1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election explained

The 1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894. Incumbent Republican Governor Lorenzo Crounse did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee Silas A. Holcomb defeated the Republican nominee, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Thomas Jefferson Majors.

General election

Candidates

• Silas A. Holcomb, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, district court judge^[1]
• Thomas Jefferson Majors, Republican candidate, Nebraska Lieutenant Governor^[2]
• Phelps D. Sturdevant, Straight Democratic Party (anti-populist) candidate, Nebraska State Treasurer from 1883 to 1885^[3]
• Edward A. Gerrard, Prohibition Party candidate, publisher of a prohibition newspaper called The Looking Glass from Monroe, Nebraska^{[4] [5]}

Results

See also

• 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

Notes and References

1. Web site: Silas Alexander Holcomb. National Governors Association. April 22, 2023.
2. News: Talking Politics: A Trio of Republican Orators Address a Fremont Audience. Fremont Weekly Herald. September 25, 1894. April 22, 2023.
3. News: Chairman Smythe Denounces Bolters. Grand Island Daily Independent. November 1, 1894. April 22, 2023.
4. News: Jumps On Gerrard: Columbus Saloon Keeper Goes After the Defeated Candidate. Nebraska State Journal. November 19, 1894. April 22, 2023.
5. Web site: Edward Allen Gerrard. Nebraska GenWeb Project. 2005.