1894 Nevada gubernatorial election
November 6, 1894
 
Nominee John Edward Jones Abner Coburn Cleveland
Party Silver Republican
Popular vote 5,223 3,861
Percentage 49.87% 36.87%
 
Nominee George Peckham Theodore Winters
Party Populist Democratic
Popular vote 711 678
Percentage 6.79% 6.47%
Governor before election

Roswell K. Colcord
Republican

 Elected Governor

John Edward Jones
Silver

The 1894 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894.

Incumbent Republican Governor Roswell K. Colcord did not stand for re-election.

Silver Party nominee John Edward Jones defeated Republican nominee Abner Coburn Cleveland, Populist nominee George Peckham, and Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 49.87% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Results

1894 Nevada gubernatorial election[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Silver John Edward Jones 5,223 49.87%
Republican Abner C. Cleveland 3,861 36.87%
Populist George Peckham 711 6.79%
Democratic Theodore Winters 678 6.47%
Majority 1,362 13.00%
Turnout 10,473
Silver gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Gone to his rest". The White Pine news. Treasure City, Nev. August 27, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Nevada Governor John Edward Jones". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  3. ↑ Capace, Nancy (January 1, 2001). "Governors". The Encyclopedia of Nevada. Somerset Publishers. p. 99. ISBN 9780403096114. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "NV Governor, 1894". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 65. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  7. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 192–193. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  8. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 369. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  9. ↑ Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). "Chapter 9: Election Results". Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 461.


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