1895 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1895 United States gubernatorial elections United States 1891 legislative no 1894 United States gubernatorial elections 1894 1896 United States gubernatorial elections 1896 Seats up Seats won 9 governorships November 5, 1895;April 3, 1895 (RI) Republican Party (United States) 22 26 4 4 8 Democratic Party (United States) 20William T. Watson (D) succeeded Delaware Governor Joshua H. Marvil (R) who died in office in April 1895. 17 3 4 1 Populist Party (United States) 1 1 0 0 Silver Party 1 1 0 0 1895 United States gubernatorial elections results map.svg 324px #0671B0 Democratic gain #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican hold United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1895, in nine states. Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected its governors to a single-year term. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year. Utah held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood. Results State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Iowa Frank D. Jackson Republican Retired, Republican victory Francis M. Drake (Republican) 52.00%Washington I. Babb (Democratic) 37.23%Sylvester B. Crane (Populist) 8.02%Francis Bacon (Prohibition) 2.74%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265248 IA Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Kentucky John Y. Brown Democratic Term-limited, Republican victory William O'Connell Bradley (Republican) 48.29%Parker Watkins Hardin (Democratic) 45.80%Thomas S. Pettit (Populist) 4.74%T. P. Demaree (Prohibition) 1.17%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264833 KY Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Maryland Frank Brown Democratic Retired, Republican victory Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (Republican) 52.01%John E. Hurst (Democratic) 44.20%Joshua Levering (Prohibition) 3.21%Henry F. Andrews (Populist)Andrews also stood on the Socialist Labor ticket. 0.57%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27858 MD Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Massachusetts Frederic T. Greenhalge Republican Re-elected, 56.77% George F. Williams (Democratic) 37.06%Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.79%E. Gerry Brown (Populist) 2.37%Moritz E. Ruther (Socialist Labor) 0.99%Scattering 0.01%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266538 MA Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Mississippi John Marshall Stone Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Anselm J. McLaurin (Democratic) 72.85%Frank Burkitt (Populist) 27.15%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263357 MS Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020Rowland Dunbar 1908 The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1908 https://archive.org/details/officialstatisti00missuoft/page/245/mode/1up Nashville, Tenn. Press of the Brandon Printing Company 245 New Jersey George Theodore Werts Democratic Term-limited, Republican victory John W. Griggs (Republican) 52.28%Alexander T. McGill (Democratic) 43.64%Henry W. Wilbur (Prohibition) 2.14%George B. Keim (Socialist Labor) 1.33%William B. Ellis (Populist) 0.61%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264563 NJ Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Ohio William McKinley Republican Retired, Republican victory Asa S. Bushnell (Republican) 51.00%James E. Campbell (Democratic) 39.94%Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (Populist) 6.29%Seth H. Ellis (Prohibition) 2.54%William Watkins (Socialist Labor) 0.22%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=89812 OH Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Rhode Island(held, 3 April 1895) Daniel Russell Brown Republican Retired, Republican victory Charles W. Lippitt (Republican) 56.89%George L. Littlefield (Democratic) 32.39%Smith Quimby (Prohibition) 5.95%George Ellsworth Boomer (Socialist Labor) 3.92%William Foster Jr. (Populist) 0.86%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266722 RI Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 Utah New state Heber Manning Wells (Republican) 50.32%John Thomas Caine (Democratic) 44.73%Henry W. Lawrence (Populist) 4.95%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=221191 UT Governor, 1895 Our Campaigns 7 August 2020 References 30em Notes Bibliography 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. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2014 978-0-7864-4722-0 Jefferson, North Carolina The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1896 https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacency1896newy New York, NY The Press Publishing Co. 1896 World Almanac 1896 Rhoades Henry Eckford The Tribune Almanac and Political Register, 1896 https://archive.org/details/vol1896tribuneal00unse New York, NY The Tribune Association 1896 Tribune Almanac 1896 Category:April 1895 in the United States Category:November 1895 in the United States