1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee Charles Henry Dietrich William A. Poynter Party Republican Populist Alliance Democratic Popular vote 113,879 113,018 Percentage 48.88% 48.51%

Governor before election William A. Poynter Populist Elected Governor Charles Henry Dietrich Republican

The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Incumbent Populist and Democratic fusion Governor William A. Poynter was defeated for re-election by Republican nominee Charles Henry Dietrich.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• William A. Poynter, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, ^[1] Incumbent Governor
• Charles Henry Dietrich, Republican, banker ^[2]

Other candidates

• Lucius O. Jones, Prohibition candidate, businessman, banker, prominent member of the Methodist church, and Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor in 1896 from Lincoln, Nebraska ^{[3] [4] [5]}
• Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature. ^[6] Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats. ^[7]
• Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat ^[8]

Results

1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Henry Dietrich	113,879	48.88%
	Populist	William A. Poynter (incumbent)	113,018 [lower-alpha 1]	48.51%
	Prohibition	Lucius O. Jones	4,315	1.85%
	Midroad-Populist	Taylor Flick	1,095	0.47%
	Social Democratic	Theodore Kharas	674	0.29%
Majority			861	0.37%
Turnout			232,981
	Republican gain from Populist

Notes

1. Dubin gives Poynter's vote as 113,048. ^[14]

References

1. "Culled from the Field of Politics". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. July 24, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
2. "C. H. Dietrich made his appearance here Tuesday". The Nebraska independent. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 23, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
3. "State Ticket". Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
4. "L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead". Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
5. "L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead". Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
6. "Taylor Flick". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. August 2, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
7. "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
8. "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
9. "NE Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
10. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN   1-56802-396-0.
11. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN   0-930466-17-9.
12. Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 359. ISBN   0-379-00665-0.
13. Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467–468.
14. Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 24. ISBN   978-0-7864-4722-0.