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1896 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1896 Governor race

Who won the 1896 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Silas A. Holcomb won the 1896 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Silas A. Holcomb received 116,415 popular votes (53.5%). The main challenger was John H. MacColl (43.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Holcomb and MacColl

Holcomb +10.0 pts · won by 21,692 votes
Silas A. HolcombPeople's PartyWINNER53.5%
116,415 votes
John H. MacCollRepublican43.5%
94,723 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 3.0% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.