1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1940 1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1944 November 3, 1942 x160px Roy W. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 239,374 69.0% 3x4.svg Harry P. Conklin Democratic Party (United States) 107,617 31.0% Lieutenant Governor William E. Johnson Republican Party (United States) Roy W. Johnson Republican Party (United States) The 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1942, and featured Roy W. Johnson, the Republican nominee, defeating Democratic nominee Harry P. Conklin. The incumbent lieutenant governor, William E. Johnson, decided not to seek reelection in order to run for United States House of Representatives in Nebraska's First District in 1942.Congressional Bid By Lt. Gov. Johnson Beatrice Daily Sun June 21, 1942 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/507437593/ Democratic primary Candidates Harry P. Conklin, farmer from near Grand Island, Nebraska, and former commissioner of public lands and buildingsH. P. Conklin Files for Lieutenant Governor Minatare Free Press July 2, 1942 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/726074284/ Edward A. Dosek, businessman, banker, and insurance agent from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former head accountant for the Nebraska State Treasurer from 1933 to 1937Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto Omaha World-Herald May 11, 1960 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/884692640/Biographical Sketch of Edward A. Dosek, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor 8 Lincoln Farm and Home News November 2, 1950 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/710158410/More Or Less Personal Lincoln Journal Star March 30, 1944 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/313035044/ 6 William H. Smith, former Nebraska State Tax Commissioner from 1923 to 1925 and again from 1931 to 1941Roy Johnson Pulls Upset in Lt. Gov. Race The Lincoln Star August 12, 1942 May 24, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/60927540/ Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1942prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election August 11, 1942, General Election November 3, 1942 Frank Marsh May 24, 2023 Democratic Party (US) Harry P. Conklin 30,847 43.50 Democratic Party (US) William H. Smith 25,493 35.95 Democratic Party (US) Edward A. Dosek 14,571 20.55 Republican primary Candidates John McArthur Jack Devoe Dr. Harvey E. Glatfelter Rufus M. Howard, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 391942 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska 202 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1942.pdf (endorsed by Nebraska Governor Dwight P. Griswold) Roy W. Johnson, former member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 341936 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska 8 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1936.pdf William L. Randall Harry L. Reed, insurance agent and property manager in Lincoln, Nebraska Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Roy W. Johnson 22,549 27.71 Republican Party (US) Rufus M. Howard 18,679 22.96 Republican Party (US) Harry L. Reed 15,427 18.96 Republican Party (US) John McArthur 12,482 15.34 Republican Party (US) Jack Devoe 7,917 9.73 Republican Party (US) Harvey E. Glatfelter 3,137 3.86 Republican Party (US) William L. Randall 1,170 1.44 General election Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1942 Republican Party (United States) Roy W. Johnson 239,374 68.99 Democratic Party (United States) Harry P. Conklin 107,617 31.01 346,991 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1942 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Nebraska Category:November 1942 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections