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  KY Governor - Special Election
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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1900 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1900 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1900 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start December 11, 1900 - 12:00pm
Term End December 10, 1903 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedArthur January 25, 2024 08:26am
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections
American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Glashan
United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911
Official Manual of Kentucky for 1902, p. 116-119 [Link]
Description The county totals provided in the Manual differ somewhat from the statewide totals provided below.
The county totals are as follows:
Beckham - 233,057
Yerkes - 229,468
White - 2,265
Cardin - 1,746
Roberts - 455
Doyle - 428
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won02/03/1900
NameJohn Creps Wickliffe Beckham Votes1 (100.00%)
Term02/03/1900 - 12/11/1900 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1903
NameJohn Creps Wickliffe Beckham Votes229,014 (52.12%)
Term12/10/1903 - 12/10/1907 Margin26,152 (+5.95%)
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Name (I) Gov. John Creps Wickliffe Beckham John W. Yerkes Rep. John D. White A. H. Cardin Walter T. Roberts James Doyle  
PartyDemocratic Republican Prohibition Populist Social Democrat Socialist Labor  
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Uncertified Votes 233,052 (49.87%) 229,468 (49.10%) 2,269 (0.49%) 1,666 (0.36%) 456 (0.10%) 408 (0.09%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -3,584 (-0.77%) -230,783 (-49.38%) -231,386 (-49.51%) -232,596 (-49.77%) -232,644 (-49.78%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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