1896 Montana gubernatorial election

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1896 Montana gubernatorial election
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  1892 November 3, 1896 1900  
  Robert Burns Smith (Montana Governor).jpg Alexander Campbell Botkin.jpg
Nominee Robert Burns Smith Alexander C. Botkin
Party Democratic Republican
Alliance Populist Silver Republican
Popular vote36,68814,993
Percentage70.99%29.01%

1896 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Smith:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Botkin:      50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

John E. Rickards
Republican

Elected Governor

Robert Burns Smith
Democratic

The 1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.

Contents

Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

By 8 a.m. the following day, the chairman of the central committee for the state's Democratic party announced that, in his estimation, Robert Burns Smith had won the election "handsomely". [2]

1896 Montana gubernatorial election [3] [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Robert Burns Smith 36,688 70.99%
Republican Alexander C. Botkin 14,99329.01%
Majority21,69541.98%
Turnout 51,681
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

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References

  1. "Gov. Robert Burns Smith". www.nga.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  2. Cockrill 1896, p. 1.
  3. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 63.
  4. "MT Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  5. Dubin 2010, p. 20.
  6. Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.

Bibliography