1896 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1896 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Charles Culberson was re-elected to a second term over Jerome C. Kearby, a Populist running with Republican support.

1896 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1894 November 3, 1896 1898 →
 
Candidate Charles Culberson Jerome Kearby
Party Democratic Populist
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 298,643 238,325
Percentage 55.4% 44.2%

County results[1]
Culberson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Kearby:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Results:      

Governor before election

Charles Culberson
Democratic

Governor-elect

Charles Culberson
Democratic

The total vote recorded in the general election was nearly 540,000 and the most for any Texas election until the 1918 Democratic Party primary.[2]

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1896 Texas gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Charles Culberson (incumbent) 298,643 55.36%  11.6
Populist Jerome C. Kearby 238,325 44.18%  8.05
Prohibition Randolph Clark 2,196 0.34%  0.03
Write-in 682 0.13%  0.12
Total votes 539,496 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ "Biennial report of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas 1896". 1896. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  3. ^ Goodwyn, Carey (1952). "TSHA | Clark, Randolph (1844–1935)". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Minor, David (1952). "TSHA | Kearby, Jerome Claiborne". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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