1898 Nevada gubernatorial election
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November 8, 1898
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File:1898 Nevada gubernatorial election results map by county.svg County results Sadler: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% McMillan: 40–50% 50–60% Russell: 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898.
Incumbent Silver Party Governor Reinhold Sadler defeated Republican nominee William McMillan, Democratic nominee George Russell, and Populist nominee J. B. McCullough with 35.67% of the vote.
General election
[edit | edit source]Candidates
[edit | edit source]- J. B. McCullough, Populist, businessman[1]
- William McMillan, Republican, merchant,[2] Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1897[3]
- George Russell, Democratic, merchant[4][5]
- Reinhold Sadler, Silver, incumbent Governor
Results
[edit | edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | Reinhold Sadler (incumbent) | 3,570 | 35.67% | −14.20% | |
| Republican | William McMillan | 3,548 | 35.45% | −1.41% | |
| Democratic | George Russell | 2,057 | 20.55% | +14.08% | |
| Populist | J. B. McCullough | 833 | 8.32% | +1.53% | |
| Plurality | 22 | 0.22% | |||
| Total votes | 10,008 | 100.00% | |||
| Silver hold | Swing | -12.78% | |||
Results by county
[edit | edit source]| County | Reinhold Sadler Silver |
William McMillan Republican |
George Russell Democratic |
J. B. McCullough Populist |
Margin | Total votes cast[6][7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 38 | 19.69% | 95 | 49.22% | 53 | 27.46% | 7 | 3.63% | -42[a] | -21.76% | 193 |
| Douglas | 142 | 32.95% | 209 | 48.49% | 60 | 13.92% | 20 | 4.64% | -67 | -15.55% | 431 |
| Elko | 499 | 38.21% | 324 | 24.81% | 418 | 32.01% | 65 | 4.98% | 81[b] | 6.20% | 1,306 |
| Esmeralda | 191 | 43.91% | 158 | 36.32% | 65 | 14.94% | 21 | 4.83% | 33 | 7.59% | 435 |
| Eureka | 336 | 59.47% | 134 | 23.72% | 75 | 13.27% | 20 | 3.54% | 202 | 35.75% | 565 |
| Humboldt | 349 | 36.66% | 284 | 29.83% | 272 | 28.57% | 47 | 4.94% | 65 | 6.83% | 952 |
| Lander | 199 | 41.37% | 85 | 17.67% | 182 | 37.84% | 15 | 3.12% | 17[c] | 3.53% | 481 |
| Lincoln | 259 | 36.84% | 111 | 15.79% | 297 | 42.25% | 36 | 5.12% | -38 | -5.41% | 703 |
| Lyon | 199 | 32.57% | 301 | 49.26% | 93 | 15.22% | 18 | 2.95% | -102 | -16.69% | 611 |
| Nye | 147 | 63.09% | 31 | 13.30% | 40 | 17.17% | 15 | 6.44% | 107[d] | 45.92% | 233 |
| Ormsby | 395 | 46.91% | 370 | 43.94% | 61 | 7.24% | 16 | 1.90% | 25 | 2.97% | 842 |
| Storey | 346 | 30.92% | 596 | 53.26% | 148 | 13.23% | 29 | 2.59% | -250 | -22.34% | 1,119 |
| Washoe | 286 | 16.93% | 705 | 41.74% | 191 | 11.31% | 507 | 30.02% | -198[e] | -11.72% | 1,689 |
| White Pine | 184 | 41.07% | 145 | 32.37% | 102 | 22.77% | 17 | 3.79% | 39 | 8.71% | 448 |
| Totals | 3,570 | 35.67% | 3,548 | 35.45% | 2,057 | 20.55% | 833 | 8.32% | 22 | 0.22% | 10,008 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Silver
[edit | edit source]Counties that flipped from Silver to Republican
[edit | edit source]Counties that flipped from Silver to Democratic
[edit | edit source]Notes
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the Eighth day of November A.D. 1898 in the State of Nevada, as certified to by the County Clerks to the Secretary of State at Carson City, Nevada
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