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United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1895, in nine states.
Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected its governors to a single-year term. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
Utah held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood.
Results[edit]
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Frank D. Jackson | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Francis M. Drake (Republican) 52.00% Washington I. Babb (Democratic) 37.23% Sylvester B. Crane (Populist) 8.02% Francis Bacon (Prohibition) 2.74% [1] |
| Kentucky | John Y. Brown | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | William O'Connell Bradley (Republican) 48.29% Parker Watkins Hardin (Democratic) 45.80% Thomas S. Pettit (Populist) 4.74% T. P. Demaree (Prohibition) 1.17% [2] |
| Maryland | Frank Brown | Democratic | Retired, Republican victory | Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (Republican) 52.01% John E. Hurst (Democratic) 44.20% Joshua Levering (Prohibition) 3.21% Henry F. Andrews (Populist)[b] 0.57% [3] |
| Massachusetts | Frederic T. Greenhalge | Republican | Re-elected, 56.77% | George F. Williams (Democratic) 37.06% Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.79% Elbridge G. Brown (Populist) 2.37% Moritz E. Ruther (Socialist Labor) 0.99% Scattering 0.01% [4] |
| Mississippi | John Marshall Stone | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | Anselm J. McLaurin (Democratic) 72.85% Frank Burkitt (Populist) 27.15% [5][6] |
| New Jersey | George Theodore Werts | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | John W. Griggs (Republican) 52.28% Alexander T. McGill (Democratic) 43.64% Henry W. Wilbur (Prohibition) 2.14% George B. Keim (Socialist Labor) 1.33% William B. Ellis (Populist) 0.61% [7] |
| Ohio | William McKinley | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Asa S. Bushnell (Republican) 51.00% James E. Campbell (Democratic) 39.94% Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (Populist) 6.29% Seth H. Ellis (Prohibition) 2.54% William Watkins (Socialist Labor) 0.22% [8] |
| Rhode Island (held, 5 April 1895) |
Daniel Russell Brown | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Charles W. Lippitt (Republican) 56.89% George L. Littlefield (Democratic) 32.39% Smith Quimby (Prohibition) 5.95% George Ellsworth Boomer (Socialist Labor) 3.92% William Foster Jr. (Populist) 0.86% [9] |
| Utah | New state | Heber Manning Wells (Republican) 50.32% John Thomas Caine (Democratic) 44.73% Henry W. Lawrence (Populist) 4.95% [10] |
References[edit]
- ^ "IA Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "KY Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "MD Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "MS Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ Rowland, Dunbar (1908). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908. Nashville, Tenn.: Press of the Brandon Printing Company. p. 245.
- ^ "NJ Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "OH Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "UT Governor, 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
Notes[edit]
- ^ William T. Watson (D) succeeded Delaware Governor Joshua H. Marvil (R) who died in office in April 1895.
- ^ Andrews also stood on the Socialist Labor ticket.
Bibliography[edit]
- 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. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
- The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1896. New York, NY: The Press Publishing Co. 1896.
- Rhoades, Henry Eckford, ed. (1896). The Tribune Almanac and Political Register, 1896. New York, NY: The Tribune Association.