1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Edmund C. Carns Theron M. Blakely
Party Republican Greenback
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 29,325 22,606
Percentage 55.9% 43.1%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Othman A. Abbott
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edmund C. Carns
Republican

The 1878 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1878, and featured Republican nominee Edmund C. Carns defeating Greenback and Democratic nominee Theron M. Blakely as well as the original Democratic nominee F. J. Mead who still received some votes.[1][2][3] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated F. J. Mead for lieutenant governor. However, in late October 1878, the state central committees of the Democratic and Greenback parties met in Lincoln, Nebraska, and decided to replace F. J. Mead with Greenback candidate Theron M. Blakely on the ticket for lieutenant governor.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ "National Greenback Ticket Democratic State Ticket". Brownville Granger. October 4, 1878. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Greenback Ticket Democratic State Ticket". Hamilton County News. October 18, 1878. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  4. ^ "Changes in the Ticket". The Falls City Press. October 31, 1878. Retrieved June 7, 2023. Theron M. Blakely, is put on the ticket for Lieutenant Governor in place of F. J. Mead.
  5. ^ "Democratic Ticket". The Progress. October 31, 1878. p. 3. Retrieved June 7, 2023. For Lieutenant Governor, Theron M. Blakely.
  6. ^ "Democratic State Ticket". Fremont Herald. October 28, 1878. p. 2. Retrieved June 7, 2023.