| Election Name: | 1895 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Type: | presidential |
| Country: | Mississippi |
| Flag Image: | Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg |
| Previous Election: | 1889 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1889 |
| Next Election: | 1899 Mississippi gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1899 |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1895 |
| Nominee1: | Anselm J. McLaurin |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 46,870 |
| Percentage1: | 72.07% |
| Nominee2: | Frank Burkitt |
| Party2: | Populist Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 18,167 |
| Percentage2: | 27.93% |
| Map Size: | 150px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | John Marshall Stone |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Anselm J. McLaurin |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
A new state constitution was adopted in 1890, which extended Stone's term to six years. Determined to keep control and maintain white supremacy, the Democratic-dominated legislature effectively disfranchised most African Americans in the state by adding a requirement to the constitution for voter registration for payment of poll taxes. Two years later, they passed laws requiring literacy tests that were administered by white officials in a discriminatory way. These requirements, with additions in legislation of 1892, resulted in a 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]
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.