1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1880, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Edmund C. Carns, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee T. J. Hamilton as well as Greenback nominee Peter Lansing and former Democratic nominee Samuel H. Calhoun.^[a]^[1] Originally, the Democratic party had nominated Calhoun for lieutenant governor. However, on October 11, 1880, Calhoun withdrew his candidacy, and the Democratic state central committee appointed T. J. Hamilton to replace him.^[2]^[3]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Samuel H. Calhoun,^[a] original Democratic candidate, former member of the Nebraska Senate during its first session in 1866 and 1867 from Nebraska City, Nebraska^[5]^[6]
Edmund C. Carns, Republican candidate and incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor from Seward, Nebraska^[5]
T. J. Hamilton, replacement Democratic candidate, a judge from Seward, Nebraska^[7]^[8]
Peter Lansing, Greenback candidate from Saunders County, Nebraska^[9]

Results[edit]

Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1880^[1]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edmund C. Carns (incumbent)	53,521	62.64
	Democratic	T. J. Hamilton	27,025	31.63
	Greenback	Peter Lansing	3,890	4.55
	Democratic	Samuel H. Calhoun^[a]	912	1.07
	Scattering		96
Total votes			85,444	100.00
	Republican hold

^ ^a ^b ^c Samuel H. Calhoun was also referred to as "Stephen H. Calhoun" in Volume 3 of the Illustrated History of Nebraska by Albert Watkins^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b House Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Sixteenth Regular Session. Henry Gibson, State Printer. January 4, 1881. pp. 34–35. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "News of the Week by Telegraph and Mail". The Arapahoe Pioneer. October 22, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023. On the 11th Dr. R. R. Livingston, Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska and S. H. Calhoun, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, resigned their candidacy, the former because twenty-five years ago he challenged J. Sterling Morton to fight a duel, and was therefore Constitutionally ineligible. T. J. Hamilton has been nominated in Calhoun's place.
^ "Miscellaneous". The Lincoln Weekly Globe. October 15, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 3. p. 196. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Stephen H. Calhoun, of Otoe, was nominated for lieutenant governor....
^ ^a ^b State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023
^ "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. February 24, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Hon. S. H. Calhoun, of Nebraska City....
^ "Democratic State Ticket". Fremont Herald. October 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. July 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "Greenback Ticket". Hamilton County News. September 17, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
^ "Election Results". The Independent. November 25, 1880. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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[calhoun-1] Samuel H. Calhoun was also referred to as "Stephen H. Calhoun" in Volume 3 of the Illustrated History of Nebraska by Albert Watkins^[4]

[results-2] House Journal of the Legislature of the State of Nebraska: Sixteenth Regular Session. Henry Gibson, State Printer. January 4, 1881. pp. 34–35. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[3] "News of the Week by Telegraph and Mail". The Arapahoe Pioneer. October 22, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023. On the 11th Dr. R. R. Livingston, Democratic nominee for Congress in Nebraska and S. H. Calhoun, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant-Governor, resigned their candidacy, the former because twenty-five years ago he challenged J. Sterling Morton to fight a duel, and was therefore Constitutionally ineligible. T. J. Hamilton has been nominated in Calhoun's place.

[4] "Miscellaneous". The Lincoln Weekly Globe. October 15, 1880. p. 2. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[5] J. Sterling Morton and Albert Watkins (1913). Illustrated History of Nebraska: A History of Nebraska from the Earliest Explorations of the Trans-Mississippi Region, with Steel Engravings, Photogravures, Copper Plates, Maps, and Tables. Vol. 3. p. 196. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Stephen H. Calhoun, of Otoe, was nominated for lieutenant governor....

[bluebook-6] State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF), pp. 317–378, retrieved May 29, 2023

[7] "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. February 24, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023. Hon. S. H. Calhoun, of Nebraska City....

[8] "Democratic State Ticket". Fremont Herald. October 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[9] "Personal". Nebraska State Journal. July 14, 1880. p. 4. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[10] "Greenback Ticket". Hamilton County News. September 17, 1880. p. 3. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

[11] "Election Results". The Independent. November 25, 1880. Retrieved June 8, 2023.

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1880 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

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