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1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1898 November 6, 1900 1902 →
 
Nominee Charles Henry Dietrich William A. Poynter
Party Republican Populist
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 113,879 113,018
Percentage 48.88% 48.51%

County results
Dietrich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Poynter:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

William A. Poynter
Populist

Elected Governor

Charles Henry Dietrich
Republican

The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.

Incumbent Populist and Democratic fusion Governor William A. Poynter was defeated for re-election by Republican nominee Charles Henry Dietrich.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Lucius O. Jones, Prohibition candidate, businessman, banker, prominent member of the Methodist church, and Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor in 1896 from Lincoln, Nebraska[3][4][5]
  • Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature.[6] Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.[7]
  • Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat[8]

Results

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1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election[9][10][11][12][13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles Henry Dietrich 113,879 48.88%
Populist William A. Poynter (incumbent) 113,018[a] 48.51%
Prohibition Lucius O. Jones 4,315 1.85%
Midroad-Populist Taylor Flick 1,095 0.47%
Social Democratic Theodore Kharas 674 0.29%
Majority 861 0.37%
Turnout 232,981
Republican gain from Populist

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Dubin gives Poynter's vote as 113,048.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Culled from the Field of Politics". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. July 24, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "C. H. Dietrich made his appearance here Tuesday". The Nebraska independent. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 23, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "State Ticket". Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead". Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead". Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  6. ^ "Taylor Flick". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. August 2, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  9. ^ "NE Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  10. ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  11. ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467–468.
  14. ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.