1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:	1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:	Nebraska
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:	1940
Next Election:	1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:	1944
Election Date:	November 3, 1942
Nominee1:	Roy W. Johnson
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:	239,374
Percentage1:	69.0%
Nominee2:	Harry P. Conklin
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:	107,617
Percentage2:	31.0%
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:	William E. Johnson
Before Party:	Republican Party (United States)
After Election:	Roy W. Johnson
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and featured Roy W. Johnson, the Republican nominee, defeating Democratic nominee Harry P. Conklin. The incumbent lieutenant governor, William E. Johnson, decided not to seek reelection in order to run for United States House of Representatives in Nebraska's First District in 1942.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Harry P. Conklin, farmer from near Grand Island, Nebraska, and former commissioner of public lands and buildings^[2]
• Edward A. Dosek, businessman, banker, and insurance agent from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former head accountant for the Nebraska State Treasurer from 1933 to 1937^{[3] [4] [5]}
• William H. Smith, former Nebraska State Tax Commissioner from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1941^[6]

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• John McArthur
• Jack Devoe
• Dr. Harvey E. Glatfelter
• Rufus M. Howard, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 39 (endorsed by Nebraska Governor Dwight P. Griswold)
• Roy W. Johnson, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 34
• William L. Randall
• Harry L. Reed, insurance agent and property manager in Lincoln, Nebraska

Results

General election

Results

See also

• 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election

Notes and References

1. News: Congressional Bid By Lt. Gov. Johnson. Beatrice Daily Sun. June 21, 1942. May 24, 2023.
2. News: H. P. Conklin Files for Lieutenant Governor. Minatare Free Press. July 2, 1942. May 24, 2023.
3. News: Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto. Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. May 22, 2023.
4. News: Biographical Sketch of Edward A. Dosek, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor. 8. Lincoln Farm and Home News. November 2, 1950. May 22, 2023.
5. News: More Or Less Personal. Lincoln Journal Star. March 30, 1944. May 24, 2023. 6.
6. News: Roy Johnson Pulls Upset in Lt. Gov. Race. The Lincoln Star. August 12, 1942. May 24, 2023.