Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Nebraska
1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election
Nominee
John H. Morehead
Chester Hardy Aldrich
Party
Democratic
Republican
Alliance
Populist
Progressive
Popular vote
123,997
114,075
Percentage
49.27%
45.33%
County results Morehead: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Aldrich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Governor before election
Chester Hardy Aldrich
Republican
Elected Governor
John H. Morehead
Democratic
The 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.
Incumbent Republican Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich was defeated for re-election by Democratic nominee John H. Morehead .
Primary elections [ ]
Primary elections were held on April 19, 1912.
Democratic primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Richard Lee Metcalfe , newspaper editor[1]
John H. Morehead , President pro tempore of the State Senate
Withdrew [ ]
Results [ ]
People's Independent primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Richard Lee Metcalfe , newspaper editor
John H. Morehead , President pro tempore of the State Senate
Results [ ]
Metcalfe withdrew in favour of Morehead.[5] [6] [7]
Prohibition primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Results [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Chester Hardy Aldrich , incumbent Governor
Jesse S. Newton, merchant[8]
Results [ ]
Socialist primary [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Clyde J. Wright, Socialist candidate for Governor in 1910
Results [ ]
General election [ ]
Candidates [ ]
Major party candidates
John H. Morehead , Democratic and People's Independent
Chester Hardy Aldrich , Republican and Progressive
Other candidates
Nathan Wilson, Prohibition
Clyde J. Wright, Socialist
Results [ ]
References [ ]
^ "Richard Lee Metcalfe" . Douglas County Historical Society . Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Men after office" . Dakota County herald . Dakota City, Neb. March 29, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Morehead the man" . Will Maupin's weekly . Lincoln, Neb. April 12, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Nebraska" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. May 10, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Elaborate Program at Political Revival" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. September 28, 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Harvadr's [sic] Celebration" . Omaha daily bee . Omaha, Neb. October 1, 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "Congressional Lineup" . The Norfolk weekly news-journal . Norfolk, Neb. March 22, 1912. p. 5. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ "NE Governor, 1912" . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 25 September 2021 .
^ Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 . Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. p. 64. ISBN 1-56802-396-0 .
^ Dubin, Michael J. (2013). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1912-1931 . Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. p. 2. 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 .
^ Sheldon, Addison E., ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register 1918 . Lincoln, Nebraska: Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 489–490.
^ Daily Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Session of the Nebraska House of Representatives . Lincoln, Nebraska: Jacob North & Co., Printers and Binders. 1913. p. 26.
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