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1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1892 November 6, 1894 1896 →
 
Nominee Silas A. Holcomb Thomas Jefferson Majors
Party Populist Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 97,815 94,623
Percentage 48.0% 46.4%

County results
Holcomb:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Majors:      40–50%      50–60%
Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election

Lorenzo Crounse
Republican

Elected Governor

Silas A. Holcomb
Populist

The 1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican Governor Lorenzo Crounse did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee Silas A. Holcomb defeated the Republican nominee, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Thomas Jefferson Majors.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1894[2][4]
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%
Populist gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Silas Alexander Holcomb". National Governors Association. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Silas A. Holcomb Reads His Title Clear". Omaha Daily Bee. November 17, 1894. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Talking Politics: A Trio of Republican Orators Address a Fremont Audience". Fremont Weekly Herald. September 25, 1894. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Nebraska Official Returns". Golden Belt of Red Cloud, Nebraska. November 23, 1894. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Chairman Smythe Denounces Bolters". Grand Island Daily Independent. November 1, 1894. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jumps On Gerrard: Columbus Saloon Keeper Goes After the Defeated Candidate". Nebraska State Journal. November 19, 1894. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  7. ^ "Edward Allen Gerrard". Nebraska GenWeb Project. 2005.