1896 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1896 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential No 1892 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1892 1900 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1900 April 21, 1896 1861b Image:Murphy James Foster.jpg 150x150px Murphy J. Foster Democratic Party (United States) - 116,116 56.92% 3x4.svg John N. Pharr Republican Lily-WhitePopulist 87,698 42.99% 1896 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsFoster: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Pharr: #73d873 50–60% #42ca42 60–70% #30a630 70–80% The 1896 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1896. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. As Louisiana had not yet adopted party primaries, this meant that the Democratic Party convention nomination vote was supposed to be the real contest over who would be governor. However, the Republicans and Populists put forward a joint candidate, John N. Pharr. With combined Republican and Populist support Pharr garnered 43% of the vote, although the Democratic nominee, Murphy J. Foster was elected with 57% of the vote. Foster was the last Louisiana governor to be elected to consecutive terms until John McKeithen in 1964 and 1968. Results General Election, April 17Louisiana Almanac: 2006-2007 Frois, J. 2006 Pelican Publishing Company 9781455607693 https://books.google.com/books?id=-RU-0TRnuhsC 543 2014-10-24 PartyCandidateVotes receivedPercentDemocraticMurphy J. Foster116,11656.92%Populist/RepublicanJohn N. Pharr87,69842.99%IndependentA. B. Booth1760.09% References 1892 gubernatorial election Louisiana gubernatorial elections 1900 gubernatorial election 1896 Louisiana Gubernatorial Category:April 1896 in North America