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1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election Nebraska Presidential no 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1912 1916 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1916 November 3, 1914 x150px John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States) People's Party (United States) 120,206 50.36% x150px Robert B. Howell Republican Party (United States) 101,229 42.41% 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsMorehead: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Howell: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% Governor John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States) John H. Morehead Democratic Party (United States)
The 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
Incumbent Democratic Governor John H. Morehead defeated Republican nominee Robert B. Howell with 50.36% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 18, 1914.
Democratic primary
Candidates
George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
Richard Lee Metcalfe, former Military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone August 20, 1914 The Election https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270509/1914-08-20/ed-1/seq-4/ The Frontier O'Neill City, Neb. 4 25 September 2021
John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor
Results
Democratic primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 958-959
John H. Morehead (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 39,264 62.39
Richard Lee Metcalfe Democratic Party (United States) 12,373 19.66
George W. Berge Democratic Party (United States) 11,300 17.95
62,937 100.00
People's Independent primary
Candidates
George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor
Results
People's Independent primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 958-959
John H. Morehead (incumbent) People's Party (United States) 724 57.05
George W. Berge People's Party (United States) 545 42.95
1,269 100.00
Progressive primary
Candidates
Harry E. Sackett, attorney, former State Senatorhttps://sackettfamily.info/g110/p110338.htm Harry Evans Sackett (1874-1963) The Sackett Family Association 25 September 2021
Withdrew
Arthur Wray, judge April 28, 1914 Harry Sackett Is Picked By Moosers https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1914-04-28/ed-1/seq-1/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 1 25 September 2021
Results
Progressive primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 960-961
Harry E. Sackett Bull Moose Party Progressive 1,974 100.00
1,974 100.00
Prohibition primary
Candidates
Nathan Wilson, Prohibition candidate for governor in 1912
Results
Prohibition primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 960-961
Nathan Wilson Prohibition Party 333 100.00
333 100.00
Republican primary
Candidates
John Ceplecha
Robert B. Howell, former State Senatorhttps://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H000868 Howell, Robert Beecher, 1864–1933 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 25 September 2021
Ross L. Hammond, newspaper editor July 30, 1914 Ross Hammond thinks Outlook Brighter https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2018270203/1914-07-30/ed-1/seq-1/ The Loup City northwestern Loup City, Neb. 1 25 September 2021
James Harvey Kemp, State SenatorCemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nance County https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/NE/NA-buried.html politicalgraveyard.com 19 August 2021 June 13, 1914 Senator J. H. Kemp in City for the Day https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1914-06-13/ed-1/seq-15/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 15 25 September 2021
John Stevens
John O. Yeiser, member of the State Board of Pardons January 15, 1914 Yeiser makes error in filing his nomination https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/2010270509/1914-01-15/ed-1/seq-6/ The Frontier O'Neill City, Neb. 6 25 September 2021 July 15, 1914 Dr. F. A. Sedlacek to Succeed Yeiser on the Pardon Board https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn99021999/1914-07-15/ed-1/seq-3/ Omaha daily bee Omaha, Neb. 3 25 September 2021
Results
Republican primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 958-959
Robert B. Howell Republican Party (United States) 23,410 34.86
Ross L. Hammond Republican Party (United States) 17,131 25.51
James Harvey Kemp Republican Party (United States) 14,374 21.41
John Stevens Republican Party (United States) 6,265 9.33
John O. Yeiser Republican Party (United States) 3,954 5.89
John Ceplecha Republican Party (United States) 2,008 2.99
Harry E. Sackett Republican Party (United States) 10 0.01
67,152 100.00
Socialist primary
Candidates
George C. Porter, Socialist candidate for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 1908
Results
Socialist primary resultsNebraska Blue Book 1915 960-961
George C. Porter Socialist Party of America 852 100.00
852 100.00
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
John H. Morehead, Democratic and People's Independent
Robert B. Howell, Republican
Other candidates
Harry E. Sackett, Progressive
Nathan Wilson, Prohibition
George C. Porter, Socialist
Results
1914 Nebraska gubernatorial electionDubin Michael J. 2013 United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931 https://books.google.com/books?id=ksBiaAS8jXoC 3 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. 0-379-00665-0Nebraska Blue Book 1915 962-963Sheldon 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 491–492 1915 Daily Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924093347825&view=1up&seq=49&skin=2021 Lincoln Woodruff Banknote Co. 11 Some sources give Morehead's vote as 120,201.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=265722 NE Governor, 1914 Our Campaigns 25 September 2021Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 64 1-56802-396-0
Democratic Party (United States)
John H. Morehead (incumbent)
120,206
50.36%
Republican Party (United States)
Robert B. Howell
101,229
42.41%
Bull Moose Party Progressive
Harry E. Sackett
8,655
3.63%
Socialist Party of America
George C. Porter
5,754
2.41%
Prohibition Party
Nathan Wilson
2,873
1.20%
18,977 7.95%
238,717
Democratic Party (United States)
By County
By county yes #B0CEFF;line-height:135%; none
CountyPersonDemocraticPersonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotalvotes#%#%#%#%Adams CountyAntelope CountyArthur CountyBanner CountyBlaine CountyBoone CountyBox Butte CountyBoyd CountyBrown CountyBuffalo CountyBurt CountyButler CountyCass CountyCedar CountyChase CountyCherry CountyCheyenne CountyClay CountyColfax CountyCuming CountyCuster CountyDakota CountyDawes CountyDawson CountyDeuel CountyDixon CountyDodge CountyDouglas CountyDundy CountyFillmore CountyFranklin CountyFrontier CountyFurnas CountyGage CountyGarden CountyGarfield CountyGosper CountyGrant CountyGreeley CountyHall CountyHamilton CountyHayes CountyHitchcock CountyHolt CountyHooker CountyHoward CountyJefferson CountyJohnson CountyKearney CountyKeith CountyKeya Paha CountyKimball CountyKnox CountyLancaster CountyLincoln CountyLogan CountyLoup CountyMadison CountyMcPherson CountyMerrick CountyMorrill CountyNance CountyNance CountyNemaha CountyNuckolls CountyOtoe CountyPawnee CountyPerkins CountyPhelps CountyPierce CountyPlatte CountyPolk CountyRed Willow CountyRichardson CountyRock CountySaline CountySarpy CountySaunders CountyScotts Bluff CountySeward CountySheridan CountySioux CountyStanton CountyThayer CountyStanton CountyThurston CountyValley CountyWashington CountyWayne CountyWebster CountyWheeler CountyYork County Totals
See also
1914 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
Notes
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
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