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1896 Montana gubernatorial election

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

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November 3, 1896

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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%

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

Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Robert Burns Smith, Democratic and Populist, former city attorney of Helena,^[1] Populist nominee for Montana's at-large congressional districtin1894
Alexander C. Botkin, Republican and Silver Republican, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Results

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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]

1896 Montana gubernatorial election^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Burns Smith	36,688	70.99%
	Republican	Alexander C. Botkin	14,993	29.01%
Majority			21,695	41.98%
Turnout			51,681
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

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^ "Gov. Robert Burns Smith". www.nga.org. National Governors Association. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

^ Cockrill 1896, p. 1.

^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 63.

^ "MT Governor, 1896". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 17, 2021.

^ Dubin 2010, p. 20.

^ Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.

Bibliography

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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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