Election Name: | 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1874 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1874 |
Next Election: | 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1878 |
Election Date: | November 7, 1876 |
Nominee1: | Silas Garber |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 31,947 |
Percentage1: | 61.2% |
Nominee2: | Paren England |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 17,219 |
Percentage2: | 33.0% |
Image3: | 3x4.svg |
Nominee3: | Jonathan F. Gardner |
Party3: | Greenback Party |
Popular Vote3: | 3,022 |
Percentage3: | 5.8% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Silas Garber |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Silas Garber |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. It was the first election held under the newly adopted Nebraska Constitution of 1875. The election featured incumbent Governor Silas Garber, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Paren England, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Jonathan F. Gardner, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874.