1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1894


Nominee	Robert E. Moore	James N. Gaffin	Rodney E. Dunphy
Party	Republican	Populist	Democratic
Alliance		Democratic
Popular vote	97,298	85,393	13,785
Percentage	48.3%	42.3%	6.8%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Thomas J. Majors
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert E. Moore
Republican

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The 1894 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1894, and featured Republican nominee Robert E. Moore defeating Populist and Democratic fusion nominee James N. Gaffin as well as Straight Democratic (anti-Populist) nominee Rodney E. Dunphy and Prohibition Party nominee Belle G. Bigelow.^[1]

Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Thomas J. Majors did not run for reelection as lieutenant governor since he decided to seek the office of governor of Nebraska. Although Silas A. Holcomb, the Populist and Democratic fusion nominee, won the gubernatorial election over Majors, the Republicans continued to hold the office of lieutenant governor with the victory of Robert E. Moore over James N. Gaffin.

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General election

Candidates

Belle G. Bigelow, Prohibition candidate, woman suffragist, president of the Lincoln Women's Christian Temperance Union, one of the first women to run for statewide office in Nebraska, and wife of George E. Bigelow, Prohibition candidate for governor of Nebraska in 1888, from Lincoln, Nebraska^[2]^[3]
Rodney E. Dunphy, Straight Democratic (anti-Populist) candidate nominated by a breakaway faction from the Populist/Democratic fusion convention which also nominated Phelps D. Sturdevant for governor.^[4]^[5]^[6] Dunphy was a former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1883 to 1885 from Seward, Nebraska^[7]
James N. Gaffin, Populist/Democratic Fusion candidate, farmer, president of the Farmers' Stock and Elevator Company, and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1891 and Speaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1893 from Colon, Nebraska.^[7]^[8]^[9] Gaffin was originally nominated for governor of Nebraska but lost to Silas A. Holcomb at the Populist convention and thus was subsequently nominated for lieutenant governor.^[10]^[11]
Robert E. Moore, Republican candidate, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1891 and previously from 1887 to 1889 from Lincoln, Nebraska, and former mayor of Lincoln from 1883 to 1885^[7]^[12]^[13]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1894^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert E. Moore	97,298	48.25
	Populist	James N. Gaffin	85,393	42.34
	Democratic	Rodney E. Dunphy	13,785	6.84
	Prohibition	Belle G. Bigelow	5,188	2.57
Total votes			201,664	100.00
	Republican hold

References

^ ^a ^b State of Nebraska (1899). 1899-1900 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). State Journal Co. pp. 222–223. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "Lieutenant Governor: Belle G. Bigelow". The New Republic. October 27, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Chairman's Column". The New Republic. August 4, 1894. p. 5. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Euclid Martin's Straights". Omaha Bee. November 1, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "State Platform". The Seward Independent. September 29, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "The Bolters' Ticket". Sheridan County Star. October 12, 1894. p. 6. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 317-178, retrieved June 11, 2023
^ "Populist Ticket". Omaha World-Herald. August 25, 1894. p. 4. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Our Candidates: Some Brief Biographical Sketches". Exeter Enterprise. September 29, 1894. p. 2. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Judge Holcomb for Governor: James N. Gaffin Given Second Place on the Ticket". The Shelton Clipper. August 31, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "He Wants Gaffin For Governor". Wealth Makers of the World. April 12, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
^ "Past Mayors". City of Lincoln, Nebraska.
^ "R. E. Moore the Nominee". Lincoln Weekly Call. August 24, 1894. p. 1. Retrieved June 16, 2023.

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