1896 Texas gubernatorial election

The 1896 Texas gubernatorial election was held to elect the Governor of Texas. Governor Charles Culberson was re-elected to a second term over Jerome C. Kearby, a Populist running with Republican support.

The total vote recorded in the general election was nearly 540,000 and the most for any Texas election until the 1918 Democratic Party primary.

Candidates

 * Randolph Clark, founder of Texas Christian University (Prohibition)
 * Charles Culberson, incumbent Governor (Democratic)
 * Jerome Claiborne Kearby, Dallas attorney and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1894 (Populist)