1890 Nevada gubernatorial election

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1890 Nevada gubernatorial election
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  1886 November 4, 1890 1894  
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Nominee Roswell K. Colcord Theodore Winters
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote6,6015,791
Percentage53.27%46.73%

1890 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Colcord:     50–60%     60–70%
Winters:     50–60%

Governor before election

Frank Bell
Republican

Elected Governor

Roswell K. Colcord
Republican

The 1890 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.

Contents

Republican nominee Roswell K. Colcord defeated Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 53.27% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1890 Nevada gubernatorial election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Roswell K. Colcord 6,601 53.27% +0.86%
Democratic Theodore Winters5,79146.73%−0.86%
Majority8106.54%
Total votes12,392 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +1.72%

Results by county

CountyRoswell K. Colcord
Republican
Theodore Winters
Democratic
MarginTotal votes cast [8]
# %# %# %
Churchill 8346.63%9553.37%-12-6.74%178
Douglas 25555.80%20244.20%5311.60%457
Elko 64944.82%79955.18%-150-10.36%1,448
Esmeralda 48661.52%30438.48%18223.04%790
Eureka 50753.82%43546.18%727.64%942
Humboldt 31940.74%46459.26%-145-18.52%783
Lander 28851.34%27348.66%152.67%561
Lincoln 25348.37%27051.63%-17-3.25%523
Lyon 35250.65%34349.35%91.29%695
Nye 15048.54%15951.46%-9-2.91%309
Ormsby 61267.18%29932.82%31334.36%911
Storey 1,52458.04%1,10241.96%42216.07%2,626
Washoe 84650.27%83749.73%90.53%1,683
White Pine 27757.00%20943.00%6813.99%486
Totals6,60153.27%5,79146.73%8106.54%12,392

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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