1910 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1910 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 8, 1910
 
Nominee Melville R. Hopewell Ralph A. Clark
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 113,002 110,704
Percentage 48.4% 47.4%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Melville R. Hopewell
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Melville R. Hopewell
Republican

The 1910 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1910, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Melville R. Hopewell, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Ralph A. Clark as well as Socialist Party nominee George L. Slutter and Prohibition Party nominee Samuel Lichty.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ralph A. Clark 21,598 51.57
Democratic William H. Green 20,282 48.43

People's Independent primary

Candidates

The People's Independent Party, a remnant of the earlier populist movement, chose between the two democratic candidates for lieutenant governor.[6] Although William H. Green edged out the victory in the primary, the People's Independent Party decided to endorse Ralph A. Clark instead, since he was the Democratic nominee and the party did not desire to split the vote with the Democrats in the general election.[1][7]

Results

People's Independent primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Populist William H. Green 1,461 52.27
Populist Ralph A. Clark 1,334 47.73

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Samuel Lichty ran unopposed for the Prohibition Party nomination. He was the secretary of the Richardson County Farm Mutual Insurance Company from Falls City, Nebraska.[5][8]

Results

Prohibition primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Prohibition Samuel Lichty 456 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melville R. Hopewell (incumbent) 21,943 58.49
Republican Walter Johnson 15,570 41.51

Socialist primary

Candidates

George L. Slutter ran unopposed for the Socialist Party nomination. He was from Omaha, Nebraska.[5]

Results

Socialist primary results[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist George L. Slutter 735 100.0

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1910[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Melville R. Hopewell (incumbent) 113,002 48.42
Democratic Ralph A. Clark[a] 110,704 47.44
Socialist George L. Slutter 6,115 2.62
Prohibition Samuel Lichty 3,543 1.52
Total votes 233,364 100.00
Republican hold

Aftermath

On May 2, 1911, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Melville R. Hopewell, who was reelected in this election, 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 until another lieutenant governor was elected in the 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election.[9][10][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 William H. Smith (1911). Senate Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Thirty-Second Session. The York Times. pp. 42–45. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Who's Who--Facts About Candidates for State Office". Omaha World-Herald. August 13, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ralph Clark Makes Tour". The Nebraska Democrat. August 11, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved June 10, 2023
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Primary Election". Custer County Republican. August 25, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official Vote of State Compiled". Kearney Morning Times. August 30, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Miscellaneous". Hamilton County Register. October 21, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Hopewell, of Tekamah has the republican nomination and lined up against him are William H. Green with the populist nomination and Ralph Clark a democrat. If Green does not withdraw, it would seem certain that Hopewell will be elected....
  8. ↑ "Cheap and Safe". Falls City Tribune. January 14, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Gov. John Henry Morehead", National Governors Association, As senate president, Morehead succeeded to the office of lieutenant governor, where he served from 1911 to 1912.
  10. ↑ Nancy Capace (January 1, 1999). Encyclopedia of Nebraska. Somerset Publishers, Inc. p. 106. ISBN 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.
  11. ↑ "John H. Morehead: Democratic Candidate for Nomination for Governor of Nebraska", Red Cloud Chief, April 4, 1912, Through the death of Judge Melville R. Hopewell, on May 2 last, Senator Morehead became acting lieutenant governor of the state.
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