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1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee William A. Poynter Monroe Hayward
Party Populist Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 95,703 92,982
Percentage 50.19% 48.77%

County results
Poynter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hayward:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Silas A. Holcomb
Populist

Elected Governor

William A. Poynter
Populist

The 1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Populist Governor Silas A. Holcomb did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee William A. Poynter defeated Republican nominee Monroe Hayward with 50.19% of the vote.

A party calling itself the Liberty Party held a convention on August 2, 1898, and had originally nominated candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. The nominees were Richard A. Hawley for governor, who had previously run for governor with the so-called National Party in the election of 1896, and J. Phipps Roe, of Omaha, Nebraska, for lieutenant governor. However, on September 22, both candidates withdrew their names and the Liberty Party decided to endorse the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates, William A. Poynter and Edward A. Gilbert, for governor and lieutenant governor respectively.[1]

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Robert Valentine Muir, Prohibition[6]
  • Dr. H. S. Aley, Socialist Labor

Results

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1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election[7][8][9][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Populist William A. Poynter[a] 95,703 50.19%
Republican Monroe Hayward 92,982 48.77%
Prohibition Robert V. Muir 1,724 0.90%
Socialist Labor H. S. Aley 248 0.13%
Scattering 11 0.01%
Majority 2,721 1.43%
Turnout 190,668
Populist hold
  1. ^ Cross-endorsed by a party calling itself the Liberty Party

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ready for Political Work: The Various Nominations Certified to the Secretary of State". The Clipper-Citizen. September 23, 1893. p. 3. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "William A. Poynter". The Nebraska independent. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 4, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Poynter for Governor". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. August 3, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Poynter is the nominee". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. August 4, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Candidates". The Sioux County journal. Harrison, Nebraska. August 18, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Robert Valentine Muir [RG1903.AM]". History Nebraska. February 11, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  7. ^ "NE Governor, 1898". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
  8. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  9. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  10. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  11. ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 359. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  12. ^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 463–464.