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1900 Utah Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1900 Utah Gubernatorial Election?

Heber M. Wells won the 1900 Utah Gubernatorial Election. Heber M. Wells received 40,209 popular votes (51.19%). The main challenger was James H. Moyle (47.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Wells and Moyle

Wells +3.4 pts · won by 3,057 votes
Heber M. WellsRepublicanWINNER51.19%
40,209 votes
James H. MoyleDemocratic47.8%
37,152 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.