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![]() County results Smith: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Botkin: 50–60% 60–70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Montana |
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The 1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.
Major party candidates
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]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Fusion | Robert Burns Smith | 36,688 | 70.99% | ||
Republican | Alexander C. Botkin | 14,993 | 29.01% | ||
Majority | 21,695 | 41.98% | |||
Turnout | 51,681 |