1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 5, 1946
 
Nominee Robert B. Crosby Robert J. Swanson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 229,673 134,443
Percentage 63.1% 36.9%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Roy W. Johnson
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert B. Crosby
Republican

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The 1946 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946. Incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson lost to Robert B. Crosby in the Republican primaries after the Nebraska Republican Pre-Primary Convention refused to endorse him for reelection.[1] Thus, the general election featured Robert B. Crosby as the Republican nominee who defeated Democratic nominee Robert J. Swanson.[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert J. Swanson 38,522 78.37
Democratic Roy M. Harrop 10,631 21.63

Republican primary

Prior to the Republican primaries, the Nebraska Republican Party met in a pre-primary convention to endorse particular candidates. The convention endorsed recent Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Robert B. Crosby instead of incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Roy W. Johnson.[5] Some alleged that the reason Johnson was not endorsed was a perception among state legislators that he was not adept at presiding over the Nebraska Legislature or knowing the rules of procedure.[1] Johnson's lack of endorsement by the pre-primary convention was credited with his subsequent loss in the Republican primaries.[6]

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert B. Crosby 56,376 46.34
Republican Charles J. Warner 31,139 25.59
Republican Roy W. Johnson (incumbent) 28,601 23.51
Republican Mary E. Kenny 5,548 4.56

General election

Results

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1946[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert B. Crosby 229,673 63.08
Democratic Robert J. Swanson 134,443 36.92
Total votes 364,116 100.00
Republican hold

See also

References

  1. "Convention Future Gets Early Test As Result of Republican Conclave". Hastings Daily Tribune. March 21, 1946. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  2. Frank Marsh. "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election June 11, 1946, General Election November 5, 1946" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  3. "Harrop files for lieutenant governorship". Lincoln Journal Star. March 8, 1946. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. "2 World War II Veterans May Head Nebraska Government Next Year". Omaha World-Herald. June 16, 1946. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  5. "GOP Delegates Go For Butler". Nebraska City News-Press. March 20, 1946. p. 3. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  6. "Convention Backing Asset; Indorsed Candidates Win". Omaha World-Herald. June 12, 1946. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  7. State of Nebraska, 1944 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 198
  8. "Mrs. Kenny to run for lt. governor". Lincoln Journal Star. April 1, 1946. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  9. State of Nebraska, 1936 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), p. 90