1889 Washington gubernatorial election
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{{for|related races|1889 United States gubernatorial elections}}
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1889 Washington gubernatorial election
| country = Washington
| flag_year = 1889
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election =
| previous_year =
| next_election = 1892 Washington gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1892
| election_date = October 1, 1889
| image1 = File:Elisha Peyre Ferry.jpg
| image_size = 150x150px
| nominee1 = Elisha P. Ferry
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 33,711
| percentage1 = 57.67%
| image2 = File:Eugene Semple.jpg
| nominee2 = Eugene Semple
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 24,732
| percentage2 = 42.31%
| map_image = 1889 Washington gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
| map_size = 275px
| map_caption = County results
Ferry: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}
Semple: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}
| title = Governor of Washington Territory
| before_election = Miles Conway Moore
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| posttitle = Governor of Washington
| after_election = Elisha P. Ferry
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsWA}}
The 1889 Washington gubernatorial election took place on October 1, 1889, to elect the first Governor of Washington shortly before it was admitted as a U.S. state. Both candidates, Republican Elisha P. Ferry and Democrat Eugene Semple, previously served as Territorial Governor, a position appointed by the President of the United States.{{cite web |last=Wilma |first=David |date=September 20, 2003 |title=Voters elect Washington's first state officials on October 1, 1889. |url=http://www.historylink.org/File/5549 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=October 3, 2016}}
Ferry won the election by nearly 9,000 votes out of 58,000 cast,{{cite book |date=January 1890 |title=The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1890. |editor-last=McPherson |editor-first=Edward |publisher=New-York Tribune |location=New York |volume=II |issue=1 |pages=86–87 |oclc=819535015 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8ROAQAAMAAJ |via=Google Books |access-date=October 3, 2016}} and took office in Olympia on November 18, 1889, a week after President Benjamin Harrison signed Washington's statehood into law.{{cite news |last=McNerthney |first=Casey |date=February 1, 2011 |title=P-I archive: Inauguration of Washington's first governor |url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/02/01/p-i-archive-inauguration-of-washingtons-first-governor/ |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=October 3, 2016}}{{cite book |editor-last=Gates |editor-first=Charles M. |date=August 1940 |title=Messages of the Governors of the Territory of Washington to the Legislative Assembly, 1854–1889 |publisher=University of Washington Press |volume=12 |oclc=8990968 |url=http://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1957/13013/MessagesGovernorsTerritoryWA.pdf;sequence=1 |via=Oregon State University |access-date=October 3, 2016}} This was the only election in Washington's history in which King County did not cast the most votes of any county.
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change | title=1889 Washington gubernatorial electionWashington State Archives, Election Returns of Washington Territory at a General Election held on the First day of October 1889
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Washington Republican Party
|candidate = Elisha P. Ferry
|votes = 33,711
|percentage = 57.67%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Washington Democratic Party
|candidate = Eugene Semple
|votes = 24,732
|percentage = 42.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party =
|candidate = Scattering
|votes = 11
|percentage = 0.02%
}}
{{Election box majority no change|
|votes = 8,979
|percentage = 15.36%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 58,454
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
=Results by county=
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! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |County ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Elisha P. Ferry ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Eugene Semple ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Scattering ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" |Margin ! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" |Total votes cast | |||||||||
| bgcolor="lightgrey"
! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |# ! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number" |% | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Adams | {{party shading/Republican}}|260 | {{party shading/Republican}}|64.84% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|141 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.16% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|119 | {{party shading/Republican}}|29.68% | {{party shading/Republican}}|401 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Asotin | {{party shading/Republican}}|171 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.77% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|125 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.23% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|46 | {{party shading/Republican}}|15.54% | {{party shading/Republican}}|296 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Chehalis | {{party shading/Republican}}|897 | {{party shading/Republican}}|59.33% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|615 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.67% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|282 | {{party shading/Republican}}|18.65% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,512 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Clallam | {{party shading/Republican}}|222 | {{party shading/Republican}}|48.90% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|232 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|51.10% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 10
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 2.20%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|454 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Clark | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,216 | {{party shading/Republican}}|63.73% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|692 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|36.27% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|524 | {{party shading/Republican}}|27.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,908 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Columbia | {{party shading/Republican}}|666 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.68% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|648 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.32% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18 | {{party shading/Republican}}|1.37% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,314 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Cowlitz | {{party shading/Republican}}|663 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|355 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.87% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|308 | {{party shading/Republican}}|30.26% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,018 | |||||||||
| style="text-align:center;"
| {{party shading/Republican}}|Douglas | {{party shading/Republican}}|353 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.12% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|265 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.88% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|88 | {{party shading/Republican}}|14.24% | {{party shading/Republican}}|618 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Franklin | {{party shading/Republican}}|38 | {{party shading/Republican}}|29.92% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|89 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|70.08% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 51
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 40.16%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|127 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Garfield | {{party shading/Republican}}|517 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.29% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|418 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.71% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|99 | {{party shading/Republican}}|10.59% | {{party shading/Republican}}|935 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Island | {{party shading/Republican}}|180 | {{party shading/Republican}}|64.29% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|100 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.71% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|80 | {{party shading/Republican}}|28.57% | {{party shading/Republican}}|280 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jefferson | {{party shading/Republican}}|867 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|633 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.14% | {{party shading/None}}|2 | {{party shading/None}}|0.13% | {{party shading/Republican}}|234 | {{party shading/Republican}}|15.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,502 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|King | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,319 | {{party shading/Republican}}|55.96% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,398 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|44.03% | {{party shading/None}}|1 | {{party shading/None}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}|921 | {{party shading/Republican}}|11.93% | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,718 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kitsap | {{party shading/Republican}}|619 | {{party shading/Republican}}|67.80% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|289 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|31.65% | {{party shading/None}}|5 | {{party shading/None}}|0.55% | {{party shading/Republican}}|330 | {{party shading/Republican}}|36.14% | {{party shading/Republican}}|913 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Kittitas | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,339 | {{party shading/Republican}}|53.62% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,158 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.38% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|181 | {{party shading/Republican}}|7.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,497 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Klickitat | {{party shading/Republican}}|686 | {{party shading/Republican}}|64.23% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|382 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|35.77% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|304 | {{party shading/Republican}}|28.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,068 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lewis | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,219 | {{party shading/Republican}}|58.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|868 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.59% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|351 | {{party shading/Republican}}|16.82% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,087 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Lincoln | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,104 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.13% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|863 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.87% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|241 | {{party shading/Republican}}|12.25% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,967 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Mason | {{party shading/Republican}}|322 | {{party shading/Republican}}|51.44% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|304 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|48.56% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18 | {{party shading/Republican}}|2.88% | {{party shading/Republican}}|626 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Okanogan | {{party shading/Republican}}|322 | {{party shading/Republican}}|60.41% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|211 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|39.59% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|111 | {{party shading/Republican}}|20.83% | {{party shading/Republican}}|533 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Pacific | {{party shading/Republican}}|494 | {{party shading/Republican}}|76.71% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|150 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|23.29% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|344 | {{party shading/Republican}}|53.42% | {{party shading/Republican}}|644 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Pierce | {{party shading/Republican}}|4,362 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|3,608 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.26% | {{party shading/None}}|1 | {{party shading/None}}|0.01% | {{party shading/Republican}}|754 | {{party shading/Republican}}|9.46% | {{party shading/Republican}}|7,971 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|San Juan | {{party shading/Republican}}|264 | {{party shading/Republican}}|71.74% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|104 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|28.26% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|160 | {{party shading/Republican}}|43.48% | {{party shading/Republican}}|368 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Skagit | {{party shading/Republican}}|949 | {{party shading/Republican}}|62.64% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|566 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|37.36% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|383 | {{party shading/Republican}}|25.28% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,515 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Skamania | {{party shading/Republican}}|62 | {{party shading/Republican}}|46.27% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|72 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|53.73% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 10
| {{party shading/Democratic}} | |||||||||
| 7.46%
| {{party shading/Democratic}}|134 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Snohomish | {{party shading/Republican}}|880 | {{party shading/Republican}}|57.18% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|659 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|42.82% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|221 | {{party shading/Republican}}|14.36% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,539 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Spokane | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,256 | {{party shading/Republican}}|58.88% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|2,272 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|41.08% | {{party shading/None}}|2 | {{party shading/None}}|0.04% | {{party shading/Republican}}|984 | {{party shading/Republican}}|17.79% | {{party shading/Republican}}|5,530 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Stevens | {{party shading/Republican}}|460 | {{party shading/Republican}}|56.79% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|350 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|43.21% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|110 | {{party shading/Republican}}|13.58% | {{party shading/Republican}}|810 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Thurston | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,067 | {{party shading/Republican}}|59.54% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|725 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|40.46% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|342 | {{party shading/Republican}}|19.08% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,792 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Wahkiakum | {{party shading/Republican}}|284 | {{party shading/Republican}}|65.59% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|149 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|34.41% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|135 | {{party shading/Republican}}|31.18% | {{party shading/Republican}}|433 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Walla Walla | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,433 | {{party shading/Republican}}|54.72% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,186 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|45.28% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|247 | {{party shading/Republican}}|9.43% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,619 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Whatcom | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,534 | {{party shading/Republican}}|67.40% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|742 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|32.60% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|792 | {{party shading/Republican}}|34.80% | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,276 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Whitman | {{party shading/Republican}}|2,149 | {{party shading/Republican}}|53.82% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|1,844 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|46.18% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|305 | {{party shading/Republican}}|7.64% | {{party shading/Republican}}|3,993 | |||||||||
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| {{party shading/Republican}}|Yakima | {{party shading/Republican}}|537 | {{party shading/Republican}}|50.85% | {{party shading/Democratic}}|519 | {{party shading/Democratic}}|49.15% | {{party shading/None}}|0 | {{party shading/None}}|0.00% | {{party shading/Republican}}|18 | {{party shading/Republican}}|1.70% | {{party shading/Republican}}|1,056 | |||||||||
| Totals | 33,711 | 57.67% | 24,732 | 42.31% | 11 | 0.02% | 8,979 | 15.36% | 58,454 |
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