1890 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1890 United States gubernatorial elections 1890 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1888 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1888 1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1892 November 4, 1890 x160px James E. Boyd Democratic Party (United States) 71,331 33.32% x160px John H. Powers People's Party (United States) 70,187 32.78% x160px Lucius D. Richards Republican Party (United States) 68,878 32.17% 1890 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County resultsBoyd:#BDD3FF 30–40%#A5B0FF 40–50%#7996E2 50–60%#6674DE 60–70%#584CDE 70–80%Powers:#D7F4D7 30–40%#AFE9AF 40–50%#73D873 50–60%#42CA42 60–70%#30A630 70–80%Crounse:#FFC8CD 30–40%#FFB2B2 40–50%#E27F7F 50–60%#D75D5D 60–70%#808080 No votes Governor John Milton Thayer Republican Party (United States) James E. Boyd Democratic Party (United States) The 1890 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890. Incumbent Republican Governor John Milton Thayer did not seek reelection. In a four-way race, James E. Boyd, the Democratic nominee, defeated the Populist nominee John H. Powers, the Republican nominee Lucius D. Richards, and the Prohibition nominee Bartlett L. Paine. Boyd thus became the first Democratic candidate to be elected governor of Nebraska. General election Candidates James E. Boyd, Democratic candidate, former mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, from 1881 to 1883 and 1885 to 1887 Dr. Bartlett L. Paine, Prohibition candidate, co-founder of Miller & Paine, a department store in Lincoln, NebraskaDr. Bartlett Lewis Paine Prohibition Party http://www.prohibitionists.org/History/votes/Dr_Bartlett_Lewis_Paine_bio.html John H. Powers, Populist candidate, president of the Farmers' AllianceThe Populists NebraskaStudies.org Nebraska Public Media http://www.nebraskastudies.org/en/1875-1899/roots-of-progressivism/populists/ Lucius D. Richards, Republican candidate, former mayor of Fremont, Nebraska, and chairman of the Nebraska Republican state central committeeThe Next Governor of Nebraska Chicago Tribune July 30, 1890 April 23, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/349772188/ Results Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1890https://books.google.com/books?id=KWMZAAAAMAAJ&dq=Richards+Paine+Powers+Boyd&pg=PA245 Chicago Daily News Almanac and Political Register April 23, 2023 1891 Chicago Daily News Company 245Official Vote in Nebraska: The Result and Votes Received by Boyd, Richards, and Powers for Governor Beemer Times November 28, 1890 April 23, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/671935099/ Democratic Party (United States) James E. Boyd 71,331Some newspaper accounts at the time reported a total of 71,271 for Boyd. 33.32% People's Party (United States) John H. Powers 70,187Some newspaper accounts at the time reported a total of 70,287 for Powers. 32.78% Republican Party (United States) Lucius D. Richards 68,878Some newspaper accounts at the time reported a total of 68,888 for Richards. 32.17% Prohibition Party Bartlett L. Paine 3,676Most newspaper accounts at the time failed to report a total for Paine.The Official Vote Omaha World-Herald November 20, 1890 April 23, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/859728920/ 1.72% Scattering 18 214,090 100.0% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Aftermath After James E. Boyd was declared the winner, his opponent, John H. Powers, disputed the results of the election. While Boyd won by a margin of 1,144 votes, Powers claimed to have evidence that "2000 persons were bribed in Douglas County to vote for Boyd."Hon. John H. Powers Demands Justice The Farmers' Alliance February 21, 1891 5The Official Returns The Aurora Republican November 21, 1890 April 23, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/671019041/ Powers will contest Boyd's election... A resolution to investigate these allegations was introduced in a joint session of the Nebraska Legislature, but it was ruled out of order.Returns Counted: Boyd Has A Majority For the Governorship The Axtell Republican January 15, 1891 https://www.newspapers.com/image/668761696/ However, the trouble was not over for Boyd. He was due to be sworn in as governor of Nebraska on January 8, 1891, but John Milton Thayer, who was not a candidate in the 1890 election, challenged Boyd's citizenship, and thus his eligibility to be governor. This delayed Boyd's inauguration until January 15. Boyd took office as governor; however, he only served until May 5, 1891, because the Supreme Court of Nebraska ruled that Boyd was ineligible to be governor, and thus Thayer took office again on May 5.Sobel Robert https://archive.org/details/biographicaldire0003sobe/ Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III Meckler Books 1978 9780930466008 March 25, 2023 894–896John Milton Thayer https://www.nga.org/governor/john-milton-thayer/ March 27, 2023 National Governors Association Boyd took his case, Boyd v. Nebraska ex rel. Thayer, to the United States Supreme Court, and it was argued on December 8, 1891.Boyd v. Nebraska ex rel. Thayer 143 U.S. 135 Supreme Court of the United States February 1, 1892 https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/service/ll/usrep/usrep143/usrep143135/usrep143135.pdf On February 1, 1892, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Boyd was eligible, and thus he took office again on February 8, 1892, and served out the remainder of his term.James E. Boyd https://www.nga.org/governor/james-e-boyd/ March 27, 2023 National Governors Association See also 1890 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Gubernatorial 1890 Nebraska Category:November 1890 in the United States