Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1896

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Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1896
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  1892 April 21, 1896 1900  

  Murphy James Foster.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Murphy J. Foster John N. Pharr
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote116,116 87,698
Percentage56.92% 42.99%

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1896 was held on April 21, 1896. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. As Louisiana had not yet adopted party primaries, this meant that the Democratic Party convention nomination vote was supposed to be the real contest over who would be governor. However, the Republicans and Populists put forward a joint candidate, John N. Pharr. With combined Republican and Populist support Pharr garnered 43% of the vote, although the Democratic nominee, Murphy J. Foster was elected with 57% of the vote.

Louisiana State of the United States of America

Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

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Results

General Election, April 17 [1]

PartyCandidateVotes receivedPercent
Democratic Murphy J. Foster 116,11656.92%
Populist/Republican John N. Pharr 87,69842.99%
Independent A. B. Booth 1760.09%

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References

  1. Frois, J. (2006). Louisiana Almanac: 2006-2007. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 543. ISBN   9781455607693 . Retrieved 2014-10-24.
Preceded by
1892 gubernatorial election
Louisiana gubernatorial elections Succeeded by
1900 gubernatorial election