1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Edmund C. Carns T. J. Hamilton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote53,52127,025
Percentage62.6%31.6%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

The 1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edmund C. Carns, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee T. J. Hamilton as well as Greenback nominee Peter Lansing and former Democratic nominee Samuel H. Calhoun. [lower-alpha 1] [1] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated Calhoun for lieutenant governor. However, on October 11, 1880, Calhoun withdrew his candidacy, and the Democratic state central committee appointed T. J. Hamilton to replace him. [2] [3]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1880 [1] [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edmund C. Carns (incumbent) 53,521 62.64
Democratic T. J. Hamilton27,02531.63
Greenback Peter Lansing3,8904.55
Democratic Samuel H. Calhoun [lower-alpha 1] 9121.07
Scattering96
Total votes85,444 100.00
Republican hold
  1. 1 2 3 Samuel H. Calhoun was also referred to as "Stephen H. Calhoun" in Volume 3 of the Illustrated History of Nebraska by Albert Watkins [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 House Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Sixteenth Regular Session. Henry Gibson, State Printer. January 4, 1881. pp. 34–35. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "News of the Week by Telegraph and Mail". The Arapahoe Pioneer. October 22, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023. On the 11th Dr. R. R. Livingston, Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska and S. H. Calhoun, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, resigned their candidacy, the former because twenty-five years ago he challenged J. Sterling Morton to fight a duel, and was therefore Constitutionally ineligible. T. J. Hamilton has been nominated in Calhoun's place.
  3. ↑ "Miscellaneous". The Lincoln Weekly Globe. October 15, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  4. ↑ J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 3. p. 196. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Stephen H. Calhoun, of Otoe, was nominated for lieutenant governor....
  5. 1 2 State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
  6. ↑ "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. February 24, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Hon. S. H. Calhoun, of Nebraska City....
  7. ↑ "Democratic State Ticket". Fremont Herald. October 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. July 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Greenback Ticket". Hamilton County News. September 17, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Election Results". The Independent. November 25, 1880. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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