1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1884 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1884 1888 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1888 November 2, 1886 x160px John Milton Thayer Republican Party (United States) 75,956 54.95% x160px James E. North Democratic Party (United States) 52,656 38.09% x160px Harvey W. Hardy Prohibition Party 8,175 5.91% 1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Thayer: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%North: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% No Data/Votes: #808080 Governor James W. Dawes Republican Party (United States) John Milton Thayer Republican Party (United States) The 1886 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886. Details Incumbent Republican governor James W. Dawes did not seek reelection. The two candidates from the major parties were Republican nominee John Milton Thayer, a former United States senator from Nebraska, and Democratic nominee James E. North, the former mayor of Columbus, Nebraska. Additionally, the Prohibition Party nominated Harvey W. Hardy, a former mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, and a newly created "National Union" party nominated Jay Burrows, one of its founders from Filley, Nebraska. The National Union Party was founded just prior to the election of 1886 and appears to have been a precursor to the later populist movement in Nebraska.All By Himself: Van Wyck Finally Owns a Political Party Nebraska State Journal October 9, 1886 April 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/313727958/ One source refers to the party as the "anti-monopoly party."Election Returns from Beatrice Nebraska State Journal November 9, 1886 April 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/313731141/ The party was very closely associated with various figures such as John H. PowersLabor's Choice: Candidates Who Will Serve the People and Not the Rich Monopolies Omaha World-Herald July 30, 1890 April 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/858074696/ and Charles Van Wyck who were later prominent in the populist movement.The Van Wyck Blight Beatrice Daily Express November 6, 1886 April 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/506637346/Nebraska Farmers’ Alliance (Guide to Microfilm) [RG2623.AM] Nebraska State Historical Society https://history.nebraska.gov/collection_section/nebraska-farmers-alliance-guide-to-microfilm-rg2623-am/ Jay Burrows was associated with the Nebraska Farmers' Alliance, which he helped found in Filley, Nebraska in 1880.The Farmers' Alliance Nebraska Newspapers https://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/2017270209/ Burrows later became the founder and editor of The Farmers' Alliance, a publication associated with the Farmers' Alliance movement founded in 1889.Subscribe for the Alliance! The Farmers' Own Paper! December 14, 1889 April 24, 2023 The Farmer's Alliance https://nebnewspapers.unl.edu/lccn/2017270209/1889-12-14/ed-1/seq-1/Hard on Burrows The Nebraska Signal August 6, 1891 April 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/673577175/ General election Candidates Jay Burrows, National Union candidate Harvey W. Hardy, Prohibition candidate, former mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, from 1877 to 1879Past Mayors City of Lincoln, Nebraska March 29, 2023 https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/Past-Mayors James E. North, Democratic candidate, former mayor of Columbus, Nebraska, from 1872 to 1874Mayors of Columbus Columbus, Nebraska https://www.columbusne.us/88/Mayors-of-ColumbusHistory of the State of Nebraska 1882 A. T. Andreas The Western Historical Company http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/platte/platte-p6.html John Milton Thayer, Republican candidate, former Republican United States Senator from Nebraska from 1867 to 1871 and former Governor of Wyoming Territory from 1875 to 1878John Milton Thayer https://www.nga.org/governor/john-milton-thayer/ March 27, 2023 National Governors Association Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1886https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register April 24, 2023 December 1918 Addison E. Sheldon 447–448 Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau Republican Party (United States) John Milton Thayer 75,956 54.95% Democratic Party (United States) James E. North 52,656 38.09% Prohibition Party Harvey W. Hardy 8,175 5.91% National Union Jay Burrows 1,422 1.03% Scattering 30 138,239 100.0% Republican Party (United States) See also 1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1886 Nebraska Category:November 1886 in the United States