1878 Nevada gubernatorial election

1878 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Henry Kinkead Lewis R. Bradley Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 9,747 9,252 Percentage 51.30% 48.70%

County results Kinkead:     50–60%     60–70% Bradley:     50–60% No Vote/Data:

Governor before election Lewis R. Bradley Democratic Elected Governor John Henry Kinkead Republican

The 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley lost re-election to Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead. ^{[1] [2]}

General election

On election day, November 5, 1878, Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead won the election by a margin of 495 votes against his opponent incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor from the Democrats. Kinkead was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Nevada on January 3, 1879. ^[3]

Results

Nevada gubernatorial election, 1878 ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John Henry Kinkead	9,747	51.30%	+8.28%
	Democratic	Lewis R. Bradley (incumbent)	9,252	48.70%	−8.28%
Majority			495	2.60%
Total votes			18,999	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing	+16.56%

Results by county

County	John H. Kinkead Republican		Lewis R. Bradley Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast [4]
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Churchill	58	45.31%	70	54.69%	-12	-9.38%	128
Douglas	257	52.56%	232	47.44%	25	5.11%	489
Elko	757	40.57%	1,109	59.43%	-352	-18.86%	1,866
Esmeralda	456	46.01%	535	53.99%	-79	-7.97%	991
Eureka	1,079	50.49%	1,058	49.51%	21	0.98%	2,137
Humboldt	508	52.75%	455	47.25%	53	5.50%	963
Lander	441	41.56%	620	58.44%	-179	-16.87%	1,061
Lincoln	355	45.28%	429	54.72%	-74	-9.44%	784
Lyon	389	65.27%	207	34.73%	182	30.54%	596
Nye	374	43.34%	489	56.66%	-115	-13.33%	863
Ormsby	638	61.46%	400	38.54%	238	22.93%	1,038
Storey	3,216	56.35%	2,491	43.65%	725	12.70%	5,707
Washoe	740	52.37%	673	47.63%	67	4.74%	1,413
White Pine	479	49.74%	484	50.26%	-5	-0.52%	963
Totals	9,747	51.30%	9,252	48.70%	495	2.61%	18,999

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Douglas
• Eureka
• Humboldt
• Storey
• Washoe

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Lander

References

1. McMullin, Thomas A.; Walker, David (1984). Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors. Westport, CT: Meckler Publishing. pp.  3–4. ISBN   0-930466-11-X.
2. Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Boston: The Biographical Society. p. 282. OCLC   6182270.
3. "NV Governor". ourcampaigns.com. May 1, 2004. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
4. Nevada State Archives, Canvass of votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Fifth day of November A.D. 1878, for Member of Congress, State and District Officers