1898 Colorado gubernatorial election
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The 1898 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Democratic nominee Charles S. Thomas defeated Republican nominee Henry R. Wolcott with 62.89% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Charles S. Thomas, Democratic
- Henry R. Wolcott, Republican
Other candidates
- Robert H. Rhodes, Prohibition
- Nixon Elliott, Socialist Labor
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Charles S. Thomas | 93,966 | 62.89% | +16.67% | |
| Republican | Henry R. Wolcott | 51,051 | 34.17% | +21.51% | |
| Prohibition | Robert H. Rhodes | 2,711 | 1.81% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Nixon Elliott | 1,696 | 1.14% | N/A | |
| Majority | 42,915 | 28.72% | |||
| Turnout | 149,424 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| County | Thomas % | Thomas # | Wolcott % | Wolcott # | Rhodes % | Rhodes # | Elliott % | Elliott # | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | 62.54% | 33,858 | 34.18% | 13,038 | 1.84% | 704 | 1.42% | 544 | 38,144 |
| Archuleta | 43.98% | 223 | 54.43% | 276 | 1.38% | 7 | 0.19% | 1 | 507 |
| Baca | 41.47% | 90 | 58.52% | 127 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 217 |
| Bent | 53.01% | 387 | 44.52% | 325 | 2.19% | 16 | 0.27% | 2 | 730 |
| Boulder | 66.11% | 4,069 | 30.32% | 1,866 | 2.71% | 167 | 0.84% | 52 | 6,154 |
| Chaffee | 75.35% | 1,614 | 22.12% | 474 | 1.91% | 41 | 0.60% | 13 | 2,142 |
| Cheyenne | 44.38% | 79 | 55.61% | 99 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 178 |
| Clear Creek | 82.67% | 1,851 | 15.23% | 341 | 1.33% | 30 | 0.75% | 17 | 2,239 |
| Conejos | 31.68% | 653 | 67.44% | 1,390 | 0.38% | 8 | 0.48% | 10 | 2,061 |
| Costilla | 29.10% | 468 | 70.08% | 1,127 | 0.68% | 11 | 0.12% | 2 | 1,608 |
| Custer | 72.77% | 711 | 25.58% | 250 | 1.02% | 10 | 0.61% | 6 | 977 |
| Delta | 68.53% | 952 | 24.83% | 345 | 3.74% | 52 | 2.87% | 40 | 1,389 |
| Dolores | 88.79% | 436 | 7.94% | 39 | 1.42% | 7 | 1.83% | 9 | 491 |
| Douglas | 62.01% | 684 | 36.80% | 406 | 0.99% | 11 | 0.18% | 2 | 1,103 |
| Eagle | 76.63% | 705 | 21.52% | 198 | 0.54% | 5 | 1.30% | 12 | 920 |
| El Paso | 63.64% | 10,596 | 34.50% | 5,745 | 1.25% | 209 | 0.59% | 99 | 16,649 |
| Elbert | 59.46% | 537 | 37.98% | 343 | 2.10% | 19 | 0.44% | 4 | 903 |
| Fremont | 55.07% | 2,413 | 37.75% | 1,654 | 2.64% | 116 | 4.51% | 198 | 4,381 |
| Garfield | 75.32% | 1,447 | 21.44% | 412 | 2.13% | 41 | 1.09% | 21 | 1,921 |
| Gilpin | 61.81% | 1,766 | 33.32% | 952 | 2.41% | 69 | 2.45% | 70 | 2,857 |
| Grand | 79.51% | 163 | 19.51% | 40 | 0.97% | 2 | 0.00% | 0 | 205 |
| Gunnison | 64.90% | 1,287 | 31.82% | 631 | 2.21% | 44 | 1.05% | 21 | 1,983 |
| Hinsdale | 82.14% | 483 | 16.15% | 95 | 1.02% | 6 | 0.68% | 4 | 588 |
| Huerfano | 29.13% | 800 | 70.28% | 1,930 | 0.36% | 10 | 0.21% | 6 | 2,746 |
| Jefferson | 61.66% | 2,130 | 36.24% | 1,252 | 1.47% | 51 | 0.60% | 21 | 3,454 |
| Kiowa | 58.46% | 145 | 40.32% | 100 | 1.20% | 3 | 0.00% | 0 | 248 |
| Kit Carson | 37.68% | 176 | 56.31% | 263 | 5.78% | 27 | 0.21% | 1 | 467 |
| La Plata | 78.54% | 1,567 | 19.74% | 394 | 1.35% | 27 | 0.35% | 7 | 1,995 |
| Lake | 65.94% | 3,763 | 32.19% | 1,837 | 1.06% | 61 | 0.78% | 45 | 5,706 |
| Larimer | 56.85% | 1,917 | 39.65% | 1,337 | 3.35% | 113 | 0.14% | 5 | 3,372 |
| Las Animas | 66.36% | 3,759 | 32.83% | 1,860 | 0.58% | 33 | 0.21% | 12 | 5,664 |
| Lincoln | 47.63% | 121 | 50.00% | 127 | 2.36% | 6 | 0.00% | 0 | 254 |
| Logan | 50.42% | 412 | 45.53% | 372 | 3.79% | 31 | 0.24% | 2 | 817 |
| Mesa | 61.07% | 1,423 | 30.68% | 715 | 6.69% | 156 | 1.54% | 36 | 2,330 |
| Mineral | 81.51% | 635 | 16.68% | 130 | 0.64% | 5 | 1.15% | 9 | 779 |
| Montezuma | 82.01% | 497 | 13.86% | 84 | 2.47% | 15 | 1.65% | 10 | 606 |
| Montrose | 61.35% | 759 | 26.27% | 325 | 4.76% | 59 | 7.59% | 94 | 1,237 |
| Morgan | 51.56% | 460 | 45.29% | 404 | 2.69% | 24 | 0.44% | 4 | 892 |
| Otero | 60.32% | 1,326 | 34.57% | 760 | 4.68% | 103 | 0.40% | 9 | 2,198 |
| Ouray | 90.38% | 1,939 | 6.29% | 135 | 0.69% | 15 | 2.51% | 54 | 2,143 |
| Park | 71.05% | 933 | 27.41% | 360 | 0.60% | 8 | 0.91% | 12 | 1,313 |
| Phillips | 47.24% | 180 | 49.34% | 188 | 3.41% | 13 | 0.00% | 0 | 381 |
| Pitkin | 75.84% | 1,567 | 22.02% | 455 | 1.01% | 21 | 1.11% | 23 | 2,066 |
| Prowers | 45.28% | 423 | 51.71% | 483 | 2.78% | 26 | 0.21% | 2 | 934 |
| Pueblo | 53.33% | 4,275 | 43.00% | 3,447 | 1.99% | 160 | 1.67% | 134 | 8,016 |
| Rio Blanco | 75.79% | 335 | 20.81% | 92 | 2.48% | 11 | 0.90% | 4 | 442 |
| Rio Grande | 69.98% | 1,040 | 26.58% | 395 | 3.02% | 45 | 0.40% | 6 | 1,486 |
| Routt | 81.64% | 1,005 | 16.97% | 209 | 0.73% | 9 | 0.64% | 8 | 1,231 |
| Saguache | 59.84% | 857 | 38.40% | 550 | 0.62% | 9 | 1.11% | 16 | 1,432 |
| San Juan | 81.74% | 1,012 | 17.04% | 211 | 0.48% | 6 | 0.72% | 9 | 1,238 |
| San Miguel | 69.21% | 1,232 | 29.04% | 517 | 0.95% | 17 | 0.78% | 14 | 1,780 |
| Sedgwick | 34.90% | 74 | 60.84% | 129 | 3.30% | 7 | 0.94% | 2 | 212 |
| Summit | 83.81% | 730 | 14.58% | 127 | 1.49% | 13 | 0.11% | 1 | 871 |
| Washington | 40.25% | 159 | 55.18% | 218 | 4.05% | 16 | 0.50% | 2 | 395 |
| Weld | 63.77% | 2,595 | 32.41% | 1,319 | 3.34% | 136 | 0.46% | 19 | 4,069 |
| Yuma | 61.53% | 248 | 37.96% | 153 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.49% | 2 | 403 |
References
[edit]- ^ Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
- ^ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101062210032&view=1up&seq=129
