1868 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1868 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on October 13, 1868.

Governor of Nebraska David Butler, the Republican nominee, was seeking reelection. He was opposed by Democratic nominee James Ralston Porter,^[b] founder of J.R. Porter & Company.^[4]

General election

Candidates

Governor of Nebraska^[4]

James Ralston Porter, Democratic candidate, owner and founder of J.R. Porter & Company, which ran a freighting operation between
Denver, Colorado, and Laramie, Wyoming^[5]^[6]

Results

Nebraska gubernatorial election, 1868^[4]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Butler	8,567	57.43%
	Democratic	James R. Porter	6,349	42.56%
	Scattering		1
Total votes			14,917	100.0%
	Republican hold

Notes

Nebraska Constitution of 1866 specified in Article III, Section 1, that the governor and all executive officers were to be elected on the second Tuesday in October.^[1]^[2]

^ Due to a transcription error in some sources from the time, including some editions of the Nebraska Blue Book, James Ralston Porter ("J. R. Porter"^[3]) is mistakenly referred to as "T. R. Porter."^[4]

References

^ "Nebraska Constitution of 1866, Article III, Section 1". 1866.

^ "Organize for the Work To-Day! See That Every Vote Is Polled". Nebraska City Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023. To-day decides most important local interests for South Platte. Vote for Butler....

^ "Called". The Omaha Herald. September 4, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 439. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

^ "James Ralston Porter, 1828-1911". Nebraska State Historical Society.

^ "James R. Porter". The Omaha Herald. October 8, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

^ Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.

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[3] Nebraska Constitution of 1866 specified in Article III, Section 1, that the governor and all executive officers were to be elected on the second Tuesday in October.^[1]^[2]

[6] Due to a transcription error in some sources from the time, including some editions of the Nebraska Blue Book, James Ralston Porter ("J. R. Porter"^[3]) is mistakenly referred to as "T. R. Porter."^[4]

[1] "Nebraska Constitution of 1866, Article III, Section 1". 1866.

[2] "Organize for the Work To-Day! See That Every Vote Is Polled". Nebraska City Daily Chronicle. October 13, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023. To-day decides most important local interests for South Platte. Vote for Butler....

[4] "Called". The Omaha Herald. September 4, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[results-5] Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 439. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[7] "James Ralston Porter, 1828-1911". Nebraska State Historical Society.

[8] "James R. Porter". The Omaha Herald. October 8, 1868. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[9] Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.

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