1922 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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November 7, 1922

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Nominee	Fred G. Johnson	P. J. Mullin	T. J. Ellsberry
Party	Republican	Democratic	Progressive
Popular vote	172,815	156,252	45,074
Percentage	46.2%	41.8%	12.0%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Pelham A. Barrows
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Fred G. Johnson
Republican

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The 1922 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1922, and featured Republican nominee Fred G. Johnson defeating Democratic nominee P. J. Mullin as well as Progressive nominee T. J. Ellsberry.^[1] Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows, a Republican, chose not to seek reelection to the office of lieutenant governor in order to run for the vacant seat of C. Frank Reavis, former US Representative from Nebraska's 1st congressional district. Barrows was unsuccessful at obtaining the Republican nomination.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Dr. Cass G. Barns, a physician, businessman, banker, former editor of The Albion Argus newspaper, former postmaster of Albion, Nebraska, former county commissioner of Boone County, Nebraska, and Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor in 1920^[3]
William J. McNichols, attorney from Lexington, Nebraska^[4]
Patrick John "P. J." Mullin, farmer and businessman from near Albion, Nebraska^[5]^[6]^[7]
James Pearson, former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from 1915 to 1917 from Moorefield, Nebraska^[8]

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Democratic	P. J. Mullin	23,332	33.32
Democratic	James Pearson	18,900	26.99
Democratic	William J. McNichols	14,902	21.28
Democratic	Cass G. Barns	12,879	18.39
Scattering		20

Progressive primary

Candidates

T. J. Ellsberry ran unopposed in the Progressive Party primary. He was the mayor of Grand Island, Nebraska.^[9]

Results

Progressive primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	T. J. Ellsberry	7,272	99.85
	Scattering		11

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Rev. John M. Johnson, from St. Paul, Nebraska, ran unopposed in the Prohibition Party primary. He was the owner and publisher of The Phonograph, a newspaper in Howard County, Nebraska.^[10] His nickname was "Cyclone Johnson."^[11]

Results

Prohibition primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	John M. Johnson	118	94.0
	Scattering		7

Aftermath

Although John M. Johnson won an unopposed primary for the Prohibition nomination for lieutenant governor, he later withdrew his candidacy at the Prohibition Party convention. The convention then chose to endorse the Republican nominee, Fred G. Johnson.^[12]

Republican primary

Candidates

Thomas J. Cronin from Omaha, Nebraska^[13]^[14]
Fred G. Johnson, farmer, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1907 to 1909 and again from 1917 to 1919, and former member of the Nebraska Senate from 1919 to 1921 from Hastings, Nebraska^[15]^[16]
William R. Mellor, member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1921 from Lincoln, Nebraska^[15]
George C. Snow, editor of the Chadron Journal newspaper and member of the Nebraska House of Representatives since 1919 from Chadron, Nebraska^[15]^[17]

Results

Republican primary results^[2]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Fred G. Johnson	46,644	43.48
Republican	William R. Mellor	27,770	25.88
Republican	George C. Snow	22,315	20.80
Republican	Thomas J. Cronin	10,548	9.83
Scattering		11

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1922^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fred G. Johnson^[a]	172,815	46.19
	Democratic	P. J. Mullin	156,252	41.76
	Progressive	T. J. Ellsberry	45,074	12.05
Total votes			374,141	100.00
	Republican hold

^ Cross-endorsed by the Prohibition Party

References

^ ^a ^b Charles W. Pool. "Tabulated Report of the General Election held Nov. 7, 1922 – Also Total Vote by Counties of 1920" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Darius M. Amsberry. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election July 18, 1922" (PDF). Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Vote for Barns". The Albion Argus. October 28, 1920. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Good Political Timber". The Mediator. June 30, 1922. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "The Candidates And Who They Are: P. J. Mullin". The Albion Argus. October 23, 1924. p. 8. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Obituary: Patrick John Mullin". Albion News. April 26, 1951. p. 3. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Mullin for Lieutenant Governor". Our Sunday Visitor. June 30, 1922. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "James Pearson Locates in Neb. City". The Faber. August 24, 1922. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Official Proceedings of the City Council". Grand Island Daily Independent. March 6, 1922. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Statement of the Ownership, Management, Circulation, Etc. Required By Act of Congress of August 24, 1912". The Phonograph. April 23, 1924. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^ "Town and Country". Cook Weekly Courier. July 14, 1922. p. 5. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Prohibitionists Hold Convention at Lincoln". Falls City Daily News. August 17, 1922. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Many Filings Received for State Offices". Omaha World-Herald. June 17, 1922. p. 8. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Look For Bryan to Jump in at Eleventh Hour". Lincoln Star. June 16, 1922. p. 11. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
^ "Voters Can Choose Johnson or Snow". Lincoln State Journal. March 9, 1922. p. 9. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
^ "Our Neighbors Say". Chadron Journal. March 17, 1922. p. 3. Retrieved May 31, 2023.

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1922 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Democratic primary

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Results

Progressive primary

Candidates

Results

Prohibition primary

Candidates

Results

Aftermath

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

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