1892 Montana gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1892 Montana gubernatorial election
Country:Montana
Flag Year:1891
Type:Presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1889 Montana gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1889
Next Election:1896 Montana gubernatorial election
Next Year:1896
Election Date:November 8, 1892
Nominee1:John E. Rickards
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:18,187
Percentage1:41.17%
Nominee2:Timothy E. Collins
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:17,650
Percentage2:39.96%
Nominee3:William Kennedy
Party3:People's Party (United States)
Popular Vote3:7,794
Percentage3:17.64%
Governor
Before Election:Joseph K. Toole
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:John E. Rickards
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

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

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: Berman, David R. . 2007 . Radicalism in the mountain West, 1890-1920: socialists, populists, miners, and Wobblies . Boulder, Colorado . University Press of Colorado . 62 . 978-0-87081-884-4.
  2. 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 . 40490772 . 17 July 2021.