1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee James E. Harris Orlando Tefft
Party Populist Republican
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote111,72995,757
Percentage51.7%44.3%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Robert E. Moore
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

James E. Harris
Populist

The 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James E. Harris defeating his major rival, Republican nominee Orlando Tefft. [1] Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Gold Democratic nominee Owen F. Biglin, Prohibition nominee Lucius O. Jones, Socialist Labor nominee Fred Herman, and National Silver nominee Oscar Kent. [1] Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Moore did not seek reelection.

Contents

With the victory of Populist/Democratic fusion candidate James E. Harris, this election became the first Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election in which a candidate affiliated with a party other than the Republican Party won the office of lieutenant governor. The success of the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates was helped in part by the popularity of William Jennings Bryan, a Nebraskan running for president on the Populist/Democratic ticket.

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1896 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Populist James E. Harris 111,729 51.71
Republican Orlando Tefft95,75744.32
National Democratic Owen F. Biglin4,4312.05
Prohibition Lucius O. Jones2,4581.14
Socialist Labor Fred Herman8750.40
Silver Oscar Kent8100.37
Total votes216,060 100.00
Populist gain from Republican

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "State Ticket". Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Biglin's Financiering: If He Hadn't Been Nominated for Treasurer Would He Have Paid It?". The O'Neill Sun. October 24, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023. On April 29, 1884, Owen F. Biglin was appointed...
  4. ↑ "Populist Ticket". Atkinson Plain Dealer. October 2, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. 1 2 State of Nebraska (2021), 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
  6. ↑ "The New State Officers". Beatrice Daily Express. December 2, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "The State Ticket". Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead". Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  9. ↑ "L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead". Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  10. ↑ "National Party Names a Ticket". Minden Gazette. August 13, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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  12. ↑ "Orlando Gets It". The Evening News. July 2, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.


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