1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1910 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1910 |
| Next Election: | 1914 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1914 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1912 |
| Nominee1: | Samuel Roy McKelvie |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 123,837 |
| Percentage1: | 50.0% |
| Nominee2: | Herman Diers |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 109,186 |
| Percentage2: | 44.1% |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| Before Election: | John H. Morehead (acting) |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Samuel Roy McKelvie |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912, and featured Republican nominee Samuel Roy McKelvie defeating Democratic nominee Herman Diers as well as Socialist Party nominee W. T. Jeffryes and Prohibition Party nominee Theodore J. Shrode.
On May 2, 1911, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Melville R. Hopewell died while in office. After the death of Hopewell, John H. Morehead was considered to be 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.[1] Morehead decided to seek the office of Governor of Nebraska and thus did not run to be officially elected as lieutenant governor in the election of 1912.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Herman Diers ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. He was a businessman and banker from Gresham, Nebraska, who was a member of the Nebraska Senate from 1909 to 1911 and a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Martin L. Fries, farmer, former businessman in the lumber industry,[6] and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1903 to 1907 from Arcadia, Nebraska
- L. W. Hague, lawyer from Minden, Nebraska[7]
- Samuel Roy McKelvie, president and manager of The Nebraska Farmer newspaper[8] and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1911 from Lincoln, Nebraska
- Lorin A. Varner, lawyer, founder and publisher of the Sterling Sun newspaper, former president of the Nebraska Press Association,[9] member of the Nebraska Senate since 1911, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1885 to 1887 from Sterling, Nebraska
Results
General election
Candidates
Results
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Nancy Capace. January 1, 1999. 106. Somerset Publishers, Inc.. 9780403098347 . Due to his Senate post as President Pro Tempore, he stepped in as Lieutenant Governor of the State in May 1911, when the incumbent, M.R. Hopewell, died while in office..
- News: Hon. Herman Diers. Saturday Night Review. November 2, 1912. June 10, 2023. 1.
- News: Herman Diers Files for Lieutenant Governor. Omaha World-Herald. January 2, 1912. 6. June 10, 2023.
- News: Obituary. The New Teller. April 14, 1926. June 10, 2023. 11.
- News: Death Claims Herman Diers. Grand Island Independent. April 8, 1926. June 10, 2023. 2.
- News: M. L. Fries: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Nebraska State Democrat. August 15, 1918. June 1, 2023.
- News: Miscellaneous. The Minden News. March 22, 1912. 4. June 10, 2023.
- News: The Nebraska Farmer. The Nebraska Farmer. May 22, 1912. June 10, 2023. 6.
- News: L. A. Varner for Lieutenant Governor. The Pender Republic. 4. April 5, 1912. June 10, 2023.
- News: Neighborhood News. Fairbury Journal-News. March 22, 1912. June 10, 2023. 18.
- News: Official Returns-Morrill County. Bridgeport News-Blade. November 8, 1912. 1. June 10, 2023.
