1896_Montana_gubernatorial_election

1896 Montana gubernatorial election

1896 Montana gubernatorial election

Election for Governor of Montana

For related races, see 1896 United States gubernatorial elections.

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

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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]

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References

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

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