1886 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1886 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

John Milton Thayer won the 1886 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. John Milton Thayer received 75,956 popular votes (55%). The main challenger was James E North (38.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Thayer and North

Thayer +16.9 pts · won by 23,300 votes
75,956 votes
52,656 votes
Harvey W. HardyProhibition Party5.9%
8,175 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.0% 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.