1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
| country = Nebraska
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1938 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections
| previous_year = 1938
| next_election = 1942 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
| next_year = 1942
| election_date = November 5, 1940
| image1 = x160px
| nominee1 = William E. Johnson
| party1 = Republican Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 330,313
| percentage1 = 60.2%
| image2 = x160px
| nominee2 = William H. Diers
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 218,161
| percentage2 = 39.8%
| map_image =
| map_size =
| map_caption =
| title = Lieutenant Governor
| before_election = William E. Johnson
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)
| after_election = William E. Johnson
| after_party = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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The 1940 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1940, and featured incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor William E. Johnson, a Republican, defeating Democratic nominee and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature William H. Diers.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- William H. Diers, Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature and member of the Nebraska Legislature from District 24{{citation|title=1940 Nebraska Blue Book|author=State of Nebraska|page=203|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-1940.pdf}}
- John B. Elliott Jr., former independent candidate for lieutenant governor in 1938
- Peter Mehrens
- Arthur L. Neumann, former president pro tempore of the Nebraska Senate from 1935 to 1936 and member of the Nebraska Senate from 1927 to 1937 from Oakland, Nebraska{{citation|title=2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book|pages=356, 392|author=State of Nebraska|access-date=June 21, 2023|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/l3000/D001-202021.pdf}}
- Nate M. Parsons, former Nebraska Lieutenant Governor for a short term to fill the vacancy from November 8, 1938, to January 5, 1939, after winning the special election in 1938.
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web|url=http://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1940prim_gen.pdf|title=Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 9, 1940, General Election November 5, 1940|author=Harry R. Swanson|access-date=May 24, 2023}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = William H. Diers
| votes = 28,171
| percentage = 23.85
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Peter Mehrens
| votes = 25,999
| percentage = 22.02
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Arthur L. Neumann
| votes = 22,705
| percentage = 19.23
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Nate M. Parsons
| votes = 21,936
| percentage = 18.58
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = John B. Elliott, Jr.
| votes = 19,283
| percentage = 16.33
}}
{{Election box end}}
Republican primary
=Candidates=
- Frank A. High
- William E. Johnson, incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor
- John B. Peterson
- Harry L. Reed, insurance agent and property manager in Lincoln, Nebraska{{cite news|title=More Or Less Personal|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star|date=March 30, 1944|access-date=May 24, 2023|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/313035044/|page=6}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = William E. Johnson (incumbent)
| votes = 55,364
| percentage = 38.57
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Harry L. Reed
| votes = 40,426
| percentage = 28.16
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{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = John B. Peterson
| votes = 24,017
| percentage = 16.73
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Frank A. High
| votes = 23,744
| percentage = 16.54
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1940}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = William E. Johnson (incumbent)
|votes = 330,313
|percentage = 60.22
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = William H. Diers
|votes = 218,161
|percentage = 39.78
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 548,474
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change|
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
References
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{{1940 United States elections}}
Category:November 1940 in the United States
Category:Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial elections
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