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WA At-Large

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> United States > Washington > WA At-Large

Office

House of Representatives

Honorific

Representative - Abbr: Rep.

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 03, 1896 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 03, 1896 - 11:00am Central

Term Start

January 03, 1897 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 1899 - 12:00pm

# Winners

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

Ralphie January 23, 2007 08:53pm

Data Sources

United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, Michael J. Dubin, p. 320.

Description

Voters select two candidates on each ballot to represent the state, therefore the correct percentages are:

Lewis (People's) - 57.0%
Jones (People's) - 56.6%
Doolittle (Republican) - 42.2%
Hyde (Republican) - 42.0%
Sayler (Prohibition) - 1.1%
Olsen (Prohibition) - 1.0%
Mix (National) - 0.2%

Note: Lewis and Jones ran on a Fusionist ticket of the Democratic Party, People's Party, and Silver Republican Party.

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/1894
	Name	William Hall Doolittle	Votes	35,981 (23.58%)
	Term	01/03/1895 - 01/03/1897	Margin	9,696 (+6.35%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/1894
	Name	Samuel Clarence Hyde	Votes	35,075 (22.98%)
	Term	01/03/1895 - 01/03/1897	Margin	8,790 (+5.76%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/08/1898
	Name	Wesley L. Jones	Votes	39,835 (26.17%)
	Term	01/03/1899 - 01/03/1901	Margin	3,450 (+2.27%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/08/1898
	Name	Francis W. Cushman	Votes	38,957 (25.59%)
	Term	01/03/1899 - 01/03/1901	Margin	2,572 (+1.69%)