1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 7, 1916
 
Nominee Edgar Howard Herbert P. Shumway
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 143,752 124,706
Percentage 50.4% 43.7%
Lieutenant Governor before election

James Pearson
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Edgar Howard
Democratic

The 1916 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1916, and featured Democratic nominee Edgar Howard defeating Republican nominee Herbert P. Shumway as well as Socialist Party nominee Edmund R. Brumbaugh and Prohibition Party nominee Charles E. Smith. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor James Pearson sought reelection to the office of lieutenant governor but was defeated for reelection in the Democratic primary by Edgar Howard.

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