1900 Montana gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Montana

← 1896

November 6, 1900

1904 →


Nominee	Joseph Toole	David S. Folsom	Thomas S. Hogan
Party	Democratic	Republican	Independent Democrat
Popular vote	31,419	22,691	9,188
Percentage	49.24%	35.56%	14.40%

Governor before election

Robert Burns Smith
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph Toole
Democratic

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The 1900 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Democratic nominee Joseph Toole defeated Republican nominee David S. Folsom and Independent Democrat nominee Thomas S. Hogan with 49.24% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Joseph Toole, Democratic, former Governor
David S. Folsom, Republican, former State Senator^[1]
Thomas S. Hogan, Independent Democrat, incumbent Secretary of State of Montana
Julius F. Fox, Social Democrat

Results

1900 Montana gubernatorial election^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Toole	31,419	49.24%
	Republican	David S. Folsom	22,691	35.56%
	Independent Democrat	Thomas S. Hogan	9,188	14.40%
	Social Democratic	Julius F. Fox	505	0.79%
Majority			8,728	13.68%
Turnout			63,803
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

^ "The Republican Candidates". Daily inter mountain. Butte, Mont. November 2, 1900. p. 10. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 63.
^ "MT Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
^ Dubin 2010, p. 23.
^ Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.

Bibliography

Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

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