1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912, and featured Republican nominee Samuel Roy McKelvie defeating Democratic nominee Herman Diers as well as Socialist Party nominee W. T. Jeffryes and Prohibition Party nominee Theodore J. Shrode.[1]
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November 5, 1912
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On May 2, 1911, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Melville R. Hopewell 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.[2][3][4] Morehead decided to seek the office of Governor of Nebraska and thus did not run to be officially elected as lieutenant governor in the election of 1912.[1]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Herman Diers ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.[5] He was a businessman and banker from Gresham, Nebraska, who was a member of the Nebraska Senate from 1909 to 1911 and a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1901 to 1903.[6][7][8][9][10]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Herman Diers | 29,110 | 100.0 | |
Republican primary
Candidates
- Martin L. Fries, farmer, former businessman in the lumber industry,[11] and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1903 to 1907 from Arcadia, Nebraska[6]
- L. W. Hague, lawyer from Minden, Nebraska[12]
- Samuel Roy McKelvie, president and manager of The Nebraska Farmer newspaper[13] and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1911 from Lincoln, Nebraska[6]
- Lorin A. Varner, lawyer, founder and publisher of the Sterling Sun newspaper, former president of the Nebraska Press Association,[14] member of the Nebraska Senate since 1911, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1885 to 1887 from Sterling, Nebraska[6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel Roy McKelvie | 27,268 | 41.93 | |
| Republican | Martin L. Fries | 15,607 | 24.00 | |
| Republican | Lorin A. Varner | 12,162 | 18.70 | |
| Republican | L. W. Hague | 10,000 | 15.38 | |
General election
Candidates
- Herman Diers, Democratic nominee
- Dr. W. T. Jeffryes, Socialist nominee, physician from Horsefoot, Nebraska, a village in Rock County, Nebraska[15]
- Samuel Roy McKelvie, Republican nominee
- Theodore J. Shrode, Prohibition nominee[16]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Samuel Roy McKelvie | 123,837[a] | 49.96 | |
| Democratic | Herman Diers | 109,186 | 44.05 | |
| Socialist | W. T. Jeffryes | 10,925 | 4.41 | |
| Prohibition | Theodore J. Shrode | 3,932 | 1.59 | |
| Total votes | 247,880 | 100.00 | ||
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