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The 1895 Utah gubernatorial election was held in November of 1895. It was the first gubernatorial election in the state of Utah and it was held before it became a state on the 4 of January, 1896. Republican Heber Manning Wells defeated Democratic nominee John Thomas Caine with 50.32% of the vote. Wells' first term was to run for five years, until the next general election in 1900. Also, Populist Henry W. Lawrence ran but only won 4.95% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Heber Manning Wells, Republican
 * John Thomas Caine, Democratic