1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1920, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Cass G. Barns as well as Independent Robert D. Mousel.^[1]

1920 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Pelham A. Barrows Cass G. Barns Robert D. Mousel Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 181,907 104,507 68,772 Percentage 49.8% 28.6% 18.8%

County results Barrows:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Barns:      30–40%      40–50% Mousel:      40–50%      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election Pelham A. Barrows Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Pelham A. Barrows Republican

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Dr. Cass G. Barns, physician, businessman, banker, former editor of The Albion Argus newspaper, former postmaster of Albion, Nebraska, and former county commissioner of Boone County, Nebraska^[2]
• Forrest Lear, attorney from Ainsworth, Nebraska^[3][4]
• Franz C. Radke, lawyer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1917 to 1919 from Hartington, Nebraska^[5][6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cass G. Barns	23,410	52.00
	Democratic	Forrest Lear	11,691	25.97
	Democratic	Franz C. Radke	9,913	22.02
	Scattering		5

Republican primary

Candidates

• Pelham A. Barrows, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
• Isaiah D. Evans, farmer, delegate at the 1919-20 Nebraska Constitutional Convention, and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1899 to 1901 and again from 1911 to 1913 from Kenesaw, Nebraska^[5][8]

Results

Republican primary results^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pelham A. Barrows (incumbent)	49,798	52.71
	Republican	Isaiah D. Evans	44,613	47.22
	Scattering		63

General election

Candidates

• Cass G. Barns, Democratic nominee
• Pelham A. Barrows, Republican nominee
• David B. Gilbert, Prohibition Party nominee for lieutenant governor in 1918 from Fremont, Nebraska^[9]
• Robert D. Mousel, farmer from Cambridge, Nebraska, aligned with independent, progressive-backed gubernatorial candidate Arthur G. Wray^[10][11]

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1920^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pelham A. Barrows (incumbent)	181,907	49.78
	Democratic	Cass G. Barns	104,507	28.60
	Independent	Robert D. Mousel	68,772	18.82
	Prohibition	David B. Gilbert	10,262	2.81
Total votes			365,448	100.00
	Republican hold

See also

• 1920 Nebraska gubernatorial election