1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1882 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1878 November 7, 1882 1886  
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Nominee Jewett W. Adams Enoch Strother
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote7,7706,535
Percentage54.32%45.68%

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Adams:     50–60%     60–70%
Strother:     50–60%
No Vote/Data:     

Governor before election

John Henry Kinkead
Republican

Elected Governor

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

The 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882.

Contents

Lieutenant Governor Jewett W. Adams defeated Republican nominee Enoch Strother with 54.32% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jewett W. Adams 7,770 54.32% +5.62%
Republican Enoch Strother6,53545.68%−5.62%
Majority1,2358.64%
Total votes14,305 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +11.24%

Results by county

CountyJewett W. Adams
Democratic
Enoch Strother
Republican
MarginTotal votes cast [3]
# %# %# %
Churchill 8552.47%7747.53%84.94%162
Douglas 29559.72%19940.28%9619.43%494
Elko 77854.75%64345.25%1359.50%1,421
Esmeralda 62349.92%62550.08%-2-0.16%1,248
Eureka 1,02857.40%76342.60%26514.80%1,791
Humboldt 48761.26%30838.74%17922.52%795
Lander 53954.61%44845.39%919.22%987
Lincoln 38963.88%22036.12%16927.75%609
Lyon 23552.57%21247.43%235.15%447
Nye 32357.58%23842.42%8515.15%561
Ormsby 44951.37%42548.63%242.75%874
Storey 1,50952.12%1,38647.88%1234.25%2,895
Washoe 60548.36%64651.64%-41-3.28%1,251
White Pine 42555.19%34544.81%8010.39%770
Totals7,77054.32%6,53545.68%1,2358.63%14,305

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1919. pp. 327–328.
  2. Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July, 1883. Vol. I. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1883. p. 693.
  3. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Official Canvass of Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Seventh day of November A.D. 1882, for Member of Congress, and State Officers