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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: | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Elections in Texas |
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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.
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]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Charles Culberson (incumbent) | 298,643 | 55.36% | ||
| Populist | Jerome C. Kearby | 238,325 | 44.18% | ||
| Prohibition | Randolph Clark | 2,196 | 0.34% | ||
| Write-in | 682 | 0.13% | |||
| Total votes | 539,496 | 100.00% | |||