1899 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1899 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1896 legislative no 1898 United States gubernatorial elections 1898 1900 United States gubernatorial elections 1900 Seats up Seats won 7 governorships November 7, 1899;April 5, 1899 (RI) Republican Party (United States) 25 24 1 6 5 Democratic Party (United States) 16 17 1 1 2 Populist Party (United States) 3 3 0 0 Silver Party 1 1 0 0 1899 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg 324px #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1899, in seven states. Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to single-year terms. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year. Results State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Iowa Leslie M. Shaw Republican Re-elected, 55.26% Frederick Edward White (Democratic)Some sources indicate White ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats and the Populist PartyGlashan 1979 92-93Tribune Almanac 1900 316 42.30%Marshall W. Atwood (Prohibition) 1.76%Charles Lloyd (Populist) 0.39%M. J. Kremer (Socialist Labor) 0.18%C. C. Heacock (United Christian) 0.11%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265250 IA Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Kentucky William O'Connell BradleyGlashan, pp.104-105, and OurCampaigns claim that Bradley resigned on 4 March 1899 and was succeeded by Taylor. Both state that Taylor was Lieutenant Governor at the time whereas in fact he was Attorney General. No other sources support this suggested course of events. Republican Term-limited, Republican victory William S. Taylor (Republican) 47.82%Disputed election. Taylor was inaugurated on 12 December 1899 but the Democratic-dominated General Assembly overturned the result. Goebel, who was shot on 30 January 1900, was sworn into office on his deathbed the next day. On Goebel's death on 3 February, the Lieutenant Governor, J. C. W. Beckham became Governor.William Goebel (Democratic) 47.23%John Y. Brown (Independent Democrat) 3.47%John G. Blair (Populist) 0.75%O. T. Wallace (Prohibition) 0.58%Alfred Schmitz (Socialist Labor) 0.15%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264837 KY Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Maryland Lloyd Lowndes Jr. Republican Defeated, 46.29% John Walter Smith (Democratic) 51.12%James Swann (Prohibition) 2.10%Levin Thomas Jones (Social Democrat) 0.17%John A. Rugemer (Socialist Labor) 0.17%William Nevin Hill (Union Reform) 0.15%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27796 MD Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Massachusetts Roger Wolcott Republican Retired, Republican victory Winthrop M. Crane (Republican) 56.46%Robert Treat Paine (Democratic) 34.70%George R. Peare (Socialist Labor) 3.60%Winfield P. Porter (Social Democrat) 2.76%Albert B. Coats (Prohibition) 2.47%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266542 MA Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Mississippi Anselm J. McLaurin Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Andrew H. Longino (Democratic) 87.40%R. K. Prewitt (Populist) 12.60%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263358 MS Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Ohio Asa S. Bushnell Republican Retired, Republican victory George K. Nash (Republican) 45.94%John Roll McLean (Democratic) 40.54%Samuel M. Jones (Independent) 11.75%Seth H. Ellis (Union Reform) 0.86%George M. Hanmell (Prohibition) 0.64%Robert Bondlow (Socialist Labor) 0.27%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89774 OH Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 Rhode Island(held, 5 April 1899) Elisha Dyer Jr. Republican Re-elected, 56.36% George W. Greene (Democratic) 33.86%Thomas F. Herrick (Socialist Labor) 6.82%Joseph A. Peckham (Prohibition) 2.97%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266726 RI Governor, 1899 Our Campaigns 8 July 2020 References 30em Notes 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 Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2014 978-0-7864-4722-0 Jefferson, North Carolina The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1900 https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacency1900newy/ New York, NY The Press Publishing Co. 1900 World Almanac 1900 Rhoades Henry Eckford The Tribune Almanac and Political Register, 1900 https://archive.org/details/vol1900tribuneal00unse/ New York, NY The Tribune Association 1900 Tribune Almanac 1900 collapsed Category:April 1899 in the United States Category:November 1899 in the United States