1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1876 November 5, 1878 1880  
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Nominee Edmund C. Carns Theron M. Blakely
Party Republican Greenback
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote29,32522,606
Percentage55.9%43.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Othman A. Abbott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

The 1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, and featured Republican nominee Edmund C. Carns defeating Greenback and Democratic nominee Theron M. Blakely as well as the original Democratic nominee F. J. Mead who still received some votes. [1] [2] [3] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated F. J. Mead for lieutenant governor. However, in late October 1878, the state central committees of the Democratic and Greenback parties met in Lincoln, Nebraska, and decided to replace F. J. Mead with Greenback candidate Theron M. Blakely on the ticket for lieutenant governor. [4] [5] [6]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1878 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edmund C. Carns 29,325 55.89
Greenback Theron M. Blakely22,60643.09
Democratic F. J. Mead5341.02
Total votes52,465 100.00
Republican hold

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References

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