1886 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1886 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1882 November 2, 1886 1890  
  Stevenson.jpeg Jewett W. Adams (cropped).jpg
Nominee Charles C. Stevenson Jewett W. Adams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,4635,869
Percentage52.41%47.59%

1886 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Stevenson:     50–60%     60–70%
Adams:     50–60%

Governor before election

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles C. Stevenson
Republican

The 1886 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.

Contents

Republican nominee Charles C. Stevenson defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Jewett W. Adams with 52.41% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1886 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Charles C. Stevenson 6,463 52.41% +6.73%
Democratic Jewett W. Adams (incumbent)5,86947.59%−6.73%
Majority5944.82%
Total votes12,332 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic Swing +13.46%

Results by county

CountyCharles C. Stevenson
Republican
Jewett W. Adams
Democratic
MarginTotal votes cast [2] [3]
# %# %# %
Churchill 10051.02%9648.98%42.04%196
Douglas 25160.34%16539.66%8620.67%416
Elko 69053.12%60946.88%816.24%1,299
Esmeralda 44659.47%30440.53%14218.93%750
Eureka 61554.38%51645.62%998.75%1,131
Humboldt 44547.14%49952.86%-54-5.72%944
Lander 38153.74%32846.26%537.48%709
Lincoln 15744.48%19655.52%-39-11.05%353
Lyon 38956.21%30343.79%8612.43%692
Nye 18145.48%21754.52%-36-9.05%398
Ormsby 44249.22%45650.78%-14-1.56%898
Storey 1,23348.33%1,31851.67%-85-3.33%2,551
Washoe 76155.87%60144.13%16011.75%1,362
White Pine 37258.77%26141.23%11117.54%633
Totals6,46352.41%5,86947.59%5944.82%12,332

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

  1. "Gov. Charles Clark Stevenson". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. 1 2 Nevada State Archives, Canvass of Votes Cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the 2d day of November A.D. 1886, for Member of Congress, State and District Officers
  3. 1 2 Nevada Secretary of State. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1885-1886. Carson City, Nevada. p. 9.