1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Nebraska
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1914 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1914
Next Election:	1918 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1918
Election Date:	November 7, 1916
Nominee1:	Edgar Howard
Party1:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	143,752
Percentage1:	50.4%
Nominee2:	Herbert P. Shumway
Party2:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	124,706
Percentage2:	43.7%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	James Pearson
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Edgar Howard
After Party:	Democratic Party (United States)

The 1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, and featured Democratic nominee Edgar Howard defeating Republican nominee Herbert P. Shumway as well as Socialist Party nominee Edmund R. Brumbaugh and Prohibition Party nominee Charles E. Smith. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor James Pearson sought reelection to the office of lieutenant governor but was defeated for reelection in the Democratic primary by Edgar Howard.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• William B. Banning, farmer, businessman, bank director, former county commissioner for Cass County, Nebraska, and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1909 to 1913 from Union, Nebraska^[1]
• Edgar Howard, editor of the Columbus Telegram newspaper and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897 from Columbus, Nebraska^[2]
• James Pearson, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor

Results

People's Independent primary

Candidates

The People's Independent Party, a remnant of the earlier Populist party movement, chose between two of the democratic candidates for lieutenant governor. Since neither of them won the Democratic nomination, the party decided to endorse Edgar Howard, the Democratic nominee, as its nominee in the general election instead.

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Herbert P. Shumway, the eventual Republican nominee, was the only candidate to receive a significant percentage of the votes for the Progressive Party nomination.

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Charles E. Smith was the only candidate who received a significant percentage of votes for the Prohibition Party nomination.

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Walter Kiechel, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1913 from Johnson, Nebraska, and former teacher and superintendent of schools at Tecumseh, Nebraska
• Theodore E. Nordgren, farmer and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1911 to 1913 from Phillips, Nebraska^[3]
• Herbert P. Shumway, farmer, businessman, and member of the Nebraska Senate since 1913 and previously from 1891 to 1893 from Wakefield, Nebraska^[4]

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

Edmund R. Brumbaugh, the financial secretary of the Office Workers' Union, ran unopposed for the Socialist Party nomination.^[5]

Results

General election

Results

See also

• 1916 Nebraska gubernatorial election

Notes and References

1. News: W. B. Banning, democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of Nebraska. Custer County Chief. October 17, 1918. 7. May 31, 2023.
2. News: The Columbus Telegram. Columbus Telegram. March 24, 1916. June 7, 2023. Edgar Howard, Editor.
3. News: Lieutenant Governor: Former Representative Nordgren of Hamilton County Has Become a Candidate. Nebraska Signal. March 2, 1916. June 7, 2023.
4. News: H. P. Shumway: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Stanton Weekly Picket. April 6, 1916. June 1, 2023. 6.
5. News: Unionism and the Parade. The Western Laborer. June 10, 1916. June 7, 2023.