1932 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 1932 Nebraska lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, and featured Democratic nominee Walter H. Jurgensen defeating the incumbent Nebraska Lieutenant Governor , Republican Theodore W. Metcalfe ,[ 1] as part of a Democratic landslide in the state connected to Franklin D. Roosevelt 's election as president.[ 2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
Charles F. Beushausen, former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1923 to 1925 from Loup City, Nebraska [ 3] [ 4]
Walter H. Jurgensen , president of the Western Union Life Insurance Company[ 5] and former unsuccessful Republican candidate for Nebraska Senate challenging Charles J. Warner in 1928[ 6] [ 7] from Lincoln, Nebraska [ 3]
Bennie Nelson, from Anoka, Nebraska [ 8] [ 3]
William F. Porter, former Nebraska Secretary of State from 1897 to 1901 and member of the Nebraska Senate from 1891 to 1895[ 8]
Henry F. Schepman, member of the Nebraska Senate since 1929 and former member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1925 to 1927 from Falls City, Nebraska [ 3] [ 4]
Rudolph E. Watzke, merchant from Humboldt, Nebraska [ 9]
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
Results
See also
References
^ a b Frank Marsh (Sr.). "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board General Election November 8, 1932" (PDF) . Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "State Vote Reflecting U.S. Poll" . The Kearney Daily Hub . November 9, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ a b c d e "Candidates Filed Thus Far In Race" . Central City Nonpareil . March 3, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ a b State of Nebraska, 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF) , pp. 317– 378, retrieved May 29, 2023
^ "Jurgenson Mum On State Plans" . Capital City Times . December 2, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "Walter H. Jurgensen: Republican" . The Lincoln Star . April 8, 1928. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "The Public Pulse" . Omaha World-Herald . April 1, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 . ...Walter H. Jurgensen... was a candidate on the republican ticket against Senator Charles J. Warner.
^ a b "Rush To File Heavy Today" . Hastings Daily Tribune . February 29, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "Asks $15,000 for Automobile Hurts" . Falls City Journal . May 24, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ a b Frank Marsh (Sr.). "Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board Primary Election April 12, 1932" (PDF) . Retrieved May 29, 2023 .
^ "Primary Election Filings Over" . The Elwood Bulletin . March 10, 1932. Retrieved May 29, 2023 .