1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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November 7, 1944

1946 →


Nominee	Roy W. Johnson	Edward A. Dosek
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	351,174	152,724
Percentage	69.7%	30.3%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Roy W. Johnson
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Roy W. Johnson
Republican

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The 1944 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1944, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Edward A. Dosek.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Edward A. Dosek, businessman, banker, and insurance agent from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former head accountant for the Nebraska State Treasurer from 1933 to 1937^[2]^[3]^[4]
Bessie R. Saxton, former member of the Omaha, Nebraska, school board^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	Edward A. Dosek	24,596	65.44
Democratic	Bessie R. Saxton	12,982	34.54
Scattering		6

Republican primary

Candidates

Roy W. Johnson, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor^[4]
Fred A. Marsh, former superintendent of schools in Merrick County, Nebraska, and former member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents^[4]
Harry L. Reed, insurance agent and property manager in Lincoln, Nebraska^[4]
Andrew E. Swanson, farmer from near Polk, Nebraska^[4]
Leo N. Swanson, businessman in the plumbing and heating industry from Omaha, Nebraska, commissioner of public lands and buildings from 1935 to 1939, past candidate for Nebraska Secretary of State in 1942^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Roy W. Johnson (incumbent)	25,197	32.15
Republican	Fred A. Marsh	19,643	25.07
Republican	Harry L. Reed	14,236	18.17
Republican	Andrew E. Swanson	10,384	13.25
Republican	Leo N. Swanson	8,907	11.37
Scattering		1

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Roy W. Johnson (incumbent)	351,174	69.69
	Democratic	Robert J. Swanson	152,724	30.31
Total votes			503,898	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Frank Marsh. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 11, 1944, General Election November 7, 1944" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2023.
^ "Third Place to Carpenter in GOP Run: Burney Is Coasting In; Dosek Tops Otto". Omaha World-Herald. May 11, 1960. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ "Biographical Sketch of Edward A. Dosek, Democratic Candidate for Lieutenant Governor". Lincoln Farm and Home News. November 2, 1950. p. 8. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "More Or Less Personal". Lincoln Journal Star. March 30, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

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