1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1874. 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.[1]
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General election
Candidates
- Silas Garber, Republican candidate, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1873 to 1875 from Red Cloud, Nebraska in Webster County[1][2][3]
- Albert Tuxbury, Democratic candidate, mayor of Nebraska City in 1872 from Otoe County[4][3]
- Jonathan F. Gardner, Independent candidate, from Richardson County, Nebraska[3]
- Jarvis S. Church, Prohibition candidate, from Nemaha County, Nebraska[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Silas Garber | 21,568 | 59.88% | ||
| Democratic | Albert Tuxbury | 8,946 | 24.84% | ||
| Independent | Jonathan F. Gardner | 4,159 | 11.55% | ||
| Prohibition | Jarvis S. Church | 1,346 | 3.74% | ||
| Total votes | 36,019 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 440. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- State of Nebraska. 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). p. 336. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "October 13, 1874: Nebraska". Tekamah Weekly Burtonian. October 8, 1874. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
Independent Jonathan F. Gardner, of Richardson county
- "More items from 125 Years Ago, Spring, 1872, year of the first observance of Arbor Day". Nebraska City Magazine. 1997. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
The mayor of Nebraska City at the time of the first Arbor Day was Albert Tuxbury.
- Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.
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