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1890 United States gubernatorial elections

1890 United States gubernatorial elections
← 1889 November 4, 1890[a] 1891 →
27 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 22 20
Seats after 28 16
Seat change Increase6 Decrease4
Seats up 8 17
Seats won 14 13
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1890, in 27 states, concurrent with the House and Senate elections, on November 4, 1890 (except in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming, which held early elections).

In New Hampshire, the newly elected Governor's term began in the January following the election for the first time, rather than in the following June as previously.

Idaho and Wyoming held their first gubernatorial elections on achieving statehood.

Results

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State Incumbent Party Status Opposing candidates
Alabama
(held, 4 August 1890) 		Thomas Seay Democratic Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory Thomas G. Jones (Democratic) 76.12%
Benjamin M. Long (Republican) 23.06%
L. C. Coulson (Prohibition) 0.75%
Scattering 0.06%
[1][2]
Arkansas
(held, 1 September 1890) 		James Philip Eagle Democratic Re-elected, 55.51% Napoleon B. Fizer (Union Labor)[b] 44.49%
[3]
California Robert Waterman (acting) Republican Retired, Republican victory Henry Markham (Republican) 49.55%
Edward B. Pond (Democratic) 46.41%
John Bidwell (Prohibition) 4.02%
Scattering 0.03%
[4][5]
Colorado Job Adams Cooper Republican Retired, Republican victory John Long Routt (Republican) 50.11%
Caldwell Yeaman (Democratic) 42.36%
John G. Coy (Farmers Alliance) 6.23%
John A. Elett (Prohibition) 1.27%
Scattering 0.03%
[6][7][8]
Connecticut Morgan Bulkeley Republican Lost renomination.[9][10] Following disputed election, remained in office for following term after legislature failed to resolve election.[c] Luzon B. Morris (Democratic) 50.01%
Samuel E. Merwin (Republican) 47.28%
Phineas M. Augur (Prohibition) 2.52%
Henry C. Baldwin (Labor) 0.15%
Scattering 0.03%
[15]
Delaware Benjamin T. Biggs Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Robert J. Reynolds (Democratic) 50.43%
Harry A. Richardson (Republican) 48.89%
William T. Kellum (Prohibition) 0.67%
[16][17]
Georgia
(held, 1 October 1890) 		John Brown Gordon Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory William J. Northen (Democratic) unopposed[d]
[19][20][21]
Idaho
(held, 1 October 1890) 		New state George L. Shoup (Republican) 56.35%
Benjamin Wilson (Democratic) 43.65%
[22]
Kansas Lyman U. Humphrey Republican Re-elected, 39.05% John F. Willits (Populist) 36.31%
Charles L. Robinson (Democratic) 24.22%
A. M. Richardson (Prohibition) 0.42%
[23]
Maine
(held, 8 September 1890) 		Edwin C. Burleigh Republican Re-elected, 56.42% William P. Thompson (Democratic) 39.82%
Aaron Clark (Prohibition) 2.62%
Isaac C. Clark (Labor) 1.14%
Scattering 0.01%
[24][25]
Massachusetts John Q. A. Brackett Republican Defeated, 46.04% William E. Russell (Democratic) 49.21%
John Blackmer (Prohibition) 4.75%
[26][27]
Michigan Cyrus G. Luce Republican Retired, Democratic victory Edwin B. Winans (Democratic) 46.18%
James Munroe Turner (Republican) 43.28%
Azariah S. Partridge (Prohibition) 7.21%
Eugene H. Belden (Industrial) 3.32%
Scattering 0.01%
[28][29]
Minnesota William Rush Merriam Republican Re-elected, 36.58% Thomas Wilson (Democratic) 35.64%
Sidney M. Owen (Farmers Alliance) 24.29%
James P. Pinkham (Prohibition) 3.50%
[30][31]
Nebraska John Milton Thayer Republican Lost renomination,[32] Democratic victory[e] James E. Boyd (Democratic) 33.32%
J. H. Powers (Populist) 32.78%
L. D. Richards (Republican) 32.17%
B. L. Paine (Prohibition) 1.72%
Scattering 0.01%
[33]
Nevada Frank Bell (acting) Republican [data missing] Roswell K. Colcord (Republican) 53.27%
Theodore Winters (Democratic) 46.73%
[34]
New Hampshire David H. Goodell Republican Retired, Republican victory Hiram A. Tuttle (Republican) 49.26%
Charles H. Amsden (Democratic) 49.15%
Josiah M. Fletcher (Prohibition) 1.58%
Scattering 0.01%
[35][36]
(Legislative election)[f]
(held, 7 January 1891)
Hiram A. Tuttle, 185 votes
Charles H. Amsden, 150 votes
[37]
North Dakota John Miller Republican Retired, Republican victory Andrew H. Burke (Republican) 52.23%
William N. Roach (Democratic) 34.55%
Walter Muir (Farmers Alliance) 13.22%[38][39]
Oregon
(held, 2 June 1890) 		Sylvester Pennoyer Democratic Re-elected, 53.55% David P. Thompson (Republican) 46.45%
[40][41]
Pennsylvania James A. Beaver Republican Term-limited, Democratic victory Robert E. Pattison (Democratic) 50.00%
George W. Delamater (Republican) 48.22%
John D. Gill (Prohibition) 1.74%
T. P. Rynder (Labor) 0.02%
Scattering 0.02%
[42][43]
Rhode Island
(held, 2 April 1890) 		Herbert W. Ladd Republican Defeated, 45.07%[g] John W. Davis (Democratic) 48.77%
John H. Larry (Prohibition) 4.32%
Arnold B. Chace (Union) 1.78%
Scattering 0.05%
[45][46]
South Carolina John Peter Richardson III Democratic Term-limited, Democratic victory Benjamin Tillman (Democratic) 79.81%
A. C. Haskell (Independent Democrat) 20.00%
Scattering 0.18%
[47][48][49]
South Dakota Arthur C. Mellette Republican Re-elected, 44.46% H. L. Loucks (Independent) 31.71%
Maris Taylor (Democratic) 23.83%
[50][51][52][53]
Tennessee Robert Love Taylor Democratic Retired, Democratic victory John P. Buchanan (Democratic) 56.57%
Lewis T. Baxter (Republican) 37.91%
David C. Kelley (Prohibition) 5.52%
[54][55][56]
Texas Lawrence Sullivan Ross Democratic Retired, Democratic victory Jim Hogg (Democratic) 76.45%
J. Webster Flanagan (Republican) 22.65%
E. C. Heath (Prohibition) 0.72%
Scattering 0.18%
[57][58]
Vermont
(held, 2 September 1890) 		William P. Dillingham Republican Retired, Republican victory Carroll S. Page (Republican) 61.71%
Herbert F. Brigham (Democratic) 35.59%
Edward L. Allen (Prohibition) 2.14%
Scattering 0.56%
[59][60]
Wisconsin William D. Hoard Republican Defeated, 42.71% George Wilbur Peck (Democratic) 51.86%
Charles Alexander (Prohibition) 3.64%
Reuben May (Union Labor) 1.76%
Scattering 0.03%
[61][62]
Wyoming
(held, 11 October 1890) 		New state Francis E. Warren (Republican) 55.38%
George W. Baxter (Democratic) 44.62%
[63]

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Journal of the Senate, of the State of Alabama, Session of 1890-91, held in the City of Montgomery, Commencing Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1890. Montgomery, Ala.: Smith, Allred & Co., State Printers and Binders. 1891. p. 60.
  3. ^ "AR Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ "CA Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ The Journal of the Senate during the Twenty-Ninth Session of the Legislature of the State of California, 1891. Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Supt. State Printing. 1891. p. 15.
  6. ^ "CO Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ^ Ferril, Will C., ed. (1911). Sketches of Colorado in four volumes. Being an Analytical Summary and Biographical History of the State of Colorado. Vol. I. The Western Press Bureau Company: Denver, Colorado. p. 45.
  8. ^ House Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Colorado. Eighth Session. Convened at the City of Denver, Wednesday, January 7, 1891. Colorado Springs, Colo.: The Gazette Printing Company, State Printers. 1892. p. 21.
  9. ^ "Republican Convention". Waterbury evening Democrat. Waterbury, Conn. September 17, 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Merwin for Governor". Morning journal and courier. New Haven, Conn. September 18, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  11. ^ Hannan, Caryn; Herman, Jennifer L., eds. (2008). Connecticut Biographical Dictionary, 2008-2009 edition. Vol. 1: A-G. Hamburg, MI: State History Publications, LLC. pp. 186–187. ISBN 978-1-878592-72-9.
  12. ^ Fleitz, David L. (2004). Ghosts in the Gallery at Cooperstown. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 12. ISBN 0-7864-1749-8.
  13. ^ Foley, Kathy (26 December 2020). "December 26: The Governor Who Refused to Leave Office". Today in Connecticut History. Office of the State Historian. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  14. ^ White, David O. (1999). "Morgan Gardner Bulkeley". museumofcthistory.org. Museum of Connecticut History. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  16. ^ "DE Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  17. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Delaware, convened and held at Dover, on Tuesday, the Sixth Day of January, in the Year of Our Lord 1891, &c., &c. Dover, Delaware: James Kirk & Son, Printers. 1891. p. 47.
  18. ^ "Chatham's Light Vote". The morning news. Savannah, Ga. October 2, 1890. p. 8. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  19. ^ "GA Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  20. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Georgia, at the Session of the General Assembly. Commenced at Atlanta, Wednesday, November 5, 1890. Atlanta, Ga.: Geo. W. Harrison, State Printer. 1890. p. 17.
  21. ^ "The Farmers Capture Georgia". The Pickens sentinel. Pickens, S.C. October 9, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  22. ^ "ID Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  23. ^ "KS Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  24. ^ "ME Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  25. ^ Compiled by Grenville M. Donham (1900). Maine Register, State Year-Book and Legislative Manual. Vol. 31. Portland, Maine. p. 123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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  27. ^ Coolidge, Henry D.; McLaughlin, Edward A. (1891). Manual for the use of the General Court, &c. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, State Printers. p. 311.
  28. ^ "MI Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  29. ^ Carl, Christopher J., ed. (2012). "Summary of Vote for Governor, 1835-2010". Michigan Manual 2011-2012 (PDF). Lansing, MI: The Legislative Service Bureau. p. 579. ISBN 978-1-878210-06-7.
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  31. ^ "Minnesota Elections". Minnesota Legislative Manual. Compiled for the Legislature of 2017-2018 (PDF). Saint Paul, Minnesota: Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State. 2017. p. 497.
  32. ^ "Richards will lead". The McCook tribune. McCook, Neb. August 1, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  34. ^ "NV Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  36. ^ Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, January Session, 1891. Manchester: John B. Clarke, Public Printer. 1891. p. 384.
  37. ^ Journals of the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, January Session, 1891. Manchester: John B. Clarke, Public Printer. 1891. p. 386.
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  39. ^ State of North Dakota. 1907 Legislative Manual (PDF). Bismarck, N. D.: Tribune, Printers and Binders. 1907. p. 183.
  40. ^ "OR Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  41. ^ The Journal of the House of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon for the Sixteenth Regular Session. 1891. Salem, Oregon: Frank C. Baker, State Printer. 1891. p. 43.
  42. ^ "PA Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  43. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the Session begun at Harrisburg, on the 6th Day of January, 1891. Harrisburg: Edwin K. Meyers, State Printer. 1891. p. 86.
  44. ^ World Almanac 1891, p. 73.
  45. ^ "RI Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  46. ^ Edwin D. McGuinness, Secretary of State (1890). Manual with Rules and Orders for the use of the General Assembly, of the State of Rhode Island. 1890-1891. Providence. R.I.: E. L. Freeman & Son, State Printers. p. 106.
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  48. ^ Kantrowitz, Stephen (August 2000). "Ben Tillman and Hendrix McLane, Agrarian Rebels: White Manhood, "The Farmers," and the Limits of Southern Populism". The Journal of Southern History. 66 (3). Southern Historical Association: 497–524. doi:10.2307/2587866. JSTOR 2587866. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  49. ^ "Official figures". The Newberry herald and news. Newberry, S.C. November 27, 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  50. ^ "SD Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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  54. ^ "TN Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  55. ^ Moore, John Trotwood; Foster, Austin Powers (1923). Tennessee, The Volunteer State. 1769-1923. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 75.
  56. ^ Miller, Chas. A. (1890). The Official and Political Manual of the State of Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Marshall & Bruce, Stationers. p. 280.
  57. ^ "TX Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  58. ^ Journal of the House of Representatives of the regular session of the twenty-second legislature, begun and held at Austin, Texas, January 13, 1891. Austin: Marshall & Oldham. 1891. p. 79.
  59. ^ "VT Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  60. ^ Journal of the Senate of the State of Vermont. Biennial Session, 1890. Burlington: Free Press Association. 1891. p. 321.
  61. ^ "WI Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  62. ^ "Votes cast for Wisconsin Gubernatorial Candidates in General Elections, 1848 to 1960". The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1962. Madison, Wis.: The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. 1962. p. 802.
  63. ^ "WY Governor, 1890". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Maine, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming held early elections.
  2. ^ Some sources indicate Fizer ran under a fusion ticket between the Republicans and the Union Labor Party.
  3. ^ Under Connecticut law, a candidate needed 50% of the vote to win the election, or the state legislature would decide the election. The legality of some votes were contested. The Republican House and Democratic Senate deadlocked, and no choice was made. The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled that Bulkeley would serve the term as acting governor.[11][12][13][14]
  4. ^ Although many sources record Northen as unopposed, some record the result as Northen 102,757, scattering 750. The Georgia House and Senate Journals record that Northen received 105,365 votes, and that this was a majority of the whole votes cast, but do not record the votes cast for other candidates. It would appear that votes for another candidate were cast in Chatham County.[18]
  5. ^ Disputed election. Boyd was removed from office by the Nebraska Supreme Court in May 1891 and Thayer installed in his place. Boyd's citizenship would be upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court and he would be restored to office in February 1892.
  6. ^ Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, the state legislature decided the election. Tuttle was elected.
  7. ^ Since no candidate received 50% of the vote, the state legislature decided the election. Davis was elected on May 27.[44]

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