1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election
	County results; Dietrich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% ; Poynter: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election; William A. Poynter; Populist	Elected Governor ; Charles Henry Dietrich; Republican

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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William A. Poynter, People's Independent and Democratic fusion candidate,^[1] Incumbent Governor
Charles Henry Dietrich, Republican, banker^[2]

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^[3]^[4]^[5]
Taylor Flick, Midroad Populist, former member of the Kansas Legislature.^[6] Flick was nominated by a Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.^[7]
Prof. Theodore Kharas, Social Democrat^[8]

Results

1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Henry Dietrich	113,879	48.88%
	Populist	William A. Poynter (incumbent)	113,018^[a]	48.51%
	Prohibition	Lucius O. Jones	4,315	1.85%
	Midroad-Populist	Taylor Flick	1,095	0.47%
	Social Democratic	Theodore Kharas	674	0.29%
Majority			861	0.37%
Turnout			232,981
	Republican gain from Populist

Notes

^ Dubin gives Poynter's vote as 113,048.^[14]

References

^ "Culled from the Field of Politics". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. July 24, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "C. H. Dietrich made his appearance here Tuesday". The Nebraska independent. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 23, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "State Ticket". Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead". Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead". Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Taylor Flick". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. August 2, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
^ "NE Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ 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.
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467–468.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

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[15] Dubin gives Poynter's vote as 113,048.^[14]

[1] "Culled from the Field of Politics". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. July 24, 1900. p. 7. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[2] "C. H. Dietrich made his appearance here Tuesday". The Nebraska independent. Lincoln, Nebraska. August 23, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[cities-3] "State Ticket". Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[4] "L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead". Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[5] "L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead". Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

[6] "Taylor Flick". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. August 2, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[7] "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[8] "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.

[9] "NE Governor, 1900". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[10] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[11] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[12] 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.

[13] Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467–468.

[14] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

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