1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

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

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee Jewett W. Adams Enoch Strother
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 7,770 6,535
Percentage 54.32% 45.68%

County results
Adams:      50–60%      60–70%
Strother:      50–60%
No Vote/Data:      

Governor before election

John Henry Kinkead
Republican

Elected Governor

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

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

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

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

Results

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1882 Nevada gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jewett W. Adams 7,770 54.32% +5.62%
Republican Enoch Strother 6,535 45.68% −5.62%
Majority 1,235 8.64%
Total votes 14,305 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing +11.24%

Results by county

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County Jewett W. Adams
Democratic
Enoch Strother
Republican
Margin Total votes cast[3]
# % # % # %
Churchill 85 52.47% 77 47.53% 8 4.94% 162
Douglas 295 59.72% 199 40.28% 96 19.43% 494
Elko 778 54.75% 643 45.25% 135 9.50% 1,421
Esmeralda 623 49.92% 625 50.08% -2 -0.16% 1,248
Eureka 1,028 57.40% 763 42.60% 265 14.80% 1,791
Humboldt 487 61.26% 308 38.74% 179 22.52% 795
Lander 539 54.61% 448 45.39% 91 9.22% 987
Lincoln 389 63.88% 220 36.12% 169 27.75% 609
Lyon 235 52.57% 212 47.43% 23 5.15% 447
Nye 323 57.58% 238 42.42% 85 15.15% 561
Ormsby 449 51.37% 425 48.63% 24 2.75% 874
Storey 1,509 52.12% 1,386 47.88% 123 4.25% 2,895
Washoe 605 48.36% 646 51.64% -41 -3.28% 1,251
White Pine 425 55.19% 345 44.81% 80 10.39% 770
Totals 7,770 54.32% 6,535 45.68% 1,235 8.63% 14,305

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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References

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  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. ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Official Canvass of Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Seventh day of November A.D. 1882, for Member of Congress, and State Officers