1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1892 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1892. Incumbent Democratic Governor James E. Boyd did not seek re-election. Lorenzo Crounse, the Republican nominee, defeated both the Democratic nominee, J. Sterling Morton, and the Populist nominee, Charles Van Wyck.

Candidates

 * Lorenzo Crounse, Republican candidate, former Justice on the Nebraska Supreme Court, former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Nebraska's at-large congressional district, and Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury
 * Charles Van Wyck, People's Independent (Populist) candidate, former Republican United States Senator from Nebraska
 * J. Sterling Morton, Democratic candidate, former acting Governor of Nebraska Territory and former Democratic candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1866, 1882, and 1884
 * Charles Eugene Bentley, Prohibition candidate, chairman of the Nebraska Prohibition Party