1892 Idaho gubernatorial election

The 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.

1892 Idaho gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892
 
Nominee William J. McConnell John M. Burke Abraham J. Crook
Party Republican Democratic People's
Popular vote 8,178 6,769 4,865
Percentage 40.74% 33.72% 24.23%

Governor before election

Norman Bushnell Willey (acting)
Republican

Elected Governor

William J. McConnell
Republican

Acting Governor Norman Bushnell Willey was defeated for renomination at the Republican convention.

Republican nominee William J. McConnell defeated Democratic nominee John M. Burke and Populist nominee Abraham J. Crook with 40.74% of the vote.

Nominations

Nominations were made by party conventions.

Democratic nomination

The Democratic convention was held on August 25 and 26 at Boise.[1] John M. Burke was nominated on the tenth ballot.[2][3]

Candidates

Results

Results of the balloting were as follows:

Republican nomination

The Republican convention was held on August 18 and 19 at Moscow. William J. McConnell was nominated on the second ballot.[5][6]

Candidates

Results

Results of the balloting were as follows:

People's Party nomination

The People's Party convention was held on August 18 at Boise. A. J. Crook was nominated on the first ballot.

Candidates

  • A. J. Crook

Results

People's Party convention results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
People's A. J. Crook 45 76.3
People's Scattering 14 23.7
Total votes 59 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1892 Idaho gubernatorial election[10][11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican William J. McConnell 8,178 40.74%
Democratic John M. Burke 6,769 33.72%
People's Abraham J. Crook 4,865 24.23%
Prohibition Joseph A. Clark 264 1.32%
Majority 1,409 7.02%
Turnout 20,076 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

References

  1. "Idaho Democrats". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. August 27, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Idaho Democrats". The Salt Lake herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. August 26, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. "Burke captures the prize". The Caldwell tribune. Caldwell, Idaho. August 27, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "Politics in Idaho". The Salt Lake herald. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 13, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. "McConnell and Crook". The Caldwell tribune. Caldwell, Idaho. August 20, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. "The Republican Ticket". Idaho County free press. Grangeville, Idaho. August 26, 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. "People's Party Convention". The Ketchum keystone. Ketchum, Idaho. August 20, 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. "Idaho". Evening star. Washington, D.C. November 5, 1892. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  9. "Andrew Jackson Crook". The Ketchum keystone. Ketchum, Idaho. August 27, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  10. "ID Governor, 1892". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  11. Glashan 1979, pp. 76–77.
  12. Dubin 2014, p. 17.

Notes

  1. Some sources record this candidate's name as James M. Ballentine.[4]
  2. Some sources record this candidate's name as Andrew J. Crook.[8][9]

Bibliography

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