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

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1900 Washington gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Rankin Rogers John M. Frink Party Democratic Republican Alliance Populist Silver Republican Popular vote 52,048 49,860 Percentage 48.9% 46.8%

County results Rogers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Frink:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election John Rankin Rogers Populist Elected Governor John Rankin Rogers Democratic

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Incumbent Governor John Rankin Rogers won re-election as the Democratic nominee. He defeated Republican nominee John M. Frink with 48.86% of the vote.

In 1896, Rogers was the fusion candidate of the Democratic, Populist and Silver Republican parties. In 1900, he was nominated by a unity convention which merged the three parties in the state and took the name of the Democratic Party.^[1]