The 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.
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![]() County results Morehead: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Howell: 40–50% 50–60% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic Governor John H. Morehead defeated Republican nominee Robert B. Howell with 50.36% of the vote.
Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on August 18, 1914.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
- Richard Lee Metcalfe, former Military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone[1]
- John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John H. Morehead (incumbent) | 39,264 | 62.39 | |
Democratic | Richard Lee Metcalfe | 12,373 | 19.66 | |
Democratic | George W. Berge | 11,300 | 17.95 | |
Total votes | 62,937 | 100.00 |
People's Independent primary
editCandidates
edit- George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
- John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Populist | John H. Morehead (incumbent) | 724 | 57.05 | |
Populist | George W. Berge | 545 | 42.95 | |
Total votes | 1,269 | 100.00 |
Progressive primary
editCandidates
edit- Harry E. Sackett, attorney, former State Senator[3]
Withdrew
edit- Arthur Wray, judge[4]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Progressive | Harry E. Sackett | 1,974 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 1,974 | 100.00 |
Prohibition primary
editCandidates
edit- Nathan Wilson, Prohibition candidate for governor in 1912
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Prohibition | Nathan Wilson | 333 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 333 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- John Ceplecha
- Robert B. Howell, former State Senator[6]
- Ross L. Hammond, newspaper editor[7]
- James Harvey Kemp, State Senator[8][9]
- John Stevens
- John O. Yeiser, member of the State Board of Pardons[10][11]
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Robert B. Howell | 23,410 | 34.86 | |
Republican | Ross L. Hammond | 17,131 | 25.51 | |
Republican | James Harvey Kemp | 14,374 | 21.41 | |
Republican | John Stevens | 6,265 | 9.33 | |
Republican | John O. Yeiser | 3,954 | 5.89 | |
Republican | John Ceplecha | 2,008 | 2.99 | |
Republican | Harry E. Sackett | 10 | 0.01 | |
Total votes | 67,152 | 100.00 |
Socialist primary
editCandidates
edit- George C. Porter, Socialist candidate for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 1908
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist | George C. Porter | 852 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 852 | 100.00 |
General election
editCandidates
editMajor 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
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John H. Morehead (incumbent) | 120,206 | 50.36% | |
Republican | Robert B. Howell | 101,229 | 42.41% | |
Progressive | Harry E. Sackett | 8,655 | 3.63% | |
Socialist | George C. Porter | 5,754 | 2.41% | |
Prohibition | Nathan Wilson | 2,873 | 1.20% | |
Majority | 18,977 | 7.95% | ||
Turnout | 238,717 | |||
Democratic hold |
Notes
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Election". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. August 20, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 958–959.
- ^ "Harry Evans Sackett (1874-1963)". The Sackett Family Association. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Harry Sackett Is Picked By Moosers". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. April 28, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ a b c Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 960–961.
- ^ "Howell, Robert Beecher, 1864–1933". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Ross Hammond thinks Outlook Brighter". The Loup City northwestern. Loup City, Neb. July 30, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nance County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Senator J. H. Kemp in City for the Day". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. June 13, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Yeiser makes error in filing his nomination". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. January 15, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ "Dr. F. A. Sedlacek to Succeed Yeiser on the Pardon Board". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. July 15, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
- ^ Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
- ^ Kallenbach, Joseph E.; Kallenbach, Jessamine S., eds. (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Vol. I. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, Inc. p. 360. ISBN 0-379-00665-0.
- ^ Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 962–963.
- ^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 491–492.
- ^ Daily Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives. Lincoln: Woodruff Banknote Co. 1915. p. 11.
- ^ "NE Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
- ^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.
Bibliography
edit- Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (1915). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1915. Lincoln: State Journal Company.