1878 Nevada gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election Nebraska Presidential no 1874 Nevada gubernatorial election 1874 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election 1882 November 5, 1878 Picture of Gov. John Henry Kinkead.png John Henry Kinkead Republican Party (United States) 9,747 51.30% Lewis Rice Bradley.jpg Lewis R. Bradley Democratic Party (United States) 9,252 48.70% 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsKinkead: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Bradley: #7996e2 50–60%No Vote/Data: #808080 Governor Lewis R. Bradley Democratic Party (United States) John Henry Kinkead Republican Party (United States) The 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley lost re-election to Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead.McMullin Thomas A. Walker David Biographical Directory of American Territorial Governors Meckler Publishing Westport, CT 1984 0-930466-11-X 3–4 https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0000mcmu/page/3 Johnson Rossiter Brown John Howard The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans The Biographical Society Boston 1904 6182270 https://books.google.com/books?id=xmxmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PT282 282 General election On election day, November 5, 1878, Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead won the election by a margin of 495 votes against his opponent incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor from the Democrats. Kinkead was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Nevada on January 3, 1879.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=85526 NV Governor ourcampaigns.com May 1, 2004 2023-05-13 Results Nevada gubernatorial election, 1878Nevada State Archives, Canvass of votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Fifth day of November A.D. 1878, for Member of Congress, State and District Officers Republican Party (United States) John Henry Kinkead 9,747 51.30% +8.28% Democratic Party (United States) Lewis R. Bradley (incumbent) 9,252 48.70% -8.28% 495 2.60% 18,999 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) +16.56% Results by county County John H. KinkeadRepublican Lewis R. BradleyDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Churchill5845.31%7054.69%-12-9.38%128Douglas25752.56%23247.44%255.11%489Elko75740.57%1,10959.43%-352-18.86%1,866Esmeralda45646.01%53553.99%-79-7.97%991Eureka1,07950.49%1,05849.51%210.98%2,137Humboldt50852.75%45547.25%535.50%963Lander44141.56%62058.44%-179-16.87%1,061Lincoln35545.28%42954.72%-74-9.44%784Lyon38965.27%20734.73%18230.54%596Nye37443.34%48956.66%-115-13.33%863Ormsby63861.46%40038.54%23822.93%1,038Storey3,21656.35%2,49143.65%72512.70%5,707Washoe74052.37%67347.63%674.74%1,413White Pine47949.74%48450.26%-5-0.52%963Totals9,74751.30%9,25248.70%4952.61%18,999 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Douglas Eureka Humboldt Storey Washoe Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Lander References Category:1878 Nevada elections Category:Nevada gubernatorial elections Nevada Category:November 1878 in the United States