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1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee Silas Garber Albert Tuxbury Jonathan F. Gardner Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 21,568 8,946 4,159 Percentage 59.9% 24.8% 11.6%

County results Garber:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90% Tuxbury:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      80-90% Gardner:      40-50%      50-60%      No Votes

Governor before election Robert Wilkinson Furnas Republican Elected Governor Silas Garber Republican

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The 1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 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.

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
• Albert Tuxbury, Democratic candidate, mayor of Nebraska City in 1872 from Otoe County
• Jonathan F. Gardner, Independent candidate, from Richardson County, Nebraska
• Jarvis S. Church, Prohibition candidate, from Nemaha County, Nebraska

Results

Notes

1. The Nebraska Constitution of 1866 specified in Article III, Section 1, that the governor and all executive officers were to be elected on the second Tuesday in October.

References

1. "Nebraska Constitution of 1866, Article III, Section 1". 1866. The Executive Department shall consist of a Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor and Treasurer, who shall be chosen by the electors of the State on the second Tuesday of October....
2. State of Nebraska (1875). Senate Journal of the General Assembly of the State of Nebraska: Eleventh Regular Session. Omaha Daily Republican. p. 118. Retrieved June 21, 2023. Abstract of Votes cast for State Officers at the General Election, held October 13th, 1874
3. ^ Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 440. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
4. State of Nebraska. 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). p. 336. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
5. ^ "October 13, 1874: Nebraska". Tekamah Weekly Burtonian. October 8, 1874. Retrieved May 13, 2023. Independent Jonathan F. Gardner, of Richardson county
6. "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.
7. Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.

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