United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1895, in nine states.
Kentucky, Maryland and Mississippi held their gubernatorial elections in odd numbered years, every 4 years, preceding the United States presidential election year. New Jersey at this time held gubernatorial elections every 3 years. It would abandon this practice in 1949. Massachusetts and Rhode Island both elected its governors to a single-year term. They would abandon this practice in 1920 and 1912, respectively. Iowa and Ohio at this time held gubernatorial elections in every odd numbered year.
Utah held its first gubernatorial election on achieving statehood.
Results
State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates Iowa Frank D. Jackson Republican Retired, Republican victory Francis M. Drake (Republican) 52.00%Washington I. Babb (Democratic) 37.23%Sylvester B. Crane (Populist) 8.02%Francis Bacon (Prohibition) 2.74% Kentucky John Y. Brown Democratic Term-limited, Republican victory William O'Connell Bradley (Republican) 48.29%Parker Watkins Hardin (Democratic) 45.80%Thomas S. Pettit (Populist) 4.74%T. P. Demaree (Prohibition) 1.17% Maryland Frank Brown Democratic Retired, Republican victory Lloyd Lowndes Jr. (Republican) 52.01%John E. Hurst (Democratic) 44.20%Joshua Levering (Prohibition) 3.21%Henry F. Andrews (Populist) 0.57% Massachusetts Frederic T. Greenhalge Republican Re-elected, 56.77% George F. Williams (Democratic) 37.06%Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 2.79%E. Gerry Brown (Populist) 2.37%Moritz E. Ruther (Socialist Labor) 0.99%Scattering 0.01% Mississippi John Marshall Stone Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Anselm J. McLaurin (Democratic) 72.85%Frank Burkitt (Populist) 27.15% New Jersey George Theodore Werts Democratic Term-limited, Republican victory John W. Griggs (Republican) 52.28%Alexander T. McGill (Democratic) 43.64%Henry W. Wilbur (Prohibition) 2.14%George B. Keim (Socialist Labor) 1.33%William B. Ellis (Populist) 0.61% Ohio William McKinley Republican Retired, Republican victory Asa S. Bushnell (Republican) 51.00%James E. Campbell (Democratic) 39.94%Jacob S. Coxey Sr. (Populist) 6.29%Seth H. Ellis (Prohibition) 2.54%William Watkins (Socialist Labor) 0.22% Rhode Island(held, 3 April 1895) Daniel Russell Brown Republican Retired, Republican victory Charles W. Lippitt (Republican) 56.89%George L. Littlefield (Democratic) 32.39%Smith Quimby (Prohibition) 5.95%George Ellsworth Boomer (Socialist Labor) 3.92%William Foster Jr. (Populist) 0.86% Utah New state Heber Manning Wells (Republican) 50.32%John Thomas Caine (Democratic) 44.73%Henry W. Lawrence (Populist) 4.95%
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