THC Science

The 1876 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1876. It was the first election held under the newly adopted Nebraska Constitution of 1875. The election featured incumbent Governor Silas Garber, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Paren England, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Jonathan F. Gardner, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874.^[1]

General election[edit]

Silas Garber, Republican candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska^[1]
Paren England, Democratic candidate, a lawyer from Lancaster County, Nebraska, chairman of the Nebraska Democratic Central Committee,^[2]^[3] and Democratic nominee for Nebraska Secretary of State in 1870^[4]
Jonathan F. Gardner, Greenback candidate, former independent candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1874 from Richardson County, Nebraska^[5]

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1876^[1]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Silas Garber (incumbent)	31,947	61.17%
	Democratic	Paren England	17,219	32.97%
	Greenback	Jonathan F. Gardner	3,022	5.79%
	Scattering		36
Total votes			52,224	100.0%
	Republican hold

^ ^a ^b ^c Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 441. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ "Political Notes". The Crete Democrat. September 14, 1876. Retrieved May 13, 2023. The Democrats of Nebraska, have nominated Paren England, of Lancaster county, for Governor
^ "Paren England". Nebraska State Journal. October 29, 1875. Retrieved May 13, 2023. ...Hon. Paren England... chosen chair of the Democratic Central Committee of this county...
^ "The Honest Voters' Own Ticket". Brownville Daily Democrat. September 30, 1870. p. 1. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
^ "October 13, 1874: Nebraska". Tekamah Weekly Burtonian. October 8, 1874. Retrieved May 13, 2023. Independent Jonathan F. Gardner, of Richardson county
^ Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.