1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892

Nominee Lorenzo Crounse Charles Van Wyck J. Sterling Morton Party Republican Populist Democratic Popular vote 78,426 68,617 44,196 Percentage 39.71% 34.74% 22.38%

County results Crounse   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Van Wyck   30–40%   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Morton   30–40%   40–50%   50–60% Tie   40–50%

Governor before election James E. Boyd Democratic Elected Governor Lorenzo Crounse Republican

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

• Charles Eugene Bentley, Prohibition candidate, chairman of the Nebraska Prohibition Party
• 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
• J. Sterling Morton, Democratic candidate, former acting governor of Nebraska Territory and former Democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska in 1866, 1882, and 1884
• Charles Van Wyck, People's Independent (Populist) candidate, former Republican United States senator from Nebraska

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1892

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lorenzo Crounse	78,426	39.71%
	Populist	Charles Van Wyck	68,617	34.74%
	Democratic	J. Sterling Morton	44,196	22.38%
	Prohibition	Charles Eugene Bentley	6,235	3.16%
Total votes			197,474	100.0%
	Republican gain from Democratic

See also

• 1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election