1888 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1888 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1886 |
| Next Election: | 1890 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1890 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1888 |
| Nominee1: | George de Rue Meiklejohn |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 103,460 |
| Percentage1: | 52.4% |
| Nominee2: | Frank Folda |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 79,706 |
| Percentage2: | 40.4% |
| Nominee3: | John Dale |
| Party3: | Prohibition Party |
| Popular Vote3: | 9,885 |
| Percentage3: | 5.0% |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| Before Election: | Hibbard H. Shedd |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George de Rue Meiklejohn |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1888 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1888, and featured Republican nominee George de Rue Meiklejohn defeating Democratic nominee Frank Folda as well as Prohibition Party nominee John Dale and Union Labor nominee C. W. Potter.
General election
Candidates
- John Dale, Prohibition candidate, businessman and president of the Metropolitan Prohibition Club of Omaha, Nebraska.[1] [2] Dale was originally nominated at the Prohibition Party convention for governor, but lost to George E. Bigelow in a 503 to 307 vote. He was then nominated to run for lieutenant governor over C. F. S. Templin.[3]
- Frank Folda, Democratic candidate, banker and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1875 to 1877 from Schuyler, Nebraska[4]
- George de Rue Meiklejohn, Republican candidate, lawyer, former county attorney for Nance County, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1885 and president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate since 1887 from Fullerton, Nebraska[5]
- C. W. Potter, Union Labor candidate, member of the executive committee of the State Farmers' Alliance from Brown County, Nebraska[6]
Results
See also
Notes and References
- News: Hon. John Dale. The New Republic. September 13, 1888. 1. June 11, 2023.
- News: Prominent Prohibitionists. The New Republic. August 23, 1888. 1. June 11, 2023.
- News: They're First in the Field: The Third Party Nominates a Complete State Ticket. Omaha Daily Bee. August 17, 1888. 4. June 11, 2023.
- News: Banking House of F. Folda. Schuyler Sun. August 23, 1888. 2. June 11, 2023.
- News: G. De R. Meiklejohn Dies at Age 72. Assistant Secretary of War in Administration of President McKinley. Made Poor By Liberality. Couldn't Say 'No' to Those in Distress. Often Tried Court Cases Without a Fee . . April 20, 1929 . 2015-04-19 . subscription.
- News: State Farmers' Alliance. Omaha Daily Bee. January 8, 1888. 2. June 11, 2023.
