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Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska
1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election|
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County Results
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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Other
40% Tie
No data
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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.
General election
Candidates
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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]
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Charles Van Wyck, People's Independent (Populist) candidate, former Republican
United States Senator from Nebraska
[2]
[1]
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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]
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Charles Eugene Bentley, Prohibition candidate, chairman of the
Nebraska Prohibition Party
[4]
Results
See also
References
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"Official Vote: How Nebraska Treated Her Favorite Sons on November 8". Lincoln Evening News. November 24, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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"They Know Him Well: Van Wyck Remembered At Washington". Nebraska State Journal. October 23, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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"How Statehood Was Gained". Omaha Daily Bee. March 1, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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"The Convention: 300 Delegates and Alternates present, Besides Many Others". The New Republic. March 10, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
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"Nebraska's Vote". Fremont Weekly Herald. November 25, 1892. Retrieved April 23, 2023.