1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	November 8, 1892
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.

General election

Candidates

Charles Eugene Bentley, Prohibition candidate, chairman of the Nebraska Prohibition Party^[1]
Lorenzo Crounse, Republican candidate, former justice on the Nebraska Supreme Court, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's at-large congressional district, and Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury^[2]
J. Sterling Morton, Democratic candidate, former acting governor of Nebraska Territory and former Democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska in 1866, 1882, and 1884^[2]^[3]
Charles Van Wyck, People's Independent (Populist) candidate, former Republican United States senator from Nebraska^[4]^[2]

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1892^[5]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lorenzo Crounse	78,426	39.71%
	Populist	Charles Van Wyck	68,617	34.74%
	Democratic	J. Sterling Morton	44,196	22.38%
	Prohibition	Charles Eugene Bentley	6,235	3.16%
Total votes			197,474	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

References

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

[1] "The Convention: 300 Delegates and Alternates present, Besides Many Others". The New Republic. March 10, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

[results2-2] "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.

[results1-5] "Nebraska's Vote". Fremont Weekly Herald. November 25, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.

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Results

See also

References