1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1918 November 2, 1920 1922  →

Nominee Pelham A. Barrows Cass G. Barns Robert D. Mousel Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 181,907 104,507 68,772 Percentage 49.8% 28.6% 18.8%

County results Barrows:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70% Barns:      30–40%     40–50% Mousel:      40–50%     50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Pelham A. Barrows Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows Republican

The 1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Cass G. Barns as well as Independent Robert D. Mousel. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dr. Cass G. Barns, physician, businessman, banker, former editor of The Albion Argus newspaper, former postmaster of Albion, Nebraska, and former county commissioner of Boone County, Nebraska ^[2]
• Forrest Lear, attorney from Ainsworth, Nebraska ^{[3] [4]}
• Franz C. Radke, lawyer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 from Hartington, Nebraska ^{[5] [6]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cass G. Barns	23,410	52.00
	Democratic	Forrest Lear	11,691	25.97
	Democratic	Franz C. Radke	9,913	22.02
	Scattering		5

Republican primary

Candidates

• Pelham A. Barrows, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
• Isaiah D. Evans, farmer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901 and again from 1911 to 1913 from Kenesaw, Nebraska ^{[5] [8]}

Results

Republican primary results ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pelham A. Barrows (incumbent)	49,798	52.71
	Republican	Isaiah D. Evans	44,613	47.22
	Scattering		63

General election

Candidates

• Cass G. Barns, Democratic nominee
• Pelham A. Barrows, Republican nominee
• David B. Gilbert, Prohibition Party nominee for lieutenant governor in 1918 from Fremont, Nebraska ^[9]
• Robert D. Mousel, farmer from Cambridge, Nebraska, aligned with independent, progressive-backed gubernatorial candidate Arthur G. Wray ^{[10] [11]}

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1920 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pelham A. Barrows (incumbent)	181,907	49.78
	Democratic	Cass G. Barns	104,507	28.60
	Independent	Robert D. Mousel	68,772	18.82
	Prohibition	David B. Gilbert	10,262	2.81
Total votes			365,448	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1920 Nebraska gubernatorial election

References

1. Darius M. Amsberry. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board and Joint Session of the Legislature General Election November 2, 1920" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2023.
2. "Vote for Barns". The Albion Argus. October 28, 1920. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
3. "Primary Filings Are Closed". Clay County Republican. March 25, 1920. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
4. "Forrest Lear, Attorney at Law". Brown County Democrat. March 5, 1920. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
5. State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
6. "Franz C. Radke". Lincoln State Journal. April 9, 1920. p. 13. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
7. Darius M. Amsberry. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board State and Presidential Primary Election April 20, 1920" (PDF). Retrieved May 31, 2023.
8. "Who's Who: State Candidates in Nebraska Primaries". Omaha World-Herald. April 18, 1920. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
9. "Local News". Fremont Herald. April 16, 1920. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
10. "Progressives Unite To Name State Ticket". The Nebraska Leader. May 8, 1920. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
11. "Robert D. Mousel". The Nebraska Leader. June 19, 1920. Retrieved May 31, 2023.