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

CountyAdams %Adams #Bailey %Bailey #Allen %Allen #Waite %Waite #TotalArapahoe41.67%20,71145.19%22,45810.70%5,3202.42%1,20749,696Archuleta64.62%3386.30%3326.76%1402.29%12523Baca45.91%1183.50%950.19%1290.38%1257Bent63.02%50810.79%8723.32%1882.85%23806Boulder45.67%3,34136.47%2,66812.53%9175.30%3887,314Chaffee43.57%1,20451.82%1,4323.80%1050.79%222,763Cheyenne45.83%887.29%1444.79%862.08%4192Clear Creek40.64%1,39955.37%1,9061.94%672.03%703,442Conejos87.52%2,1828.70%2173.16%790.60%152,493Costilla50.65%73419.94%28926.84%3892.55%371,449Custer67.12%78416.78%19614.81%1731.28%151,168Delta33.87%60753.79%9647.14%1285.18%931,792Dolores41.40%28256.24%3831.32%91.02%7681Douglas65.08%79819.73%24213.29%1631.87%231,226Eagle46.43%56047.51%5733.81%462.23%271,206El Paso33.49%8,37038.60%9,64524.17%6,0413.72%93024,986Elbert53.15%57218.86%20325.09%2702.88%311,076Fremont41.07%2,08843.72%2,22310.79%5494.40%2245,084Garfield43.89%99645.70%1,0376.65%1513.74%852,269Gilpin49.77%1,41238.17%1,0838.03%2284.01%1142,837Grand66.92%17626.99%713.04%83.04%8263Gunnison54.77%1,34734.72%8545.81%1434.67%1152,459Hinsdale48.09%34136.53%2591.97%1413.39%95709Huerfano58.67%1,6788.18%23432.44%9280.69%202,860Jefferson65.16%2,34222.25%8007.06%2545.50%1983,594Kiowa47.05%13610.72%3141.17%1191.03%3289Kit Carson32.66%16310.02%5050.70%2536.61%33499La Plata62.96%1,81232.48%9352.77%801.77%512,878Lake44.06%3,03252.30%3,5992.20%1521.42%986,881Larimer46.05%1,87633.46%1,36316.15%6584.32%1764,073Las Animas70.88%4,69812.62%83714.80%9811.68%1126,628Lincoln52.90%17310.70%3532.72%1073.66%12327Logan31.92%28736.48%32824.47%2207.11%64899Mesa36.59%1,08639.15%1,16216.30%4847.95%2362,968Mineral43.81%36151.21%4221.21%103.76%31824Montezuma66.66%58027.12%2364.59%401.60%14870Montrose43.70%68142.42%6619.62%1504.23%661,558Morgan32.76%27138.81%32124.18%2004.23%35827Otero53.00%1,42924.85%67018.58%5013.56%962,696Ouray44.94%99552.75%1,1680.90%201.40%312,214Park36.15%61955.08%9436.48%1112.27%391,712Phillips53.19%28311.84%6333.64%1791.31%7532Pitkin30.11%1,15564.22%2,4630.88%344.77%1833,835Prowers43.59%38117.16%15034.78%3044.46%39874Pueblo59.78%5,84128.72%2,8069.95%9731.53%1509,770Rio Blanco74.30%37315.93%806.37%323.38%17502Rio Grande36.10%58651.50%83610.28%1672.09%341,623Routt78.71%8959.76%1118.26%943.25%371,137Saguache36.78%49748.92%66111.25%1523.03%411,351San Juan40.69%64355.37%8750.88%143.03%481,580San Miguel67.50%1,53324.30%5522.95%675.23%1192,271Sedgwick53.06%1829.91%3433.52%1153.49%12343Summit57.56%72737.68%4761.66%213.08%391,263Washington29.36%12111.89%4950.72%2098.00%33412Weld48.82%2,76432.07%1,81614.16%8024.92%2795,661Yuma36.66%23130.95%19527.14%1715.23%33630

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

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