1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election

The 1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1912.

1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election

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Nominee John H. Morehead Chester Hardy Aldrich Party Democratic Republican Alliance Populist Progressive Popular vote 123,997 114,075 Percentage 49.27% 45.33%

County results Morehead:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Aldrich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Chester Hardy Aldrich Republican Elected Governor John H. Morehead Democratic

Incumbent Republican Governor Chester Hardy Aldrich was defeated for re-election by Democratic nominee John H. Morehead.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on April 19, 1912.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Richard Lee Metcalfe, newspaper editor^[1]
• John H. Morehead, President pro tempore of the State Senate

Withdrew

• Charles W. Pool^[2][3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Morehead	26,279	54.36
	Democratic	Richard Lee Metcalfe	22,065	45.64
Total votes			48,344	100.00

People's Independent primary

Candidates

• Richard Lee Metcalfe, newspaper editor
• John H. Morehead, President pro tempore of the State Senate

Results

People's Independent primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Populist	Richard Lee Metcalfe	606	60.30
	Populist	John H. Morehead	399	39.70
Total votes			1,005	100.00

Metcalfe withdrew in favour of Morehead.^[5][6][7]

Prohibition primary

Candidates

• Nathan Wilson

Results

Prohibition primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Prohibition	Nathan Wilson	490	100.00
Total votes			490	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Chester Hardy Aldrich, incumbent Governor
• Jesse S. Newton, merchant^[8]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chester Hardy Aldrich (incumbent)	48,981	67.42
	Republican	Jesse S. Newton	23,673	32.58
Total votes			72,654	100.00

Socialist primary

Candidates

• Clyde J. Wright, Socialist candidate for Governor in 1910

Results

Socialist primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Socialist	Clyde J. Wright	1,559	100.00
Total votes			1,559	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John H. Morehead, Democratic and People's Independent
• Chester Hardy Aldrich, Republican and Progressive

Other candidates

• Nathan Wilson, Prohibition
• Clyde J. Wright, Socialist

Results

1912 Nebraska gubernatorial election^{[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Morehead	123,997	49.27%
	Republican	Chester Hardy Aldrich (incumbent)	114,075	45.33%
	Socialist	Clyde J. Wright	9,964	3.96%
	Prohibition	Nathan Wilson	3,642	1.45%
Majority			9,922	3.94%
Turnout			251,678
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1912 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election