1896 Texas gubernatorial election

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.

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1896 Texas gubernatorial election

← 1894 November 3, 1896 1898 â†’

Candidate Charles Culberson Jerome Kearby Party Democratic Populist Alliance Republican Popular vote 298,643 238,325 Percentage 55.4% 44.2%

County results[1] 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

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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.^[2]