1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained
Election Name: | 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Nebraska |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1894 |
Next Election: | 1898 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1898 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1896 |
Nominee1: | James E. Harris |
Party1: | People's Party (United States) |
Alliance1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 111,729 |
Percentage1: | 51.7% |
Nominee2: | Orlando Tefft |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 95,757 |
Percentage2: | 44.3% |
Lieutenant Governor |
Before Election: | Robert E. Moore |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | James E. Harris |
After Party: | People's Party (United States) |
The 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James E. Harris defeating his major rival, Republican nominee Orlando Tefft. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Gold Democratic nominee Owen F. Biglin, Prohibition nominee Lucius O. Jones, Socialist Labor nominee Fred Herman, and National Silver nominee Oscar Kent. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Moore did not seek reelection.
With the victory of Populist/Democratic fusion candidate James E. Harris, this election became the first Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election in which a candidate affiliated with a party other than the Republican Party won the office of lieutenant governor. The success of the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates was helped in part by the popularity of William Jennings Bryan, a Nebraskan running for president on the Populist/Democratic ticket.
General election
Candidates
- Owen F. Biglin, Nebraska Gold Democratic candidate, former candidate for Holt County Treasurer from O'Neill, Nebraska[1] [2] [3]
- James E. Harris, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, farmer, preacher, and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1893 to 1895 from Talmage, Nebraska[4] [5]
- Fred Herman, Socialist Labor Party candidate from Lincoln, Nebraska
- Lucius Orville Jones, Prohibition Party candidate, businessman, banker, and prominent member of the Methodist church from Lincoln, Nebraska[6] [7]
- Oscar Kent, National Silver Party candidate, from Kenesaw, Nebraska[8]
- Orlando Tefft, Republican candidate, businessman, banker, and member of the Nebraska Senate since 1893 and previously from 1879 to 1883 from Avoca, Nebraska[9] [10]
Results
See also
Notes and References
- News: State Ticket. Lincoln Evening Call. November 2, 1896. 2. June 16, 2023.
- News: Biglin's Financiering: If He Hadn't Been Nominated for Treasurer Would He Have Paid It?. The O'Neill Sun. October 24, 1895. 1. June 16, 2023. On April 29, 1884, Owen F. Biglin was appointed....
- News: Populist Ticket. Atkinson Plain Dealer. October 2, 1895. 8. June 16, 2023.
- News: The New State Officers. Beatrice Daily Express. December 2, 1896. 1. June 16, 2023.
- News: The State Ticket. Omaha World-Herald. September 21, 1896. 4. June 16, 2023.
- News: L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead. Lincoln Star. May 30, 1940. 1. June 16, 2023.
- News: L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead. Nebraska State Journal. May 31, 1940. 13. June 16, 2023.
- News: National Party Names a Ticket. Minden Gazette. August 13, 1896. 1. June 16, 2023.
- Book: Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. 1. 758. 1905. J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins. June 8, 2023.
- News: Orlando Gets It. The Evening News. July 2, 1896. 1. June 16, 2023.