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The 1896 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896. Democratic nominee Alva Adams defeated People's Party nominee Morton Shelley Bailey with 46.22% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Alva Adams, Democratic
- G. H. Allen, Republican
Other candidates
- Morton Shelley Bailey, People's
- Davis Hanson Waite, Independent
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alva Adams | 87,387 | 46.22% | +41.59% | |
| Populist | Morton Shelley Bailey | 71,808 | 37.98% | −3.08% | |
| Republican | G. H. Allen | 23,945 | 12.66% | −39.29% | |
| Independent | Davis Hanson Waite | 3,359 | 1.78% | N/A | |
| Majority | 15,579 | 8.24% | |||
| Turnout | 186,499 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
| County | Adams % | Adams # | Bailey % | Bailey # | Allen % | Allen # | Waite % | Waite # | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arapahoe | 41.67% | 20,711 | 45.19% | 22,458 | 10.70% | 5,320 | 2.42% | 1,207 | 49,696 |
| Archuleta | 64.62% | 338 | 6.30% | 33 | 26.76% | 140 | 2.29% | 12 | 523 |
| Baca | 45.91% | 118 | 3.50% | 9 | 50.19% | 129 | 0.38% | 1 | 257 |
| Bent | 63.02% | 508 | 10.79% | 87 | 23.32% | 188 | 2.85% | 23 | 806 |
| Boulder | 45.67% | 3,341 | 36.47% | 2,668 | 12.53% | 917 | 5.30% | 388 | 7,314 |
| Chaffee | 43.57% | 1,204 | 51.82% | 1,432 | 3.80% | 105 | 0.79% | 22 | 2,763 |
| Cheyenne | 45.83% | 88 | 7.29% | 14 | 44.79% | 86 | 2.08% | 4 | 192 |
| Clear Creek | 40.64% | 1,399 | 55.37% | 1,906 | 1.94% | 67 | 2.03% | 70 | 3,442 |
| Conejos | 87.52% | 2,182 | 8.70% | 217 | 3.16% | 79 | 0.60% | 15 | 2,493 |
| Costilla | 50.65% | 734 | 19.94% | 289 | 26.84% | 389 | 2.55% | 37 | 1,449 |
| Custer | 67.12% | 784 | 16.78% | 196 | 14.81% | 173 | 1.28% | 15 | 1,168 |
| Delta | 33.87% | 607 | 53.79% | 964 | 7.14% | 128 | 5.18% | 93 | 1,792 |
| Dolores | 41.40% | 282 | 56.24% | 383 | 1.32% | 9 | 1.02% | 7 | 681 |
| Douglas | 65.08% | 798 | 19.73% | 242 | 13.29% | 163 | 1.87% | 23 | 1,226 |
| Eagle | 46.43% | 560 | 47.51% | 573 | 3.81% | 46 | 2.23% | 27 | 1,206 |
| El Paso | 33.49% | 8,370 | 38.60% | 9,645 | 24.17% | 6,041 | 3.72% | 930 | 24,986 |
| Elbert | 53.15% | 572 | 18.86% | 203 | 25.09% | 270 | 2.88% | 31 | 1,076 |
| Fremont | 41.07% | 2,088 | 43.72% | 2,223 | 10.79% | 549 | 4.40% | 224 | 5,084 |
| Garfield | 43.89% | 996 | 45.70% | 1,037 | 6.65% | 151 | 3.74% | 85 | 2,269 |
| Gilpin | 49.77% | 1,412 | 38.17% | 1,083 | 8.03% | 228 | 4.01% | 114 | 2,837 |
| Grand | 66.92% | 176 | 26.99% | 71 | 3.04% | 8 | 3.04% | 8 | 263 |
| Gunnison | 54.77% | 1,347 | 34.72% | 854 | 5.81% | 143 | 4.67% | 115 | 2,459 |
| Hinsdale | 48.09% | 341 | 36.53% | 259 | 1.97% | 14 | 13.39% | 95 | 709 |
| Huerfano | 58.67% | 1,678 | 8.18% | 234 | 32.44% | 928 | 0.69% | 20 | 2,860 |
| Jefferson | 65.16% | 2,342 | 22.25% | 800 | 7.06% | 254 | 5.50% | 198 | 3,594 |
| Kiowa | 47.05% | 136 | 10.72% | 31 | 41.17% | 119 | 1.03% | 3 | 289 |
| Kit Carson | 32.66% | 163 | 10.02% | 50 | 50.70% | 253 | 6.61% | 33 | 499 |
| La Plata | 62.96% | 1,812 | 32.48% | 935 | 2.77% | 80 | 1.77% | 51 | 2,878 |
| Lake | 44.06% | 3,032 | 52.30% | 3,599 | 2.20% | 152 | 1.42% | 98 | 6,881 |
| Larimer | 46.05% | 1,876 | 33.46% | 1,363 | 16.15% | 658 | 4.32% | 176 | 4,073 |
| Las Animas | 70.88% | 4,698 | 12.62% | 837 | 14.80% | 981 | 1.68% | 112 | 6,628 |
| Lincoln | 52.90% | 173 | 10.70% | 35 | 32.72% | 107 | 3.66% | 12 | 327 |
| Logan | 31.92% | 287 | 36.48% | 328 | 24.47% | 220 | 7.11% | 64 | 899 |
| Mesa | 36.59% | 1,086 | 39.15% | 1,162 | 16.30% | 484 | 7.95% | 236 | 2,968 |
| Mineral | 43.81% | 361 | 51.21% | 422 | 1.21% | 10 | 3.76% | 31 | 824 |
| Montezuma | 66.66% | 580 | 27.12% | 236 | 4.59% | 40 | 1.60% | 14 | 870 |
| Montrose | 43.70% | 681 | 42.42% | 661 | 9.62% | 150 | 4.23% | 66 | 1,558 |
| Morgan | 32.76% | 271 | 38.81% | 321 | 24.18% | 200 | 4.23% | 35 | 827 |
| Otero | 53.00% | 1,429 | 24.85% | 670 | 18.58% | 501 | 3.56% | 96 | 2,696 |
| Ouray | 44.94% | 995 | 52.75% | 1,168 | 0.90% | 20 | 1.40% | 31 | 2,214 |
| Park | 36.15% | 619 | 55.08% | 943 | 6.48% | 111 | 2.27% | 39 | 1,712 |
| Phillips | 53.19% | 283 | 11.84% | 63 | 33.64% | 179 | 1.31% | 7 | 532 |
| Pitkin | 30.11% | 1,155 | 64.22% | 2,463 | 0.88% | 34 | 4.77% | 183 | 3,835 |
| Prowers | 43.59% | 381 | 17.16% | 150 | 34.78% | 304 | 4.46% | 39 | 874 |
| Pueblo | 59.78% | 5,841 | 28.72% | 2,806 | 9.95% | 973 | 1.53% | 150 | 9,770 |
| Rio Blanco | 74.30% | 373 | 15.93% | 80 | 6.37% | 32 | 3.38% | 17 | 502 |
| Rio Grande | 36.10% | 586 | 51.50% | 836 | 10.28% | 167 | 2.09% | 34 | 1,623 |
| Routt | 78.71% | 895 | 9.76% | 111 | 8.26% | 94 | 3.25% | 37 | 1,137 |
| Saguache | 36.78% | 497 | 48.92% | 661 | 11.25% | 152 | 3.03% | 41 | 1,351 |
| San Juan | 40.69% | 643 | 55.37% | 875 | 0.88% | 14 | 3.03% | 48 | 1,580 |
| San Miguel | 67.50% | 1,533 | 24.30% | 552 | 2.95% | 67 | 5.23% | 119 | 2,271 |
| Sedgwick | 53.06% | 182 | 9.91% | 34 | 33.52% | 115 | 3.49% | 12 | 343 |
| Summit | 57.56% | 727 | 37.68% | 476 | 1.66% | 21 | 3.08% | 39 | 1,263 |
| Washington | 29.36% | 121 | 11.89% | 49 | 50.72% | 209 | 8.00% | 33 | 412 |
| Weld | 48.82% | 2,764 | 32.07% | 1,816 | 14.16% | 802 | 4.92% | 279 | 5,661 |
| Yuma | 36.66% | 231 | 30.95% | 195 | 27.14% | 171 | 5.23% | 33 | 630 |
References
[edit]- ^ Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
