1882 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1882 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1882. Incumbent Republican governor Albinus Nance did not seek reelection. This election featured James W. Dawes, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee J. Sterling Morton and Greenback nominee Edward P. Ingersoll.

Candidates

 * James W. Dawes, Republican candidate, delegate to the State Constitutional Convention in 1875, former member of the Nebraska Senate in 1877, and chairman of the Republican State Central Committee since 1876
 * Edward Pason Ingersoll, Greenback (anti-monopoly) candidate, farmer, former Republican Party member, and chairman of the Nebraska Anti-Monopoly (Greenback) Party
 * J. Sterling Morton, Democratic candidate, former acting Governor of Nebraska Territory and former Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska in the 1866 election