1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1894 1898 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1898 November 3, 1896 x160px James E. Harris People's Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 111,729 51.7% x160px Orlando Tefft Republican Party (United States) 95,757 44.3% Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Moore Republican Party (United States) James E. Harris People's Party (United States) The 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896, and featured Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James E. Harris defeating his major rival, Republican nominee Orlando Tefft. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Gold Democratic nominee Owen F. Biglin, Prohibition nominee Lucius O. Jones, Socialist Labor nominee Fred Herman, and National Silver nominee Oscar Kent. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Robert E. Moore did not seek reelection. With the victory of Populist/Democratic fusion candidate James E. Harris, this election became the first Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election in which a candidate affiliated with a party other than the Republican Party won the office of lieutenant governor. The success of the Populist/Democratic fusion candidates was helped in part by the popularity of William Jennings Bryan, a Nebraskan running for president on the Populist/Democratic ticket. General election Candidates Owen F. Biglin, Nebraska Gold Democratic candidate, former candidate for Holt County Treasurer from O'Neill, NebraskaState Ticket Lincoln Evening Call November 2, 1896 2 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/709924069/Biglin's Financiering: If He Hadn't Been Nominated for Treasurer Would He Have Paid It? The O'Neill Sun October 24, 1895 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/743658521/ On April 29, 1884, Owen F. Biglin was appointed...Populist Ticket Atkinson Plain Dealer October 2, 1895 8 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/670446726/ James E. Harris, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate, farmer, preacher, and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1893 to 1895 from Talmage, Nebraska2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book 317-178 State of Nebraska June 11, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf 2021The New State Officers Beatrice Daily Express December 2, 1896 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/506275549/The State Ticket Omaha World-Herald September 21, 1896 4 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/859106492/ Fred Herman, Socialist Labor Party candidate from Lincoln, Nebraska Lucius Orville Jones, Prohibition Party candidate, businessman, banker, and prominent member of the Methodist church from Lincoln, NebraskaL. O. Jones, 82, Long Methodist Official, Dead Lincoln Star May 30, 1940 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/66413568/L. O. Jones, 81, Churchman, Dead Nebraska State Journal May 31, 1940 13 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/334534861/ Oscar Kent, National Silver Party candidate, from Kenesaw, NebraskaNational Party Names a Ticket Minden Gazette August 13, 1896 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/726652632/ Orlando Tefft, Republican candidate, businessman, banker, and member of the Nebraska Senate since 1893 and previously from 1879 to 1883 from Avoca, NebraskaIllustrated 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 1 758 1905 J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins June 8, 2023 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkfWAAAAMAAJOrlando Gets It The Evening News July 2, 1896 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/309264621/ Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 18961899-1900 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska State Journal Co. 1899 June 8, 2023 234–235 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-189900.pdf People's Party (United States) James E. Harris 111,729 51.71 Republican Party (United States) Orlando Tefft 95,757 44.32 National Democratic Party (United States) Owen F. Biglin 4,431 2.05 Prohibition Party Lucius O. Jones 2,458 1.14 Socialist Labor Party of America Fred Herman 875 0.40 Silver Party Oscar Kent 810 0.37 216,060 100.00 People's Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1896 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Category:November 1896 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:1896 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections