Election
Election for Governor of Montana
The 1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.
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The 1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Democratic and Populist nominee Robert Burns Smith defeated Republican and Silver Republican nominee Alexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.
Major party candidates
By 8 a.m. the following day, the chairman of the central committee for the state's Democratic party announced that, in his estimation, Robert Burns Smith had won the election "handsomely".
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