1896 Colorado gubernatorial election

1896 Colorado gubernatorial election
	County results ; Adams: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Bailey: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Allen: 50–60%
Governor before election; Albert McIntire; Republican	Elected Governor ; Alva Adams; Democratic

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
G. H. Allen, Republican

Other candidates

Morton Shelley Bailey, People's
Davis Hanson Waite, Independent

Results

1896 Colorado gubernatorial election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Alva Adams	87,387	46.22%	+41.59%
	Populist	Morton Shelley Bailey	71,808	37.98%	−3.08%
	Republican	G. H. Allen	23,945	12.66%	−39.29%
	Independent	Davis Hanson Waite	3,359	1.78%	N/A
Majority			15,579	8.24%
Turnout			186,499
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

County	Adams %	Adams #	Bailey %	Bailey #	Allen %	Allen #	Waite %	Waite #	Total
Arapahoe	41.67%	20,711	45.19%	22,458	10.70%	5,320	2.42%	1,207	49,696
Archuleta	64.62%	338	6.30%	33	26.76%	140	2.29%	12	523
Baca	45.91%	118	3.50%	9	50.19%	129	0.38%	1	257
Bent	63.02%	508	10.79%	87	23.32%	188	2.85%	23	806
Boulder	45.67%	3,341	36.47%	2,668	12.53%	917	5.30%	388	7,314
Chaffee	43.57%	1,204	51.82%	1,432	3.80%	105	0.79%	22	2,763
Cheyenne	45.83%	88	7.29%	14	44.79%	86	2.08%	4	192
Clear Creek	40.64%	1,399	55.37%	1,906	1.94%	67	2.03%	70	3,442
Conejos	87.52%	2,182	8.70%	217	3.16%	79	0.60%	15	2,493
Costilla	50.65%	734	19.94%	289	26.84%	389	2.55%	37	1,449
Custer	67.12%	784	16.78%	196	14.81%	173	1.28%	15	1,168
Delta	33.87%	607	53.79%	964	7.14%	128	5.18%	93	1,792
Dolores	41.40%	282	56.24%	383	1.32%	9	1.02%	7	681
Douglas	65.08%	798	19.73%	242	13.29%	163	1.87%	23	1,226
Eagle	46.43%	560	47.51%	573	3.81%	46	2.23%	27	1,206
El Paso	33.49%	8,370	38.60%	9,645	24.17%	6,041	3.72%	930	24,986
Elbert	53.15%	572	18.86%	203	25.09%	270	2.88%	31	1,076
Fremont	41.07%	2,088	43.72%	2,223	10.79%	549	4.40%	224	5,084
Garfield	43.89%	996	45.70%	1,037	6.65%	151	3.74%	85	2,269
Gilpin	49.77%	1,412	38.17%	1,083	8.03%	228	4.01%	114	2,837
Grand	66.92%	176	26.99%	71	3.04%	8	3.04%	8	263
Gunnison	54.77%	1,347	34.72%	854	5.81%	143	4.67%	115	2,459
Hinsdale	48.09%	341	36.53%	259	1.97%	14	13.39%	95	709
Huerfano	58.67%	1,678	8.18%	234	32.44%	928	0.69%	20	2,860
Jefferson	65.16%	2,342	22.25%	800	7.06%	254	5.50%	198	3,594
Kiowa	47.05%	136	10.72%	31	41.17%	119	1.03%	3	289
Kit Carson	32.66%	163	10.02%	50	50.70%	253	6.61%	33	499
La Plata	62.96%	1,812	32.48%	935	2.77%	80	1.77%	51	2,878
Lake	44.06%	3,032	52.30%	3,599	2.20%	152	1.42%	98	6,881
Larimer	46.05%	1,876	33.46%	1,363	16.15%	658	4.32%	176	4,073
Las Animas	70.88%	4,698	12.62%	837	14.80%	981	1.68%	112	6,628
Lincoln	52.90%	173	10.70%	35	32.72%	107	3.66%	12	327
Logan	31.92%	287	36.48%	328	24.47%	220	7.11%	64	899
Mesa	36.59%	1,086	39.15%	1,162	16.30%	484	7.95%	236	2,968
Mineral	43.81%	361	51.21%	422	1.21%	10	3.76%	31	824
Montezuma	66.66%	580	27.12%	236	4.59%	40	1.60%	14	870
Montrose	43.70%	681	42.42%	661	9.62%	150	4.23%	66	1,558
Morgan	32.76%	271	38.81%	321	24.18%	200	4.23%	35	827
Otero	53.00%	1,429	24.85%	670	18.58%	501	3.56%	96	2,696
Ouray	44.94%	995	52.75%	1,168	0.90%	20	1.40%	31	2,214
Park	36.15%	619	55.08%	943	6.48%	111	2.27%	39	1,712
Phillips	53.19%	283	11.84%	63	33.64%	179	1.31%	7	532
Pitkin	30.11%	1,155	64.22%	2,463	0.88%	34	4.77%	183	3,835
Prowers	43.59%	381	17.16%	150	34.78%	304	4.46%	39	874
Pueblo	59.78%	5,841	28.72%	2,806	9.95%	973	1.53%	150	9,770
Rio Blanco	74.30%	373	15.93%	80	6.37%	32	3.38%	17	502
Rio Grande	36.10%	586	51.50%	836	10.28%	167	2.09%	34	1,623
Routt	78.71%	895	9.76%	111	8.26%	94	3.25%	37	1,137
Saguache	36.78%	497	48.92%	661	11.25%	152	3.03%	41	1,351
San Juan	40.69%	643	55.37%	875	0.88%	14	3.03%	48	1,580
San Miguel	67.50%	1,533	24.30%	552	2.95%	67	5.23%	119	2,271
Sedgwick	53.06%	182	9.91%	34	33.52%	115	3.49%	12	343
Summit	57.56%	727	37.68%	476	1.66%	21	3.08%	39	1,263
Washington	29.36%	121	11.89%	49	50.72%	209	8.00%	33	412
Weld	48.82%	2,764	32.07%	1,816	14.16%	802	4.92%	279	5,661
Yuma	36.66%	231	30.95%	195	27.14%	171	5.23%	33	630