1898 Nevada gubernatorial election

November 8, 1898

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Nominee	Reinhold Sadler	William McMillan
Party	Silver	Republican
Popular vote	3,570	3,548
Percentage	35.67%	35.45%


Nominee	George Russell	J. B. McCullough
Party	Democratic	Populist
Popular vote	2,057	833
Percentage	20.55%	8.32%

County results
Sadler:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
McMillan:      40–50%      50–60%
Russell:      40–50%

Governor before election

Reinhold Sadler (acting)
Silver

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Reinhold Sadler
Silver

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The 1898 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898.

Incumbent Silver Party Governor Reinhold Sadler defeated Republican nominee William McMillan, Democratic nominee George Russell, and Populist nominee J. B. McCullough with 35.67% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

J. B. McCullough, Populist, businessman
William McMillan, Republican, merchant, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 1897
George Russell, Democratic, merchant
Reinhold Sadler, Silver, incumbent Governor

Results

1898 Nevada gubernatorial election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Silver	Reinhold Sadler (incumbent)	3,570	35.67%	−14.20%
	Republican	William McMillan	3,548	35.45%	−1.41%
	Democratic	George Russell	2,057	20.55%	+14.08%
	Populist	J. B. McCullough	833	8.32%	+1.53%
Plurality			22	0.22%
Total votes			10,008	100.00%
	Silver hold		Swing	-12.78%

Results by county

County	Reinhold Sadler Silver		William McMillan Republican		George Russell Democratic		J. B. McCullough Populist		Margin		Total votes cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast
Churchill	38	19.69%	95	49.22%	53	27.46%	7	3.63%	-42	-21.76%	193
Douglas	142	32.95%	209	48.49%	60	13.92%	20	4.64%	-67	-15.55%	431
Elko	499	38.21%	324	24.81%	418	32.01%	65	4.98%	81	6.20%	1,306
Esmeralda	191	43.91%	158	36.32%	65	14.94%	21	4.83%	33	7.59%	435
Eureka	336	59.47%	134	23.72%	75	13.27%	20	3.54%	202	35.75%	565
Humboldt	349	36.66%	284	29.83%	272	28.57%	47	4.94%	65	6.83%	952
Lander	199	41.37%	85	17.67%	182	37.84%	15	3.12%	17	3.53%	481
Lincoln	259	36.84%	111	15.79%	297	42.25%	36	5.12%	-38	-5.41%	703
Lyon	199	32.57%	301	49.26%	93	15.22%	18	2.95%	-102	-16.69%	611
Nye	147	63.09%	31	13.30%	40	17.17%	15	6.44%	107	45.92%	233
Ormsby	395	46.91%	370	43.94%	61	7.24%	16	1.90%	25	2.97%	842
Storey	346	30.92%	596	53.26%	148	13.23%	29	2.59%	-250	-22.34%	1,119
Washoe	286	16.93%	705	41.74%	191	11.31%	507	30.02%	-198	-11.72%	1,689
White Pine	184	41.07%	145	32.37%	102	22.77%	17	3.79%	39	8.71%	448
Totals	3,570	35.67%	3,548	35.45%	2,057	20.55%	833	8.32%	22	0.22%	10,008

Counties that flipped from Republican to Silver

Counties that flipped from Silver to Republican

Counties that flipped from Silver to Democratic

Lincoln

Notes

McMillan over Russell
Margin over Russell
Margin over Russell
Margin over Russell
Margin over McCullough

References

"Hon. Thos. Wren adrresses [sic] the People of Ely". The White Pine news. Treasure City, Nev. October 27, 1898. p. 1. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
"Three candidates for Governor". The White Pine news. Treasure City, Nev. October 15, 1898. p. 5. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
"A Republican Slate". Weekly independent. Elko, Nev. March 11, 1898. p. 3. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
Milano, Toni R. (December 22, 2016). "Elko 100: George Russell". Elko Daily Free Press. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
"George Russell". Elko Rose Garden Association. 2001. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
^ Nevada State Archives, Election Returns of General Election held on the Eighth day of November A.D. 1898 in the State of Nevada, as certified to by the County Clerks to the Secretary of State at Carson City, Nevada
^ Nevada Secretary of State. Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1897-1898. Carson City, Nevada. p. 54.

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