| Election Name: | 1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1876 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1876 |
| Next Election: | 1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1880 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1878 |
| Nominee1: | Edmund C. Carns |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 29,325 |
| Percentage1: | 55.9% |
| Nominee2: | Theron M. Blakely |
| Party2: | Greenback Party |
| Alliance2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 22,606 |
| Percentage2: | 43.1% |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Before Election: | Othman A. Abbott |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Edmund C. Carns |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, and featured Republican nominee Edmund C. Carns defeating Greenback and Democratic nominee Theron M. Blakely as well as the original Democratic nominee F. J. Mead who still received some votes.[1] [2] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated F. J. Mead for lieutenant governor. However, in late October 1878, the state central committees of the Democratic and Greenback parties met in Lincoln, Nebraska, and decided to replace F. J. Mead with Greenback candidate Theron M. Blakely on the ticket for lieutenant governor.[3] [4] [5]