1890 Nevada gubernatorial election
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The 1890 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.
Republican nominee Roswell K. Colcord defeated Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 53.27% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Theodore Winters, Democratic, former territorial representative, stockman, rancher and racehorse owner[1][2][3][4][5]
- Roswell K. Colcord, Republican, Nevada State Commissioner to the 1889 Paris Exposition[6][7]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roswell K. Colcord | 6,601 | 53.27% | +0.86% | |
| Democratic | Theodore Winters | 5,791 | 46.73% | −0.86% | |
| Majority | 810 | 6.54% | |||
| Total votes | 12,392 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +1.72% | |||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Roswell K. Colcord Republican |
Theodore Winters Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[8] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 83 | 46.63% | 95 | 53.37% | -12 | -6.74% | 178 |
| Douglas | 255 | 55.80% | 202 | 44.20% | 53 | 11.60% | 457 |
| Elko | 649 | 44.82% | 799 | 55.18% | -150 | -10.36% | 1,448 |
| Esmeralda | 486 | 61.52% | 304 | 38.48% | 182 | 23.04% | 790 |
| Eureka | 507 | 53.82% | 435 | 46.18% | 72 | 7.64% | 942 |
| Humboldt | 319 | 40.74% | 464 | 59.26% | -145 | -18.52% | 783 |
| Lander | 288 | 51.34% | 273 | 48.66% | 15 | 2.67% | 561 |
| Lincoln | 253 | 48.37% | 270 | 51.63% | -17 | -3.25% | 523 |
| Lyon | 352 | 50.65% | 343 | 49.35% | 9 | 1.29% | 695 |
| Nye | 150 | 48.54% | 159 | 51.46% | -9 | -2.91% | 309 |
| Ormsby | 612 | 67.18% | 299 | 32.82% | 313 | 34.36% | 911 |
| Storey | 1,524 | 58.04% | 1,102 | 41.96% | 422 | 16.07% | 2,626 |
| Washoe | 846 | 50.27% | 837 | 49.73% | 9 | 0.53% | 1,683 |
| White Pine | 277 | 57.00% | 209 | 43.00% | 68 | 13.99% | 486 |
| Totals | 6,601 | 53.27% | 5,791 | 46.73% | 810 | 6.54% | 12,392 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Old Winters Ranch". Washoe Valley Alliance. 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "The Winters Ranch, Rancho del Sierra". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Theodore Winters". Historical Society of Winters. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "State news". The daily silver state. Winnemucca, Nev. August 4, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Hon. Theodore Winters". Weekly independent. Elko, Nev. August 10, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ "Gov. Roswell Keyes Colcord". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (January 1, 2001). "Governors". The Encyclopedia of Nevada. Somerset Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 9780403096114. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Abstract of the votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Fourth day of November A.D. 1890, for Member of Congress, District and State Officers
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