1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska Presidential no 1910 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1910 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1914 November 5, 1912 x150px John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States) People's Party (United States) 123,997 49.27% x150px Chester Hardy Aldrich Republican Party (United States) Progressive Party (United States, 1912) 114,075 45.33% 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County results Morehead: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Aldrich: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich Republican Party (United States) John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912. Incumbent Republican Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich was defeated for re-election by Democratic nominee John H. Morehead. Primary elections Primary elections were held on April 19, 1912. Democratic primary Candidates Richard Lee Metcalfe, newspaper editorhttp://douglascohistory.net/Education_Mayors_Metcalfe.htm Richard Lee Metcalfe Douglas County Historical Society 25 September 2021 25 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210925165703/http://douglascohistory.net/Education_Mayors_Metcalfe.htm dead John H. Morehead, President pro tempore of the State Senate Withdrew Charles W. Pool March 29, 1912 Men after office https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270500/1912-03-29/ed-1/seq-1/ Dakota County herald Dakota City, Neb. 1 25 September 2021 April 12, 1912 Morehead the man https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2017270207/1912-04-12/ed-1/seq-1/ Will Maupin's weekly Lincoln, Neb. 1 25 September 2021 Results Democratic primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 926-927 John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States) 26,279 54.36 Richard Lee Metcalfe Democratic Party (United States) 22,065 45.64 48,344 100.00 People's Independent primary Candidates Richard Lee Metcalfe, newspaper editor John H. Morehead, President pro tempore of the State Senate Results People's Independent primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 926-927 Richard Lee Metcalfe People's Party (United States) 606 60.30 John H. Morehead People's Party (United States) 399 39.70 1,005 100.00 Metcalfe withdrew in favour of Morehead. May 10, 1912 Nebraska https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1912-05-10/ed-1/seq-3/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 3 25 September 2021 September 28, 1912 Elaborate Program at Political Revival https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1912-09-28/ed-1/seq-2/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 2 25 September 2021 October 1, 1912 Harvadr's [sic] Celebration https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1912-10-01/ed-1/seq-3/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 3 25 September 2021 Prohibition primary Candidates Nathan Wilson Results Prohibition primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 926-927 Nathan Wilson Prohibition Party 490 100.00 490 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Chester Hardy Aldrich, incumbent Governor Jesse S. Newton, merchant March 22, 1912 Congressional Lineup https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn95070058/1912-03-22/ed-1/seq-5/ The Norfolk weekly news-journal Norfolk, Neb. 5 25 September 2021 Results Republican primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 926-927 Chester Hardy Aldrich (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 48,981 67.42 Jesse S. Newton Republican Party (United States) 23,673 32.58 72,654 100.00 Socialist primary Candidates Clyde J. Wright, Socialist candidate for Governor in 1910 Results Socialist primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 926-927 Clyde J. Wright Socialist Party of America 1,559 100.00 1,559 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates John H. Morehead, Democratic and People's Independent Chester Hardy Aldrich, Republican and Progressive Other candidates Nathan Wilson, Prohibition Clyde J. Wright, Socialist Results 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265721 NE Governor, 1912 Our Campaigns 25 September 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 64 1-56802-396-0 Dubin Michael J. 2013 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931 https://books.google.com/books?id=ksBiaAS8jXoC 2 Jefferson, NC McFarland & Co. 978-0-7864-7033-4 Glashan Roy R. American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978 Meckler Books Westport, CT 1979 186–187 0-930466-17-9Kallenbach Joseph E. Kallenbach Jessamine S. 1977 American State Governors, 1776-1976 I 360 Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Oceana Publications, Inc. 0-379-00665-0Sheldon Addison E. December 1918 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073364112 Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau Lincoln, Nebraska 489–490 1913 Daily Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924093347817&view=1up&seq=244&skin=2021 Lincoln, Nebraska Jacob North & Co., Printers and Binders 26 Democratic Party (United States) John H. Morehead 123,997 49.27% Republican Party (United States) Chester Hardy Aldrich (incumbent) 114,075 45.33% Socialist Party of America Clyde J. Wright 9,964 3.96% Prohibition Party Nathan Wilson 3,642 1.45% 9,922 3.94% 251,678 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election References Bibliography Sheldon Addison E. 1915 The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1915 https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_AIELAQAAIAAJ/ State Journal Company Lincoln Nebraska Blue Book 1915 1912 Nebraska Gubernatorial Category:November 1912 in the United States