1918 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained
| Election Name: | 1918 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Nebraska |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1916 |
| Next Election: | 1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1920 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1918 |
| Nominee1: | Pelham A. Barrows |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 116,252 |
| Percentage1: | 53.8% |
| Nominee2: | William B. Banning |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 93,388 |
| Percentage2: | 43.2% |
| Lieutenant Governor |
| Before Election: | Edgar Howard |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Pelham A. Barrows |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1918 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1918, and featured Republican nominee Pelham A. Barrows defeating Democratic nominee William B. Banning as well as Prohibition Party nominee David B. Gilbert. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edgar Howard decided not to seek reelection to the office of lieutenant governor in order to run for US Senate, but he was defeated in the Democratic primaries by John H. Morehead.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- William B. Banning, farmer, businessman, bank director, former county commissioner for Cass County, Nebraska, former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1909 to 1913 from Union, Nebraska, and unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in 1916[1]
- Carl E. Slatt, farmer from Edgar, Nebraska[2] [3]
Results
Prohibition primary
Candidates
David B. Gilbert of Fremont, Nebraska, ran unopposed for the Prohibition Party nomination.[4]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Pelham A. Barrows, newspaper publisher from Lincoln, Nebraska[5] [6]
- Martin L. Fries, farmer, former businessman in the lumber industry,[7] former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1903 to 1907 from Arcadia, Nebraska, and former candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1912[8]
- Dr. C. S. Page, county clerk of Banner County, Nebraska, from Harrisburg, Nebraska[9]
- Isidor Ziegler, attorney from Omaha, Nebraska[10]
Results
General election
Results
See also
Notes and References
- News: W. B. Banning, democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor of Nebraska. Custer County Chief. October 17, 1918. 7. May 31, 2023.
- News: Primary Ballot. Spencer Advocate. August 15, 1918. June 1, 2023. 7.
- News: Slatt Called to Colors Following Enlistment. Omaha Daily Bee. October 3, 1918. June 1, 2023. 3.
- News: Local News. Fremont Herald. April 16, 1920. May 31, 2023. 8.
- News: Who's Who: State Candidates in Nebraska Primaries. Omaha World-Herald. April 18, 1920. May 31, 2023. 10.
- News: P. A. Barrows, Candidate. Lincoln Journal Star. June 13, 1918. June 1, 2023. 7.
- News: M. L. Fries: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Nebraska State Democrat. August 15, 1918. June 1, 2023.
- News: Here's the Figures that Record the Official Vote of Nebraska: All the Counties Are Now In. 2. Central City Republican. May 23, 1912. June 10, 2023.
- News: Western Candidate For Lieut. Governor. Banner County News. July 26, 1918. 1. June 1, 2023.
- News: Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor Isidor Ziegler. The Curtis Enterprise. August 15, 1918. June 1, 2023. 6.
