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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 08, 1898 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

November 08, 1898 - 11:00am Central

Term Start

January 03, 1899 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 1901 - 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. 328.

Description

Voters choose two representatives each for the state, therefore the correct percentages are:

Jones (Republican) - 52.3%
Cushman (Republican) - 51.2%
Lewis (People's) - 47.8%
Jones (People's) - 43.4%
Dickenson (Prohibition) - 1.5%
Haggard (Prohibition) - 1.4%
Hamilton (Socialist Labor) - 1.2%
Walker (Socialist Labor) - 1.2%

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

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Democratic	Won	11/03/1896
	Name	James Hamilton Lewis	Votes	51,554 (28.50%)
	Term	01/03/1897 - 01/03/1899	Margin	13,358 (+7.38%)
	Party	Silver Republican	Won	11/03/1896
	Name	William Carey Jones	Votes	51,158 (28.28%)
	Term	01/03/1897 - 01/03/1899	Margin	12,962 (+7.17%)

NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/1900
	Name	Wesley L. Jones	Votes	55,393 (26.26%)
	Term	01/03/1901 - 01/03/1903	Margin	9,945 (+4.71%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/06/1900
	Name	Francis W. Cushman	Votes	55,268 (26.20%)
	Term	01/03/1901 - 01/03/1903	Margin	9,820 (+4.65%)