1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured incumbent Governor Silas A. Holcomb, a Populist, defeating his major rival, Republican nominee John H. MacColl, to win a second two-year term in office.

1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee Silas A. Holcomb John H. MacColl
Party Populist Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 116,415 94,723
Percentage 53.5% 43.5%

County results
Holcomb:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
MacColl:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Silas A. Holcomb
Populist

Elected Governor

Silas A. Holcomb
Populist

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

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Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1896[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Populist Silas A. Holcomb (incumbent) 116,415 53.46%
Republican John H. MacColl 94,723 43.50%
National Democratic Robert S. Bibbs 3,557 1.63%
Prohibition Joel Warner 1,560 0.72%
Silver Richard A. Hawley 930 0.43%
Socialist Labor Charles Sadilek 578 0.27%
Total votes 217,763 100.0%
Populist hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Official Nebraska Returns". Grand Island Free Press. November 27, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "M'Coll Is the Man Leading the Republican Ticket in Nebraska". Western Newspaper Union. July 4, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Sound Money Ticket: The Nebraska Gold Democrats Hold a Convention; They Name Bibbs for Governor". The Enterprise. October 3, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "National Party Nominees May Shut Out the Prohibitionists: Entrance of the New Cold-Water-Free-Silver Party Likely to Make Trouble for the Old". Omaha Bee. August 25, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "As Cast Up: County Totals Shown By the Canvass of the Recent Vote Just Completed". The Evening Post. November 11, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.