1890 Nevada gubernatorial election

The 1890 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1890.

1890 Nevada gubernatorial election

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Nominee Roswell K. Colcord Theodore Winters
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 6,601 5,791
Percentage 53.27% 46.73%

County results
Colcord:      50–60%      60–70%
Winters:      50–60%

Governor before election

Frank Bell
Republican

Elected Governor

Roswell K. Colcord
Republican

Republican nominee Roswell K. Colcord defeated Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 53.27% of the vote.

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Results

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1890 Nevada gubernatorial election[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Roswell K. Colcord 6,601 53.27% +0.86%
Democratic Theodore Winters 5,791 46.73% −0.86%
Majority 810 6.54%
Total votes 12,392 100.00%
Republican hold Swing +1.72%

Results by county

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County Roswell K. Colcord
Republican
Theodore Winters
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast[8]
# % # % # %
Churchill 83 46.63% 95 53.37% -12 -6.74% 178
Douglas 255 55.80% 202 44.20% 53 11.60% 457
Elko 649 44.82% 799 55.18% -150 -10.36% 1,448
Esmeralda 486 61.52% 304 38.48% 182 23.04% 790
Eureka 507 53.82% 435 46.18% 72 7.64% 942
Humboldt 319 40.74% 464 59.26% -145 -18.52% 783
Lander 288 51.34% 273 48.66% 15 2.67% 561
Lincoln 253 48.37% 270 51.63% -17 -3.25% 523
Lyon 352 50.65% 343 49.35% 9 1.29% 695
Nye 150 48.54% 159 51.46% -9 -2.91% 309
Ormsby 612 67.18% 299 32.82% 313 34.36% 911
Storey 1,524 58.04% 1,102 41.96% 422 16.07% 2,626
Washoe 846 50.27% 837 49.73% 9 0.53% 1,683
White Pine 277 57.00% 209 43.00% 68 13.99% 486
Totals 6,601 53.27% 5,791 46.73% 810 6.54% 12,392

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  1. ^ "Old Winters Ranch". Washoe Valley Alliance. 2019. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Winters Ranch, Rancho del Sierra". The Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Theodore Winters". Historical Society of Winters. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "State news". The daily silver state. Winnemucca, Nev. August 4, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hon. Theodore Winters". Weekly independent. Elko, Nev. August 10, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gov. Roswell Keyes Colcord". National Governors Association. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  7. ^ Capace, Nancy (January 1, 2001). "Governors". The Encyclopedia of Nevada. Somerset Publishers. p. 98. ISBN 9780403096114. Retrieved January 9, 2021 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b Nevada State Archives, Abstract of the votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Fourth day of November A.D. 1890, for Member of Congress, District and State Officers