1895 Utah gubernatorial election

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1895 Utah gubernatorial election

November 3, 1895

Nominee Heber Manning Wells John Thomas Caine Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 20,833 18,519 Percentage 50.32% 44.73%

County results Wells:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90% Caine:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Elected Governor Heber Manning Wells Republican

The 1895 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1895. It was the first gubernatorial election in the state of Utah and it was held before it became a state on the 4 of January, 1896, to set up the machinery for the new state. Republican Heber Manning Wells defeated Democratic nominee John Thomas Caine with 50.32% of the vote. Wells' first term was to run for five years, until the next general election in 1900. Also, Populist Henry W. Lawrence ran but only won 4.95% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

• Heber Manning Wells, Republican
• John Thomas Caine, Democratic

Results

1895 Utah gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Heber Manning Wells	20,833	50.32%
	Democratic	John Thomas Caine	18,519	44.73%
	Populist	Henry W. Lawrence	2,051	4.95%
Majority			2,314	5.59%
Turnout			41.631	19,75%
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• Utah Territory
• 1900 Utah gubernatorial election

External links

• "Utah Election history". Utah History Encyclopedia. University of Utah Press.
• "1895 Utah gubernatorial election". OurCampaigns.com.