1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
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November 6, 1900
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 County results Dietrich: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Poynter: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Populist and Democratic fusion Governor William A. Poynter was defeated for re-election by Republican nominee Charles Henry Dietrich.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- William A. Poynter, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate,[1] Incumbent Governor
- Charles Henry Dietrich, Republican, banker[2]
Other candidates
- Lucius O. Jones, Prohibition candidate, businessman, banker, prominent member of the Methodist church, and Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor in 1896 from Lincoln, Nebraska[3][4][5]
- Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature.[6] Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.[7]
- Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat[8]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charles Henry Dietrich | 113,879 | 48.88% | |
| Populist | William A. Poynter (incumbent) | 113,018[a] | 48.51% | |
| Prohibition | Lucius O. Jones | 4,315 | 1.85% | |
| Midroad-Populist | Taylor Flick | 1,095 | 0.47% | |
| Social Democratic | Theodore Kharas | 674 | 0.29% | |
| Majority | 861 | 0.37% | ||
| Turnout | 232,981 | |||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||
