1894 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1894 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Silas A. Holcomb won the 1894 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Silas A. Holcomb received 97,815 popular votes (48%). The main challenger was Thomas Jefferson Majors (46.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Holcomb and Majors

Holcomb +1.6 pts · won by 3,192 votes

Silas A. HolcombPeople's PartyWINNER48%

97,815 votes

Thomas Jefferson Majors Republican46.4%

94,623 votes

Other candidates received the remaining 5.6% 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.