1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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.

1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1892 November 6, 1894 1896 →

Nominee Silas A. Holcomb Thomas Jefferson Majors Party Populist Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 97,815 94,623 Percentage 48.0% 46.4%

County results Holcomb:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Majors:      40–50%      50–60% Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election Lorenzo Crounse Republican Elected Governor Silas A. Holcomb Populist

General election

Candidates

• Silas A. Holcomb, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, district court judge^[1][2]
• Thomas Jefferson Majors, Republican candidate, Nebraska Lieutenant Governor^[3]
• Phelps D. Sturdevant, Straight Democratic Party (anti-populist) candidate, Nebraska State Treasurer from 1883 to 1885^[2][4][5]
• Edward A. Gerrard, Prohibition Party candidate, publisher of a prohibition newspaper called The Looking Glass from Monroe, Nebraska^[6][7]

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1894^[2][4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Silas A. Holcomb	97,815	47.98%
	Republican	Thomas Jefferson Majors	94,623	46.41%
	Democratic	Phelps D. Sturdevant	6,989	3.43%
	Prohibition	Edward A. Gerrard	4,439	2.18%
Total votes			203,866	100.0%
	Populist gain from Republican

See also

• 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election