1904 Wyoming gubernatorial special election

The Wyoming gubernatorial special election of 1904 took place on November 8, 1904. The Republican incumbent Fenimore Chatterton was not nominated by his party for the election after ascending to the governorship after DeForest Richards died in 1903. The Republican nominee, businessman and rancher Bryant Butler Brooks defeated the Democratic former Governor John Eugene Osborne with 57.48% of the vote.

Wyoming gubernatorial election, 1904

November 8, 1904
Turnout	33.40% of total population 6.33
Nominee Bryant Butler Brooks John Eugene Osborne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 17,765 12,137 Percentage 57.48% 39.27%
County Result
Governor before election Fenimore Chatterton Republican Elected Governor Bryant Butler Brooks Republican

Results

Wyoming gubernatorial special election, 1904[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bryant Butler Brooks	14,483	57.48%
	Democratic	John Eugene Osborne	12,137	39.27%
	Socialist	James W. Gates	816	2.64%
	Prohibition	George W. Blain	191	0.62%
Total votes			30,909	100%

Results by county

County	Brooks	Votes	Osborne	Votes	Gates	Votes	Blain	Votes
Uinta	58.39%	2,553	38.04%	1,663	3.29%	144	0.27%	12
Big Horn	66.79%	1,868	31.82%	890	1.04%	29	0.36%	10
Fremont	47.06%	775	52.46%	864	0.43%	7	0.06%	1
Sweetwater	52.15%	1,078	42.86%	886	4.55%	94	0.44%	9
Sheridan	56.24%	1,798	38.25%	1,223	4.94%	158	0.56%	18
Johnson	50.48%	680	39.27%	529	6.24%	84	4.01%	54
Natrona	50.78%	553	48.58%	529	0.09%	1	0.55%	6
Carbon	55.24%	1,823	43.12%	1,423	1.61%	53	0.03%	1
Crook	61.23%	938	35.51%	544	2.68%	41	0.59%	9
Weston	73.18%	756	25.56%	264	1.16%	12	0.10%	1
Converse	67.50%	1,024	30.98%	470	0.13%	2	1.38%	21
Albany	56.82%	1,492	34.39%	903	6.97%	183	1.83%	48
Laramie	55.37%	2,427	44.47%	1,949	0.02%	1	0.14%	6

References

1. "Wyoming gubernatorial election, 1904".