1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election

The 1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Incumbent Republican Governor DeForest Richards ran for re-election. He was once again nominated by the Republican Party, and faced Cody Mayor George T. Beck, the Democratic nominee, and Socialist Party nominee Henry Breitenstein in the general election. Richards won re-election in a landslide, becoming the first Governor of Wyoming to win re-election. However, Richards did not end up serving a full second term; on April 28, 1903, he died in office, elevating Secretary of State Fenimore Chatterton to the Governorship and triggering a special election in 1904.

1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election

← 1898 November 4, 1902 1904 →
Turnout27.07% of Total Population Decrease 5.55
 
Nominee DeForest Richards George T. Beck
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 14,483 10,017
Percentage 57.81% 39.99%

County results
Richards:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

DeForest Richards
Republican

Elected Governor

DeForest Richards
Republican

Party conventions

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At the Republican convention on July 15, 1902, Richards, along with the other eligible Republican incumbents, was unanimously nominated for re-election.[1] Similarly, George T. Beck, the newly elected Mayor of Cody, faced no opposition at the Democratic convention and was nominated unanimously.[2]

General election

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Results

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1902 Wyoming gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican DeForest Richards (inc.) 14,483 57.81% +5.38%
Democratic George T. Beck 10,017 39.98% +9.29%
Socialist Henry Breitenstein 552 2.20%
Majority 4,466 17.83% +10.79%
Turnout 25,052 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by county

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County Richards Votes Beck Votes Breitenstein Votes
Uinta 57.68% 2,216 41.10% 1,579 1.22% 47
Big Horn 55.04% 961 44.50% 777 0.46% 8
Fremont 56.35% 816 42.96% 622 0.69% 10
Sweetwater 58.33% 1,103 37.44% 708 4.23% 80
Sheridan 57.16% 1,193 40.20% 839 2.64% 55
Johnson 55.27% 566 43.55% 446 1.17% 12
Natrona 64.77% 616 35.12% 334 0.11% 1
Carbon 64.30% 1,864 34.39% 997 1.31% 38
Crook 56.50% 730 43.11% 557 0.39% 5
Weston 65.38% 527 34.24% 276 0.37% 3
Converse 65.44% 816 34.40% 429 0.16% 2
Albany 50.56% 1,173 40.56% 941 8.88% 206
Laramie 54.36% 1,902 43.21% 1,512 2.43% 85

References

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  1. ^ "Wyoming Republicans Name Their Ticket". Ogden Standard. Ogden, Utah. July 16, 1902. p. 6. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Republicans Name Their Ticket". Wichita Weekly Eagle. Wichita, Kans. July 16, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  3. ^ Erwin, Marie (1974). Trenholm, Virginia Cole (ed.). Wyoming Blue Book (PDF). Vol. 2. Cheyenne, Wyo.: Pioneer Printing & Stationery Co. pp. 557–58.