1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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  1890 November 8, 1892 1894  
  Lorenzo Crounse - Brady-Handy.jpg VAN WYCK, Charles Henry.jpg JSMorton.jpg
Nominee Lorenzo Crounse Charles Van Wyck J. Sterling Morton
Party Republican Populist Democratic
Popular vote78,42668,61744,196
Percentage39.7%34.7%22.4%

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County results

Governor before election

James E. Boyd
Democratic

Elected Governor

Lorenzo Crounse
Republican

The 1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Incumbent Democratic Governor James E. Boyd did not seek re-election. Lorenzo Crounse, the Republican nominee, defeated both the Democratic nominee, J. Sterling Morton, and the Populist nominee, Charles Van Wyck.

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1892 [5] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lorenzo Crounse 78,426 39.71%
Populist Charles Van Wyck 68,61734.74%
Democratic J. Sterling Morton 44,19622.38%
Prohibition Charles Eugene Bentley 6,2353.16%
Total votes197,474 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

  1. "The Convention: 300 Delegates and Alternates present, Besides Many Others". The New Republic. March 10, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Official Vote: How Nebraska Treated Her Favorite Sons on November 8". Lincoln Evening News. November 24, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  3. "How Statehood Was Gained". Omaha Daily Bee. March 1, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  4. "They Know Him Well: Van Wyck Remembered At Washington". Nebraska State Journal. October 23, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. "Nebraska's Vote". Fremont Weekly Herald. November 25, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.