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Election for the lieutenant governorship of Nebraska
1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, and featured
Democratic nominee
Edgar Howard defeating
Republican nominee Herbert P. Shumway as well as
Socialist Party nominee Edmund R. Brumbaugh and
Prohibition Party nominee Charles E. Smith.
[1] Incumbent
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
James Pearson sought reelection to the office of lieutenant governor but was defeated for reelection in the Democratic primary by
Edgar Howard .
[2]
Democratic primary Candidates William B. Banning, farmer, businessman, bank director, former county commissioner for
Cass County, Nebraska , and former member of the
Nebraska Senate from 1909 to 1913 from
Union, Nebraska
[3]
[4]
Edgar Howard , editor of the
Columbus Telegram newspaper and former member of the
Nebraska House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897 from
Columbus, Nebraska
[3]
[5]
James Pearson , incumbent
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Results People's Independent primary Candidates The People's Independent Party, a remnant of the earlier
Populist party movement , chose between two of the democratic candidates for lieutenant governor. Since neither of them won the Democratic nomination, the party decided to endorse Edgar Howard, the Democratic nominee, as its nominee in the general election instead.
[2]
[1]
Results Progressive primary Candidates Herbert P. Shumway, the eventual Republican nominee, was the only candidate to receive a significant percentage of the votes for the
Progressive Party nomination.
Results Prohibition primary Candidates Charles E. Smith was the only candidate who received a significant percentage of votes for the
Prohibition Party nomination.
Results Republican primary Candidates Walter Kiechel, member of the
Nebraska Senate since 1913 from
Johnson, Nebraska ,
[3] and former teacher and superintendent of schools at
Tecumseh, Nebraska
[6]
Theodore E. Nordgren, farmer and former member of the
Nebraska House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913 from
Phillips, Nebraska
[3]
[7]
Herbert P. Shumway, farmer, businessman, and member of the
Nebraska Senate since 1913 and previously from 1891 to 1893 from
Wakefield, Nebraska
[3]
[8] Results Socialist primary Candidates Edmund R. Brumbaugh, the financial secretary of the Office Workers' Union, ran unopposed for the
Socialist Party nomination.
[9]
Results General election Results See also References
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a b c Charles W. Pool.
"Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 7, 1916" (PDF) . Retrieved June 1, 2023 . ^
a b c d e f g h Charles W. Pool.
"Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Presidential Preference Primary Election April 18, 1916" (PDF) . Retrieved June 1, 2023 . ^
a b c d e State of Nebraska,
2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) , pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
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"W. B. Banning, democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of Nebraska" . Custer County Chief . October 17, 1918. p. 7. Retrieved May 31, 2023 .
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"The Columbus Telegram" . Columbus Telegram . March 24, 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2023 . Edgar Howard, Editor
^ State of Nebraska,
1915 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) , p. 351, retrieved June 7, 2023
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"Lieutenant Governor: Former Representative Nordgren of Hamilton County Has Become a Candidate" . Nebraska Signal . March 2, 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2023 .
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"H. P. Shumway: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor" . Stanton Weekly Picket . April 6, 1916. p. 6. Retrieved June 1, 2023 .
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"Unionism and the Parade" . The Western Laborer . June 10, 1916. Retrieved June 7, 2023 .
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