1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election Wyoming presidential November 4, 1902 27.07% of Total Population 5.55 no 1898 Wyoming gubernatorial election 1898 1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election 1904 File:DeForest Richards.jpg 150x150px DeForest Richards Republican Party (United States) 14,483 57.81% File:George T. Beck.png Democratic Party (United States) George T. Beck 10,017 39.99% 1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsRichards: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% Governor DeForest Richards Republican Party (United States) DeForest Richards Republican Party (United States) The 1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Republican Governor DeForest Richards ran for re-election. He was once again nominated by the Republican Party, and faced Cody Mayor George T. Beck, the Democratic nominee, and Socialist Party nominee Henry Breitenstein in the general election. Richards won re-election in a landslide, becoming the first Governor of Wyoming to win re-election. However, Richards did not end up serving a full second term; on April 28, 1903, he died in office, elevating Secretary of State Fenimore Chatterton to the Governorship and triggering a special election in 1904. Party conventions At the Republican convention on July 15, 1902, Richards, along with the other eligible Republican incumbents, was unanimously nominated for re-election.July 16, 1902 Wyoming Republicans Name Their Ticket Ogden Standard Ogden, Utah 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/304945022/ June 6, 2021 Similarly, George T. Beck, the newly elected Mayor of Cody, faced no opposition at the Democratic convention and was nominated unanimously.July 16, 1902 Wyoming Republicans Name Their Ticket Wichita Weekly Eagle Wichita, Kans. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/62439218/ June 6, 2021 General election Results 1902 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 557–58 Republican Party (United States) DeForest Richards (inc.) 14,483 57.81% +5.38% Democratic Party (United States) George T. Beck 10,017 39.98% +9.29% Socialist Party (United States) Henry Breitenstein 552 2.20% — 4,466 17.83% +10.79% 25,052 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County Richards Votes Beck Votes Breitenstein VotesUinta57.68%2,216 41.10%1,579 1.22%47Big Horn55.04%961 44.50%777 0.46%8Fremont56.35%816 42.96%622 0.69%10Sweetwater58.33%1,103 37.44%708 4.23%80Sheridan57.16%1,193 40.20%839 2.64%55Johnson55.27%566 43.55%446 1.17%12Natrona64.77%616 35.12%334 0.11%1Carbon64.30%1,864 34.39%997 1.31%38Crook56.50%730 43.11%557 0.39%5Weston65.38%527 34.24%276 0.37%3Converse65.44%816 34.40%429 0.16%2Albany50.56%1,173 40.56%941 8.88%206Laramie54.36%1,902 43.21%1,512 2.43%85 References Category:1902 Wyoming elections 1902 Wyoming