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1900 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election

Nebraska · 2 candidates · See every 1900 Governor race

Who won the 1900 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election?

Charles Henry Dietrich won the 1900 Nebraska Gubernatorial Election. Charles Henry Dietrich received 113,879 popular votes (48.88%). The main challenger was William A. Poynter (48.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Dietrich and Poynter

Dietrich +0.4 pts · won by 861 votes
Charles Henry DietrichRepublicanWINNER48.88%
113,879 votes
William A. PoynterPeople's Party48.51%
113,018 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.6% 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.