The following elections occurred in 1896:
North America
Canada
- 1896 Canadian federal election
- December 1896 Edmonton municipal election
- January 1896 Edmonton municipal election
- 1896 Manitoba general election
United States
- 1896 United States gubernatorial elections
- Bourbon Democrat
- 1896 New York state election
- 1896 South Carolina gubernatorial election
- 1896 United States House of Representatives elections
- United States House of Representatives elections in California, 1896
- United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1896
- 1896 United States presidential election
- United States Senate election in South Carolina, 1896
- 1896 United States Senate elections