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Parents > United States > Washington > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open January 03, 1891 - 06:00am
Polls Close January 03, 1891 - 11:00pm
Term Start March 04, 1891 - 12:00pm
Term End March 04, 1897 - 12:00pm
ContributorRP
Last ModifiedRBH July 16, 2020 02:54pm
Data SourcesLegislative Manual of Washington, 1891-1892, C.M. Barton, p. 263.
DescriptionThe first vote for this seat was taken separately in the state house and state senate. While Squire won easily in the lower house, he did not achieve a majority in the senate, causing this joint session of the legislature that elected him. The results for the first vote, separated by house, are listed below.

Senate
Watson Squire - 15
William Calkins - 14
Thomas Carroll - 4
Charles Laughton - 1

House
Squire - 43
Carroll - 17
Calkins - 15
Edward Eldridge - 1
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1889
NameWatson Carvosso Squire Votes76 (100.00%)
Term11/20/1889 - 03/04/1891 Margin76 (+100.00%)
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COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Sen. Watson Carvosso Squire Rep. William H. Calkins Thomas Carroll Lt. Gov. Charles E. Laughton
PartyRepublican Republican Democratic Republican
Votes58 (52.73%) 30 (27.27%) 21 (19.09%) 1 (0.91%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -28 (-25.45%) -37 (-33.64%) -57 (-51.82%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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