1886 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 2, 1886
 
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]

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1886[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hibbard H. Shedd (incumbent) 75,177 54.32
Democratic Charles J. Bowlby 53,509 38.66
Prohibition E. B. Graham 8,204 5.93
National Union M. K. Lewis 1,481 1.07
Scattering 25
Total votes 138,396 100.00
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 State of Nebraska (1899). 1899-1900 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). State Journal Co. pp. 182–183. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "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.
  7. ↑ J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 3. p. 604. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Home News". The Opposition. September 16, 1886. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Democratic State Ticket". Hitchcock County News. October 15, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Proceedings of the State Prohibition Conference of 1886". The New Republic. February 6, 1886. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Graham Will Go". Omaha World-Herald. September 30, 1886. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Presbytery and Synod". Omaha Daily Bee. September 29, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  13. ↑ "The National Union Party". The Lincoln News. October 9, 1886. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "M.K. Lewis & Sons". Hastings Gazette-Journal. July 24, 1886. p. 7. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  15. ↑ "A New Enterprise: Organization of a New Manufacturing Company by Hastings Capitalists". Hastings Gazette-Journal. April 28, 1886. p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  16. ↑ State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 366, retrieved May 29, 2023
  17. ↑ "Last Tribute Paid To Colonel Pace". Anaconda Standard. June 28, 1925. p. 5. Retrieved June 8, 2023.


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