1882 Nevada gubernatorial election

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County results
Adams:      50–60%      60–70%
Strother:      50–60%
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Governor before election

John Henry Kinkead
Republican

Elected Governor

Jewett W. Adams
Democratic

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The 1882 Nevada gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882.

Lieutenant Governor Jewett W. Adams defeated Republican nominee Enoch Strother with 54.32% of the vote.

General election

Major party candidates

1882 Nevada gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jewett W. Adams	7,770	54.32%	+5.62%
	Republican	Enoch Strother	6,535	45.68%	−5.62%
Majority			1,235	8.64%
Total votes			14,305	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing	+11.24%

County	Jewett W. Adams Democratic		Enoch Strother Republican		Margin		Total votes cast^[3]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast^[3]
Churchill	85	52.47%	77	47.53%	8	4.94%	162
Douglas	295	59.72%	199	40.28%	96	19.43%	494
Elko	778	54.75%	643	45.25%	135	9.50%	1,421
Esmeralda	623	49.92%	625	50.08%	-2	-0.16%	1,248
Eureka	1,028	57.40%	763	42.60%	265	14.80%	1,791
Humboldt	487	61.26%	308	38.74%	179	22.52%	795
Lander	539	54.61%	448	45.39%	91	9.22%	987
Lincoln	389	63.88%	220	36.12%	169	27.75%	609
Lyon	235	52.57%	212	47.43%	23	5.15%	447
Nye	323	57.58%	238	42.42%	85	15.15%	561
Ormsby	449	51.37%	425	48.63%	24	2.75%	874
Storey	1,509	52.12%	1,386	47.88%	123	4.25%	2,895
Washoe	605	48.36%	646	51.64%	-41	-3.28%	1,251
White Pine	425	55.19%	345	44.81%	80	10.39%	770
Totals	7,770	54.32%	6,535	45.68%	1,235	8.63%	14,305

^ History of Chickasaw and Howard Counties, Iowa. Vol. II. Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. 1919. pp. 327–328.
^ Official Register of the United States, Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service on the First of July, 1883. Vol. I. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1883. p. 693.
^ ^a ^b Nevada State Archives, Official Canvass of Votes cast at the General Election held in the State of Nevada on the Seventh day of November A.D. 1882, for Member of Congress, and State Officers