Elmer Wallwey
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Elmer Wallwey | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 17th district | |
| In office January 5, 1965 – December 31, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Stryker (redistricted) |
| Succeeded by | LeRoy Pfister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 13, 1912 |
| Died | February 6, 1996 (aged 83) |
| Party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Elsie Ruge (m. 1937) |
| Children | 4 (Babette, Wilma, William, Marilyn) |
| Education | Morningside College, Parsons College |
| Occupation | Farmer |
Elmer L. Wallwey (March 13, 1912 – February 6, 1996) was a Democratic politician from Nebraska who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 17th district from 1965 to 1971.
Wallwey was born in Emerson, Nebraska, in 1912, and graduated from Emerson High School.[1] He attended Morningside College and Parsons College, and maintained a farm in Emerson.[1] Wallwey served on the local school board and was a member of the Emerson Rural Fire Protection District.[1]
In 1954, Wallwey ran for the Dakota County Board of County Commissioners from the 3rd district, challenging incumbent Republican Commissioner George Johnson.[2] He won the Democratic primary unopposed,[3] and narrowly defeated Johnson in the general election.[4]
Wallwey ran for re-election in 1958, and was challenged by Bud Vassar in the Democratic primary.[5] Wallwey defeated Vassar by 8 votes,[6] and advanced to the general election, where he defeated Republican Alfred Harris by a wide margin.[7]
Nebraska Legislature
In 1962, Wallwey declined to seek re-election to the Board of Commissioners.[8] On May 9, 1962, he announced that he would run as a write-in candidate against State Senator Hal Bridenbaugh for re-election in the 13th district.[9] He received 1,589 votes, or 32 percent of the vote, in the nonpartisan primary,[10] and advanced to the general election against Bridenbaugh.[11] Bridenbaugh ultimately defeated Wallwey, winning re-election, 55–45 percent.[10]
Bridenbaugh declined to seek another term in 1964, and Wallwey ran to succeed him in the redrawn 17th district.[12] In the primary, he faced Vernon Brasch and Vern Morgan, both of whom were farmers.[13][14] Wallwey received 49 percent of the vote in the primary, and faced Morgan, who received 38 percent, in the general election.[15][16] Wallwey ultimately defeated Brasch, winning 55 percent of the vote to Brasch's 45 percent.[15]
In 1968, Wallwey ran for re-election.[17] He was challenged by Kenrick Mitchell, the superintendent of schools in Allen; Wayne City Councilman Aaron Butler; and businessman John Murphy.[18] In the primary election, Wallwey placed first, winning 40 percent of the vote, and advanced to the general election Murphy, who narrowly placed second with 27 percent of the vote.[19][20] In the general election, Wallwey defeated Murphy by a wide margin, winning 57–43 percent.[19]