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1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee John H. Morehead Robert B. Howell Party Democratic Republican Alliance Populist Popular vote 120,206 101,229 Percentage 50.36% 42.41%

County results Morehead:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Howell:      40–50%      50–60%

Governor before election John H. Morehead Democratic Elected Governor John H. Morehead Democratic

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The 1914 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1914.

Incumbent Democratic Governor John H. Morehead defeated Republican nominee Robert B. Howell with 50.36% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 18, 1914.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
• Richard Lee Metcalfe, former Military Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
• John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor

Results

People's Independent primary

Candidates

• George W. Berge, Fusion candidate for governor in 1904
• John H. Morehead, incumbent Governor

Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

• Harry E. Sackett, attorney, former State Senator

Withdrew

• Arthur Wray, judge

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• Nathan Wilson, Prohibition candidate for governor in 1912

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• John Ceplecha
• Robert B. Howell, former State Senator
• Ross L. Hammond, newspaper editor
• James Harvey Kemp, State Senator
• John Stevens
• John O. Yeiser, member of the State Board of Pardons

Results

Socialist primary

Candidates

• George C. Porter, Socialist candidate for Nebraska's 2nd congressional district in 1908

Results

General election

Candidates

Major 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

See also

• 1914 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

Notes

1. Some sources give Morehead's vote as 120,201.

References

1. "The Election". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. August 20, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
2. ^ Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 958–959.
3. "Harry Evans Sackett (1874-1963)". The Sackett Family Association. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
4. "Harry Sackett Is Picked By Moosers". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. April 28, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
5. ^ Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 960–961.
6. "Howell, Robert Beecher, 1864–1933". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
7. "Ross Hammond thinks Outlook Brighter". The Loup City northwestern. Loup City, Neb. July 30, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
8. "Cemeteries and Memorial Sites of Politicians in Nance County". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
9. "Senator J. H. Kemp in City for the Day". Omaha daily bee. Omaha, Neb. June 13, 1914. p. 15. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
10. "Yeiser makes error in filing his nomination". The Frontier. O'Neill City, Neb. January 15, 1914. p. 6. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
11. "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.
12. Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7864-7033-4.
13. Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Westport, CT: Meckler Books. pp. 186–187. ISBN 0-930466-17-9.
14. 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.
15. Nebraska Blue Book 1915, pp. 962–963.
16. Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918. Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 491–492.
17. Daily Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives. Lincoln: Woodruff Banknote Co. 1915. p. 11.
18. "NE Governor, 1914". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
19. Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0.

Bibliography

• Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (1915). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1915. Lincoln: State Journal Company.

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