1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election
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The 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1895, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat John Marshall Stone was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second consecutive term.
Background
A new
90% reduction in the number of blacks who voted in Mississippi.[1] In most counties a handful of prominent black ministers and local leaders were allowed to vote. African Americans were essentially excluded from the political system for 70 years, until after passage of federal civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s.[1]
General election
In the general election, Democratic candidate Anselm J. McLaurin, a former U.S. Senator, defeated Populist nominee Frank Burkitt, a newspaper editor and state representative.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Anselm J. McLaurin | 46,870 | 72.07 | |
Populist
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Frank Burkitt | 18,167 | 27.93 | |
| Total votes | 65,037 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
- ^ a b Michael Perman, Struggle for Mastery: Disfranchisement in the South, 1888-1908 (2000), ch 4
- ^ "MS Governor 1895". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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