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1892 Idaho gubernatorial election Idaho 1891 Presidential no 1890 Idaho gubernatorial election 1890 1894 Idaho gubernatorial election 1894 November 8, 1892 file:Williammcconnell.jpg 150x150px William J. McConnell Republican Party (United States) 8,178 40.74% 3x4.svg John M. Burke Democratic Party (United States) 6,769 33.72% 3x4.svg Abraham J. Crook People's Party (United States) 4,865 24.23% 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 175px Results by countyMcConnell: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Burke: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60%Crook: #AFE9AF 40–50% #73D873 50–60% #42CA42 60–70% Governor Norman Bushnell Willey (acting) Republican Party (United States) William J. McConnell Republican Party (United States)
The 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
Acting Governor Norman Bushnell Willey was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention.
Republican nominee William J. McConnell defeated Democratic nominee John M. Burke and Populist nominee Abraham J. Crook with 40.74% of the vote.
Nominations
Nominations were made by party conventions.
Democratic nomination
The Democratic convention was held on August 25 and 26 at Boise. Idaho Democrats https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1892-08-27/ed-1/seq-2/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. August 27, 1892 2 10 January 2021 John M. Burke was nominated on the tenth ballot. Idaho Democrats https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058130/1892-08-26/ed-1/seq-2/ The Salt Lake herald Salt Lake City, Utah August 26, 1892 2 10 January 2021 Burke captures the prize https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091092/1892-08-27/ed-1/seq-1/ The Caldwell tribune Caldwell, Idaho August 27, 1892 1 10 January 2021
Candidates
John M. BallentineSome sources record this candidate's name as James M. Ballentine. Politics in Idaho https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85058130/1892-03-13/ed-1/seq-1/ The Salt Lake herald Salt Lake City, Utah March 13, 1892 1 10 January 2021
John M. Burke
Edward A. Stevenson, former Territorial Governor
Results
Results of the balloting were as follows:
Gubernatorial Ballot1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Burke34363333343434343449Stevenson46474747464441414246Ballentine1512151515172020190
Republican nomination
The Republican convention was held on August 18 and 19 at Moscow. William J. McConnell was nominated on the second ballot. McConnell and Crook https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091092/1892-08-20/ed-1/seq-1/ The Caldwell tribune Caldwell, Idaho August 20, 1892 1 10 January 2021 The Republican Ticket https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091100/1892-08-26/ed-1/seq-4/ Idaho County free press Grangeville, Idaho August 26, 1892 4 10 January 2021
Candidates
William J. McConnell, former U.S. Senator
A. B. Moss
Wells
N. B. Willey, acting Governor
Results
Results of the balloting were as follows:
Gubernatorial Ballot1st 2nd McConnell 6066Willey4338Moss2525Wells21
People's Party nomination
The People's Party convention was held on August 18 at Boise. A. J. Crook was nominated on the first ballot.
Candidates
A. J. Crook
Results
People's Party convention results People's Party Convention https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091095/1892-08-20/ed-1/seq-3/ The Ketchum keystone Ketchum, Idaho August 20, 1892 3 10 January 2021
A. J. Crook People's Party (United States) 45 76.3
Scattering People's Party (United States) 14 23.7
59 100.00
General election
Candidates
William J. McConnell, Republican
John M. Burke, Democratic
Abraham J. Crook, People'sSome sources record this candidate's name as Andrew J. Crook. Idaho https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1892-11-05/ed-1/seq-7/ Evening star Washington, D.C. November 5, 1892 7 10 January 2021 Andrew Jackson Crook https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86091095/1892-08-27/ed-1/seq-2/ The Ketchum keystone Ketchum, Idaho August 27, 1892 2 10 January 2021
Joseph A. Clark, Prohibition
Results
1892 Idaho gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=266192 ID Governor, 1892 Our Campaigns 10 January 2021Glashan 1979 76–77Dubin 2014 17
Republican Party (United States) William J. McConnell 8,178 40.74% -15.61%
Democratic Party (United States) John M. Burke 6,769 33.72% -9.93%
People's Party (United States) Abraham J. Crook 4,865 24.23% N/A
Prohibition Party Joseph A. Clark 264 1.32% N/A
1,409 7.02%
20,076 100.00%
Republican Party (United States)
References
Notes
Bibliography
Dubin Michael J. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County McFarland 2014 https://books.google.com/books?id=WYJAIOabIPgC 978-0-7864-4722-0 Jefferson, North Carolina
Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books 1979 0-930466-17-9
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