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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 11 |
| 1859 | 6 |
| 1860 | 3 |
| 1861 | 14 |
| 1862 | 6 |
| 1863 | 9 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 9 |
| 1876 | 47 |
| 1877 | 17 |
| 1878 | 19 |
| 1879 | 2 |
| 1880 | 20 |
| 1882 | 1 |
| 1883 | 29 |
| 1884 | 33 |
| 1885 | 45 |
| 1886 | 26 |
| 1887 | 20 |
| 1888 | 23 |
| 1889 | 79 |
| 1890 | 16 |
| 1891 | 108 |
| 1892 | 199 |
| 1893 | 153 |
| 1894 | 143 |
| 1895 | 192 |
| 1896 | 2 |
| 1898 | 7 |
| 1899 | 19 |
| 1900 | 8 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 81 |
| 1904 | 55 |
| 1905 | 3 |
| 1907 | 4 |
| 1908 | 31 |
| 1909 | 118 |
| 1910 | 27 |
| 1911 | 21 |
| 1912 | 8 |
| 1914 | 24 |
| 1915 | 20 |
| 1916 | 56 |
| 1917 | 22 |
| 1918 | 1 |
| 1922 | 1 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1924 | 8 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1928 | 2 |
| 1929 | 2 |
2,302 stories matching elect, the 400 most mentioned
People 286
- John B. Allen1889–189535
- John H. McGraw1892–189529
- George Turner1889–191626
- J. T. Ronald1891–189924
- John Collins1876–190020
- John L. Wilson1894–190319
- John Leary1872–189217
- James Hamilton Lewis1887–189516
- Grover Cleveland1885–190915
- Byron Phelps1894–189515
- Judge Jacobs1872–189514
- Nelson Bennett1891–190914
- Mayor Campbell190413
- Levi Ankeny1893–190313
- Elisha P. Ferry1876–189313
- Miles C. Moore1889–190313
- Ankeny1895–190313
- Mayor Phelps1894–189513
- Thomas Burke1876–189512
- A. A. Denny1854–189512
- Allen1876–190812
- Judge Humes1892–189512
- Judge Langley1893–189512
- W. H. White1872–189511
- H. J. Snively1889–189411
- Judge Turner1889–189510
- Senator Allen1891–190910
- Mayor Ronald1892–189410
- Gov. McGraw1893–189510
- Watson C. Squire1889–18919
- George P. Wright19049
- Abraham Lincoln1860–18958
- Wilson1876–18958
- Harry White1891–18998
- A. R. Gardner1914–19178
- Rutherford B. Hayes1876–18808
- Hugh Wallace1892–18948
- H. W. Miller1891–18928
- John Wiley1892–18958
- Corporation Counsel Scott1894–18958
- Mayor Horr1891–18928
- Louis D. Campbell19047
- John Arthur1892–18947
- Leander Miller1884–18957
- Jacob Furth1891–18957
- Senator Squire1891–18947
- E. O. Graves1891–18957
- A. M. Cannon1883–18927
- Alexander Parker1892–18957
- Henry McBride1903–19167
- M. E. Hay1909–19127
- R. E. Pratt1915–19167
- John Miller Murphy18917
- Elwood Evans1861–18956
- Senator Ankeny19036
- Miller1893–19096
- Richard Winsor1892–18996
- Orange Jacobs1876–18956
- D. T. Denny1883–18956
- Benjamin Harrison1888–18926
- Roger S. Greene1884–18956
- Bolton Rogers1891–18996
- McGraw1886–18926
- Turner1893–19036
- J. J. McGilvra1872–18956
- Samuel J. Tilden1876–18776
- George W. Hall18926
- L. C. Gilman1887–18946
- Edmund Peters1892–18956
- John Considine18946
- Miles Poindexter1909–19166
- W. S. Jenkins19166
- A. B. Hunt1892–18956
- Mayor Orr1894–18956
- Andrew Jackson1876–18995
- Theodore Roosevelt1903–19095
- Thomas H. Brents1880–18955
- Gardner Kellogg1872–18955
- L. B. Andrews1877–18945
- J. C. Haines1884–18925
- Everett Smith1891–18945
- James A. Garfield1876–18805
- President Harrison1876–18925
- John McGraw1892–18935
- Arthur A. Denny1886–18955
- N. H. Owings1878–18925
- Watson Squire1886–18935
- Judge Osborn1892–18955
- Robert Bridges1892–18955
- McNeill1916–19225
- Calkins18915
- Judge Calkins18915
- John F. Gowey1886–18925
- Chief Rogers1892–18945
- J. J. Browne1883–18945
- Huson1892–19045
- Judge Dunbar1891–18955
- Gilbert Hunt19035
- Mayor Hunt19035
- Jim Clements1915–19175
- W. B. Mack1892–18945
- John B. Denny1884–18955
- Fred Phillips1907–19095
- Thomas W. Gordon1893–18945
- Alderman Jordan1893–18955
- J. W. Maple1894–18955
- John W. Maple18955
- Voorhees1885–18884
- Governor Ferry1876–18924
- Dexter Horton1876–18954
- Rev. John F. Damon1872–18954
- Daniel Bagley1872–18954
- Judge Greene1880–18954
- Selucius Garfielde1861–18914
- Clements1872–19174
- J. Eugene Jordan1894–18964
- Robert Moran1888–18894
- Edmond S. Meany1895–19234
- A. H. Chambers1891–18924
- William D. Wood18954
- Judge Lichtenberg1891–18924
- Thomas Carroll1887–18924
- S. C. Hyde1883–18944
- Senator Claypool1892–18934
- Fred Gasch1894–18954
- Harris1894–18954
- George Donworth1892–19094
- George Hazzard1892–18934
- W. G. Armstrong1892–18954
- Sweeney1893–18954
- F. L. Bash1916–19174
- E. C. Hughes1894–18954
- E. W. Taylor1892–18954
- M. C. Delle19164
- Judge Chadwick1908–19164
- E. C. Houston1916–19174
- Snively1892–18954
- H. G. Kirkpatrick1908–19094
- Herschel Jameson1915–19174
- R. G. O'Brien18914
- L. F. Henderson1891–18924
- D. H. Carey1908–19094
- Chauncey W. Griggs1892–18934
- A. A. Phillips1891–18924
- John Bushell18954
- Steve Judson1892–18944
- Senator Hutchinson1893–19094
- Dr. Mitten1894–18954
- Joseph Chilberg18914
- Votaw1894–18954
- Senator Shaw1893–18954
- T. C. Van Epps18914
- M. A. Root1891–18924
- J. N. Glover1883–18844
- Prosecuting Attorney Fristoe1916–19174
- Dr. J. T. Phillips1907–19094
- John Riplinger18954
- L. E. Jesseph1908–19094
- G. W. Sutherland1908–19104
- George T. Masel18954
- S. H. Piles1894–18953
- Isaac I. Stevens1859–18933
- Governor McBride19033
- Weatherwax18923
- Squire18913
- Will H. Parry1892–18953
- L. L. Lynn1914–19153
- White1876–18953
- Kellogg1876–18953
- Wickersham18953
- Judge Nash1888–18923
- McDonald1893–18953
- W. R. Ballard1888–18953
- Burke1876–18863
- Beriah Brown1872–18783
- Sullivan1895–19033
- Dr. Weed18763
- Ulysses S. Grant1876–18773
- D. S. Baker1889–19033
- Thompson1876–18873
- C. H. Hanford1877–18883
- W. D. Wood1894–18953
- Wright19043
- Judge Hanford1894–19083
- Smith1892–19033
- Samuel H. Piles1888–19093
- William H. White1876–18953
- Jones18953
- George D. Hill18803
- L. E. Johnson1915–19173
- T. J. Wright1914–19163
- H. G. Struve1876–18913
- Thornton1885–18953
- James Woolery18853
- Chapman1895–19093
- J. M. Colman1876–18953
- Hanford1876–18953
- Andrews1876–19163
- James McNaught1880–18953
- Edward Eldridge1878–18913
- Hugh Ross1876–18913
- William Cochrane1894–18953
- W. H. Doolittle1892–18943
- E. F. Blaine1894–18953
- Junius Rochester18923
- John R. Kinnear1889–18953
- Sheriff Woolery1893–18943
- Senator Kinnear1891–18933
- George M. Armour18943
- Mayor Leary18853
- Armstrong1885–19093
- Lynn19093
- Dr. Churchill18953
- Morrison1893–18953
- M. C. Sullivan1892–18933
- Griffith Davies18953
- Mayor Hall18923
- D. C. Garrett1892–18953
- Chief of Police Rogers1894–18953
- Prosecuting Attorney Miller1892–18943
- John W. Considine1892–18953
- Rev. D. C. Garrett18953
- C. W. Griggs1892–18933
- Andrew F. Burleigh18953
- J. B. Clements1914–19163
- E. P. Marsh1910–19123
- Judge Carey19083
- Charles Perry Taylor1911–19123
- William Howard Taft1909–19103
- John R. Allen1880–18953
- Governor Mead1905–19093
- N. G. Blalock1903–19043
- E. A. Turner1890–18953
- Hugh C. Wallace1889–18953
- F. R. Jeffrey1915–19163
- Matthew Dow1893–18953
- Judge Grady1916–19173
- Mayor Hartley19113
- D. A. Spencer1893–18943
- Eugene V. Debs1894–19083
- Mark E. Reed18913
- Mayor Wright19043
- Governor Hay1909–19123
- Francis W. Cushman1904–19093
- Judge Blake1894–18953
- W. E. Barnard18633
- Blanche Mason1911–19123
- Judge Sullivan19093
- J. C. Cross1893–18943
- Adam Schmidt19033
- Mayor Huson1893–18943
- E. R. Harding19033
- Wilkeson19093
- W. E. Crews1892–18933
- Hawthorne19093
- William Crehan19093
- A. W. Hastie1892–18953
- John B. Slater1892–19083
- President Luce1893–18953
- R. W. Grover1893–18953
- A. P. Mitten1894–18953
- Judge Pritchard1894–18953
- Wolfe18943
- Considine1892–18943
- Voigt18953
- Van de Vanter18953
- Lieut. Gov. Luce1893–18953
- Lovejoy18953
- A. T. Van de Vanter1894–18953
- Commissioner Masel18953
- Commissioner Jones18953
- E. C. Cheasty1894–18953
- William H. Moyer1894–18953
- Commissioner Meek18953
- Sickels18913
- C. M. Moore1891–19033
- Mr. Gay18953
- Ella Guptill18953
- Councilman Murphy1891–18923
- Councilman Marr1891–18923
- Senator Helm18953
- Robert Whitham1891–18923
- Prosecuting Attorney Hastie18953
- Senator Belknap18953
- F. A. Blackwell1908–19103
- George Hynes1907–19093
Organizations 114
- Republican Party1861–190956
- Seattle City Council1876–189945
- Northern Pacific Railroad1872–190439
- Democratic Party1859–190936
- Post-Intelligencer1884–189531
- Washington State Legislature1891–192521
- Knights of Labor1885–189417
- People's Party1886–189517
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer1885–189416
- Chamber of Commerce1887–190916
- Populist Party1893–190016
- Tacoma City Council1887–190915
- Tacoma Ledger1891–190414
- Everett Trades Council1909–191213
- Commercial Club1895–191611
- King County Commissioners1876–189510
- Aberdeen City Council1891–189410
- Tacoma Light and Water Company1892–19048
- Anti-Saloon League1900–19158
- Washington State Senate1885–19098
- Olympia City Council1891–18928
- Tacoma Chamber of Commerce1894–19097
- Seattle School Board1891–18957
- Populists1894–18957
- City of Seattle1884–18926
- Oregon Improvement Company1884–18956
- University of Washington1863–18956
- Puget Sound Dispatch1872–18766
- The Tribune1878–18926
- City Council1883–19036
- Northern Pacific1889–19096
- Western Central Labor Union1889–18956
- Tacoma Land Company1887–18956
- Lake Union Water Company18926
- Walla Walla City Council1883–19036
- Washington Supreme Court1891–19166
- King County delegation1891–18956
- Board of Public Works1892–18955
- Seattle Chamber of Commerce1894–18995
- Odd Fellows1891–18995
- A. P. A.1894–18965
- Board of Regents1863–18955
- Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Washington1854–18805
- Washington Territorial Legislature1862–18845
- Ballard City Council1892–18955
- Law and Order Party1884–18855
- Seattle Athletic Club1892–19095
- American Railway Union1893–18955
- Spokesman-Review18955
- Municipal League1894–19095
- West Coast Improvement Company1893–18954
- Tacoma News1892–19044
- Olympia Tribune1872–18924
- Intelligencer1872–18804
- King County1876–18954
- County Commissioners1876–19034
- Whitman College1903–19044
- Seattle General Hospital18954
- Board of County Commissioners1893–19164
- Democratic Central Committee1876–18944
- School District No. 11883–19034
- First National Bank1891–19034
- Seattle Board of Education1894–18954
- Kennewick City Council1914–19154
- The Tacoma Times19044
- Northern Pacific Railroad Company1884–18934
- State Federation of Labor1910–19144
- The Labor Journal1909–19104
- Everett City Council1909–19114
- Benton County Board of County Commissioners1915–19174
- Port of Kennewick1915–19164
- Socialist Party1908–19114
- Idaho & Washington Northern Railroad19084
- The Miner1908–19094
- Southern Pacific Railroad18953
- Seattle Fire Department18953
- Great Northern Railway1892–18933
- Supreme Court of Washington Territory1887–18883
- Walla Walla County1872–18833
- Citizens' Ticket1888–19093
- Dexter Horton & Co.1891–18953
- Board of Trade1884–18913
- Seattle Electric Railway & Power Company1891–18923
- Great Northern Railroad18953
- Ballard1880–18913
- Farmers' Alliance1891–18943
- Washington House of Representatives1893–18953
- Washington National Guard1891–18953
- Prohibition Party1892–18943
- Young Men's Independent Club1884–18853
- Young Men's Independent Political Club18853
- Tacoma Fire Department1894–19093
- Republican County Central Committee1894–18953
- Light and Water Company18933
- City of Tacoma19093
- Seattle School District No. 11894–18953
- Washington State Supreme Court1903–19153
- Seattle Telegraph1892–18943
- Benton County Board of Commissioners19163
- The Dawn1895–18983
- Benton County Commissioners1914–19163
- Keeler Brothers1914–19163
- Statesman-Index1908–19093
- Spokane Review1891–18923
- Tacoma Railway & Power Company19043
- The Statesman19033
- Aberdeen School Board1892–18943
- Washington State Grange1909–19113
- Seattle Board of Health1892–18953
- King County Republican Central Committee18943
- American Protective Association1894–18953
- First Ward Republican Club18943
- Seattle Fire Commission18953
- Referendum Club18953