell H. McWhinnie 16,848 41.65% -7.06% Socialist Party (United States) J. A. Green 1,826 4.51% -0.16% Bull Moose Party Progressive Thomas Blyth 983 2.43% — 3,946 9.76% +7.66% 40,451 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Treasurer Incumbent Republican State Treasurer Joseph L. Baird was barred from seeking re-election to a second term, creating an open seat. State Representative Herman B. Gates won the Republican primary over W. G. Birkhauser, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Fremont County Treasurer Fred L. Thompson, the Democratic nominee, and W. S. Knittle, the Progressive nominee. Gates narrowly defeated Thompson, winning by just 246 votes, or 0.60% of the vote. Democratic primary Candidates Fred L. Thompson, Fremont County TreasurerOctober 15, 1914 Fred L. Thompson: Democratic Candidate For State Treasurer Jackson's Hole Courier Jackson, Mont. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/317774428/ June 9, 2021 Results Democratic Party primary results Fred L. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 6,123 100.00% 6,123 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Herman B. Gates, State Representative from Big Horn Countyhttps://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///644 Representative Herman Gates Wyoming Legislator Database Wyoming State Legislature June 9, 2021 W. G. Birkhauser Results Republican Primary results Herman B. Gates Republican Party (United States) 6,252 62.68% W. G. Birkhauser, Republican Party (United States) 3,723 37.32% 9,975 100.00% Progressive Party primary Candidates F. S. Knittle Results Progressive Party primary results F. S. Knittle Bull Moose Party Progressive 330 100.00% 330 100.00% General election Results 1914 Wyoming Treasurer election Republican Party (United States) Herman B. Gates 19,202 46.89% -0.54% Democratic Party (United States) F. L. Thompson 18,956 46.29% -1.70% Socialist Party (United States) William Patterson 1,803 4.40% -0.18% Bull Moose Party Progressive F. S. Knittle 991 2.42% — 246 0.60% +0.04% 40,952 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Superintendent of Public Instruction Incumbent Democratic Superintendent of Public Instruction Rose Bird declined to seek re-election,May 7, 1914 Mrs. Iva T. Irish Lusk Herald Lusk, Wyo. 1 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYKMC19140708-01.1.5&srpos=28&e=-01-1914--09-1914--en-20--21-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 9, 2021 creating an open seat. Uinta County Superintendent Iva T. Irish won the Democratic primary unopposed. Edith K. O. Clark, the Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools, narrowly won a crowded Republican primary, and advanced to the general election as Irish's chief opponent. Clark defeated Irish by a decisive margin, picking up the office for the Republican Party. Democratic primary Candidates Iva T. Irish, Uinta County Superintendent of SchoolsOctober 30, 1914 All Draw Salaries: Democratic Office Holders Speak in Cody Northern Wyoming Herald Cody, Wyo. 4 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYLSH19140507-01.1.4&srpos=2&e=-01-1914--12-1914--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 9, 2021 Results Democratic Party primary results Iva T. Irish Democratic Party (United States) 5,983 100.00% 5,983 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Edith K. O. Clark, Sheridan County Superintendent of Schools148 Frances B. Smith, Carbon County Superintendent of SchoolsJuly 8, 1914 Burch in the Field Kemmerer Camera Kemmerer, Wyo. 5 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYKMC19140708-01.1.5&srpos=28&e=-01-1914--09-1914--en-20--21-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 9, 2021 Thomas B. McDonough, Superintendent of Casper City Schools Frank W. Lee, Superintendent of Green River City Schools Jessie C. Liston, Principal of the Johnson School Results Republican Party primary results Edith K. O. Clark Republican Party (United States) 3,529 34.66% Frances B. Smith Republican Party (United States) 2,500 24.55% Thomas B. McDonough Republican Party (United States) 1,685 16.55% Frank W. Lee Republican Party (United States) 1,487 14.60% Jessie C. Liston Republican Party (United States) 981 9,63% 10,182 100.00% Progressive Party primary Candidates Minnie Williams, Results Progressive Party primary results Minnie Williams Bull Moose Party Progressive 336 100.00% 336 100.00% General election Results 1914 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Edith K. O. Clark 20,631 50.14% +4.27% Democratic Party (United States) Iva T. Irish 17,963 43.66% -5.87% Socialist Party (United States) Robert Hanna 1,650 4.01% -0.60% Bull Moose Party Progressive Minnie Williams 903 2.19% — 2,668 6.48% +2.83% 41,147 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming