1896 Montana gubernatorial election

none related races 1896 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1896 Montana gubernatorial election Montana 1896 Presidential no 1892 Montana gubernatorial election 1892 1900 Montana gubernatorial election 1900 November 3, 1896 x150px Robert Burns Smith 79CDCD Democratic Party (United States) People's Party (United States) 36,688 70.99% x150px Alexander C. Botkin Republican Party (United States) Silver Republican Party 14,993 29.01% 1896 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsSmith: #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70% #30A630 70–80% #217821 80–90% Botkin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor John E. Rickards Republican Party (United States) Robert Burns Smith Democratic Party (United States) The 1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Robert Burns Smith, Democratic and Populist, former city attorney of Helena,https://www.nga.org/governor/robert-burns-smith/ Gov. Robert Burns Smith www.nga.org National Governors Association 17 July 2021 Populist nominee for Montana's at-large congressional district in 1894 Alexander C. Botkin, Republican and Silver Republican, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Montana Results By 8 a.m. the following day, the chairman of the central committee for the state's Democratic party announced that, in his estimation, Robert Burns Smith had won the election "handsomely".Cockrill 1896 1 1896 Montana gubernatorial electionCongressional Quarterly 1998 63https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262073 MT Governor, 1896 Our Campaigns 17 July 2021Dubin 2010 20Glashan 1979 180–181 Fusion Robert Burns Smith LightGreen 36,688 70.99% Republican Party (United States) Alexander C. Botkin 14,993 29.01% 21,695 41.98% 51,681 References Bibliography Cockrill W. M. Robert B. Smith The Anaconda Standard 4 November 1896 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9 Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Dubin Michael J. 2010 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC&pg=PA10 Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-4722-0 1896 Montana Gubernatorial Category:November 1896 in the United States