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1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

←  1878 November 7, 1882 1886 →
 
Nominee Jewett W. Adams Enoch Strother
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,770 6,535
Percentage 54.32% 45.68%

Governor before election

John Henry Kinkead
Republican

Elected Governor

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

The 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882.

Lieutenant Governor Jewett W. Adams defeated Republican nominee Enoch Strother with 54.32% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Jewett W. Adams, Democratic, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
  • Enoch Strother, Republican, businessman and register in bankruptcy [1] [2]

Results

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jewett W. Adams 7,770 54.32%
Republican Enoch Strother 6,535 45.68%
Majority 1,235 8.64%
Turnout 14,305
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ^ History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1919. pp. 327–328.
  2. ^ Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July, 1883. Vol. I. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1883. p. 693.
  3. ^ "NV Governor, 1882". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 65. ISBN  1-56802-396-0.
  5. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 11. ISBN  978-0-7864-4722-0.
  6. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 192–193. ISBN  0-930466-17-9.
  7. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 368. ISBN  0-379-00665-0.
  8. ^ Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). "Chapter 9: Election Results". Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 456.