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

Candidates

  • Silas A. Holcomb, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, district court judge
  • Thomas Jefferson Majors, Republican candidate, Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
  • Phelps D. Sturdevant, Straight Democratic Party (anti-populist) candidate, Nebraska State Treasurer from 1883 to 1885
  • Edward A. Gerrard, Prohibition Party candidate, publisher of a prohibition newspaper called The Looking Glass from Monroe, Nebraska

Results

See also

  • 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

References



Nebraska Election Results — The Clocktower

Nebraska primary election 2018 results for Senate and House races Vox

Nebraska Governor and Congressional Candidates Election Race 2014

1904 United States presidential election in Nebraska Wikipedia

2018 Nebraska gubernatorial election Wikipedia