1884 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1884 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1884, and featured Republican nominee Hibbard H. Shedd defeating fusion Democratic and Greenback (Anti-Monopoly) nominee Lewis C. Pace.[1] Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Alfred W. Agee was renominated at the Nebraska Republican state convention, but he was defeated for the nomination by Shedd by a vote of 292 to 153 of the delegates.[2]
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November 4, 1884
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General election
Candidates
- Col. Lewis Clark Pace, Democratic candidate who had also been associated with the Greenback Party, which, at its convention, decided to form a fusion ticket with the Democratic party[3][4][5][6]
- Hibbard H. Shedd, Republican candidate, men's clothier and tailor,[7] member of the Nebraska Constitutional Convention of 1875, and former member and Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1881 to 1883 from Ashland, Nebraska[8][2][9]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hibbard H. Shedd | 77,947 | 58.21 | |
| Democratic | Lewis C. Pace[a] | 55,953 | 41.78 | |
| Scattering | 8 | |||
| Total votes | 133,908 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
- Cross-endorsed on a fusion ticket with the Greenback (Anti-Monopoly) Party.
