1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1898 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1898 |
| Next Election: | 1902 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1902 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1900 |
| Nominee1: | Ezra P. Savage |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 114,082 |
| Percentage1: | 49.3% |
| Nominee2: | Edward A. Gilbert |
| Party2: | People's Party (United States) |
| Alliance2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 111,280 |
| Percentage2: | 48.1% |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| Before Election: | Edward A. Gilbert |
| Before Party: | People's Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Ezra P. Savage |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, and featured Republican nominee Ezra P. Savage defeating incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Prohibition nominee Charles R. Lawson, Midroad Populist nominee Herman G. Reiter, and Social Democratic nominee David McKibben.
General election
Candidates
- Edward A. Gilbert, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from York, Nebraska, who was aligned with the Silver Republican Party[1]
- Charles R. Lawson, Prohibition candidate from Santee, Nebraska[2]
- David McKibben, Social Democratic candidate from Giltner, Nebraska.[3] The Social Democratic Party was recognized as a socialist party and was a precursor to the Socialist Party of America.[4]
- Herman G. Reiter, Midroad Populist candidate from Prairie Center in Buffalo County, Nebraska, nominated by the Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
- Ezra P. Savage, Republican candidate, businessman, farmer, banker, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885 from Sargent, Nebraska, and first mayor of South Omaha, Nebraska, in 1887[10] [11]
Results
Aftermath
On May 1, 1901, after serving only four months as Governor of Nebraska, Charles H. Dietrich resigned from being governor as he had been elected by the Nebraska Legislature to fill the vacant U.S. Senate term of Monroe L. Hayward, who had died. Thus, Ezra P. Savage, the lieutenant governor elected in 1900, became the Governor of Nebraska. After the elevation of Savage to Governor, Calvin F. Steele was considered the Acting Lieutenant Governor due to his position as president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate based on Article V, Section 18, of the Nebraska Constitution. Thus, in the 1915 Nebraska Blue Book and the 1918 Nebraska Blue Book, Steele is listed as having served as lieutenant governor, even replacing any mention of Savage's brief stint as lieutenant governor.
See also
Notes and References
- News: As the campaign progresses. Saunders County Journal. October 20, 1898. 4. June 17, 2023. Hon. E. A. Gilbert... is one of the strongest and ablest men in the ranks of the silver republicans and will be a worthy successor to Lieutenant Governor Harris..
- News: The Tickets in Nebraska. The Wahoo Democrat. October 18, 1900. 2. June 17, 2023.
- News: . July 12, 1900 . Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor . Harrison press-journal . Harrison, Nebraska . 6 . 30 September 2021 .
- News: Gilter. Hamilton County Register. September 15, 1900. 8. June 17, 2023.
- News: . July 26, 1900 . The Populist State Convention . Custer County Republican . Broken Bow, Neb. . 1 . 30 September 2021 .
- News: Force Convention: "A Ticket" Put Up and the Republicans Are Rejoicing. The Quill. July 27, 1900. 2. June 17, 2023.
- News: The Fat Is Fried. Omaha World-Herald. July 21, 1900. 5. June 17, 2023.
- News: Hand Challenges Brown. Elm Creek Beacon. September 21, 1900. 5. June 17, 2023.
- News: Mid-Road Populist Frost. Omaha World-Herald. August 27, 1900. 5. June 17, 2023.
- Book: Ezra P. Savage. January 1999. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. 9780403098347. September 18, 2012.
- News: Our Candidates: Ezra P. Savage. Nance County Journal. September 20, 1900. 1. June 17, 2023.
