1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election
â 1878 November 7, 1882 1886 â
	County results; Adams: 50â60% 60â70%; Strother: 50â60%; No Vote/Data:
Governor before election; John Henry Kinkead; Republican	Elected Governor ; Jewett W. Adams; Democratic

The 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election was held in the U.S. state on November 7, 1882.

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Lieutenant Governor Jewett W. Adams defeated Republican nominee Enoch Strother with 54.32% of the vote.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	Â±%
	Democratic	Jewett W. Adams	7,770	54.32%	+5.62%
	Republican	Enoch Strother	6,535	45.68%	â5.62%
Majority			1,235	8.64%
Total votes			14,305	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+11.24%

County	Jewett W. Adams Democratic		Enoch Strother Republican		Margin		Total votes cast^[3]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[3]
Churchill	85	52.47%	77	47.53%	8	4.94%	162
Douglas	295	59.72%	199	40.28%	96	19.43%	494
Elko	778	54.75%	643	45.25%	135	9.50%	1,421
Esmeralda	623	49.92%	625	50.08%	-2	-0.16%	1,248
Eureka	1,028	57.40%	763	42.60%	265	14.80%	1,791
Humboldt	487	61.26%	308	38.74%	179	22.52%	795
Lander	539	54.61%	448	45.39%	91	9.22%	987
Lincoln	389	63.88%	220	36.12%	169	27.75%	609
Lyon	235	52.57%	212	47.43%	23	5.15%	447
Nye	323	57.58%	238	42.42%	85	15.15%	561
Ormsby	449	51.37%	425	48.63%	24	2.75%	874
Storey	1,509	52.12%	1,386	47.88%	123	4.25%	2,895
Washoe	605	48.36%	646	51.64%	-41	-3.28%	1,251
White Pine	425	55.19%	345	44.81%	80	10.39%	770
Totals	7,770	54.32%	6,535	45.68%	1,235	8.63%	14,305

General election