1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1898 November 6, 1900 1902  →

Nominee Ezra P. Savage Edward A. Gilbert Party Republican Populist Alliance Democratic Popular vote 114,082 111,280 Percentage 49.3% 48.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election Edward A. Gilbert Populist Elected Lieutenant Governor Ezra P. Savage Republican

The 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, and featured Republican nominee Ezra P. Savage defeating incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Prohibition nominee Charles R. Lawson, Midroad Populist nominee Herman G. Reiter, and Social Democratic nominee David McKibben. ^[1]

General election

Candidates

• Edward A. Gilbert, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from York, Nebraska, ^[2] who was aligned with the Silver Republican Party ^[3]
• Charles R. Lawson, Prohibition candidate from Santee, Nebraska ^[4]
• David McKibben, Social Democratic candidate from Giltner, Nebraska. ^{[4] [5]} The Social Democratic Party was recognized as a socialist party and was a precursor to the Socialist Party of America. ^[6]
• Herman G. Reiter, Midroad Populist candidate from Prairie Center in Buffalo County, Nebraska, ^[4] nominated by the Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}
• Ezra P. Savage, Republican candidate, businessman, farmer, banker, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885 from Sargent, Nebraska, ^[2] and first mayor of South Omaha, Nebraska, in 1887 ^{[12] [13]}

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ezra P. Savage	114,082	49.27
	Populist	Edward A. Gilbert (incumbent)	111,280	48.06
	Prohibition	Charles R. Lawson	4,020	1.74
	Midroad-Populist	Herman G. Reiter	1,306	0.56
	Social Democratic	David McKibben	848	0.37
Total votes			231,536	100.00
	Republican gain from Populist

Aftermath

On May 1, 1901, after serving only four months as Governor of Nebraska, Charles H. Dietrich resigned from being governor as he had been elected by the Nebraska Legislature to fill the vacant U.S. Senate term of Monroe L. Hayward, who had died. Thus, Ezra P. Savage, the lieutenant governor elected in 1900, became the Governor of Nebraska. After the elevation of Savage to Governor, Calvin F. Steele was considered the Acting Lieutenant Governor due to his position as president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate based on Article V, Section 18, of the Nebraska Constitution. ^[14] Thus, in the 1915 Nebraska Blue Book and the 1918 Nebraska Blue Book, Steele is listed as having served as lieutenant governor, even replacing any mention of Savage's brief stint as lieutenant governor. ^{[15] [16]}

See also

• 1900 Nebraska gubernatorial election

References

1. State of Nebraska (1901). 1901-1902 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). State Journal Co. pp. 260–261. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
2. State of Nebraska (2021), 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
3. "As the campaign progresses". Saunders County Journal. October 20, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2023. Hon. E. A. Gilbert... is one of the strongest and ablest men in the ranks of the silver republicans and will be a worthy successor to Lieutenant Governor Harris.
4. "The Tickets in Nebraska". The Wahoo Democrat. October 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
5. "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
6. "Gilter". Hamilton County Register. September 15, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
7. "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
8. "Force Convention: "A Ticket" Put Up and the Republicans Are Rejoicing". The Quill. July 27, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
9. "The Fat Is Fried". Omaha World-Herald. July 21, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
10. "Hand Challenges Brown". Elm Creek Beacon. September 21, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
11. "Mid-Road Populist Frost". Omaha World-Herald. August 27, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
12. Ezra P. Savage. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN   9780403098347 . Retrieved September 18, 2012.
13. "Our Candidates: Ezra P. Savage". Nance County Journal. September 20, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
14. 1915 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 168
15. 1915 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 11
16. 1918 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 11