1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election

← 1952 November 2, 1954 1956 →
 
Nominee Charles J. Warner Stanley D. Long
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 250,377 148,569
Percentage 62.8% 37.2%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Charles J. Warner
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Charles J. Warner
Republican

The 1954 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor Charles J. Warner, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long, a former member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, to win his fourth term as lieutenant governor.[1]

About a month shy of a year after this election, Charles J. Warner died on September 24, 1955, and thus the office of Nebraska Lieutenant Governor became vacant for over a year until it was filled in the 1956 election.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Stanley D. Long ran unopposed in the Democratic primary. He was a realtor and pharmacist who served from 1927 to 1951 on the University of Nebraska Board of Regents.[3] He was also the former mayor of Cowles, Nebraska, and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for United States Senate in 1952.[4]

Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley D. Long 59,370 99.98
Scattering 9

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Warner (incumbent) 101,738 74.98
Republican A. P. Hanna 23,803 17.54
Republican C. A. Huck 10,130 7.47
Scattering 8

General election

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Results

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Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1954[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles J. Warner (incumbent) 250,377 62.76
Democratic Stanley D. Long 148,569 37.24
Total votes 398,946 100.00
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Official Report of the Board of State Canvassers of the State of Nebraska - Primary Election August 10, 1954 & General Election November 2, 1954" (PDF). Nebraska Library Commission.
  2. ^ "Charles J. Warner". New York Times. September 26, 1955.
  3. ^ "Lt. Gov. Warner Seeks Fourth Term in Race Against Democrat Stanley Long". The Stockman's Journal. October 21, 1954. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Obituary for Stanley D. Long (Aged 69)". The Lincoln Star. October 9, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved August 3, 2021.