1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Republican nominee John H. Mickey defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee William Henry Thompson with 49.69% of the vote.

1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 4, 1902 1904 →

Nominee John H. Mickey William Henry Thompson Party Republican Populist Alliance Democratic Popular vote 96,471 91,116 Percentage 49.69% 46.93%

County results Mickey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election Ezra P. Savage Republican Elected Governor John H. Mickey Republican

Incumbent Republican Governor Ezra P. Savage did not stand for re-election. Savage originally intended to run for a second term as governor, but the criticism which was caused by his parole and pardon of former State Treasurer Bartley, who was serving a prison sentence for embezzlement, influenced his decision to step down from the race.^[1]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• William Henry Thompson, Democratic and People's Independent fusion candidate,^[2][3] former Mayor of Grand Island, Nebraska, Fusion candidate for U. S. Senate in 1901
• John H. Mickey, Republican, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives^[4]

Other candidates

• Samuel T. Davies, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in 1900
• George E. Bigelow, Socialist, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1888

Results

1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][a]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Mickey	96,471	49.69%
	Populist	William Henry Thompson	91,116	46.93%
	Prohibition	Samuel T. Davies	3,397	1.75%
	Socialist	George E. Bigelow	3,157	1.63%
	Scattering		2	0.00%
Majority			5,355	2.76%
Turnout			194,143
	Republican hold

See also

• 1902 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

Notes

1. OurCampaigns gives Bigelow's vote as 3,757.^[11]