1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1895 United States gubernatorial elections 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1889 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1889 1899 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1899 no November 5, 1895 File:AnselmJMcLaurin (cropped).jpg 150x150px Anselm J. McLaurin Democratic Party (United States) 46,870 72.07% File:Frank Burkitt.jpg Frank Burkitt Populist Party (United States) 18,167 27.93% 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 150px County resultsMcLaurin: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Burkitt: #73D873 50–60% Governor John Marshall Stone Democratic Party (United States) Anselm J. McLaurin Democratic Party (United States) The 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1895, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat John Marshall Stone was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second consecutive term. Background A new state constitution was adopted in 1890, which extended Stone's term to six years. Determined to keep control and maintain white supremacy, the Democratic-dominated legislature effectively disfranchised most African Americans in the state by adding a requirement to the constitution for voter registration for payment of poll taxes. Two years later, they passed laws requiring literacy tests that were administered by white officials in a discriminatory way. These requirements, with additions in legislation of 1892, resulted in a 90% reduction in the number of blacks who voted in Mississippi.Michael Perman, Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908 (2000), ch 4 In most counties a handful of prominent black ministers and local leaders were allowed to vote. African Americans were essentially excluded from the political system for 70 years, until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s. General election In the general election, Democratic candidate Anselm J. McLaurin, a former U.S. Senator, defeated Populist nominee Frank Burkitt, a newspaper editor and state representative. Results Mississippi gubernatorial election, 1895http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263357 MS Governor 1895 Our Campaigns December 9, 2016 Democratic Party (United States) Anselm J. McLaurin 46,870 72.07 Populist Party (United States) Frank Burkitt 18,167 27.93 65,037 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References 1895 gubernatorial Mississippi Category:November 1895 in the United States