1898 Wyoming gubernatorial election
The Wyoming gubernatorial election of 1898 took place on November 8, 1898. The Republican incumbent William A. Richards was replaced for the Republican nomination after numerous infamous events that included the pardoning of Butch Cassidy. Republican candidate, banker and farmer DeForest Richards defeated the Democratic Horace C. Alger with 52.43% of the vote.
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| Turnout | 32.62% of Total Population  0.84 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Wyoming |
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | DeForest Richards | 10,383 | 52.43% | |
| Democratic | Horace C. Alger | 8,989 | 45.39% | |
| Populist | E. B. Viall | 431 | 2.18% | |
| Total votes | 19,803 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Richards | Votes | Alger | Votes | Viall | Votes |
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| Uinta | 49.91% | 1,427 | 49.35% | 1,411 | 0.73% | 21 |
| Big Horn | 57.83% | 586 | 41.48% | 421 | 2.13% | 118 |
| Fremont | 56.13% | 586 | 43.49% | 454 | 1.40% | 213 |
| Sweetwater | 53.86% | 810 | 44.48% | 669 | 1.66% | 25 |
| Sheridan | 36.33% | 607 | 53.86% | 900 | 9.81% | 164 |
| Johnson | 49.79% | 363 | 48.70% | 355 | 1.51% | 11 |
| Natrona | 57.81% | 418 | 42.19% | 305 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Carbon | 57.75% | 1,221 | 41.91% | 886 | 0.33% | 7 |
| Crook | 51.39% | 591 | 34.09% | 392 | 14.52% | 167 |
| Weston | 64.99% | 529 | 34.52% | 281 | 0.49% | 4 |
| Converse | 55.63% | 583 | 44.27% | 464 | 0.10% | 1 |
| Albany | 56.18% | 1,136 | 43.37% | 877 | 0.45% | 9 |
| Laramie | 49.07% | 1,526 | 50.61% | 1,574 | 0.32% | 10 |
References
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