1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 6, 1900
 
Nominee Ezra P. Savage Edward A. Gilbert
Party Republican Populist
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 114,082 111,280
Percentage 49.3% 48.1%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Edward A. Gilbert
Populist

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Ezra P. Savage
Republican

The 1900 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1900, and featured Republican nominee Ezra P. Savage defeating incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edward A. Gilbert, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee. Other candidates who received two percent of the vote or less included Prohibition nominee Charles R. Lawson, Midroad Populist nominee Herman G. Reiter, and Social Democratic nominee David McKibben.[1]

General election

Candidates

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1900[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ezra P. Savage 114,082 49.27
Populist Edward A. Gilbert (incumbent) 111,280 48.06
Prohibition Charles R. Lawson 4,020 1.74
Midroad-Populist Herman G. Reiter 1,306 0.56
Social Democratic David McKibben 848 0.37
Total votes 231,536 100.00
Republican gain from Populist

Aftermath

On May 1, 1901, after serving only four months as Governor of Nebraska, Charles H. Dietrich resigned from being governor as he had been elected by the Nebraska Legislature to fill the vacant U.S. Senate term of Monroe L. Hayward, who had died. Thus, Ezra P. Savage, the lieutenant governor elected in 1900, became the Governor of Nebraska. After the elevation of Savage to Governor, Calvin F. Steele was considered the Acting Lieutenant Governor due to his position as president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate based on Article V, Section 18, of the Nebraska Constitution.[14] Thus, in the 1915 Nebraska Blue Book and the 1918 Nebraska Blue Book, Steele is listed as having served as lieutenant governor, even replacing any mention of Savage's brief stint as lieutenant governor.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 State of Nebraska (1901). 1901-1902 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). State Journal Co. pp. 260–261. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 State of Nebraska (2021), 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
  3. ↑ "As the campaign progresses". Saunders County Journal. October 20, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved June 17, 2023. Hon. E. A. Gilbert... is one of the strongest and ablest men in the ranks of the silver republicans and will be a worthy successor to Lieutenant Governor Harris.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Tickets in Nebraska". The Wahoo Democrat. October 18, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Social Democrats name Theo. Kharas for Governor". Harrison press-journal. Harrison, Nebraska. July 12, 1900. p. 6. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gilter". Hamilton County Register. September 15, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Populist State Convention". Custer County Republican. Broken Bow, Neb. July 26, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Force Convention: "A Ticket" Put Up and the Republicans Are Rejoicing". The Quill. July 27, 1900. p. 2. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Fat Is Fried". Omaha World-Herald. July 21, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Hand Challenges Brown". Elm Creek Beacon. September 21, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Mid-Road Populist Frost". Omaha World-Herald. August 27, 1900. p. 5. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  12. ↑ Ezra P. Savage. The Encyclopedia of Nebraska. January 1999. ISBN 9780403098347. Retrieved September 18, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Our Candidates: Ezra P. Savage". Nance County Journal. September 20, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  14. ↑ 1915 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 168
  15. ↑ 1915 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 11
  16. ↑ 1918 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 11


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