1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1878 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878. Incumbent Republican governor Silas Garber did not seek reelection. This election featured Republican nominee Albinus Nance, the Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives, defeating Democratic nominee Colonel William H. Webster, a lawyer from Merrick County, Nebraska, and Greenback Party nominee Levi G. Todd, a former member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from Cass County, Nebraska.

Candidates

 * Albinus Nance, Republican candidate, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1875 to 1878, serving as Speaker from 1877 to 1878
 * Col. William H. Webster, Democratic candidate, lawyer from Merrick County, Nebraska.
 * Levi Goodsell Todd, Greenback candidate, member of the Nebraska Territorial House of Representatives from 1863 to 1864 from Cass County, Nebraska.