1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election

1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election

← 1900 November 4, 1902 1904 →
 
Nominee John H. Mickey William Henry Thompson
Party Republican Populist
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 96,471 91,116
Percentage 49.69% 46.93%

County results
Mickey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Tie:      40–50%

Governor before election

Ezra P. Savage
Republican

Elected Governor

John H. Mickey
Republican

The 1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Republican nominee John H. Mickey defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee William Henry Thompson with 49.69% of the vote.

Incumbent Republican Governor Ezra P. Savage did not stand for re-election. Savage originally intended to run for a second term as governor, but the criticism which was caused by his parole and pardon of former State Treasurer Bartley, who was serving a prison sentence for embezzlement, influenced his decision to step down from the race.[1]

  1. ^ Ezra P. Savage. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN 9780403098347. Retrieved September 18, 2012.