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1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election|
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 County Results
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Crounse
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
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Van Wyck
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
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Morton
30-40%
40-50%
50-60%
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Tie
40-50%
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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.
- 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[1]
- Charles Van Wyck, People's Independent (Populist) candidate, former Republican United States Senator from Nebraska[2][1]
- J. Sterling Morton, Democratic candidate, former acting Governor of Nebraska Territory and former Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1866, 1882, and 1884[1][3]
- Charles Eugene Bentley, Prohibition candidate, chairman of the Nebraska Prohibition Party[4]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "They Know Him Well: Van Wyck Remembered At Washington". Nebraska State Journal. October 23, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "How Statehood Was Gained". Omaha Daily Bee. March 1, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "The Convention: 300 Delegates and Alternates present, Besides Many Others". The New Republic. March 10, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
- ^ "Nebraska's Vote". Fremont Weekly Herald. November 25, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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