1892 Kansas gubernatorial election

1892 Kansas gubernatorial election

November 8, 1892

Nominee Lorenzo D. Lewelling Abram W. Smith Party Populist Republican Alliance Democratic Popular vote 162,507 158,075 Percentage 50.04% 48.67%

County results Lewelling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Smith:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Lyman U. Humphrey Republican Elected Governor Lorenzo D. Lewelling Populist

The 1892 Kansas gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. People's Party nominee Lorenzo D. Lewelling defeated Republican nominee Abram W. Smith with 50.04% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Abram W. Smith, Republican

Other candidates

• Lorenzo D. Lewelling, People's
• I.O. Pickering, Prohibition

Results

1892 Kansas gubernatorial election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Populist	Lorenzo D. Lewelling	162,507	50.04%
	Republican	Abram W. Smith	158,075	48.67%
	Prohibition	I.O. Pickering	4,178	1.29%
Majority			4,432
Turnout
	Populist gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN 9781568029818. Retrieved July 4, 2020.

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