1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured incumbent Governor Silas A. Holcomb, a Populist, defeating his major rival, Republican nominee John H. MacColl, to win a second two-year term in office.

1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1894 November 3, 1896 1898 →

Nominee Silas A. Holcomb John H. MacColl Party Populist Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 116,415 94,723 Percentage 53.5% 43.5%

County results Holcomb:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% MacColl:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election Silas A. Holcomb Populist Elected Governor Silas A. Holcomb Populist

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Silas A. Holcomb, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska^[1]
• John H. MacColl, Republican candidate^[2]
• Robert S. Bibbs, Nebraska Gold Democratic candidate^[3]

Other candidates

• Richard A. Hawley, National Silver Party^[4]
• Joel Warner, Prohibition Party^[5]
• Charles Sadilek, Socialist Labor^[5]

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1896^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Silas A. Holcomb (incumbent)	116,415	53.46%
	Republican	John H. MacColl	94,723	43.50%
	National Democratic	Robert S. Bibbs	3,557	1.63%
	Prohibition	Joel Warner	1,560	0.72%
	Silver	Richard A. Hawley	930	0.43%
	Socialist Labor	Charles Sadilek	578	0.27%
Total votes			217,763	100.0%
	Populist hold

See also

• 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

References

1. "Official Nebraska Returns". Grand Island Free Press. November 27, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
2. "M'Coll Is the Man Leading the Republican Ticket in Nebraska". Western Newspaper Union. July 4, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
3. "Sound Money Ticket: The Nebraska Gold Democrats Hold a Convention; They Name Bibbs for Governor". The Enterprise. October 3, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
4. "National Party Nominees May Shut Out the Prohibitionists: Entrance of the New Cold-Water-Free-Silver Party Likely to Make Trouble for the Old". Omaha Bee. August 25, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
5. "As Cast Up: County Totals Shown By the Canvass of the Recent Vote Just Completed". The Evening Post. November 11, 1896. Retrieved April 22, 2023.