Election for Governor of Montana
1896 Montana gubernatorial election![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png)
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← 1892 | November 3, 1896 | 1900 → |
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| | | Nominee | Robert Burns Smith | Alexander C. Botkin | | Party | Democratic | Republican | Alliance | Populist | Silver Republican | Popular vote | 36,688 | 14,993 | Percentage | 70.99% | 29.01% | |
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/1896_Montana_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg/300px-1896_Montana_gubernatorial_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png) 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 | |
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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.
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".
References
- ^ "Gov. Robert Burns Smith". www.nga.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "MT Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
Bibliography
- Cockrill, W. M. (November 4, 1896). "Robert B. Smith". The Anaconda Standard.
- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
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