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
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Alva Adams, Democratic
- George W. Allen, Republican
Other candidates
- Morton Shelley Bailey, People's
- Davis Hanson Waite, Independent
Results
Counties that flipped from Republican to Populist
- Arapahoe
- El Paso
- Fremont
- Logan
- Morgan
Counties that flipped from Populist to Democratic
- Archuleta
- Boulder
- Gilpin
- Gunnison
- Hinsdale
- La Plata
- Montezuma
- Montrose
- Otero
- San Miguel
- Summit
- Yuma
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Bent
- Cheyenne
- Conejos
- Costilla
- Custer
- Douglas
- Elbert
- Grand
- Huerfano
- Jefferson
- Kiowa
- Larimer
- Las Animas
- Lincoln
- Phillips
- Prowers
- Pueblo
- Rio Blanco
- Routt
- Sedgwick
- Weld