1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1902 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1902. Republican nominee John H. Mickey defeated Democratic and Populist fusion nominee William Henry Thompson with 49.69% of the vote.

Incumbent Republican Governor Ezra P. Savage did not stand for re-election. Savage originally intended to run for a second term as governor, but the criticism which was caused by his parole and pardon of former State Treasurer Bartley, who was serving a prison sentence for embezzlement, influenced his decision to step down from the race.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * William Henry Thompson, Democratic and People's Independent fusion candidate, former Mayor of Grand Island, Nebraska, Fusion candidate for U. S. Senate in 1901
 * John H. Mickey, Republican, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives

Other candidates
 * Samuel T. Davies, Prohibition, Prohibition candidate for Nebraska's 1st congressional district in 1900
 * George E. Bigelow, Socialist, Prohibition candidate for Governor in 1888