1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1906 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1906, and featured Republican nominee Melville R. Hopewell, defeating William H. Green, the Democratic and Populist fusion nominee, as well as Prohibition nominee J. D. Forsythe and Socialist nominee C. A. Howe.^[1]

General election

Candidates

Rev. J. D. Forsythe, Prohibition candidate, pastor from University Place, Nebraska^[2]
William H. Green, Democratic/Populist fusion candidate, editor of the Creighton Liberal newspaper and dealer of agricultural implements from Creighton, Nebraska^[3]^[4]
Melville R. Hopewell, Republican candidate, lawyer, farmer, former banker, and former district court judge from Tekamah, Nebraska,^[5] who was nominated over W. W. Young at the Republican convention^[6]^[7]
C. A. Howe, Socialist candidate from North Platte, Nebraska^[4]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1906^[1]^[8]^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melville R. Hopewell	97,972	51.68
	Democratic	William H. Green	82,298	43.41
	Prohibition	J. D. Forsythe	5,967	3.15
	Socialist	C. A. Howe	3,331	1.76
	Scattering		3
Total votes			189,571	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b "The Official Count". Valley Enterprise. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Prohibitionists Nominate Ticket". Plainview Republican. August 9, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Who's Who--Facts About Candidates for State Office". Omaha World-Herald. August 13, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Again Four State Tickets". Nebraska State Journal. October 4, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ J. Sterling Morton; Albert Watkins; George L. Miller (1907). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 2. Jacob North & Company. pp. 394–396.
^ "Mr. Brown Wins". Nebraska State Journal. August 23, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Brief Biography of the Republican Candidates". Crawford Tribune. August 31, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023. M. R. Hopewell of Burt county is the candidate for lieutenant-governor. He is a lawyer and also owns a large farm. He is a native of Indiana and was educated at DePuaw university. For nine years he was judge of the district court of the Omaha district. He was appointed by Governor Thayer and was afterwards twice elected.
^ "Official Tabulation of the Nebraska Vote". Omaha World-Herald. November 22, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ B. H. Goulding (1907). Senate Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Thirtieth Regular Session. Jacob North and Co. pp. 54–57.

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[results-1] "The Official Count". Valley Enterprise. November 30, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[2] "Prohibitionists Nominate Ticket". Plainview Republican. August 9, 1906. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[bios-3] "Who's Who--Facts About Candidates for State Office". Omaha World-Herald. August 13, 1910. p. 9. Retrieved June 10, 2023.

[cities2-4] "Again Four State Tickets". Nebraska State Journal. October 4, 1906. p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[5] J. Sterling Morton; Albert Watkins; George L. Miller (1907). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 2. Jacob North & Company. pp. 394–396.

[6] "Mr. Brown Wins". Nebraska State Journal. August 23, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[7] "Brief Biography of the Republican Candidates". Crawford Tribune. August 31, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023. M. R. Hopewell of Burt county is the candidate for lieutenant-governor. He is a lawyer and also owns a large farm. He is a native of Indiana and was educated at DePuaw university. For nine years he was judge of the district court of the Omaha district. He was appointed by Governor Thayer and was afterwards twice elected.

[8] "Official Tabulation of the Nebraska Vote". Omaha World-Herald. November 22, 1906. p. 9. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

[9] B. H. Goulding (1907). Senate Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Thirtieth Regular Session. Jacob North and Co. pp. 54–57.

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