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The1896 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896.
Democratic andPopulist nomineeRobert Burns Smith defeatedRepublican andSilver Republican nomineeAlexander C. Botkin with 70.99% of the vote.
Major party candidates
By 8 a.m. the following day, the chairman of the central committee for the state's Democratic party announced that, in his estimation, Robert Burns Smith had won the election "handsomely".[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Fusion | Robert Burns Smith | 36,688 | 70.99% | ||
| Republican | Alexander C. Botkin | 14,993 | 29.01% | ||
| Majority | 21,695 | 41.98% | |||
| Turnout | 51,681 | ||||
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