Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1904

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 1904

November 8, 1904 (1904-11-08)

 
Nominee Bryant Butler Brooks John Eugene Osborne
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 17,765 12,137
Percentage 57.48% 39.27%

Governor before election

Fenimore Chatterton
Republican

Elected Governor

Bryant Butler Brooks
Republican

The Wyoming gubernatorial special election of 1904 took place on November 8, 1904. The Republican incumbent Fenimore Chatterton was not nominated by his party for the election after ascending to the governorship after DeForest Richards died in 1903. The Republican nominee, businessman and rancher Bryant Butler Brooks defeated the Democratic former Governor John Eugene Osborne with 57.48% of the vote.

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1904[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bryant Butler Brooks 14,483 57.48%
Democratic John Eugene Osborne 12,137 39.27%
Socialist James W. Gates 816 2.64%
Prohibition George W. Blain 191 0.62%
Total votes 30,909 100%

References

  1. "Wyoming gubernatorial election, 1904".


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