1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1876 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1880 November 5, 1878 x160px Albinus Nance Republican Party (United States) 29,469 56.22% 3x4.svg William H. Webster Democratic Party (United States) 13,473 25.70% x160px Levi G. Todd Greenback Party 9,475 18.08% 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsNance: #FFC8CD 30–40% #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%Webster: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Todd: #C6E9AF 40–50% #71C837 70–80%#808080 No Votes Governor Silas Garber Republican Party (United States) Albinus Nance Republican Party (United States) The 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican governor Silas Garber did not seek reelection. This election featured Republican nominee Albinus Nance, the Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives, defeating Democratic nominee Colonel William H. Webster, a lawyer from Merrick County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Levi G. Todd, a former member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from Cass County, Nebraska. General election Candidates Albinus Nance, Republican candidate, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1875 to 1878, serving as Speaker from 1877 to 1878The National Cyclopaedia of American biography, Volume 12 J. T. White 1904 May 13, 2023 J. T. White 2 https://archive.org/details/nationalcyclopae12derbuoft/page/2/mode/1up Col. William H. Webster, Democratic candidate, lawyer from Merrick County, Nebraska.The Democratic State Convention Central City Courier October 3, 1878 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/673266515/ The Democratic State Convention, which convened in Lincoln, Sept. 27, placed the name of our fellow townsman, W. H. Webster, in nomination for governor. Col. Webster has been a resident of Merrick county for many years...Democratic Ticket Nebraska City Daily News October 26, 1878 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/730807097/ Democratic State Ticket... For Governor, WILLIAM H. WEBSTER, of Saline Co. [sic, "Saline County" is a misprint]W. H. Webster Central City Courier May 30, 1878 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/673266438/ W. H. WEBSTER, Attorney at Law, Will practice in the District Court of Merrick and adjoining counties. Levi Goodsell Todd, Greenback candidate, member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from 1863 to 1864 from Cass County, Nebraska.2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska May 13, 2023 315 https://www.nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/263-404.pdf June 1, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230601144334/https://nebraskalegislature.gov/pdf/bluebook/263-404.pdf deadCommittee to Revise the Lord's Prayer Nebraska Herald August 29, 1878 2 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/754334657/Illustrated History of Nebraska 1 291 J. Sterling Morton 1905 Jacob North & Company https://books.google.com/books?id=6UXWAAAAMAAJ Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1878https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register May 13, 2023 December 1918 Addison E. Sheldon 441 Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau Republican Party (United States) Albinus Nance 29,469 56.22% Democratic Party (United States) William H. Webster 13,473 25.70% Greenback Party Levi G. Todd 9,475 18.08% 52,417 100.0% Republican Party (United States) See also 1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1878 Nebraska Category:November 1878 in the United States