1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election Nebraska presidential no 1892 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1892 1896 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election 1896 November 6, 1894 x160px Robert E. Moore Republican Party (United States) 97,298 48.3% x160px James N. Gaffin People's Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) 85,393 42.3% 3x4.svg Rodney E. Dunphy Democratic Party (United States) 13,785 6.8% Lieutenant Governor Thomas J. Majors Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Moore Republican Party (United States) The 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, and featured Republican nominee Robert E. Moore defeating Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James N. Gaffin as well as Straight Democratic (anti-Populist) nominee Rodney E. Dunphy and Prohibition Party nominee Belle G. Bigelow. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Thomas J. Majors did not run for reelection as lieutenant governor since he decided to seek the office of governor of Nebraska. Although Silas A. Holcomb, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee, won the gubernatorial election over Majors, the Republicans continued to hold the office of lieutenant governor with the victory of Robert E. Moore over James N. Gaffin. General election Candidates Belle G. Bigelow, Prohibition candidate, woman suffragist, president of the Lincoln Women's Christian Temperance Union, one of the first women to run for statewide office in Nebraska, and wife of George E. Bigelow, Prohibition candidate for governor of Nebraska in 1888, from Lincoln, NebraskaLieutenant Governor: Belle G. Bigelow The New Republic October 27, 1894 2 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/871394834/Chairman's Column The New Republic August 4, 1894 5 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/871394218/ Rodney E. Dunphy, Straight Democratic (anti-Populist) candidate nominated by a breakaway faction from the Populist/Democratic fusion convention which also nominated Phelps D. Sturdevant for governor.Euclid Martin's Straights Omaha Bee November 1, 1894 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/745085616/State Platform The Seward Independent September 29, 1894 2 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/751258723/The Bolters' Ticket Sheridan County Star October 12, 1894 6 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/752553652/ Dunphy was a former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1883 to 1885 from Seward, Nebraska2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book 317-178 State of Nebraska June 11, 2023 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf James N. Gaffin, Populist/Democratic Fusion candidate, farmer, president of the Farmers' Stock and Elevator Company, and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1891 and Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1893 from Colon, Nebraska.Populist Ticket Omaha World-Herald August 25, 1894 4 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/858409444/Our Candidates: Some Brief Biographical Sketches Exeter Enterprise September 29, 1894 2 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/674506836/?terms=James%20N.%20Gaffin&match=1 Gaffin was originally nominated for governor of Nebraska but lost to Silas A. Holcomb at the Populist convention and thus was subsequently nominated for lieutenant governor.Judge Holcomb for Governor: James N. Gaffin Given Second Place on the Ticket The Shelton Clipper August 31, 1894 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/749180735/He Wants Gaffin For Governor Wealth Makers of the World April 12, 1894 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/866716703/ Robert E. Moore, Republican candidate, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1891 and previously from 1887 to 1889 from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former mayor of Lincoln from 1883 to 1885Past Mayors City of Lincoln, Nebraska https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Mayor/Past-Mayors#section-10R. E. Moore the Nominee Lincoln Weekly Call August 24, 1894 1 June 16, 2023 https://www.newspapers.com/image/710103462/ Results Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 18941899-1900 Nebraska Blue Book State of Nebraska State Journal Co. 1899 June 8, 2023 222–223 http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-189900.pdf Republican Party (United States) Robert E. Moore 97,298 48.25 People's Party (United States) James N. Gaffin 85,393 42.34 Democratic Party (United States) Rodney E. Dunphy 13,785 6.84 Prohibition Party Belle G. Bigelow 5,188 2.57 201,664 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) See also 1894 Nebraska gubernatorial election References Lieutenant Gubernatorial Category:November 1894 in the United States Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections