1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1872 October 13, 1874 1876 →
 
Nominee Silas Garber Albert Tuxbury Jonathan F. Gardner
Party Republican Democratic Independent
Popular vote 21,568 8,946 4,159
Percentage 59.9% 24.8% 11.6%

County results
Garber:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90%
Tuxbury:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     80-90%
Gardner:     40-50%     50-60%
     No Votes

Governor before election

Robert Wilkinson Furnas
Republican

Elected Governor

Silas Garber
Republican

The 1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1874.[a] It was the last gubernatorial election held under the Nebraska Constitution of 1866. Incumbent Governor of Nebraska Robert Wilkinson Furnas did not seek reelection to a second term. The election featured Republican nominee Silas Garber, a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives, defeating Democratic nominee Albert Tuxbury, mayor of Nebraska City, as well as Independent nominee Jonathan F. Gardner and Prohibition Party nominee Jarvis S. Church.[3]

  1. ^ "Nebraska Constitution of 1866, Article III, Section 1". 1866. The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor and Treasurer, who shall be chosen by the electors of the State on the second Tuesday of October....
  2. ^ State of Nebraska (1875). Senate Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Nebraska: Eleventh Regular Session. Omaha Daily Republican. p. 118. Retrieved June 21, 2023. Abstract of Votes cast for State Officers at the General Election, held October 13th, 1874
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