United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1899, in seven states.
Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected their respective governors to single-year terms. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
Results
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Leslie M. Shaw | Republican | Re-elected, 55.26% | Frederick Edward White (Democratic)[a] 42.30% Marshall W. Atwood (Prohibition) 1.76% Charles Lloyd (Populist) 0.39% M. J. Kremer (Socialist Labor) 0.18% C. C. Heacock (United Christian) 0.11% [3] |
| Kentucky | William O'Connell Bradley[b] | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | William S. Taylor (Republican) 47.82%[c] William Goebel (Democratic) 47.23% John Y. Brown (Independent Democrat) 3.47% John G. Blair (Populist) 0.75% O. T. Wallace (Prohibition) 0.58% Alfred Schmitz (Socialist Labor) 0.15% [4] |
| Maryland | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. | Republican | Defeated, 46.29% | John Walter Smith (Democratic) 51.12% James Swann (Prohibition) 2.10% Levin Thomas Jones (Social Democrat) 0.17% John A. Rugemer (Socialist Labor) 0.17% William Nevin Hill (Union Reform) 0.15% [5] |
| Massachusetts | Roger Wolcott | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Winthrop M. Crane (Republican) 56.46% Robert Treat Paine (Democratic) 34.70% George R. Peare (Socialist Labor) 3.60% Winfield P. Porter (Social Democrat) 2.76% Albert B. Coats (Prohibition) 2.47% [6] |
| Mississippi | Anselm J. McLaurin | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Andrew H. Longino (Democratic) 87.40% R. K. Prewitt (Populist) 12.60% [7] |
| Ohio | Asa S. Bushnell | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | George K. Nash (Republican) 45.94% John Roll McLean (Democratic) 40.54% Samuel M. Jones (Independent) 11.75% Seth H. Ellis (Union Reform) 0.86% George M. Hanmell (Prohibition) 0.64% Robert Bondlow (Socialist Labor) 0.27% [8] |
| Rhode Island (held, 5 April 1899) |
Elisha Dyer Jr. | Republican | Re-elected, 56.36% | George W. Greene (Democratic) 33.86% Thomas F. Herrick (Socialist Labor) 6.82% Joseph A. Peckham (Prohibition) 2.97% [9] |
References
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 92–93.
- ^ Tribune Almanac 1900, p. 316.
- ^ "IA Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "KY Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "OH Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1899". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
Notes
- ^ Some sources indicate White ran under a fusion ticket between the Democrats and the Populist Party[1][2]
- ^ Glashan, pp.104-105, and OurCampaigns claim that Bradley resigned on 4 March 1899 and was succeeded by Taylor. Both state that Taylor was Lieutenant Governor at the time whereas in fact he was Attorney General. No other sources support this suggested course of events.
- ^ Disputed election. Taylor was inaugurated on 12 December 1899 but the Democratic-dominated General Assembly overturned the result. Goebel, who was shot on 30 January 1900, was sworn into office on his deathbed the next day. On Goebel's death on 3 February, the Lieutenant Governor, J. C. W. Beckham became Governor.
Bibliography
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1900. New York, NY: The Press Publishing Co. 1900.
- Rhoades, Henry Eckford, ed. (1900). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register, 1900. New York, NY: The Tribune Association.