1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1938 November 5, 1940 1942  
  William E. Johnson Nebraska Lt. Gov.jpg William H. Diers Nebraska.jpg
Nominee William E. Johnson William H. Diers
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote330,313218,161
Percentage60.2%39.8%

Lieutenant Governor before election

William E. Johnson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

William E. Johnson
Republican

The 1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor William E. Johnson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature William H. Diers. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William H. Diers 28,171 23.85
Democratic Peter Mehrens25,99922.02
Democratic Arthur L. Neumann22,70519.23
Democratic Nate M. Parsons 21,93618.58
Democratic John B. Elliott, Jr.19,28316.33

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Johnson (incumbent) 55,364 38.57
Republican Harry L. Reed40,42628.16
Republican John B. Peterson24,01716.73
Republican Frank A. High23,74416.54

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William E. Johnson (incumbent) 330,313 60.22
Democratic William H. Diers218,16139.78
Total votes548,474 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Harry R. Swanson. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 9, 1940, General Election November 5, 1940" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. State of Nebraska, 1940 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 203
  3. State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 356, 392, retrieved June 21, 2023
  4. "More Or Less Personal". Lincoln Journal Star. March 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2023.