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1896 Governor

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1896

No Majority

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

14

26

4

After

14

25

6

Net change:D ±0·R −1·I +2·33 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic14

Republican25

Independent6

Threshold:26 seats

D 14 – R 25 – I 6

No party holds majority

33 contests|D won 11|R won 17|Other 5

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	JohnstonDEM	59.0%	128,549	OtherOTH	41.0%	89,294	D+59.0	↑ D+6.8
▶	Arkansas	JonesDEM	64.3%	91,114	RemmelREP	25.3%	35,837	D+39.0	↑ D+2.8
▶	Colorado	AdamsDEM	46.2%	87,387	OtherOTH	41.1%	77,740	D+33.5	↑ D+65.7
▶	Connecticut	CookeREP	62.5%	108,807	SargentDEM	32.5%	56,524	R+30.0	↓ R+33.7
▶	Delaware	TunnellDEM	44.2%	15,507	HoffeckerREP	31.4%	11,014	D+12.8	—
▶	Florida	BloxhamDEM	66.5%	27,171	GunbyREP	20.3%	8,290	D+46.2	↓ R+53.8
▶	Georgia	AtkinsonDEM	58.9%	123,206	OtherOTH	41.1%	85,981	D+58.9	↓ R+7.8
▶	Idaho	OtherOTH	77.6%	22,335	BudlongREP	22.4%	6,441	R+22.4	↓ R+15.5
▶	Illinois	TannerREP	96.0%	587,637	OtherOTH	4.0%	24,378	R+96.0	↓ R+98.6
▶	Indiana	MountREP	50.9%	320,936	ShivelyDEM	46.8%	294,855	R+4.1	↓ R+5.4
▶	Kansas	OtherOTH	51.7%	171,881	MorrillREP	48.3%	160,507	R+48.3	↑ D+0.4
▶	Louisiana	FosterDEM	56.9%	116,116	PharrREP	43.1%	87,874	D+13.8	↑ D+4.1
▶	Maine	PowersREP	66.8%	82,596	FrankDEM	27.8%	34,350	R+39.0	↓ R+29.4
▶	Massachusetts	WolcottREP	67.0%	258,204	WilliamsDEM	20.0%	76,901	R+47.1	↓ R+47.8
▶	Michigan	PingreeREP	55.6%	304,431	OtherOTH	39.1%	214,106	R+50.2	↓ R+46.8
▶	Minnesota	CloughREP	100.0%	165,906	—	—	—	R+100.0	↓ R+94.3
▶	Missouri	StephensDEM	52.9%	351,063	LewisREP	46.4%	307,729	D+6.5	↑ D+2.4
▶	Montana	OtherOTH	100.0%	51,681	—	—	—	R+0.0	↑ D+1.2
▶	Nebraska	OtherOTH	54.9%	119,441	McCollREP	43.5%	94,724	R+41.9	↓ R+24.5
▶	New Hampshire	RamsdellREP	61.4%	48,387	KentDEM	36.0%	28,333	R+25.4	↓ R+22.9
▶	New York	BlackREP	55.3%	774,253	PorterDEM	40.1%	561,361	R+15.2	—
▶	North Carolina	RussellREP	46.6%	154,025	WatsonDEM	44.0%	145,286	R+2.6	↓ R+17.1
▶	North Dakota	BriggsREP	55.2%	25,918	OtherOTH	44.8%	21,001	R+55.2	↓ R+7.7
▶	Rhode Island	LippittREP	56.4%	28,472	LittlefieldDEM	33.8%	17,061	R+22.6	↓ R+18.9
▶	South Carolina	EllerbeDEM	89.1%	59,424	OtherOTH	10.9%	7,254	D+89.1	↓ R+10.8
▶	South Dakota	RingsrudREP	100.0%	40,657	—	—	—	R+100.0	↓ R+74.0
▶	Tennessee	TaylorDEM	48.8%	155,908	TillmanREP	46.5%	148,726	D+2.3	↓ R+7.6
▶	Texas	CulbersonDEM	55.3%	298,568	OtherOTH	44.7%	241,246	D+55.3	↑ D+42.3
▶	Utah	WellsREP	50.3%	20,833	CaineDEM	44.7%	18,519	R+5.6	—
▶	Vermont	GroutREP	76.4%	53,426	JacksonDEM	21.3%	14,855	R+55.2	—
▶	Washington	OtherOTH	74.0%	67,782	SullivanREP	26.0%	23,763	R+26.0	↓ R+23.9
▶	West Virginia	AtkinsonREP	52.4%	105,588	WattsDEM	46.4%	93,558	R+6.0	↓ R+8.3
▶	Wisconsin	ScofieldREP	59.7%	264,981	SilverthornDEM	38.1%	169,257	R+21.6	↓ R+23.6

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