The 1892 Washington gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.[1]
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 Results by county McGraw: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Snively: 30–40% 40–50% Young: 30–40% Tie: 30-40% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican nominee John McGraw defeated Democratic nominee Henry J. Snively and Populist nominee Cyrus W. Young, with 36.96% of the vote.[2]
General election
editCandidates
editMajor party candidates
- John McGraw, Republican, King County Sheriff
- Henry J. Snively, Democratic
Other candidates
- Cyrus W. Young, Populist
- Roger Sherman Greene, Prohibition
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John H. McGraw | 33,228 | 36.96% | −20.71% | |
| Democratic | Henry J. Snively | 28,948 | 32.20% | −10.11% | |
| Populist | Cyrus W. Young | 23,780 | 26.45% | ||
| Prohibition | Roger S. Greene | 3,941 | 4.38% | ||
| Majority | 4,280 | 4.76% | |||
| Total votes | 89,897 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +10.60% | |||
Results by county
edit| County[2] | John H. McGraw Republican |
Henry J. Snively Democratic |
Cyrus W. Young Populist |
Roger S. Greene Prohibition |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 226 | 39.58% | 132 | 23.12% | 207 | 36.25% | 6 | 1.05% | 19[b] | 3.33% | 571 |
| Asotin | 183 | 49.19% | 143 | 38.44% | 25 | 6.72% | 21 | 5.65% | 40 | 10.75% | 372 |
| Chehalis | 793 | 33.12% | 796 | 33.25% | 663 | 27.69% | 142 | 5.93% | -3 | -0.13% | 2,394 |
| Clallam | 526 | 39.28% | 391 | 29.20% | 408 | 30.47% | 14 | 1.05% | 118[b] | 8.81% | 1,339 |
| Clark | 890 | 33.88% | 1,091 | 41.53% | 484 | 18.42% | 162 | 6.17% | -201 | -7.65% | 2,627 |
| Columbia | 571 | 37.10% | 647 | 42.04% | 209 | 13.58% | 112 | 7.28% | -76 | -4.94% | 1,539 |
| Cowlitz | 646 | 36.75% | 500 | 28.44% | 547 | 31.11% | 65 | 3.70% | 99[b] | 5.63% | 1,758 |
| Douglas | 353 | 34.51% | 263 | 25.71% | 383 | 37.44% | 24 | 2.35% | -30[c] | -2.93% | 1,023 |
| Franklin | 27 | 21.77% | 52 | 41.94% | 43 | 34.68% | 2 | 1.61% | -9[d] | -7.26% | 124 |
| Garfield | 322 | 35.42% | 300 | 33.00% | 237 | 26.07% | 50 | 5.50% | 22 | 2.42% | 909 |
| Island | 130 | 32.18% | 106 | 26.24% | 130 | 32.18% | 38 | 9.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 404 |
| Jefferson | 568 | 40.78% | 624 | 44.80% | 180 | 12.92% | 21 | 1.51% | -56 | -4.02% | 1,393 |
| King | 7,773 | 51.84% | 3,222 | 21.49% | 3,496 | 23.32% | 503 | 3.35% | 4,277[b] | 28.52% | 14,994 |
| Kitsap | 501 | 34.67% | 291 | 20.14% | 567 | 39.24% | 86 | 5.95% | -66[c] | -4.57% | 1,445 |
| Kittitas | 774 | 33.35% | 784 | 33.78% | 724 | 31.19% | 39 | 1.68% | -10 | -0.43% | 2,321 |
| Klickitat | 557 | 42.71% | 264 | 20.25% | 411 | 31.52% | 72 | 5.52% | 146[b] | 11.20% | 1,304 |
| Lewis | 1,168 | 35.80% | 1,041 | 31.90% | 823 | 25.22% | 231 | 7.08% | 127 | 3.89% | 3,263 |
| Lincoln | 858 | 34.38% | 860 | 34.46% | 697 | 27.92% | 81 | 3.25% | -2 | -0.08% | 2,496 |
| Mason | 352 | 38.43% | 349 | 38.10% | 193 | 21.07% | 22 | 2.40% | 3 | 0.33% | 916 |
| Okanogan | 594 | 49.71% | 440 | 36.82% | 155 | 12.97% | 6 | 0.50% | 154 | 12.89% | 1,195 |
| Pacific | 721 | 49.66% | 560 | 38.57% | 111 | 7.64% | 60 | 4.13% | 161 | 11.09% | 1,452 |
| Pierce | 1,790 | 16.10% | 5,034 | 45.29% | 3,770 | 33.92% | 522 | 4.70% | -1,264[d] | -11.37% | 11,116 |
| San Juan | 341 | 52.46% | 191 | 29.38% | 84 | 12.92% | 34 | 5.23% | 150 | 23.08% | 650 |
| Skagit | 1,103 | 37.59% | 793 | 27.03% | 899 | 30.64% | 139 | 4.74% | 204[b] | 6.95% | 2,934 |
| Skamania | 81 | 36.99% | 97 | 44.29% | 38 | 17.35% | 3 | 1.37% | -16 | -7.31% | 219 |
| Snohomish | 1,388 | 30.70% | 1,311 | 29.00% | 1,704 | 37.69% | 118 | 2.61% | -316[c] | -6.99% | 4,521 |
| Spokane | 3,214 | 42.55% | 2,267 | 30.01% | 1,808 | 23.93% | 265 | 3.51% | 947 | 12.54% | 7,554 |
| Stevens | 633 | 37.66% | 480 | 28.55% | 552 | 32.84% | 16 | 0.95% | 81[b] | 4.82% | 1,681 |
| Thurston | 784 | 31.14% | 797 | 31.65% | 671 | 26.65% | 266 | 10.56% | -13 | -0.52% | 2,518 |
| Wahkiakum | 252 | 44.68% | 230 | 40.78% | 74 | 13.12% | 8 | 1.42% | 22 | 3.90% | 564 |
| Walla Walla | 1,211 | 41.80% | 1,322 | 45.63% | 88 | 3.04% | 276 | 9.53% | -111 | -3.83% | 2,897 |
| Whatcom | 1,331 | 32.38% | 1,123 | 27.32% | 1,431 | 34.81% | 226 | 5.50% | -100[c] | -2.43% | 4,111 |
| Whitman | 2,063 | 35.83% | 1,843 | 32.01% | 1,563 | 27.15% | 288 | 5.00% | 220 | 3.82% | 5,757 |
| Yakima | 504 | 32.81% | 604 | 39.32% | 405 | 26.37% | 23 | 1.50% | -100 | -6.51% | 1,536 |
| Totals | 33,228 | 36.96% | 28,948 | 32.20% | 23,780 | 26.45% | 3,941 | 4.38% | 4,280 | 4.76% | 89,897 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
editCounties that flipped from Republican to Populist
editNotes
edit- ^ Some sources give slightly different totals. The figures below are the ones as canvassed by the Washington state legislature and they also agree with the individual county returns held at the Washington State Archives
- ^ a b c d e f g McGraw's margin over Young
- ^ a b c d Young's margin over McGraw
- ^ a b Snively's margin over Young
References
edit- ^ "Cold Comfort for Pierce". The Spokane Review. November 10, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c Washington House of Representatives. House Journal of the Third Legislature of the State of Washington (PDF). Olympia, Washington. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
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