1890 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

James E Boyd won the 1890 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. James E Boyd received 71,331 popular votes (33.3%). The main challenger was John H. Powers (32.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Boyd and Powers

Boyd +0.5 pts · won by 1,144 votes
71,331 votes
John H. PowersPeople's Party32.8%
70,187 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.7% 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.