1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1874 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1878 November 7, 1876 x160px Silas Garber Republican Party (United States) 31,947 61.17% 3x4.svg Paren England Democratic Party (United States) 17,219 32.97% 3x4.svg Jonathan F. Gardner Greenback Party 3,022 5.79% 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Garber: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 90–100%England: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Gardner: #73D873 50–60%No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor Silas Garber Republican Party (United States) Silas Garber Republican Party (United States) The 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. It was the first election held under the newly adopted Nebraska Constitution of 1875. The election featured incumbent Governor Silas Garber, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Paren England, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Jonathan F. Gardner, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874. General election Candidates Silas Garber, Republican candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska Paren England, Democratic candidate, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Central Committee,Political Notes The Crete Democrat September 14, 1876 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/672472499/ The Democrats of Nebraska, have nominated Paren England, of Lancaster county, for GovernorParen England Nebraska State Journal October 29, 1875 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/309631774/ ...Hon. Paren England... chosen chair of the Democratic Central Committee of this county... and Democratic nominee for Nebraska Secretary of State in 1870The Honest Voters' Own Ticket Brownville Daily Democrat September 30, 1870 1 June 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/671080723/ Jonathan F. Gardner, Greenback candidate, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874 from Richardson County, NebraskaOctober 13, 1874: Nebraska Tekamah Weekly Burtonian October 8, 1874 May 13, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/767833224/ Independent Jonathan F. Gardner, of Richardson county Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1876https://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 BureauHistory of Nebraska Harrison Johnson 1880 52 Henry Gibson Herald Printing House http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Johnson/jhne047.html Republican Party (United States) Silas Garber (incumbent) 31,947 61.17% Democratic Party (United States) Paren England 17,219 32.97% Greenback Party Jonathan F. Gardner 3,022 5.79% Scattering 36 52,224 100.0% Republican Party (United States) See also 1876 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1876 Nebraska Category:November 1876 in the United States