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The 1896 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. People's Party nominee John W. Leedy defeated incumbent Republican Edmund Needham Morrill with 50.55% of the vote.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Populist | John W. Leedy | 167,941 | 50.55% | ||
| Republican | Edmund Needham Morrill (incumbent) | 160,507 | 48.31% | ||
| Prohibition | Horace Hurley | 2,347 | 0.71% | ||
| Independent | Henry L. Douthart | 757 | 0.23% | ||
| Independent | A. E. Kepford | 703 | 0.21% | ||
| Majority | 7,434 | ||||
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| Populist gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
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