1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Hibbard H. Shedd Charles J. Bowlby E. B. Graham
Party Republican Democratic Prohibition
Popular vote 75,177 53,509 8,204
Percentage 54.3% 38.7% 5.9%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Hibbard H. Shedd
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Hibbard H. Shedd
Republican

The 1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1886, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Hibbard H. Shedd, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Charles J. Bowlby as well as Prohibition Party nominee E. B. Graham and National Union Party nominee M. K. Lewis.[1]

The National Union Party was founded just prior to the election of 1886 and appears to have been a precursor to the later populist movement in Nebraska.[2] One source refers to the party as the "anti-monopoly party."[3] The party was very closely associated with various figures such as John H. Powers[4] and Charles Van Wyck who were later prominent in the populist movement.[2][5][6]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "All By Himself: Van Wyck Finally Owns a Political Party". Nebraska State Journal. October 9, 1886. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ "Election Returns from Beatrice". Nebraska State Journal. November 9, 1886. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Labor's Choice: Candidates Who Will Serve the People and Not the Rich Monopolies". Omaha World-Herald. July 30, 1890. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  5. ^ "The Van Wyck Blight". Beatrice Daily Express. November 6, 1886. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Nebraska Farmers' Alliance (Guide to Microfilm) [RG2623.AM]". Nebraska State Historical Society.