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OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 07, 1898 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 08, 1898 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 08, 1898 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 17, 1899 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1903 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler March 30, 2020 08:23am
Data SourcesPa. Manual (1935), p. 880; Harrisburg Daily Independent, 12/8/1898. Watkins was also the nominee of the Liberty Party. The Honest Government Party did not offer a candidate for Lieutenant Governor.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1894
NameWalter Lyon Votes564,396 (59.98%)
Term01/15/1895 - 01/17/1899 Margin231,931 (+24.65%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/04/1902
NameWilliam A. Brown Votes606,482 (56.14%)
Term01/20/1903 - 01/15/1907 Margin181,654 (+16.81%)
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Name St. Sen. John P.S. Gobin Rep. William H. Sowden Emmett D. Nichols Justus Watkins William H. Thomas  
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition People's Socialist Labor  
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Certified Votes 511,175 (53.84%) 359,307 (37.84%) 67,750 (7.14%) 6,797 (0.72%) 4,488 (0.47%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -151,868 (-15.99%) -443,425 (-46.70%) -504,378 (-53.12%) -506,687 (-53.36%)  
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