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  PA Secretary of Internal Affairs
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Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline May 13, 1898 - 05:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 1898 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1898 - 07:00pm
Term Start May 01, 1899 - 11:00am
Term End May 01, 1903 - 11:00am
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler March 31, 2025 07:42pm
Data SourcesAccount of the state canvass published in the Wilkes Barre Times Leader, 12/3/1898. No newspaper reported Hutchinson's vote, which is estimated here based on the party's vote in other statewide races.
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/06/1894
NameJames W. Latta Votes568,739 (60.31%)
Term05/01/1895 - 05/01/1899 Margin237,943 (+25.23%)
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COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) James W. Latta Patrick DeLacy Sterling W. Dickson David Logan Henry Peters Adolphus P. Hutchinson
PartyRepublican Democratic Prohibition People's Socialist Labor Liberty
Votes520,577 (55.10%) 354,878 (37.56%) 59,144 (6.26%) 4,730 (0.50%) 4,610 (0.49%) 800 (0.09%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -165,699 (-17.54%) -461,433 (-48.84%) -515,847 (-54.60%) -515,967 (-54.61%) -519,777 (-55.02%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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