1898 Colorado gubernatorial election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1898 Colorado gubernatorial election

| country = Colorado

| type = Presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1896 Colorado gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1896

| next_election = 1900 Colorado gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1900

| election_date = November 8, 1898

| image1 = File:Charles Spalding Thomas.jpg

| image_size = 150x150px

| nominee1 = Charles S. Thomas

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 93,966

| percentage1 = 62.89%

| image2 = File:Henry Roger Wolcott.png

| nominee2 = Henry R. Wolcott

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 51,051

| percentage2 = 34.17%

| map_image = File:1898 Colorado gubernatorial election results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Thomas: {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0600bc|90–100%}}
Wolcott: {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Alva Adams

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Charles S. Thomas

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

The 1898 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Democratic nominee Charles S. Thomas defeated Republican nominee Henry R. Wolcott with 62.89% of the vote.

General election

=Candidates=

Major party candidates

Charles S. Thomas, Democratic
Henry R. Wolcott, Republican

Other candidates

Robert H. Rhodes, Prohibition
Nixon Elliott, Socialist Labor

=Results=

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Charles S. Thomas

| votes = 93,966

| percentage = 62.89%

| change = +16.67%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| candidate = Henry R. Wolcott

| votes = 51,051

| percentage = 34.17%

| change = +21.51%

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Prohibition Party

| candidate = Robert H. Rhodes

| votes = 2,711

| percentage = 1.81%

| change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

| party = Socialist Labor Party of America

| candidate = Nixon Elliott

| votes = 1,696

| percentage = 1.14%

| change = N/A

}}

{{Election box majority|

| votes = 42,915

| percentage = 28.72%

| change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

| votes = 149,424

| percentage =

| change =

}}

{{Election box hold with party link|

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser =

| swing =

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class="wikitable sortable"

!County

!Thomas %

!Thomas #

!Wolcott %

!Wolcott #

!Rhodes %

!Rhodes #

!Elliott %

!Elliott #

!Total

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Arapahoe

|62.54%

|33,858

|34.18%

|13,038

|1.84%

|704

|1.42%

|544

|38,144

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Archuleta

|43.98%

|223

|54.43%

|276

|1.38%

|0.19%

|507

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Baca

|41.47%

|90

|58.52%

|127

|0.00%

|217

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Bent

|53.01%

|387

|44.52%

|325

|2.19%

|16

|0.27%

|730

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Boulder

|66.11%

|4,069

|30.32%

|1,866

|2.71%

|167

|0.84%

|52

|6,154

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Chaffee

|75.35%

|1,614

|22.12%

|474

|1.91%

|41

|0.60%

|13

|2,142

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Cheyenne

|44.38%

|79

|55.61%

|99

|0.00%

|178

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Clear Creek

|82.67%

|1,851

|15.23%

|341

|1.33%

|30

|0.75%

|17

|2,239

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Conejos

|31.68%

|653

|67.44%

|1,390

|0.38%

|0.48%

|10

|2,061

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Costilla

|29.10%

|468

|70.08%

|1,127

|0.68%

|11

|0.12%

|1,608

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Custer

|72.77%

|711

|25.58%

|250

|1.02%

|10

|0.61%

|977

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Delta

|68.53%

|952

|24.83%

|345

|3.74%

|52

|2.87%

|40

|1,389

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dolores

|88.79%

|436

|7.94%

|39

|1.42%

|1.83%

|491

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Douglas

|62.01%

|684

|36.80%

|406

|0.99%

|11

|0.18%

|1,103

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Eagle

|76.63%

|705

|21.52%

|198

|0.54%

|1.30%

|12

|920

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |El Paso

|63.64%

|10,596

|34.50%

|5,745

|1.25%

|209

|0.59%

|99

|16,649

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Elbert

|59.46%

|537

|37.98%

|343

|2.10%

|19

|0.44%

|903

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Fremont

|55.07%

|2,413

|37.75%

|1,654

|2.64%

|116

|4.51%

|198

|4,381

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Garfield

|75.32%

|1,447

|21.44%

|412

|2.13%

|41

|1.09%

|21

|1,921

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gilpin

|61.81%

|1,766

|33.32%

|952

|2.41%

|69

|2.45%

|70

|2,857

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Grand

|79.51%

|163

|19.51%

|40

|0.97%

|0.00%

|205

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gunnison

|64.90%

|1,287

|31.82%

|631

|2.21%

|44

|1.05%

|21

|1,983

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Hinsdale

|82.14%

|483

|16.15%

|95

|1.02%

|0.68%

|588

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Huerfano

|29.13%

|800

|70.28%

|1,930

|0.36%

|10

|0.21%

|2,746

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Jefferson

|61.66%

|2,130

|36.24%

|1,252

|1.47%

|51

|0.60%

|21

|3,454

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Kiowa

|58.46%

|145

|40.32%

|100

|1.20%

|0.00%

|248

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Kit Carson

|37.68%

|176

|56.31%

|263

|5.78%

|27

|0.21%

|467

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |La Plata

|78.54%

|1,567

|19.74%

|394

|1.35%

|27

|0.35%

|1,995

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Lake

|65.94%

|3,763

|32.19%

|1,837

|1.06%

|61

|0.78%

|45

|5,706

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Larimer

|56.85%

|1,917

|39.65%

|1,337

|3.35%

|113

|0.14%

|3,372

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Las Animas

|66.36%

|3,759

|32.83%

|1,860

|0.58%

|33

|0.21%

|12

|5,664

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Lincoln

|47.63%

|121

|50.00%

|127

|2.36%

|0.00%

|254

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Logan

|50.42%

|412

|45.53%

|372

|3.79%

|31

|0.24%

|817

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mesa

|61.07%

|1,423

|30.68%

|715

|6.69%

|156

|1.54%

|36

|2,330

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Mineral

|81.51%

|635

|16.68%

|130

|0.64%

|1.15%

|779

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Montezuma

|82.01%

|497

|13.86%

|84

|2.47%

|15

|1.65%

|10

|606

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Montrose

|61.35%

|759

|26.27%

|325

|4.76%

|59

|7.59%

|94

|1,237

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Morgan

|51.56%

|460

|45.29%

|404

|2.69%

|24

|0.44%

|892

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Otero

|60.32%

|1,326

|34.57%

|760

|4.68%

|103

|0.40%

|2,198

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Ouray

|90.38%

|1,939

|6.29%

|135

|0.69%

|15

|2.51%

|54

|2,143

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Park

|71.05%

|933

|27.41%

|360

|0.60%

|0.91%

|12

|1,313

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Phillips

|47.24%

|180

|49.34%

|188

|3.41%

|13

|0.00%

|381

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Pitkin

|75.84%

|1,567

|22.02%

|455

|1.01%

|21

|1.11%

|23

|2,066

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Prowers

|45.28%

|423

|51.71%

|483

|2.78%

|26

|0.21%

|934

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Pueblo

|53.33%

|4,275

|43.00%

|3,447

|1.99%

|160

|1.67%

|134

|8,016

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Rio Blanco

|75.79%

|335

|20.81%

|92

|2.48%

|11

|0.90%

|442

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Rio Grande

|69.98%

|1,040

|26.58%

|395

|3.02%

|45

|0.40%

|1,486

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Routt

|81.64%

|1,005

|16.97%

|209

|0.73%

|0.64%

|1,231

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Saguache

|59.84%

|857

|38.40%

|550

|0.62%

|1.11%

|16

|1,432

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |San Juan

|81.74%

|1,012

|17.04%

|211

|0.48%

|0.72%

|1,238

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |San Miguel

|69.21%

|1,232

|29.04%

|517

|0.95%

|17

|0.78%

|14

|1,780

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Sedgwick

|34.90%

|74

|60.84%

|129

|3.30%

|0.94%

|212

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Summit

|83.81%

|730

|14.58%

|127

|1.49%

|13

|0.11%

|871

{{Party shading/Republican}} |Washington

|40.25%

|159

|55.18%

|218

|4.05%

|16

|0.50%

|395

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Weld

|63.77%

|2,595

|32.41%

|1,319

|3.34%

|136

|0.46%

|19

|4,069

{{Party shading/Democratic}} |Yuma

|61.53%

|248

|37.96%

|153

|0.00%

|0.49%

|403

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References

1898

Colorado

Gubernatorial