1896 Texas gubernatorial election

1896 Texas gubernatorial election
November 3, 1896
 
Candidate Charles Culberson Jerome Kearby
Party Democratic Populist
Alliance Republican
Popular vote 298,643 238,325
Percentage 55.4% 44.2%
County results
Culberson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
Kearby:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
No Results:      
Governor before election

Charles Culberson
Democratic

 Governor-elect

Charles Culberson
Democratic

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.

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