1872 Nebraska gubernatorial election
The 1872 Nebraska gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1872. Three-term incumbent Governor of Nebraska David Butler was impeached and removed from office on June 2, 1871.[1] Because Nebraska's Constitution at the time did not have an office of lieutenant governor, Butler was replaced by Nebraska Secretary of State William H. James as acting governor, filling out the remainder of Butler's term. In 1872, James decided not to seek election to the governorship. The election of 1872 thus featured Republican nominee Robert Wilkinson Furnas, a member of the University of Nebraska board of regents since 1869, defeating Democratic nominee Henry C. Lett, a lawyer from Brownville, Nebraska.[2][3]
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General election
Candidates
- Colonel Robert W. Furnas, Republican candidate, former member of the Nebraska Territorial Council from 1857 to 1859 from Nemaha County, Nebraska,[4] and member of the University of Nebraska board of regents from 1869 to 1875[5]
- Henry C. Lett, Democratic candidate, lawyer from Brownville, Nebraska, and president of the Brownville office of the Fort Kearney and Pacific Railroad[6][7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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| Republican | Robert W. Furnas | 16,543 | 59.57% | ||
| Democratic | Henry C. Lett | 11,227 | 40.43% | ||
| Total votes | 27,770 | 100.0% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- "Gov. David C. Butler". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- Addison E. Sheldon, ed. (December 1918). The Nebraska Blue Book and Historical Register. Nebraska Legislative Reference Bureau. p. 440. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "Col. R. W. Furnas and Hon. H. C. Lett". Omaha Evening Bee. October 4, 1872. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- State of Nebraska. 2020-21 Nebraska Blue Book (PDF). p. 311. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "Robert Wilkinson Furnas". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "H. C. Lett, Come Into Court". Nebraska Advertiser. October 3, 1872. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- "City and County". Nebraska Advertiser. November 14, 1872. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
H. C. Lett, Esq. has been...
- Harrison Johnson (1880). History of Nebraska. Henry Gibson Herald Printing House. p. 52.
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