1892 Montana gubernatorial election
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The 1892 Montana gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
Republican nominee John E. Rickards defeated Democratic nominee Timothy E. Collins and Populist nominee William Kennedy with 41.17% of the vote.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Major party candidates
- Timothy E. Collins, Democratic, former member of the Montana territorial legislative assembly
- John E. Rickards, Republican, incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Montana
Other candidates
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John E. Rickards | 18,187 | 41.17% | ||
| Democratic | Timothy E. Collins | 17,650 | 39.96% | ||
| Populist | William Kennedy | 7,794 | 17.64% | ||
| Prohibition | J. M. Waters | 543 | 1.23% | ||
| Majority | 537 | 1.21% | |||
| Turnout | 44,174 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
References
[edit]- ^ Berman, David R. (2007). Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920: socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies. Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-87081-884-4.
- ^ Lang, William L. (April 1983). "One Path to Populism: Will Kennedy and the People's Party of Montana". The Pacific Northwest Quarterly. 74 (2): 77–87. JSTOR 40490772. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 63.
- ^ "MT Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Dubin 2010, p. 17.
- ^ Glashan 1979, pp. 180–181.
Bibliography
[edit]- Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
- Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
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