1892 Washington gubernatorial election

The 1892 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.

1892 Washington gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892
 
Nominee John McGraw Henry J. Snively Cyrus W. Young
Party Republican Democratic Populist
Popular vote 33,281 28,960 23,750
Percentage 37.0% 32.2% 26.4%

Governor before election

Elisha P. Ferry
Republican

Elected Governor

John McGraw
Republican

Republican nominee John McGraw defeated Democratic nominee Henry J. Snively and Populist nominee Cyrus W. Young, with 37.01% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1892 Washington gubernatorial election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John McGraw 33,281 37.01% -20.67%
Democratic Henry J. Snively 28,960 32.20% -10.12%
Populist Cyrus W. Young 23,750 26.41% N/A
Prohibition Roger Sherman Greene 3,937 4.38% N/A
Majority 4,321 4.81% N/A
Turnout 89,928 100.00% N/A
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. "WA Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  2. "Washington gubernatorial elections". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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