On election day, Republican nominee Albinus Nance won re-election by a margin of 27,070 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton, thereby holding Republican control over the office of Governor. Nance was sworn in for his second term on 4 January 1881.[3][4]
Oliver T. B. Williams, Greenback candidate, former mayor of Columbus, Nebraska, from 1866 to 1867[7] and former member of the Nebraska Senate also from 1866 to 1867[8]
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1880, nebraska, gubernatorial, election, held, november, 1880, order, elect, governor, nebraska, incumbent, republican, governor, nebraska, albinus, nance, defeated, democratic, nominee, thomas, tipton, formerly, served, republican, senator, from, nebraska, 18. The 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2 1880 in order to elect the Governor of Nebraska Incumbent Republican Governor of Nebraska Albinus Nance defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton who had formerly served as a Republican US Senator from Nebraska 1 2 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1878 November 2 1880 1882 Nominee Albinus Nance Thomas W Tipton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 55 237 28 167 Percentage 63 2 32 3 Governor before election Albinus Nance Republican Elected Governor Albinus Nance Republican On election day Republican nominee Albinus Nance won re election by a margin of 27 070 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton thereby holding Republican control over the office of Governor Nance was sworn in for his second term on 4 January 1881 3 4 Contents 1 General election 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Results 2 See also 3 ReferencesGeneral election editCandidates edit Albinus Nance Republican candidate incumbent Governor of Nebraska Thomas W Tipton Democratic candidate lawyer and former Republican US Senator from Nebraska from 1867 to 1875 5 6 Oliver T B Williams Greenback candidate former mayor of Columbus Nebraska from 1866 to 1867 7 and former member of the Nebraska Senate also from 1866 to 1867 8 Results edit Nebraska gubernatorial election 1880 9 Party Candidate Votes Republican Albinus Nance incumbent 55 237 63 24 Democratic Thomas Tipton 28 167 32 25 Greenback Oliver T B Williams 3 898 4 46 Scattering 43 0 05 Total votes 87 345 100 00 Republican holdSee also edit1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial electionReferences edit Nance s pp 140 143 Albinus Nance National Governors Association Retrieved May 13 2023 NE Governor ourcampaigns com September 28 2009 Retrieved May 13 2023 Addison E Sheldon ed December 1918 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau p 460 Retrieved May 18 2023 Ex Senator Tipton Dead Nebraska City Weekly December 7 1899 p 7 Retrieved June 8 2023 Hon Thos W Tipton Omaha World Herald December 10 1899 p 20 Retrieved June 8 2023 Columbus Nebraska Mayors of Columbus State of Nebraska 2020 21 Nebraska Blue Book PDF pp 317 378 retrieved May 29 2023 Addison E Sheldon ed December 1918 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau p 442 Retrieved May 13 2023 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election amp oldid 1191511115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
