1956 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1956 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 File:Dwight W. Burney.jpg 150x150px Dwight Burney Republican Party (United States) 292,135 54.5% File:Gov. Frank Morrison (cropped).jpg Frank B. Morrison Democratic Party (United States) 243,639 45.5% Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Warner(died Sept. 24, 1955) Republican Party (United States) Dwight Burney Republican Party (United States) The 1956 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956, and featured Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Dwight Burney, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Frank B. Morrison who had been chosen to replace original Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long who had died during the campaign. The previous incumbent lieutenant governor, Charles J. Warner, died on September 24, 1955, and thus the office of Nebraska Lieutenant Governor had been vacant for over a year when this election was held.Charles J. Warner September 26, 1955 New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1955/09/26/archives/charles-j-warner.html Under the Nebraska Constitution, Article IV, Section 18, this vacancy meant that Dwight Burney, as Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature from 1955 to 1956, was already second in line to become Governor of Nebraska before he was elected lieutenant governor in this election.http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1956.pdf 64 1956 Nebraska Blue Book May 22, 2023 1956 Eight years after this election, the 1964 Nebraska gubernatorial election would also feature Dwight Burney as the Republican nominee facing Frank B. Morrison as the Democratic nominee, though in that election Morrison defeated Burney to become Governor of Nebraska.Official Report of the State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election, May 12, 1964 & General Election, November 3, 1964 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1964prim_gen.pdf Nebraska Secretary of State Democratic primary Candidates Harry Andreasen George E. Cornwell Stanley D. Long, realtor and pharmacist who served from 1927 to 1951 on the University of Nebraska Board of RegentsLt. Gov. Warner Seeks Fourth Term in Race Against Democrat Stanley Long The Stockman's Journal October 21, 1954 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/867912301/ and was the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1954 Results Democratic primary resultshttp://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1956prim_gen.pdf Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska; Primary Election May 15, 1956, General Election November 6, 1956 May 22, 2023 Frank Marsh Democratic Party (US) Stanley D. Long 25,883 44.66 Democratic Party (US) Harry Andreasen 18,923 32.65 Democratic Party (US) George E. Cornwell 13,141 22.67 Scattering 9 Republican primary Candidates Dwight Burney, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and member of the Nebraska Legislature from what was then District 14. Marvin Griswold, businessman from Lincoln, NebraskaLincoln Man Is Candidate For Governor Fremont Tribune March 11, 1960 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/500805654/ Ernest M. Johnson Carl G. Swanson Results Republican primary results Republican Party (US) Dwight Burney 29,760 31.07 Republican Party (US) Carl G. Swanson 29,335 30.63 Republican Party (US) Marvin Griswold 24,297 25.37 Republican Party (US) Ernest M. Johnson 12,390 12.94 Scattering 2 General election On May 15, 1956, Stanley D. Long, who had been the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1954, won the Democratic primary to again become the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1956. However, on October 6, 1956, just one month before the election, Stanley D. Long died. On October 13, 1956, the Nebraska Democratic Central Committee selected Frank B. Morrison, former Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1948 and 1954, to replace him.New Demo Candidate Morrison Moves Into State Campaign Roy Campbell The Lincoln Star October 15, 1956 May 22, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/67220696/ Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1956 Republican Party (United States) Dwight Burney 292,135 54.52 Democratic Party (United States) Frank B. Morrison 243,639 45.47 Scattering 29 535,803 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1956 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Nebraska Category:November 1956 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections