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| Office | Senate |
| Honorific | Senator - Abbr: Sen. |
| Type | Appointment |
| Filing Deadline | January 17, 1893 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | January 18, 1893 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | March 03, 1893 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | March 04, 1893 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | March 20, 1893 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | RP |
| Last Modified | Ralphie July 04, 2006 01:13am |
| Data Sources | Steel and Searl's Legislative Souvenir Manual of the State of Washington,1895-1896, p40. |
| Description |
Through 151 ballots, the legislature failed to bring 57 votes together in order to elect a US Senator. John B. Allen, the highest candidate, never received more than 52 votes, and, given that no candidate received the needed votes, Gov. John McGraw appointed Allen to the seat. The United States Senate later ruled Gov. McGraw had no power to appoint and ruled Allen's election void.
The initial vote totals of both houses of the legislature were:
John B. Allen [Republican] 49
C.W. Griggs [Democrat] 27
George Turner [Republican] 26
Govnor Teats [People's] 9
The 151st and final vote is listed below.
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50 (45.05%)
