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

Office

Candidate Name

Vote Total

% Vote

1886

Congressman-at-Large

 no data 2,875 6.09
1888

Congressman-at-Large

 Roger S. Greene 1,137 2.45
1890

Representative

 R. Abernathy 2,819 5.14
1892

Governor

 Roger S. Greene 3,937 4.38

Lieutenant Governor

 D.G. Strong 3,008 3.44

Representative

 D.E. Newberry 2,412 2.79
 
 A.C. Dickinson 2,357 2.73

Secretary of State

 W.H. Gilstrap 2,384 2.81

Treasurer

 G.W. Stewart 2,625 3.00

Auditor

 Christian Carlson 2,619 3.02

Attorney General

 Everett Smith 2,743 3.14

Supt. Publ. Instr.

 W.M. Heiney 2,515 2.91

Land Commissioner

 R.M. Gibson 2,515 2.90

Prisons Comm.

 W.H. Boothroyd 2,447 2.84
1894

Representative

 W.W. Van Dusen 210 0.28
 
 B.F. brown 203 0.27

Justice Supr. Court

 John W. Peters 184 0.24
A.A. Byers 175 0.23
1896

Governor

 R.E. Dunlap 2,542 2.78

Lieutenant Governor

 T.A. Shorthill 1,381 1.52

Representative

 C.A. Salyer 1,011 1.12
 
 Martin Olsen 896 0.99

Justice, Supr. Court

 E.N. Livermore 1,205 1.32

Secretary of State

 C.L. Haggard 1,343 1.47

Treasurer

 John Robin 1,308 1.43

Auditor

 C.C. Gridley 1,212 1.33

Attorney General

 Everett Smith 1,642 1.80

Supt Publ. Instr.

 C.E. Newberry 1,376 1.51

Land Commissioner

 A.E. Flagg 1,245 1.37

Prisons Commis.

 H.R. Bull 1,377 1.51

(National Party faction)

Lt. Governor

 A.C. Dickinson 265 0.29

Representative

 C.E. Mix  156 0.17
1898
Congressman-at-Large
A.C. Dickinson 1,164 1.53
C.L. Haggard 1,037 1.36
1900

Governor

 R.E. Dunlap 2103 1.97

Lieutenant Governor

 C.I. Hall 2373 2.25

Justice Supreme Court

 Everitt Smith 2606 2.50

Secretary of State

 J.W. McCoy 2436 2.31

Treasurer

 C.C. Gridley 2260 2.14

Auditor

 A.W. Steers 2375 2.25

Attorney General

 Ovid A. Byers 2361 2.24

Supt. Public Instruction

 A.H. Sherwood 2344 2.22

Land Commissioner

 J.C. McKinley 2528 2.40

Congressman-at-Large

 Guy Possom 2239 2.12
 
 J.A. Adams 2059 1.95
1902
Congressman-at-Large
A.H. Sherwood 1,762 1.77
W.H.J. McKean 1,774 1.79
O.L. Fowler 1,785 1.80
1904

Governor

 A.H. Sherwood 2,782 1.92

Lieutenant Governor

 W.H. Shields Williams 3,010 2.12

Secretary of State

 J. McDowell James 3,078 2.19

Treasurer

 Guy Possom 3,034 2.11

Auditor

 C. Gridley Chilton C. 3,054 2.17

Land Commissioner

 W.H. Lichty 2,991 2.13

Supt. Public Instru.

 A.B. L. Gellerman 3,037 2.16

Congressman-at-Large

 Ferdinand B. Hawes 3,059 2.17
H. brown Henry 3,052 2.17
1906

Congressman-at-Large

 Arthur S. Caton 2,582 2.27
J.M. Wilkin 2,584 2.27
William Everett 2,571 2.26
1908

Governor

 Arthur S. Caton 3,514 1.99

Lieutenant Governor

 Jay N. Emerson 138 write-in

Secretary of State

 W.F. MacDowell 132 write-in

Congress

 A.H. Sherwood 26 0.04

Treasurer

 E.O.B. Nugent 138 write-in

Auditor

 C.H. Reeves 140 write-in

Attorney General

 C.T. trimble 139 write-in

Land Commissioner

 J.R. Elmore 130 write-in

Insurance Commissioner

 E.E. Piez 130 write-in

Congr. Dist. 1 (Seattle)

 A.H. Sherwood 26 write-in

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 1 of 3 seats.
1910

Congr. Dist. 1 (Seattle)

 R.E. Dunlop 1,231 2.27

Congr. Dist. 2 (Tacoma)

 W.E. Haycox 830 2.34

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 2 of 3 seats.
1912

Governor

 George F. Stievers 8,163 2.57

Representative

 N.A. Thompson 8,185 2.77
1914

Senator

 Arthur S. Caton 9,551 2.77

Congr. Dist. 1 (Seattle)

 Charles M. Morgan 604 1.43

Congr. Dist. 2 (northwest)

 H.T. Murray 2,698 4.10

Congr. Dist. 3 (southwest)

 Walter F. MCongr. Dist.owell 1,738 2.20

Congr. Dist. 4 (southeast)

 J.V. Mohn 2,546 4.61

Congr. Dist. 5 (northeast)

 F.H. Flanders 2,270 3.40

Note:  Prohibition candidates ran for 5 of 5 seats.
1916

Senator

 Joseph A. Campbell 4,411 1.21

Congress 3

 Arthur S. Caton (no data) (no data)

Governor

 A.B. L. Gellerman 3,514 0.93

Lieutenant Governor

 Nettie Hollenbeck 5,235 1.48

Secretary of State

 W.J. Warren 4,908 1.39

Treasurer

 Mary M. Wade 6,273 1.80

Auditor

 N.A. Thompson 5,030 1.43
1934

Senator

 Chester H. Thompson 1,551 0.31
1944

Senator

 Josephine B. Sulston 1,598 0.19

Governor

 Allen Emerson 1,676 0.20

Auditor

 Anna G. Damon 1,601 0.20

Congress 1 (Seattle)

 Herbert W. brougham 631 0.28

Rep., 29 (Tacoma)

 Don P. Arnold (write-in)  

Rep., 32 (Tacoma)

 Chester Palmer 61 0.35  
1946:        

State Senate 42
    (Whatcom County)

 J.W. Frazier 147 1.35  

State House 27
    (Tacoma)

 Clarence L. Mills 33 0.60  

State House 29
    (Tacoma)

 Don P. Arnold 154 0.91  
         
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