| Election Name: | 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1874 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1874 |
| Next Election: | 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1882 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1878 |
| Nominee1: | John Henry Kinkead |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 9,747 |
| Percentage1: | 51.30% |
| Nominee2: | Lewis R. Bradley |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 9,252 |
| Percentage2: | 48.70% |
| Map Size: | 170px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Lewis R. Bradley |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | John Henry Kinkead |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1878 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1878 in order to elect the Governor of Nevada. The incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley lost re-election to Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead.[1] [2]
On election day, 5 November 1878, Republican nominee John Henry Kinkead won the election by a margin of 495 votes against his opponent incumbent Democratic Governor of Nevada Lewis R. Bradley, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor from the Democrats. Kinkead was sworn in as the 3rd Governor of Nevada on 3 January 1879.[3]
| County | John H. Kinkead Republican | Lewis R. Bradley Democratic | Margin | Total votes cast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | |||||||||||||
| Churchill | 58 | 45.31% | 70 | 54.69% | -12 | -9.38% | 128 | ||||||||
| Douglas | 257 | 52.56% | 232 | 47.44% | 25 | 5.11% | 489 | ||||||||
| Elko | 757 | 40.57% | 1,109 | 59.43% | -352 | -18.86% | 1,866 | ||||||||
| Esmeralda | 456 | 46.01% | 535 | 53.99% | -79 | -7.97% | 991 | ||||||||
| Eureka | 1,079 | 50.49% | 1,058 | 49.51% | 21 | 0.98% | 2,137 | ||||||||
| Humboldt | 508 | 52.75% | 455 | 47.25% | 53 | 5.50% | 963 | ||||||||
| Lander | 441 | 41.56% | 620 | 58.44% | -179 | -16.87% | 1,061 | ||||||||
| Lincoln | 355 | 45.28% | 429 | 54.72% | -74 | -9.44% | 784 | ||||||||
| Lyon | 389 | 65.27% | 207 | 34.73% | 182 | 30.54% | 596 | ||||||||
| Nye | 374 | 43.34% | 489 | 56.66% | -115 | -13.33% | 863 | ||||||||
| Ormsby | 638 | 61.46% | 400 | 38.54% | 238 | 22.93% | 1,038 | ||||||||
| Storey | 3,216 | 56.35% | 2,491 | 43.65% | 725 | 12.70% | 5,707 | ||||||||
| Washoe | 740 | 52.37% | 673 | 47.63% | 67 | 4.74% | 1,413 | ||||||||
| White Pine | 479 | 49.74% | 484 | 50.26% | -5 | -0.52% | 963 | ||||||||
| Totals | 9,747 | 51.30% | 9,252 | 48.70% | 495 | 2.61% | 18,999 | ||||||||