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1896 Washington Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1896 Washington Gubernatorial Election?

John Rankin Rogers won the 1896 Washington Gubernatorial Election. John Rankin Rogers received 50,849 popular votes (55.55%). The main challenger was Potter C. Sullivan (41.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Rogers and Sullivan

Rogers +13.9 pts · won by 12,695 votes
John Rankin RogersPeople's PartyWINNER55.55%
50,849 votes
Potter C. SullivanRepublican41.68%
38,154 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.