1890 Nevada gubernatorial election
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The 1890 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.
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November 4, 1890
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 County results Colcord: 50â60% 60â70% Winters: 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Republican nominee Roswell K. Colcord defeated Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 53.27% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Roswell K. Colcord | 6,601 | 53.27% | +0.86% | |
| Democratic | Theodore Winters | 5,791 | 46.73% | â0.86% | |
| Majority | 810 | 6.54% | |||
| Total votes | 12,392 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | +1.72% | |||
Results by county
| 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 |
