1892 Idaho gubernatorial election
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The 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
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November 8, 1892
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 Results by county McConnell: 30â40% 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Burke: 40â50% 50â60% Crook: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Acting Governor Norman Bushnell Willey was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention.
Republican nominee William J. McConnell defeated Democratic nominee John M. Burke and Populist nominee Abraham J. Crook with 40.74% of the vote.
Nominations
Nominations were made by party conventions.
Democratic nomination
The Democratic convention was held on August 25 and 26 at Boise.[1] John M. Burke was nominated on the tenth ballot.[2][3]
Candidates
- John M. Ballentine[a]
- John M. Burke
- Edward A. Stevenson, former Territorial Governor
Results
Results of the balloting were as follows:
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||
| Burke | 34 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 49 | |
| Stevenson | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | |
| Ballentine | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 | |
Republican nomination
The Republican convention was held on August 18 and 19 at Moscow. William J. McConnell was nominated on the second ballot.[5][6]
Candidates
- William J. McConnell, former U.S. Senator
- A. B. Moss
- Wells
- N. B. Willey, acting Governor
Results
Results of the balloting were as follows:
People's Party nomination
The People's Party convention was held on August 18 at Boise. A. J. Crook was nominated on the first ballot.
Candidates
- A. J. Crook
Results
General election
Candidates
- William J. McConnell, Republican
- John M. Burke, Democratic
- Abraham J. Crook, People's[b]
- Joseph A. Clark, Prohibition
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William J. McConnell | 8,178 | 40.74% | â15.61% | |
| Democratic | John M. Burke | 6,769 | 33.72% | â9.93% | |
| Populist | Abraham J. Crook | 4,865 | 24.23% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Joseph A. Clark | 264 | 1.32% | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,409 | 7.02% | |||
| Turnout | 20,076 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||