1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1880 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, in order to elect the Governor of Nebraska. Incumbent Republican Governor of Nebraska Albinus Nance defeated Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton, who had formerly served as a Republican US Senator from Nebraska.

On election day, Republican nominee Albinus Nance won re-election by a margin of 27,070 votes against his foremost opponent, Democratic nominee Thomas Tipton, thereby holding Republican control over the office of Governor. Nance was sworn in for his second term on 4 January 1881.

Candidates

 * Albinus Nance, Republican candidate, incumbent Governor of Nebraska
 * Thomas W. Tipton, Democratic candidate, lawyer and former Republican US Senator from Nebraska from 1867 to 1875
 * Oliver T. B. Williams, Greenback candidate, former mayor of Columbus, Nebraska, from 1866 to 1867 and former member of the Nebraska Senate also from 1866 to 1867