1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1934 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1934 1938 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections 1938 November 3, 1936 x160px Walter H. Jurgensen Democratic Party (United States) 314,404 57.5% x160px George A. Williams Republican Party (United States) 232,583 42.5% 1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsJurgensen: #7996e2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80%Williams: #e27f7f 50–60% Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen Democratic Party (United States) Walter H. Jurgensen Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1936, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen, a Democrat, defeating Republican nominee George A. Williams, who was a former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor. Democratic primary Candidates Edgar Howard, former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from 1917 to 1919, former US Representative from 1923 to 1935 who lost reelection in 1934, and publisher of the Columbus Telegram newspaper from Columbus, Nebraska460 Filings Are On Primary Ticket The Ravenna News March 13, 1936 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/749998957/ Walter H. Jurgensen, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Results Democratic primary resultshttps://sos.nebraska.gov/elections/previous-elections Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election 1936 May 27, 2023 Democratic Party (US) Walter H. Jurgensen (incumbent) 81,126 61.84 Democratic Party (US) Edgar Howard 50,071 38.16 Republican primary In addition to the six candidates who ran in the Republican primary listed below, a petition was filed by 38 Republicans from Lancaster County for Theodore W. Metcalfe, former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from 1931 to 1933 and unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Nebraska in 1934, to run for his old office of lieutenant governor.Placek Is Expected To Enliven Campaign The Nebraska State Journal 8 February 28, 1936 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/314143096/ Metcalfe notified the Nebraska Secretary of State that he would not accept the petition to run for lieutenant governor and thus was not a candidate for the Republican nomination in 1936.Metcalfe Won't Run The Columbus Telegram 2 March 9, 1936 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/428965834/ Candidates C. A. "Doc" Green, candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in 1934 from Lincoln, NebraskaLocal Mention Burt County Herald February 27, 1936 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/764740999/ Albert T. Howard, member of the Nebraska Senate from Scottsbluff, Nebraska1936 Nebraska Blue Book 246 State of Nebraska May 27, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1936.pdf Jess P. Palmer, from Omaha, Nebraska A. A. Rezac, from Omaha, Nebraska Murray F. Rickard, former member of the Nebraska Senate and the Nebraska House of Representatives from Guide Rock, Nebraska, and unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Nebraska Governor in 19322020-21 Nebraska Blue Book 362 State of Nebraska May 27, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf George A. Williams, former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from 1925 to 1931 and unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Nebraska Governor in 1932 from Fairmont, Nebraska Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) George A. Williams 34,217 32.21 Republican Party (US) Albert T. Howard 21,770 20.49 Republican Party (US) Jess P. Palmer 21,556 20.29 Republican Party (US) C. A. Green 16,799 15.81 Republican Party (US) Murray F. Rickard 7,267 6.84 Republican Party (US) A. A. Rezac 4,611 4.34 Scattering 3 General election Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1936gen.pdf Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board 1936 General Election May 27, 2023 Democratic Party (United States) Walter H. Jurgensen (incumbent) 314,404 57.48 Republican Party (United States) George A. Williams 232,583 42.52 546,987 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Aftermath On March 7, 1938, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Walter H. Jurgensen was convicted of a felony for embezzling $549 in a stock transaction between a co-defendant and a railroad station agent in September 1934.Lieut. Governor Out: Nebraska Court Removes Official In Embezzling Case The New York Times June 26, 1938 May 25, 2023 https://www.nytimes.com/1938/06/26/archives/lieut-governor-out-nebraska-court-removes-official-in-embezzling.html Jurgensen contested the conviction and sought to be renominated for a fourth term as lieutenant governor, but he was declared ineligible to participate in the primary.Time Capsule Omaha World-Herald June 27, 2012 May 25, 2023 http://www.omaha.com/article/20120627/LIVING/706279981 May 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140502231349/http://www.omaha.com/article/20120627/LIVING/706279981 deadNews, Views, and Gossip The Tryon Graphic June 30, 1938 May 27, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/771824578/ He was then removed from office by the Nebraska Supreme Court on June 25, 1938, leaving the lieutenant governor's office vacant. This caused two elections, a regular and a special election, to be held for the office of lieutenant governor in 1938. See also 1936 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Nebraska Category:November 1936 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections