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1886 Nevada gubernatorial election

←  1882 November 2, 1886 1890 →
 
Nominee Charles C. Stevenson Jewett W. Adams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,463 5,869
Percentage 52.41% 47.59%

Governor before election

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

Elected Governor

Charles C. Stevenson
Republican

The 1886 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886.

Republican nominee Charles C. Stevenson defeated incumbent Democratic Governor Jewett W. Adams with 52.41% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Results

1886 Nevada gubernatorial election [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [a]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Charles C. Stevenson 6,463 52.41%
Democratic Jewett W. Adams (incumbent) 5,869 47.59%
Majority 594 4.82%
Turnout 12,232
Republican gain from Democratic Swing

Notes

  1. ^ OurCampaigns gives Stevenson's vote as 6,483. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Gov. Charles Clark Stevenson". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 65. ISBN  1-56802-396-0.
  3. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 14. ISBN  978-0-7864-4722-0.
  4. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 192–193. ISBN  0-930466-17-9.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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. 457.
  7. ^ "NV Governor, 1886". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 12, 2021.