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1884 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1884 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

James W. Dawes won the 1884 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. James W. Dawes received 72,835 popular votes (54.5%). The main challenger was J Sterling Morton (43.2%).

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Dawes +11.3 pts · won by 15,201 votes
James W. DawesRepublicanWINNER54.5%
72,835 votes
J Sterling MortonDemocratic43.2%
57,634 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.