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Parents > United States > Utah > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 03, 1895 - 07:00am Central
Polls Close November 03, 1895 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 01, 1896 - 12:00pm
Term End January 01, 1901 - 12:00pm
ContributorSome say...
Last ModifiedChronicler April 10, 2007 08:33pm
Data Sources[Link] ; World Almanac (1896), p. 460.
Description There was no election for governor in 1896. Heber M. Well, a Republican, had defeated Democrat John T. Caine by 20,833 to 18,519 votes during an election held on the eve of statehood in November 1895 to set up the machinery for the new state. Wells' first term was to run for five years, until the next general election in 1900.
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1900
NameHeber M. Wells Votes40,209 (51.98%)
Term01/01/1901 - 01/01/1905 Margin3,057 (+3.95%)
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Name Heber M. Wells Congressional Delegate John Thomas Caine Henry W. Lawrence  
PartyRepublican Democratic Populist  
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Certified Votes 20,833 (50.32%) 18,519 (44.73%) 2,051 (4.95%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,314 (-5.59%) -18,782 (-45.36%)  
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