1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Melville R. Hopewell William H. Green
Party Republican Democratic
Alliance Populist
Popular vote97,97282,298
Percentage51.7%43.4%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Edmund G. McGilton
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Melville R. Hopewell
Republican

The 1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906, and featured Republican nominee Melville R. Hopewell, defeating William H. Green, the Democratic and Populist fusion nominee, as well as Prohibition nominee J. D. Forsythe and Socialist nominee C. A. Howe. [1]

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1906 [1] [8] [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Melville R. Hopewell 97,972 51.68
Democratic William H. Green82,29843.41
Prohibition J. D. Forsythe5,9673.15
Socialist C. A. Howe3,3311.76
Scattering3
Total votes189,571 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Official Count". Valley Enterprise. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Prohibitionists Nominate Ticket". Plainview Republican. August 9, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Who's Who--Facts About Candidates for State Office". Omaha World-Herald. August 13, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Again Four State Tickets". Nebraska State Journal. October 4, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  5. ↑ J. Sterling Morton; Albert Watkins; George L. Miller (1907). 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. 2. Jacob North & Company. pp. 394–396.
  6. ↑ "Mr. Brown Wins". Nebraska State Journal. August 23, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Brief Biography of the Republican Candidates". Crawford Tribune. August 31, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023. M. R. Hopewell of Burt county is the candidate for lieutenant-governor. He is a lawyer and also owns a large farm. He is a native of Indiana and was educated at DePuaw university. For nine years he was judge of the district court of the Omaha district. He was appointed by Governor Thayer and was afterwards twice elected.
  8. ↑ "Official Tabulation of the Nebraska Vote". Omaha World-Herald. November 22, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ B. H. Goulding (1907). Senate Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Thirtieth Regular Session. Jacob North and Co. pp. 54–57.
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