1894 Nevada gubernatorial election

The 1894 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894 in the U.S. state of Nevada.

1894 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee John Edward Jones Abner Coburn Cleveland
Party Silver Republican
Popular vote 5,223 3,861
Percentage 49.87% 36.87%

 
Nominee George Peckham Theodore Winters
Party Populist Democratic
Popular vote 711 678
Percentage 6.79% 6.47%

County results
Jones:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Cleveland:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election

Roswell K. Colcord
Republican

Elected Governor

John Edward Jones
Silver

Incumbent Republican Governor Roswell K. Colcord did not stand for re-election.

Silver Party nominee John Edward Jones defeated Republican nominee Abner Coburn Cleveland, Populist nominee George Peckham, and Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 49.87% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1894 Nevada gubernatorial election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Silver John Edward Jones 5,223 49.87% +49.87%
Republican Abner C. Cleveland 3,861 36.87% −16.40%
Populist George E. Peckham 711 6.79% +6.79%
Democratic Theodore Winters 678 6.47% −40.26%
Plurality 1,362 13.00%
Total votes 10,473 100.00%
Silver gain from Republican Swing +6.47%

Results by county

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County John Edward Jones
Silver
Abner C. Cleveland
Republican
George E. Peckham
Populist
Theodore Winters
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast[4]
# % # % # % # % # %
Churchill 94 50.81% 70 37.84% 13 7.03% 8 4.32% 24 12.97% 185
Douglas 147 36.66% 233 58.10% 17 4.24% 4 1.00% -86 -21.45% 401
Elko 765 67.94% 241 21.40% 51 4.53% 69 6.13% 524 46.54% 1,126
Esmeralda 289 65.24% 125 28.22% 6 1.35% 23 5.19% 164 37.02% 443
Eureka 450 73.41% 135 22.02% 20 3.26% 8 1.31% 315 51.39% 613
Humboldt 736 68.79% 210 19.63% 86 8.04% 38 3.55% 526 49.16% 1,070
Lander 219 48.78% 131 28.18% 31 6.90% 68 15.14% 88 19.60% 449
Lincoln 225 39.40% 216 37.83% 107 18.74% 23 4.03% 9 1.58% 571
Lyon 387 58.64% 233 35.30% 23 3.48% 17 2.58% 154 23.33% 660
Nye 160 71.43% 39 17.41% 14 6.25% 11 4.91% 121 54.02% 224
Ormsby 405 46.61% 433 49.83% 8 0.92% 23 2.65% -28 -3.22% 869
Storey 676 39.91% 744 43.92% 59 3.48% 215 12.69% -68 -4.01% 1,694
Washoe 499 28.37% 818 46.50% 271 15.41% 171 9.72% -319 -18.14% 1,759
White Pine 171 41.81% 233 56.97% 5 1.22% 0 0.00% -62 -15.16% 409
Totals 5,223 49.87% 3,861 36.87% 711 6.79% 678 6.47% 1,362 13.00% 10,473

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Silver

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Silver

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References

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  1. ^ "Gone to his rest". The White Pine news. Treasure City, Nev. August 27, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nevada Governor John Edward Jones". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. ^ Capace, Nancy (January 1, 2001). "Governors". The Encyclopedia of Nevada. Somerset Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 9780403096114. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Abstract of all the votes at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Sixth day of November 1894, for State and Judicial Officers