1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, and featured Republican nominee Ezra P. Savage defeating incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Prohibition nominee Charles R. Lawson, Midroad Populist nominee Herman G. Reiter, and Social Democratic nominee David McKibben.[1]
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November 6, 1900
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General election
Candidates
- Edward A. Gilbert, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from York, Nebraska,[2] who was aligned with the Silver Republican Party[3]
- Charles R. Lawson, Prohibition candidate from Santee, Nebraska[4]
- David McKibben, Social Democratic candidate from Giltner, Nebraska.[4][5] The Social Democratic Party was recognized as a socialist party and was a precursor to the Socialist Party of America.[6]
- Herman G. Reiter, Midroad Populist candidate from Prairie Center in Buffalo County, Nebraska,[4] nominated by the Midroad Populist convention which objected to fusion with the Democrats.[7][8][9][10][11]
- Ezra P. Savage, Republican candidate, businessman, farmer, banker, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1883 to 1885 from Sargent, Nebraska,[2] and first mayor of South Omaha, Nebraska, in 1887[12][13]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ezra P. Savage | 114,082 | 49.27 | |
| Populist | Edward A. Gilbert (incumbent) | 111,280 | 48.06 | |
| Prohibition | Charles R. Lawson | 4,020 | 1.74 | |
| Midroad-Populist | Herman G. Reiter | 1,306 | 0.56 | |
| Social Democratic | David McKibben | 848 | 0.37 | |
| Total votes | 231,536 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Populist | ||||
Aftermath
On May 1, 1901, after serving only four months as Governor of Nebraska, Charles H. Dietrich resigned from being governor as he had been elected by the Nebraska Legislature to fill the vacant U.S. Senate term of Monroe L. Hayward, who had died. Thus, Ezra P. Savage, the lieutenant governor elected in 1900, became the Governor of Nebraska. After the elevation of Savage to Governor, Calvin F. Steele was considered 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.[14] Thus, in the 1915 Nebraska Blue Book and the 1918 Nebraska Blue Book, Steele is listed as having served as lieutenant governor, even replacing any mention of Savage's brief stint as lieutenant governor.[15][16]
