1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee Albinus Nance Thomas W. Tipton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 55,237 28,167 Percentage 63.2% 32.3%

County results Nance:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tipton:     50–60%     60–70% No Data/Votes:

Governor before election Albinus Nance Republican Elected Governor Albinus Nance Republican

The 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor of Nebraska Albinus Nance defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton, who had formerly served as a Republican US Senator from Nebraska. ^{[1] [2]}

On election day, Republican nominee Albinus Nance won re-election by a margin of 27,070 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton, thereby holding Republican control over the office of Governor. Nance was sworn in for his second term on January 4, 1881. ^{[3] [4]}

General election

Candidates

• Albinus Nance, Republican candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska
• Thomas W. Tipton, Democratic candidate, lawyer and former Republican US Senator from Nebraska from 1867 to 1875 ^{[5] [6]}
• Oliver T. B. Williams, Greenback candidate, former mayor of Columbus, Nebraska, from 1866 to 1867 ^[7] and former member of the Nebraska Senate also from 1866 to 1867 ^[8]

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1880 ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Albinus Nance (incumbent)	55,237	63.24
	Democratic	Thomas Tipton	28,167	32.25
	Greenback	Oliver T. B. Williams	3,898	4.46
	Scattering		43	0.05
Total votes			87,345	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

References

1. Nance's pp. 140–143
2. "Albinus Nance". National Governors Association. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
3. "NE Governor". ourcampaigns.com. September 28, 2009. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
4. Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 460. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
5. "Ex-Senator Tipton Dead". Nebraska City Weekly. December 7, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
6. "Hon. Thos. W. Tipton". Omaha World-Herald. December 10, 1899. p. 20. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
7. Columbus, Nebraska. "Mayors of Columbus".
8. State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved 2023-05-29
9. Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 442. Retrieved 2023-05-13.