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1895 Utah gubernatorial election
	County results; Wells: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%; Caine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
	Elected Governor ; Heber Manning Wells; Republican

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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

Results

1895 Utah gubernatorial election^[1]
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

References

^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

External links

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

[1] Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved August 5, 2020.

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 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. [[GOP|Republican]] [[Heber Manning Wells]] defeated [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee [[John Thomas Caine]] with 50.32% of the vote. [[Heber Manning Wells|Wells']] first term was to run for five years, until the next general election in 1900. Also, [[Populist Party (United States, 1984)|Populist]] Henry W. Lawrence ran but only won 4.95% of the vote.
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+== See also ==
+* [[Utah Territory]]
+* [[1900 Utah gubernatorial election]]
 == References ==
 {{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
-. The history of [[Utah Territory]]
+* {{cite web|url=https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.shtml|title=Utah Election history|website=Utah History Encyclopedia|publisher=University of Utah Press}}
-. [[1900 Utah gubernatorial election]]
+* {{cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=221191|title=1895 Utah gubernatorial election|website=OurCampaigns.com}}
-. History of elections in Utah, based on the state's website. [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/ELECTIONS.shtml Utah Election history]
-. Details about the 1895 Utah gubernatorial election. [https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=221191 1895 Utah gubernatorial election]
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