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1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
The 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900.
Incumbent Populist and Democratic fusion Governor William A. Poynter was defeated for re-election by Republican nominee Charles Henry Dietrich.
Major party candidates
- William A. Poynter, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate, Incumbent Governor
- Charles Henry Dietrich, Republican, banker
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
- Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature. Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.
- Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 113,879 | 48.88% | |
| Populist | 113,018 | 48.51% | |
| Prohibition | 4,315 | 1.85% | |
| Midroad-Populist | 1,095 | 0.47% | |
| Social Democratic | 674 | 0.29% | |
| 861 | 0.37% | ||
| 232,981 | |||
| Republican gain from Populist |
- 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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