1900 Washington Gubernatorial Election
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The 1900 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900. Incumbent
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John Rankin Rogers John Rankin Rogers (September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901) was an American politician who served as the third governor of Washington from 1897 to 1901. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democrat ...
won re-election as the Democratic nominee. He defeated
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nominee
John M. Frink John Melancthon Frink (January 21, 1855 – August 31, 1914) was an early Washington state politician and businessperson. Born in Pennsylvania in 1855, Frink attended Washington College in Topeka, and began a teaching career in Kansas. Ar ...
with 48.86% of the vote. In
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, Rogers was the
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candidate of the Democratic,
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and
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parties. In 1900, he was nominated by a unity convention which merged the three parties in the state and took the name of the Democratic Party.


General election


Candidates

Major party candidates *
John M. Frink John Melancthon Frink (January 21, 1855 – August 31, 1914) was an early Washington state politician and businessperson. Born in Pennsylvania in 1855, Frink attended Washington College in Topeka, and began a teaching career in Kansas. Ar ...
, Republican, former
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John Rankin Rogers John Rankin Rogers (September 4, 1838 – December 26, 1901) was an American politician who served as the third governor of Washington from 1897 to 1901. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democrat ...
, Democratic, incumbent
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Other candidates *Robert E. Dunlap, Prohibition, Prohibition nominee for
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in
1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...
*William C.B. Randolph, Social Democrat, carpenter *William McCormick, Socialist Labor


Results


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