1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election
November 4, 1902
 
Nominee John H. Mickey William Henry Thompson
Party Republican Populist
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 96,471 91,116
Percentage 49.69% 46.93%
Governor before election

Ezra P. Savage
Republican

 Elected Governor

John H. Mickey
Republican

The 1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Republican nominee John H. Mickey defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee William Henry Thompson with 49.69% of the vote.

Incumbent Republican Governor Ezra P. Savage did not stand for re-election. Savage originally intended to run for a second term as governor, but the criticism which was caused by his parole and pardon of former State Treasurer Bartley, who was serving a prison sentence for embezzlement, influenced his decision to step down from the race.[1]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election[5][6][7][8][9][10][lower-alpha 1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John H. Mickey 96,471 49.69%
Populist William Henry Thompson 91,116 46.93%
Prohibition Samuel T. Davies 3,397 1.75%
Socialist George E. Bigelow 3,157 1.63%
Scattering 2 0.00%
Majority 5,355 2.76%
Turnout 194,143
Republican hold

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ OurCampaigns gives Bigelow's vote as 3,757.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Ezra P. Savage. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN 9780403098347. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Choice of Nebraska Fusionists". The Courier. Lincoln, Neb. July 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3.
  4. ↑ "Gov. John Hopwood Mickey". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  5. ↑ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
  6. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
  7. ↑ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
  8. ↑ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 359. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
  9. ↑ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 471–472.
  10. ↑ "Legislative Proceedings". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. January 15, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
  11. ↑ "NE Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.


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