1896 Kansas gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1896 Kansas gubernatorial election Kansas Presidential no 1894 Kansas gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Kansas gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 File:John Whitnah Leedy.jpg 150x150px John W. Leedy People's Party (United States) 167,941 50.55% File:ENMorrill (cropped).jpg Edmund Needham Morrill Republican Party (United States) 160,507 48.31% 1896 Kansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 270px County resultsLeedy: #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70%Morrill: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% Governor Edmund Needham Morrill Republican Party (United States) John W. Leedy People's Party (United States) The 1896 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. People's Party nominee John W. Leedy defeated incumbent Republican Edmund Needham Morrill with 50.55% of the vote. General election Candidates Major party candidates Edmund Needham Morrill, Republican Other candidates John W. Leedy, People's Horace Hurley, Prohibition Henry L. Douthart, National Prohibition A. E. Kepford, Independent Prohibition Results 1896 Kansas gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-06-29 People's Party (United States) John W. Leedy 167,941 50.55% Republican Party (United States) Edmund Needham Morrill (incumbent) 160,507 48.31% Prohibition Party Horace Hurley 2,347 0.71% Independent politician Henry L. Douthart 757 0.23% Independent politician A. E. Kepford 703 0.21% 7,434 People's Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References 1896 Kansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1896 in the United States