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Election for the lieutenant governorship of Nebraska
1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured
Populist and
Democratic fusion nominee
James E. Harris defeating his major rival,
Republican nominee Orlando Tefft.
[1] Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included
Gold Democratic nominee Owen F. Biglin,
Prohibition nominee Lucius O. Jones,
Socialist Labor nominee Fred Herman, and
National Silver nominee Oscar Kent.
[1] Incumbent
Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
Robert E. Moore did not seek reelection.
With the victory of Populist/Democratic fusion candidate
James E. Harris , this election became the first Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election in which a candidate affiliated with a party other than the
Republican Party won the office of lieutenant governor. The success of the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates was helped in part by the popularity of
William Jennings Bryan , a Nebraskan running for president on the Populist/Democratic ticket.
General election
Candidates
Owen F. Biglin,
Nebraska Gold Democratic candidate, former candidate for
Holt County Treasurer from
O'Neill, Nebraska
[2]
[3]
[4]
James E. Harris , Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, farmer, preacher, and former member of the
Nebraska Senate from 1893 to 1895 from
Talmage, Nebraska
[5]
[6]
[7]
Fred Herman,
Socialist Labor Party candidate from
Lincoln, Nebraska
[2]
Lucius Orville Jones,
Prohibition Party candidate, businessman, banker, and prominent member of the Methodist church from Lincoln, Nebraska
[2]
[8]
[9]
Oscar Kent,
National Silver Party candidate, from
Kenesaw, Nebraska
[2]
[10]
Orlando Tefft, Republican candidate, businessman, banker, and member of the
Nebraska Senate since 1893 and previously from 1879 to 1883 from
Avoca, Nebraska
[5]
[11]
[12]
Results
See also
References
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c State of Nebraska (1899).
1899-1900 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) . State Journal Co. pp. 234–235. Retrieved June 8, 2023 .
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"State Ticket" . Lincoln Evening Call . November 2, 1896. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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"Biglin's Financiering: If He Hadn't Been Nominated for Treasurer Would He Have Paid It?" . The O'Neill Sun . October 24, 1895. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023 . On April 29, 1884, Owen F. Biglin was appointed...
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"Populist Ticket" . Atkinson Plain Dealer . October 2, 1895. p. 8. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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b State of Nebraska (2021),
2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) , p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
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"The New State Officers" . Beatrice Daily Express . December 2, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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"The State Ticket" . Omaha World-Herald . September 21, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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"L. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead" . Lincoln Star . May 30, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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"L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead" . Nebraska State Journal . May 31, 1940. p. 13. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
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"National Party Names a Ticket" . Minden Gazette . August 13, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .
^ J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (1905).
Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables . Vol. 1. p. 758. Retrieved June 8, 2023 .
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"Orlando Gets It" . The Evening News . July 2, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023 .