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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]

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William Henry Thompson, Democratic and People's Independent fusion candidate,^[2]^[3] former Mayor of Grand Island, Nebraska, Fusion candidate for U. S. Senate in 1901
John H. Mickey, Republican, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives^[4]

Other candidates

Samuel T. Davies, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in 1900
George E. Bigelow, Socialist, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1888

Results

1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[a]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John H. Mickey	96,471	49.69%
	Populist	William Henry Thompson	91,116	46.93%
	Prohibition	Samuel T. Davies	3,397	1.75%
	Socialist	George E. Bigelow	3,157	1.63%
	Scattering		2	0.00%
Majority			5,355	2.76%
Turnout			194,143
	Republican hold

Notes

^ OurCampaigns gives Bigelow's vote as 3,757.^[11]

References

^ Ezra P. Savage. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN 9780403098347. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
^ "Choice of Nebraska Fusionists". The Courier. Lincoln, Neb. July 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3.
^ "Gov. John Hopwood Mickey". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.
^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 359. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 471–472.
^ "Legislative Proceedings". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. January 15, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
^ "NE Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[12] OurCampaigns gives Bigelow's vote as 3,757.^[11]

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

[2] "Choice of Nebraska Fusionists". The Courier. Lincoln, Neb. July 12, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[3] Olson, James C.; Naugle, Ronald C. (1997). History of Nebraska (3rd ed.). Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press. p. 269. ISBN 0-8032-3559-3.

[4] "Gov. John Hopwood Mickey". National Governors Association. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[5] Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

[6] Dubin, Michael J. (2010). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 25. ISBN 978-0-7864-4722-0.

[7] Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.

[8] Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 359. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.

[9] Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 471–472.

[10] "Legislative Proceedings". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. January 15, 1903. p. 6. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

[11] "NE Governor, 1902". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2021.

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