The 1894 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, in the U.S. state of Nevada.
Incumbent Republican Governor Roswell K. Colcord did not stand for re-election.
Silver Party nominee John Edward Jones defeated Republican nominee Abner Coburn Cleveland, Populist nominee George Peckham, and Democratic nominee Theodore Winters with 49.87% of the vote.
General election Candidates George Peckham, Populist Abner Coburn Cleveland, Republican, former State Senator Theodore Winters, Democratic, Democratic nominee for Governor in 1890 John Edward Jones, Silver, Surveyor General of Nevada
Results
Results by county County John Edward JonesSilver Abner C. ClevelandRepublican George E. PeckhamPopulist Theodore WintersDemocratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # %Churchill9450.81%7037.84%137.03%84.32%2412.97%185Douglas14736.66%23358.10%174.24%41.00%-86-21.45%401Elko76567.94%24121.40%514.53%696.13%52446.54%1,126Esmeralda28965.24%12528.22%61.35%235.19%16437.02%443Eureka45073.41%13522.02%203.26%81.31%31551.39%613Humboldt73668.79%21019.63%868.04%383.55%52649.16%1,070Lander21948.78%13128.18%316.90%6815.14%8819.60%449Lincoln22539.40%21637.83%10718.74%234.03%91.58%571Lyon38758.64%23335.30%233.48%172.58%15423.33%660Nye16071.43%3917.41%146.25%114.91%12154.02%224Ormsby40546.61%43349.83%80.92%232.65%-28-3.22%869Storey67639.91%74443.92%593.48%21512.69%-68-4.01%1,694Washoe49928.37%81846.50%27115.41%1719.72%-319-18.14%1,759White Pine17141.81%23356.97%51.22%00.00%-62-15.16%409Totals5,22349.87%3,86136.87%7116.79%6786.47%1,36213.00%10,473
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Silver Churchill Elko Humboldt Lincoln Nye
Counties that flipped from Republican to Silver Esmeralda Eureka Lander Lyon
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