The 1898 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Democratic nominee Charles S. Thomas defeated Republican nominee Henry R. Wolcott with 62.89% of the vote.
General election
Candidates Major party candidates Charles S. Thomas, Democratic Henry R. Wolcott, Republican
Other candidates Robert H. Rhodes, Prohibition Nixon Elliott, Socialist Labor
Results
CountyThomas %Thomas #Wolcott %Wolcott #Rhodes %Rhodes #Elliott %Elliott #TotalArapahoe62.54%33,85834.18%13,0381.84%7041.42%54438,144Archuleta43.98%22354.43%2761.38%70.19%1507Baca41.47%9058.52%1270.00%00.00%0217Bent53.01%38744.52%3252.19%160.27%2730Boulder66.11%4,06930.32%1,8662.71%1670.84%526,154Chaffee75.35%1,61422.12%4741.91%410.60%132,142Cheyenne44.38%7955.61%990.00%00.00%0178Clear Creek82.67%1,85115.23%3411.33%300.75%172,239Conejos31.68%65367.44%1,3900.38%80.48%102,061Costilla29.10%46870.08%1,1270.68%110.12%21,608Custer72.77%71125.58%2501.02%100.61%6977Delta68.53%95224.83%3453.74%522.87%401,389Dolores88.79%4367.94%391.42%71.83%9491Douglas62.01%68436.80%4060.99%110.18%21,103Eagle76.63%70521.52%1980.54%51.30%12920El Paso63.64%10,59634.50%5,7451.25%2090.59%9916,649Elbert59.46%53737.98%3432.10%190.44%4903Fremont55.07%2,41337.75%1,6542.64%1164.51%1984,381Garfield75.32%1,44721.44%4122.13%411.09%211,921Gilpin61.81%1,76633.32%9522.41%692.45%702,857Grand79.51%16319.51%400.97%20.00%0205Gunnison64.90%1,28731.82%6312.21%441.05%211,983Hinsdale82.14%48316.15%951.02%60.68%4588Huerfano29.13%80070.28%1,9300.36%100.21%62,746Jefferson61.66%2,13036.24%1,2521.47%510.60%213,454Kiowa58.46%14540.32%1001.20%30.00%0248Kit Carson37.68%17656.31%2635.78%270.21%1467La Plata78.54%1,56719.74%3941.35%270.35%71,995Lake65.94%3,76332.19%1,8371.06%610.78%455,706Larimer56.85%1,91739.65%1,3373.35%1130.14%53,372Las Animas66.36%3,75932.83%1,8600.58%330.21%125,664Lincoln47.63%12150.00%1272.36%60.00%0254Logan50.42%41245.53%3723.79%310.24%2817Mesa61.07%1,42330.68%7156.69%1561.54%362,330Mineral81.51%63516.68%1300.64%51.15%9779Montezuma82.01%49713.86%842.47%151.65%10606Montrose61.35%75926.27%3254.76%597.59%941,237Morgan51.56%46045.29%4042.69%240.44%4892Otero60.32%1,32634.57%7604.68%1030.40%92,198Ouray90.38%1,9396.29%1350.69%152.51%542,143Park71.05%93327.41%3600.60%80.91%121,313Phillips47.24%18049.34%1883.41%130.00%0381Pitkin75.84%1,56722.02%4551.01%211.11%232,066Prowers45.28%42351.71%4832.78%260.21%2934Pueblo53.33%4,27543.00%3,4471.99%1601.67%1348,016Rio Blanco75.79%33520.81%922.48%110.90%4442Rio Grande69.98%1,04026.58%3953.02%450.40%61,486Routt81.64%1,00516.97%2090.73%90.64%81,231Saguache59.84%85738.40%5500.62%91.11%161,432San Juan81.74%1,01217.04%2110.48%60.72%91,238San Miguel69.21%1,23229.04%5170.95%170.78%141,780Sedgwick34.90%7460.84%1293.30%70.94%2212Summit83.81%73014.58%1271.49%130.11%1871Washington40.25%15955.18%2184.05%160.50%2395Weld63.77%2,59532.41%1,3193.34%1360.46%194,069Yuma61.53%24837.96%1530.00%00.49%2403
Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic Arapahoe Chaffee Clear Creek Delta Dolores El Paso Eagle Fremont Garfield Lake Logan Morgan Mesa Mineral Ouray Park Pitkin Rio Grande Saguache San Juan
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Archuleta Huerfano Lincoln Cheyenne Conejos Costilla Phillips Prowers Sedgwick
References