1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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The1894 Nebraska gubernatorial electionwas held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican GovernorLorenzo Crounsedid not stand for re-election.PopulistandDemocraticfusionnomineeSilas A. Holcombdefeated theRepublicannominee, incumbentLieutenant Governor of NebraskaThomas Jefferson Majors.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Silas A. Holcomb,People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, district court judge[1][2]
- Thomas Jefferson Majors,Republican candidate,Nebraska Lieutenant Governor[3]
- Phelps D. Sturdevant,Straight Democratic Party(anti-populist) candidate,Nebraska State Treasurerfrom 1883 to 1885[2][4][5]
- Edward A. Gerrard,Prohibition Partycandidate, publisher of a prohibition newspaper calledThe Looking GlassfromMonroe, Nebraska[6][7]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Populist | Silas A. Holcomb | 97,815 | 47.98% | ||
| Republican | Thomas Jefferson Majors | 94,623 | 46.41% | ||
| Democratic | Phelps D. Sturdevant | 6,989 | 3.43% | ||
| Prohibition | Edward A. Gerrard | 4,439 | 2.18% | ||
| Total votes | 203,866 | 100.0% | |||
| PopulistgainfromRepublican | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Silas Alexander Holcomb".National Governors Association.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^abc"Silas A. Holcomb Reads His Title Clear".Omaha Daily Bee.November 17, 1894.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^"Talking Politics: A Trio of Republican Orators Address a Fremont Audience".Fremont Weekly Herald.September 25, 1894.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^ab"Nebraska Official Returns".Golden Belt of Red Cloud, Nebraska.November 23, 1894.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^"Chairman Smythe Denounces Bolters".Grand Island Daily Independent.November 1, 1894.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^"Jumps On Gerrard: Columbus Saloon Keeper Goes After the Defeated Candidate".Nebraska State Journal.November 19, 1894.RetrievedApril 22,2023.
- ^"Edward Allen Gerrard".Nebraska GenWeb Project.2005.
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