Past Prohibition Party Candidates...CO Vote Records

Election returns courtesy of Richard Winger. Biographical data (links) from cited references and from other sources which appear to the Editor to be trustworthy.

1884
1886
1888
1889
1890
1891
1892
1894
1896
1897
1900

1902
1904
1906
1908
1910
1912
1914
1916
1920
1934
1936

1938
1940
1942
1974
1978
1982
1990
1992
1994
1998

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote


1884:
Secretary of State	James Ratcliff	696	1.04
Treasurer	John Collern	692	1.04
Auditor	Edward brooks	674	1.01
Attorney General	Volney C. Gunnell	703	1.05
Regent	Jacob M. Murphy	667	1.00
	Harvey Linsley	662	0.99

1886:
Governor	W.H. Fishback	2,710	4.61
Lt. Governor	John A. Ellett	3,770	6.47
Secretary of State	Thomas E. Bliss	2,924	5.02
Treasurer	William C. Stover	3,001	5.16
Attorney General	Andrew W. brazee	2,909	5.00
Auditor	Warren P. Fowler	2,937	5.04
Supt. Public Instruction	A.B. Copeland	3,433	5.90
Board of Regents	J.A. Maxwell	3,226	5.55
	J.P. Ralstin	2,928	5.04
Bd. Reg. (short term)	Harvey Lindsley	2,968	5.10
Congressman-at-Large	Joseph Murray	3,597	6.17

1888:
Governor	William C. Stover	2,098	2.28
Lt. Governor	Warren R. Fowler	2,218	2.41
Congressman-at-Large	John Hipp	2,355	2.56
Secretary of State	W.W. Walters	(no data)
Treasurer	I.G. Schuck	(no data)
Auditor	W.A. Rice	2,277	2.48
Attorney General	J.H. Boughton	2,251	2.45
Supt. Public Instruction	Joseph A. Smith	2,229	2.43
Justice, Supreme Court	Andrew W. brazee	2,235	2.46
jsu	D.E. McCaskell	2,210	2.41
Board of Regents	Isaac J. Kestor	2,244	2.44
	Daniel W. Robbins	2,278	2.48

1889:
Justice, Supr. Ct.	(no data)	2,218	(no data)

1890:
Governor	(no data)	1,089	1.27
Lieutenant Governor	Eugene Ford	1,064	1.27
Secretary of State	Phidella A. Rice	1,065	1.27
Treasurer	George S. Emmerson	1,339	1.62
Auditor	R.W. Anderson	1,065	1.29
Attorney General	John Hipp	1,148	1.38
Supt. Public Instr.	J.A. Ferguson	1,445	1.74
Regent	Mark D. bradford	1,052	1.25
	J.F. Coffman	1,053	1.25
Representative	George Richardson	1,054	1.25

1891:
Justice, Supr. Court	(no data)	6,384	8.27

1892:
Governor	John A. Ellett	1,764	1.88
Lieutenant Governor	D.W. Barkley	1,614	1.75
Secretary of State	P.A. Rice	1,591	1.73
Treasurer	Fred White	1,591	1.73
Auditor	Lewis G. Aley	1,590	1.72
Attorney General	John C. Horn	1,600	1.78
Supt. Public Instruction	A.B. Hyde	1,575	1.72
Congr. 1 (Denver & ne)	Wellington J. Sprague	876	2.15
Congr. 2 (remainder)	Isaac J. Keater	645	1.25
(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)

1894
Governor	George Richardson	4,250	2.35
Lieutenant Governor	Mary J. Telford	5,632	3.16
Secretary of State	David R. Hunter	5,951	3.35
Treasurer	David brothers	6,230	3.51
Auditor	Abijah Johnson	5,388	3.05
Attorney General	John H. Leiper	5,209	2.95
Supt. Public Instruction	Asa B. Copeland	7,281	4.10
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver & ne)	Robert H. Rhodes	2,465	2.86
Congr. Dist. 2 (south/west)	William A. Rice	2,032	2.20
(Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2)


1896
Governor	William A. Marsh	1,836	0.96
Lieutenant Governor	Josephine Hicks	2,276	1.22
Secretary of State	Daniel L. Rader	2,578	1.38
Treasurer	Harry G. Shuck	2,274	1.22
Auditor	Adri Hungerford	2,319	1.25
Attorney General	T. Webster Hoyt	2,148	1.15
Supt. Publ. Instr.	James R. Wylie	2,117	1.13
Regent	C.P. Perry	2,573	1.42
	Chauncey Stokes	2,305	1.27
Congr. 1	T.W. Steele	1,006	1.26
(National Party faction)
Governor	George L. Kimball	361	0.19
Lieutenant Governor	Jacob Telford	524	0.28
Secretary of State	Robert Steele	631	0.34
Treasurer	Aurora M. Quinn	537	0.29
Auditor	J.N. Bartels	663	0.36
Supt. Publ. Instr.	Edward C. Hill	587	0.31
Regent	Lizzie Nesbit	774	0.43
	Alice S. Mitchell	946	0.52
Congress District 1	Dayton Gilbert	181	0.23

1897
Governor	William A. Marsh	1,836	0.96

1898
Governor	Robert H. Rhodes	2,711	1.81
Lt. Governor	J.A. Nesbit	3,313	2.28
Secretary of State	William A. Rice	3,705	2.55
Treasurer	Otto A. Reinhardt	3,636	2.51
Auditor	Elsie W. Chambers	3,421	2.37
Attorney General	William A. Marsh	3,746	2.63
Supt. Public Instruction	Norman Clifford	3,579	2.47
Congress 1 (Denver & NE)	Dayton Gilbert	1,410	2.21

1900:
Governor	James R. Wylie	3,695	1.69
Lieutenant. Governor	Frank C. Chamberlain	3,968	1.80
Secretary of State	Mary L. Henderson	4,146	1.89
Treasurer	William H. McClure	3,836	1.75
Auditor	Joseph Harvey	4,031	1.84
Attorney General	Daniel C. Burns	4,026	1.85
Supt. Public Instruction	Elizabeth Smith	3,949	1.80
Regent	William E. Tetzel	3,709	1.70
	Burton D. Sanborn	3,892	1.78
Justice Supreme Court	Frank J. Wilsea	3,681	1.70
Congress 1 (Denver & NE)	S.H. Shellenger	1,924	1.95

1902:
Governor	Otto H.A. Reinhardt	3,910	2.09
Lt. Governor	R.A.N. Wilson	3,897	2.11
Secretary of State	W.G. Templeton	4,119	2.24
Auditor	F.C. Chamberlain	4,142	2.25
Attorney General	Frank J. Baker	4,342	2.36
Treasurer	Mary E. Miller	4,315	2.34
Supt. Public Instr.	James R. Wylie	3,943	2.14
Representative	Milo H. Stark	3,845	2.08
Board of Regents	Emma M. Craise	4,358	2.42
	P.A. Rice	3,971	2.20
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver & northeast)	Franklin Moore	1832	2.17
Congr. Dist. 2 (south and west)	J.B. Lister	2032	2.04
Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.

1904
Governor	Herbert A.M. Wilson	3,023	1.24
Lieutenant Governor	John M. Cameron	3,750	1.56
Secretary of State	Charles Golding Dwyre	3,810	1.58
Treasurer	Josiah Work	3,806	1.58
Auditor	William J. Ritchie	3,773	1.57
Attorney General	Frank J. Baker	4,069	1.69
Supt. Public Instr.	Lucie H. Benefiel	3,590	1.49
Rep.-at-Large	Forrest Woodside	3,698	1.53
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver and northeast)	William C. Johnston	2,153	1.95
Congr. Dist. 2 (south and west)	Edward S. Whitlock	1,598	1.22
Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.

1906:
Governor	F.C. Chamberlain	2,087	1.03
Lieutenant Governor	W.F. brooks	4,428	2.25
Secretary of State	J.H. Ketchum	4,417	2.25
Treasurer	C.S. Wellman	4,125	2.10
Auditor	W.H. McCreery	4,281	2.18
Attorney General	L.E. Kenworthy	4,281	2.18
Supt. Public Instr.	M James R. Wylie	3,999	2.03
Regent, State Univ.	Maude M. Sanders	4,202	2.17
	Antoinette A. Hawley	4,745	2.45
Congr.-at-Large	Joseph W. Andrews	4,326	2.20
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver and northeast)	E.E. Evans	2,039	2.38
Congr. Dist. 2 (south and west)	H.B. King	1,903	1,71
Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.

1908:
Governor	H.L. Murray	6,314	2.40
Lieutenant Governor	Robert M. Pollock	6,507	2.48
Secretary of State	Walter G. brandenberg	6,632	2.53
Treasurer	P.A. Rice	6,592	2.51
Auditor	Karl Lehmann	6,648	2.54
Attorney General	John H. Leiper	6,474	2.48
Supt. Public Instruction	Katherine Scouller	6,357	2.42
Regent, State University	Eliza M. Tanner	6,352	2.43
	Thomas E. Taylor	6,305	2.42
Railroad Commissioner	R.D. Jenkins	6,428	2.46
	W.H. Taylor	6	2.48
	Charles S. Kirkendahl	6,459	2.47
Justice, Supreme Court	Frank J. Baker	6,282	2.40
	William A. Marsh	118	write-in
	Robert M. Work	134	write-in
	Louis E. Kenworthy	6,115	2.35
Representative	Willard McCarthy	6,188	2.36

1910:
Governor	Phideliah A. Rice	3,751	1.67
Lieutenant Governor	George W. Avery	5,260	2.38
Secretary of State	George L. Kimball	5,527	2.49
Auditor	Ralph U. Gavette	5,008	2.26
Treasurer	Charles S. Kirkendall	4,831	2.18
Supt. Public Instruction	Mrs. Walter G. brandenberg	397	write-in
Railroad Commissioner	William J. Ritchie	4,940	2.25
Regent, State University	Augustus King Cutting	4,431	2.08
	David R. Hunter	4,961	2.33
Justice, Supreme Court	Luther Cassell Kiniken	4,904	2.20
Representative	W.C. Bentley	4,689	2.12
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver, northeast)	George J. Kindel	17,144	17.30
Congr. Dist. 2 (south and west)	W.W. Loomis	2,320	1.87
Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 2 seats.

1912:
Senator	Mary E. Miller	5,948	2.38
Senator (short term)	Arthur B. Harris	6,318	2.54
Governor	John Henry Ketchum	5,900	2.22
Lieutenant Governor	Thomas Elwood Taylor	6,500	2.46
Auditor	Guilford W. Rider	6,227	2.36
Treasurer	Samuel Pollock	6,261	2.38
Attorney General	John Hipp	6,709	2.50
Regent, State University	Sarah H. brandenberg	7,272	2.84
	Frederick William Frahm	6,585	2.75
Justice, Supreme Court	Frank James Baker	6,472	2.52
Representative	Samuel S. Stutzman	5,853	2.28
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver)	Otto August Reinhardt	2,642	2.23
Note: Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 2 seats.

1914:
Governor	Dr. S.H. Pollock	write-in

1916:
Attorney General	G.F. Stevens	14,616	5.51

1920:
Senator	Charles S. Thomas	8,665	3.02

1934:
Governor	Paul W. Hipp	1,430	0.35
Lt. Governor	John M. Messer	2,784	0.71
Secretary of State	Henry N. Seyler	2,584	0.66
Auditor	Irene Thompson	3,328	0.85
Treasurer	Robert B. Massey	2,585	0.66
Supt. Public Instruction	Nellie A. Reed	4,221	1.09
Regent	Raymond B. Manyon	4,322	1.25
	Joseph E. Overholt	4,027	1.16

1936:
Senator	L.W. Coffman	write-in
Lt. Governor	J.M. Messer	write-in
Auditor	Henry N. Seyler	write-in
State Senate 1 (Denver)	Lawrence W. Coffman	830	0.59
	Joseph E. Overholt	805	0.57
	Nellie A. Reed	838	0.60
	P. Theodore Schonstrom	639	0.45
State House, Denver	O.L. Barnes	2,016	1.49
	Howard H. Hamlin	1,127	0.83
	Wilbur H. King	1,083	0.80
	Karl J. Ripper	478	0.35
	Harriet Seyler	1,032	0.76

1938:
Senator	Lawrence W. Coffman	write-in
Governor	Ralph W. Carr	write-in
Lt. Governor	J.M. Messer	write-in
Secretary of State	J.E. Overholt	write-in
Auditor	P.C. Norton	write-in
Treasurer	Paul Hipp	write-in
Supt. Public Instruction	W.S. Hoffman	write-in
Regent	A.H. Rux	write-in
	F.L. Freed	write-in
Congr. Dist. 1 (Denver)	Oliver L. Barnes	688	0.54
State Senate 1 (Denver)	Wilbur H. King	919	0.74
State House, Denver	Howard H. Hamlin	1,507	1.29
	Harold E. Johnson	1,580	1.35
	John S. Lindsey	1,402	1.20
	Joseph E. Overhold	1,166	1.00
	Harriet Seyler	1,008	0.86

1940:
Governor	Lawrence W. Coffman	1,462	0.27
Lt. Governor	Oliver L. Barnes	2,493	0.47
Auditor	Henry N. Seyler	1,890	0.35
Treasurer	Joseph E. Overholt	4,090	0.76
Supt. Public Instruction	Nellie A. Reed	3,588	0.68

1942:
Governor	Laurence W. Coffman	1,462	0.27
Lt. Governor	Oliver L. Barnes	2,493	0.47
Auditor	Henry N. Seyler	1,890	0.35
Treasurer	Joseph E. Overholt	4,090	0.76
Supt. Public Instruction	Nellie A. Reed	3,588	0.68

1974:

1974 Colorado Prohibition Candidates Front (Left to right): Ethel R. Cook, Golda Randall — Rear (Left to right): Joseph Hyskell, Leland G. Walker, Fred Moon, Earl F. Dodge

Governor / Lt. Governor	Earl F. Dodge Fred Moon	6,419	0.77
Secretary of State	Leland G. Walker	7,519	0.95
Treasurer	Ethel R. Cook	12,171	1.54
Regent	Golda Randall	9,529	1.26

1978:
Senator	John Shue	2,518	0.31
Governor / Lt. Governor	Earl F. Dodge Earl Higgerson	2,198	0.27
Secretary of State	Ethel R. Cook	12,503	1.61
Treasurer	Glen Smith	5,650	0.72
Regent	Robert Pitman	19,255	3.02

1982:
Governor / Lt. Governor	Earl F. Dodge Earl Higgerson	3,496	0.37
Secretary of State	Ethel R. Cook	5,538	0.59
Treasurer	Calvin G. Dodge	4,274	0.46
Board of Education	Karen J. Thiessen	17,526	2.01
Regent	Faith D. Dodge	6,912	0.78

1988:
Regent	Earl F. Dodge	24,046	1.95
Board of Education	Elsi J. Dodge	26,431	2.13


1990:
Senator	Earl F. Dodge	11,801	1.15
Governor/Lt-Gov	William D. Livingston Earl Higgerson	7.907	0.78
	William D. Livingston Earl Higgerson
Secretary of State	Earl F. Dodge	21,660	2.20
Treasurer	Karen J. Thiessen	18,568	1.87
Regent	Elsi J. Dodge	43,788	4.85


1992:
Congress 6 (western Denver surburbs)	Earl Higgerson	3	(write-in)

1994:
Governor/Lt.Gov.	Earl F. Dodge William D. Livingston	7,584	0.68

1998:
Regent	Earl F. Dodge	9,930	0.85

Another of Dodge's children, Earl junior, thought his father was on a fool's errand and did not join the other family members when they ran for office. He worked for Checker Motors in Kalamazoo. His wife was Doris. He was a skilled pen-and-ink sketcher.
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