1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 x160px Silas A. Holcomb People's Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 116,415 53.46% x160px John H. MacColl Republican Party (United States) 94,723 43.50% 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsHolcomb: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%MacColl: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor Silas A. Holcomb People's Party (United States) Silas A. Holcomb People's Party (United States) The 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured incumbent Governor Silas A. Holcomb, a Populist, defeating his major rival, Republican nominee John H. MacColl, to win a second two-year term in office. General election Candidates Major party candidates Silas A. Holcomb, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska John H. MacColl, Republican candidateM'Coll Is the Man Leading the Republican Ticket in Nebraska Western Newspaper Union July 4, 1896 April 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/869566878/ Robert S. Bibbs, Nebraska Gold Democratic candidateSound Money Ticket: The Nebraska Gold Democrats Hold a Convention; They Name Bibbs for Governor The Enterprise October 3, 1896 April 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/866228077/ Other candidates Richard A. Hawley, National Silver PartyNational Party Nominees May Shut Out the Prohibitionists: Entrance of the New Cold-Water-Free-Silver Party Likely to Make Trouble for the Old Omaha Bee August 25, 1896 April 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/745076130/ Joel Warner, Prohibition PartyAs Cast Up: County Totals Shown By the Canvass of the Recent Vote Just Completed The Evening Post November 11, 1896 April 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/710280869/ Charles Sadilek, Socialist Labor Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1896https://www.newspapers.com/image/672697595/ Official Nebraska Returns April 22, 2023 November 27, 1896 Grand Island Free Press People's Party (United States) Silas A. Holcomb (incumbent) 116,415 53.46% Republican Party (United States) John H. MacColl 94,723 43.50% National Democratic Party (United States) Robert S. Bibbs 3,557 1.63% Prohibition Party Joel Warner 1,560 0.72% Silver Party Richard A. Hawley 930 0.43% Socialist Labor Party of America Charles Sadilek 578 0.27% 217,763 100.0% People's Party (United States) See also 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1896 Nebraska Category:November 1896 in the United States