| Election Name: | 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Idaho |
| Flag Year: | 1891 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1890 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1890 |
| Next Election: | 1894 Idaho gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1894 |
| Election Date: | November 8, 1892 |
| Nominee1: | William J. McConnell |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 8,178 |
| Percentage1: | 40.74% |
| Nominee2: | John M. Burke |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 6,769 |
| Percentage2: | 33.72% |
| Nominee3: | Abraham J. Crook |
| Party3: | People's Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote3: | 4,865 |
| Percentage3: | 24.23% |
| Map Size: | 160px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Norman Bushnell Willey (acting) |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | William J. McConnell |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1892 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892.
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 were made by party conventions.
The Democratic convention was held on August 25 and 26 at Boise.[1] John M. Burke was nominated on the tenth ballot.[2] [3]
Results of the balloting were as follows:
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||
| Burke | 34 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 49 | |
| Stevenson | 46 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 46 | |
| Ballentine | 15 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 0 | |
The Republican convention was held on August 18 and 19 at Moscow. William J. McConnell was nominated on the second ballot.[4] [5]
Results of the balloting were as follows:
| Gubernatorial Ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | ||
| 60 | 66 | ||
| Willey | 43 | 38 | |
| Moss | 25 | 25 | |
| Wells | 2 | 1 | |
The People's Party convention was held on August 18 at Boise. A. J. Crook was nominated on the first ballot.