1895 Utah gubernatorial election

1895 Utah gubernatorial election
	County results; Wells: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90%; Caine: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
	Elected Governor ; Heber Manning Wells; Republican

The 1895 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 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, to set up the machinery for the new state. 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.