The 1896 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Populist nominee John Rankin Rogers defeated Republican nominee Charley Sullivan, with 55.55% of the vote. In this statewide election, including for all other state officers such as Lieutenant Governor, the Democrats fused with the Populists, except for the presidential election where the Democratic Party ran an independent slate of electors. This alliance would formally merge as the Democratic Party for the next election.
General election Candidates Major party candidates John Rankin Rogers, Populist, state senator Potter C. "Charley" Sullivan, Republican
Other candidates Robert E. Dunlap, Prohibition
Results
Results by county CountyJohn R. RogersPopulistP. C. SullivanRepublicanRobert E. DunlapProhibitionMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#%Adams36659.32%23838.57%132.11%12820.75%617Asotin24952.31%21946.01%81.68%306.30%476Chehalis1,34151.70%1,20546.45%481.85%1365.24%2,594Clallam68053.80%57245.25%120.95%1088.54%1,264Clark1,49248.95%1,40946.23%1474.82%832.72%3,048Columbia83851.54%76647.11%221.35%724.43%1,626Cowlitz91147.87%93649.19%562.94%-25-1.31%1,903Douglas71566.95%34632.40%70.66%36934.55%1,068Franklin9966.89%4530.41%42.70%5436.49%148Garfield49056.19%36742.09%151.72%12314.11%872Island17944.64%20150.12%215.24%-22-5.49%401Jefferson49740.80%70758.05%141.15%-210-17.24%1,218King7,24952.16%6,26945.11%3792.73%9807.05%13,897Kitsap70448.79%69247.96%473.26%120.83%1,443Kittitas1,28754.72%98842.01%773.27%29912.71%2,352Klickitat67843.74%86455.74%80.52%-186-12.00%1,550Lewis1,56448.21%1,49045.93%1905.86%742.28%3,244Lincoln1,63064.94%81632.51%642.55%81432.43%2,510Mason65961.94%36534.30%403.76%29427.63%1,064Okanogan89172.50%32426.36%141.14%56746.14%1,229Pacific58539.55%84857.34%463.11%-263-17.78%1,479Pierce5,38353.47%4,49544.65%1891.88%8888.82%10,067San Juan27739.91%39256.48%253.60%-115-16.57%694Skagit1,61555.98%1,20641.80%642.22%40914.18%2,885Skamania23662.93%13235.20%71.87%10427.73%375Snohomish2,70758.04%1,84639.58%1112.38%86118.46%4,664Spokane5,48664.45%2,69731.68%3293.87%2,78932.77%8,512Stevens1,77475.62%53722.89%351.49%1,23752.73%2,346Thurston1,37556.03%97039.53%1094.44%40516.50%2,454Wahkiakum38257.10%28041.85%71.05%10215.25%669Walla Walla1,69151.40%1,53846.75%611.85%1534.65%3,290Whatcom2,11650.69%1,88545.16%1734.14%2315.53%4,174Whitman3,45766.06%1,60130.59%1753.34%1,85635.47%5,233Yakima1,24657.18%90841.67%251.15%33815.51%2,179Totals50,84955.55%38,15441.68%2,5422.78%12,69513.87%91,545
Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist Adams Asotin Clallam Garfield King Lewis Mason Okanogan Skagit Spokane Stevens Wahkiakum Whitman
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Populist Chehalis Clark Columbia Franklin Kittitas Lincoln Pierce Skamania Thurston Walla Walla Yakima
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Jefferson
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