1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898. Incumbent Populist Governor Silas A. Holcomb did not stand for re-election. Populist and Democratic fusion nominee William A. Poynter defeated Republican nominee Monroe Hayward with 50.19% of the vote.

1898 Nebraska gubernatorial election
November 8, 1898
 
Nominee William A. Poynter Monroe Hayward
Party Populist Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 95,703 92,982
Percentage 50.19% 48.77%
Governor before election

Silas A. Holcomb
Populist

 Elected Governor

William A. Poynter
Populist

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A party calling itself the Liberty Party held a convention on August 2, 1898, and had originally nominated candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. The nominees were Richard A. Hawley for governor, who had previously run for governor with the so-called National Party in the election of 1896, and J. Phipps Roe, of Omaha, Nebraska, for lieutenant governor. However, on September 22, both candidates withdrew their names and the Liberty Party decided to endorse the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates, William A. Poynter and Edward A. Gilbert, for governor and lieutenant governor respectively.

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