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1890 Nevada Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1890 Nevada Gubernatorial Election?

Roswell K. Colcord won the 1890 Nevada Gubernatorial Election. Roswell K. Colcord received 6,601 popular votes (53.27%). The main challenger was Theodore Winters (46.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Colcord and Winters

Colcord +6.5 pts · won by 810 votes
Roswell K. ColcordRepublicanWINNER53.27%
6,601 votes
Theodore WintersDemocratic46.73%
5,791 votes
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.