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Election for the lieutenant governorship of Nebraska
1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, and featured incumbent
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
Charles J. Warner , a
Republican , defeating
Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long, a former member of the
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents , to win his fourth term as lieutenant governor.
[1]
About a month shy of a year after this election, Charles J. Warner died on September 24, 1955, and thus the office of
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor became vacant for over a year until it was filled in the
1956 election .
[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Stanley D. Long ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He was a realtor and pharmacist who served from 1927 to 1951 on the
University of Nebraska
Board of Regents .
[3] He was also the former mayor of
Cowles, Nebraska , and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for
United States Senate in 1952 .
[4]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
See also
References