1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edmund C. Carns T. J. Hamilton
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 53,521 27,025
Percentage 62.6% 31.6%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

The 1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edmund C. Carns, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee T. J. Hamilton as well as Greenback nominee Peter Lansing and former Democratic nominee Samuel H. Calhoun.[a][1] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated Calhoun for lieutenant governor. However, on October 11, 1880, Calhoun withdrew his candidacy, and the Democratic state central committee appointed T. J. Hamilton to replace him.[2][3]


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  2. ^ "News of the Week by Telegraph and Mail". The Arapahoe Pioneer. October 22, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023. On the 11th Dr. R. R. Livingston, Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska and S. H. Calhoun, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, resigned their candidacy, the former because twenty-five years ago he challenged J. Sterling Morton to fight a duel, and was therefore Constitutionally ineligible. T. J. Hamilton has been nominated in Calhoun's place.
  3. ^ "Miscellaneous". The Lincoln Weekly Globe. October 15, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.