1904 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 8, 1904


Nominee	Edmund G. McGilton	Adelbert Townsend
Party	Republican	Populist
Alliance		Democratic
Popular vote	120,514	90,673
Percentage	54.0%	40.6%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Edmund G. McGilton
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edmund G. McGilton
Republican

Federal offices

Presidential elections
1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
Presidential primaries
Democratic 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Republican 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024
U.S. Senate elections
1867 1869 1870 1875 1877 1880 1883 1886 1888 1889 1893 1895 1899 1899 sp 1901 1901 sp 1905 1907 1911 1913 1916 1918 1922 1924 1928 1930 1934 1934 sp 1936 1940 1942 1946 1948 1952 1952 sp 1954 1954 Class 1 sp 1954 Class 2 sp 1958 1960 1964 1966 1970 1972 1976 1978 1982 1984 1988 1990 1994 1996 2000 2002 2006 2008 2012 2014 2018 2020 2024 2024 sp 2026
U.S. House of Representatives elections
1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1889 2nd sp 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1899 6th sp 1900 1902 1904 1905 1st sp 1906 1908 1910 1911 3rd sp 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1st sp 6th sp 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1st sp 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1951 3rd sp 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 1st sp 2024 2026

State government

State elections
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024
Gubernatorial elections
1866 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026
Lieutenant Gubernatorial elections
1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1970
Secretary of State elections
2022
Attorney General elections
2022
State Treasurer elections
2022
State Legislature elections
2018 2020 2022 2024

The 1904 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1904, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edmund G. McGilton, a Republican, defeating Adelbert Townsend, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee, as well as Prohibition nominee Isaiah Lightner and Socialist nominee Thomas Carroll.^[1]

General election

Candidates

Thomas Carroll, Socialist candidate from Hastings, Nebraska^[2]
Isaiah Lightner, Prohibition candidate,^[3] farmer from Monroe, Nebraska, president of the Monroe Telephone Company,^[4] and Prohibition nominee for lieutenant governor in 1902^[5]
Edmund G. McGilton, Republican candidate, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from Omaha, Nebraska^[6]
Dr. Adelbert Townsend, Populist/Democratic fusion candidate,^[7] physician from Campbell, Nebraska^[8]^[9]^[10]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1904^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edmund G. McGilton (incumbent)	120,514	53.95
	Populist	Adelbert Townsend	90,673	40.59
	Prohibition	Isaiah Lightner	6,159	2.76
	Socialist	Thomas Carroll	6,029	2.70
	Scattering		2
Total votes			223,377	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b John Wall; C. H. Barnard (1905). House Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Twenty-Ninth Regular Session. York Times Print. pp. 66–69. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
^ "State Convention of Socialists Is Held". Omaha World-Herald. July 5, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Official Canvass of the Vote of Douglas County". Omaha World-Herald. November 19, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "The Monroe Telephone Company". Newman Grove Reporter. June 30, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Prohibition County Convention". Columbus Journal. August 3, 1904. p. 8. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "John H. Mickey Heads Ticket". Hartington Herald. June 27, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Republican Victory". Wakefield Republican. November 11, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "Democratic Ticket". Fremont Tri-Weekly Herald. August 20, 1904. p. 2. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "A Good Man". Omaha World-Herald. September 10, 1904. p. 4. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
^ "City and County". Cook Weekly Courier. August 12, 1904. p. 5. Retrieved June 19, 2023.

(1903 ←) 1904 United States elections (→ 1905)
U.S. President	Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
U.S. Senate	Louisiana Maryland Mississippi Ohio Ohio (Special) Vermont Virginia
U.S. House of Representatives	Alabama Arkansas California 3rd sp Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Territory Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York 12th sp North Carolina North Dakota Ohio 19th sp Oklahoma Territory Oregon Pennsylvania 3rd sp Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Gubernatorial	Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Lt. Gov Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Lt. Gov Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming (special)
Mayors	Los Angeles Manchester, NH
General	Alabama Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Territory Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References