The 1884 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884, and featured
Republican nominee
Hibbard H. Shedd defeating fusion
Democratic and
Greenback (Anti-Monopoly) nominee Lewis C. Pace.[1] Incumbent
Nebraska Lieutenant GovernorAlfred W. Agee was renominated at the Nebraska Republican state convention, but he was defeated for the nomination by Shedd by a vote of 292 to 153 of the delegates.[2]
General election
Candidates
Col. Lewis Clark Pace, Democratic candidate who had also been associated with the
Greenback Party, which, at its convention, decided to form a fusion ticket with the Democratic party[3][4][5][6]
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ab"The State Convention". Omaha Daily Bee. August 28, 1884. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Alfred W. Agee, of Hamilton, and H. H. Shedd, of Saunder [sic] were presented for office of lieutenant governor.... The vote resulted: Shed [sic] 292, Agee 153.
^"Butler's Crowd: Second Day's Proceedings of Anti-Monop State Convention - Fusion Decided Upon". Nebraska State Journal. September 11, 1884. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Col. Pace was the favorite of the greenbackers and he was the only candidate put forward by them. If a fusion takes place he will be the candidate on the anti-monop, greenback and democratic tickets for lieutenant governor.
Government
