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> United States > Washington > WA At-Large

Office

House of Representatives

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 0000 - 12:00pm

Polls Open

November 06, 1900 - 06:00am

Polls Close

November 06, 1900 - 11:00am

Term Start

January 03, 1901 - 12:00pm

Term End

January 03, 1903 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Ralphie

Last Modified

RBH July 03, 2016 06:38pm

Data Sources

United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997, Michael J. Dubin, p. 337.

Description

Voters choose two candidates each on the ballot to represent the state in the House of Representatives. Therefore, the correct percentages are:

Jones (Republican) - 52.5%
Cushman (Republican) - 52.4%
Ronald (Democrat) - 43.1%
Robertson (Democrat) - 42.6%
Posson (Prohibition) - 2.1%
Adams (Prohibition) - 1.9%
Hogan (Social Democrat) - 1.8%
Tutus (Social Democrat) - 1.8%
Walker (Socialist Labor) - 0.9%
Larsen (Socialist Labor) - 0.8%

LAST GENERAL ELECTION
	Party	Republican	Won	11/08/1898
	Name	Wesley L. Jones	Votes	39,835 (26.17%)
	Term	01/03/1899 - 01/03/1901	Margin	3,450 (+2.27%)
	Party	Republican	Won	11/08/1898
	Name	Francis W. Cushman	Votes	38,957 (25.59%)
	Term	01/03/1899 - 01/03/1901	Margin	2,572 (+1.69%)