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The 1895 Utah gubernatorial election was held in November of 1895. It was the first gubernatorial election in the state of Utah and it was held before it became a state on the 4 of January, 1896. Republican Heber Manning Wells defeated Democratic nominee John Thomas Caine with 50.32% of the vote. Wells' first term was to run for five years, until the next general election in 1900. Also, Populist Henry W. Lawrence ran but only won 4.95% of the vote.
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Candidates edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Heber Manning Wells | 20,833 | 50.32% | ||
Democratic | John Thomas Caine | 18,513 | 44.73% | ||
Majority | 2,314 | 1.79% | |||
Turnout | 41.631 | 19,75% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2020-08-05.