1898 Wyoming state elections

none February 2026 September 2023 1898 Wyoming state elections Wyoming presidential no 1894 Wyoming state elections 1894 1902 Wyoming state elections 1902 A general election was held in the U.S. state of Wyoming on Tuesday, November 8, 1898. All of the state's executive officers—the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, and Superintendent of Public Instruction—were up for election. The Republican Party retained all of the offices up for election, though by reduced margins from 1894 as the Populist Party's performance decreased considerably. Governor 1898 Wyoming gubernatorial election Incumbent Republican Governor William A. Richards ran for re-election to a second term, but was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention by DeForest Richards. In the general election, Richards faced former State Representative Horace C. Alger, whom he defeated, but by a narrower margin than Governor Richards won by in 1894. 1898 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 550–51 Republican Party (United States) DeForest Richards 10,383 52.43% -0.18% Democratic Party (United States) Horace C. Alger 8,989 45.39% +9.29% Populist Party (United States) E. B. Viall 431 2.18% -9.10% 1,394 7.04% -9.47% 19,803 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Secretary of State Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Charles W. Burdick did not seek re-election to a second term. At the Republican convention, Fenimore Chatterton, a former State Senator, was nominated.August 16, 1898 A Democratic View: How the Wyoming Political Situation Strikes the Denver Post Laramie Republican Laramie, Wyo. 4 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYLRP18980816-01.1.4&srpos=1&e=--1898---1898--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 He faced Rock Springs businessman David Miller, a former Cheyenne City Councilman and former territorial legislator, in the general election.August 13, 1898 David Miller: The Democratic Candidate for Secretary of State Carbon County Journal Rawlins, Wyo. 6 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYCCJ18980813-01&e=-08-1898--08-1898--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 Chatterton ultimately defeated Miller by a decisive margin, but reduced from four years prior. General election Results 1898 Wyoming Secretary of State election Republican Party (United States) Fenimore Chatterton 10,458 53.26% -0.48% Democratic Party (United States) David Miller 8,742 44.52% +10.77% Populist Party (United States) Shakespeare E. Seely 435 2.22% -10.29% 1,716 8.74% -11.25% 19,635 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Auditor Incumbent Republican State Auditor William O. Owen declined to run for re-election. The Republican convention nominated LeRoy Grant, the deputy state revenue collector and a former State Representative from Albany County, as Owen's successor. In the general election, Grant was opposed by Charles H. Priest, a state water commissioner and former Uinta County Treasurer.August 13, 1898 Charles H. Priest: Nominee for State Auditor on the Democratic Ticket Carbon County Journal Rawlins, Wyo. 6 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYCCJ18980813-01&e=-08-1898--08-1898--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 Priest was a Free Silver Republican, who was nominated for State Auditor as part of a fusion deal with the state Democratic Party. However, despite Priest's bipartisan appeal, Owen defeated him in a landslide. General election Results 1898 Wyoming Auditor election Republican Party (United States) LeRoy Grant 10,806 55.40% +2.83% Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Priest 8,217 42.12% +7.54% Populist Party (United States) John F. Pierce 484 2.48% -10.37% 2,589 13.27% -4.72% 19,507 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Treasurer Incumbent Republican Treasurer Henry G. Hay was barred from seeking a second consecutive term as a Treasurer. State Senate President George E. Abbott was nominated as Hay's successor at the Republican state convention, and former Territorial Treasurer Luke Voorhees, a former Republican,Erwin Marie Trenholm Virginia Cole Wyoming Blue Book https://wyoarchives.wyo.gov/pdf/WyomingBlueBookOne.pdf 1 Cheyenne, Wyo. Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. 1974 106 was nominated as his replacement at the Democratic convention, beating out Colin Hunter.August 4, 1898 Three Nominated: Alger for Governor, Miller for Secretary of State Voorhees Treasurer Laramie, Wyo. 4 https://wyomingnewspapers.org/?a=d&d=WYLRP18980804-01.1.4&srpos=5&e=-08-1898--08-1898--en-20--1-byDA-img-txIN%7ctxCO%7ctxTA June 7, 2021 In the general election, Abbott defeated Voorhees by a wide margin. General election Results 1898 Wyoming Treasurer election Republican Party (United States) George E. Abbott 10,634 54.58% +1.54% Democratic Party (United States) Luke Voorhees 8,417 43.20% +9.13% Populist Party (United States) John Milton Rouser 434 2.23% =10.68 2,217 11.38% -7.59% 19,485 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Superintendent of Public Instruction Incumbent Republican Superintendent Estelle Reed resigned from office on January 27, 1898, and Carroll H. Parmelee was appointed by Governor Richards as Reed's replacement.146 Parmelee declined to seek re-election to a full term, and Thomas T. Tynan, the Clerk of the Fourth Judicial District Court, was nominated at the Republican convention for Superintendent. At the Democratic convention, Jerome F. Brown, a State Representative from Sheridan County,https://www.wyoleg.gov/Legislators///1341 Representative Jerome Brown Wyoming Legislator Database Wyoming State Legislature June 3, 2021 was nominated. Brown was a Free Silver Republican and was nominated by the Democratic convention as part of a fusion with Silver Republicans. General election Results 1898 Wyoming Superintendent of Public Instruction election Republican Party (United States) Thomas T. Tynan 10,735 55.16% -1.50% Democratic Party (United States) Jerome F. Brown 8,208 42.17% +8.84% Populist Party (United States) M. A. Stocks 520 2.67% -7.34% 2,527 12.98% -10.33% 19,463 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Wyoming