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The 1896 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Charles Culberson was re-elected to a second term over Jerome C. Kearby, a Populist running with Republican support.

The total vote recorded in the general election was nearly 540,000 and the most for any Texas election until the 1918 Democratic Party primary.^[1]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Randolph Clark, founder of Texas Christian University (Prohibition)^[2]
Charles Culberson, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
Jerome Claiborne Kearby, Dallas attorney and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1894 (Populist)^[3]

Results[edit]

1896 Texas gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Charles Culberson (incumbent)	298,643	55.36%	11.6
	Populist	Jerome C. Kearby	238,325	44.18%	8.05
	Prohibition	Randolph Clark	2,196	0.34%	0.03
	Write-in		682	0.13%	0.12
Total votes			539,496	100.00%

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Texas Almanac". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^ Goodwyn, Carey (1952). "TSHA | Clark, Randolph (1844–1935)". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ Minor, David (1952). "TSHA | Kearby, Jerome Claiborne". Texas State Historical Archive. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

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