Charles Wayland Bryan was an American businessman and politician who served as the 20th and 23rd Governor of Nebraska, and Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President in 1924. He was the younger brother of William Jennings Bryan.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 2002, in 36 states and two territories. The Republicans won eight seats previously held by the Democrats, as well as the seat previously held by Minnesota governor Jesse Ventura, who was elected on the Reform Party ticket but had since renounced his party affiliation. The Democrats won 10 seats previously held by the Republicans, as well as the seat previously held by Maine governor Angus King, an independent. The elections were held concurrently with the other United States elections of 2002.
The 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 8, 2016, to elect the Governor of Oregon, concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, other gubernatorial elections and various state and local elections.
The 2022 Nebraska gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the next governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican governor Pete Ricketts was term-limited and unable to seek a third term. In the general election, Republican Jim Pillen won the gubernatorial election by a 23-point margin.
The 1932 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Governor Philip La Follette was defeated in the Republican primary, and in the midst of the Great Depression and nationwide voter dissatisfaction with the Republican Party, Democratic nominee Albert G. Schmedeman defeated Republican nominee Walter J. Kohler Sr. and Socialist nominee Frank Metcalfe with 52.48% of the vote. Schmedeman became the first Democrat to win a gubernatorial election in Wisconsin since George Wilbur Peck in 1892. Two years later, in 1934, La Follette would run for governor again and defeated Schmedeman, this time running with the Progressive Party.
The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
The 1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Populist Governor Silas A. Holcomb did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee William A. Poynter defeated Republican nominee Monroe Hayward with 50.19% of the vote.
The 1876 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on April 5, 1876. Incumbent Republican governor Henry Lippitt defeated Prohibition Party nominee Albert C. Howard and Democratic nominee William B. Beach.
The 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured incumbent Governor Silas A. Holcomb, a Populist, defeating his major rival, Republican nominee John H. MacColl, to win a second two-year term in office.
The 1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican Governor Lorenzo Crounse did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee Silas A. Holcomb defeated the Republican nominee, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Thomas Jefferson Majors.
The 1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.
The 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican governor Silas Garber did not seek reelection. This election featured Republican nominee Albinus Nance, the Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives, defeating Democratic nominee Colonel William H. Webster, a lawyer from Merrick County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Levi G. Todd, a former member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from Cass County, Nebraska.
The 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. It was the first election held under the newly adopted Nebraska Constitution of 1875. The election featured incumbent Governor Silas Garber, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Paren England, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Jonathan F. Gardner, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874.
The 1872 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 8, 1872. Three-term incumbent Governor of Nebraska David Butler was impeached and removed from office on June 2, 1871. Because Nebraska's Constitution at the time did not have an office of lieutenant governor, Butler was replaced by Nebraska Secretary of State William H. James as acting governor, filling out the remainder of Butler's term. In 1872, James decided not to seek election to the governorship. The election of 1872 thus featured Republican nominee Robert Wilkinson Furnas, a member of the University of Nebraska board of regents since 1869, defeating Democratic nominee Henry C. Lett, a lawyer from Brownville, Nebraska.
The 1870 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 11, 1870. Two-term incumbent Governor of Nebraska David Butler, the Republican nominee, was seeking a third term as governor. He was opposed by Democratic nominee John H. Croxton, a lawyer from Nebraska City.
The 1876 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876, and featured Republican nominee Othman A. Abbott defeating Democratic nominee Miles Zentmeyer and Greenback Party nominee Allen Root.
The 1910 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Melville R. Hopewell, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Ralph A. Clark as well as Socialist Party nominee George L. Slutter and Prohibition Party nominee Samuel Lichty.
The 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, and featured Republican nominee Robert E. Moore defeating Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James N. Gaffin as well as Straight Democratic (anti-Populist) nominee Rodney E. Dunphy and Prohibition Party nominee Belle G. Bigelow.
The 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, and featured Republican nominee Ezra P. Savage defeating incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Prohibition nominee Charles R. Lawson, Midroad Populist nominee Herman G. Reiter, and Social Democratic nominee David McKibben.
The 1902 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902, and featured Republican nominee Edmund G. McGilton defeating Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee, as well as Prohibition nominee Isaiah Lightner and Socialist nominee Andrew D. Peugh.
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